“Beyond Words? We Wanna Know” p:8/7

Thursday, March 12, 2015

“Beyond Words? We Wanna Know” p:8/7

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel, Shvat 5775

Page 8 of pamphlet – (at third to last line of the page. Line begins: 'ha-or...') , Page 7 in the book. For text see below.

The faculties come forward in a defined and separate manner.

In sechel/mind, light is limited, and even if it is mind/sechel devoid of form, yet still it is defined.

Chassidus speaks from a soul perspective. Not from a body perspective. The body is real to us. The soul is something 'we are told about'. All Torah is from the soul, but chassidus especially is based on sechel/mind coming from the soul/neshamah...

You have a G-dly gift of sechel/mind. This is us. There is not an animal in the world that can relate to this!

We want to think and learn at the sechel/mind level – we want to live at the soul level. We want to be on the Godly level and fulfill His will. Only the soul can relate to this. The body has no clue.

Okay so we have this – we have sechel/mind – and when we realize the depth and sensitivity of our insight we are shocked! Wow! Where does it come from?! It comes from our soul, which is infinitely above that.

The soul is above our grasp, but we see that as it manifests itself in body there is an imprint of soul all the way down to the level of faculties.

And our sechel/mind, as fine as it is, does not compare to ratzon/will!

Sechel/mind that is above experience – what is it? Anything I acquire by a process cannot be beyond letters/components...

Sechel/mind is not the result of your experience. It is not acquired. Sechel is not developed. It is revealed.

By working, your brain becomes more refined, till it is able to reveal more sechel/mind. Although experienced in the brain, the mind/sechel is not physical. There is nothing tangible in mind that forces the physical mind to understand... the brain is suitable for the mind. Mind is not superimposed on the brain.

And due to this you may think sechel/mind is similar to ratzon/will.

Ratzon/will is clearly present only in a living soul.

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The power of the name...

In everything there is how this thing pertains to itself and how it represents itself. This representation is really a secondary element in this presence – that it can be viewed from outside and that it represents itself. There is a deep element - you would think that we can represent ourselves any way we want – this is politics, but this is a perversion. Really there is an essential element in a person to represent himself. This is the power of a name – it is an external thing, but at the same time it touches his essence. A person has a body and soul – the purpose of the soul in the body is not for itself, but to express itself outside...! ~ Shiur Sunday 8.22.2010

Light Power

All that came into being...

...all the created worlds and all the ethereal entities that live in them, even the worlds that are mere emanations without tangible substance, even the worlds of thought and beyond to the realms of infinite light that preceded Creation...

--all this came to be only as a result of the thought of you, the earthly being, struggling in a world that only a infinitesimal glimmer of G-dliness has reached in its purity, bringing light where light could not be.

And so it follows, that with one simple act of beauty, all those worlds and realms of light find their purpose fulfilled, and so shine yet brighter--and reciprocate with a burst of illumination into our lowly world.

That is why the entire creation can be transformed with one simple, sincere deed.

Never underestimate the power of light.

From the wisdom of the Rebbe. Words by Tzvi Freeman

Tools of the trade (Glossary)

(… to be continued and developed…)

· Bechinat – aspect

· Keili – vessel/container

· Ohr – light (pl: Ohrot or Orot)

· Hitlabshut – enclothement

· Kodesh – holy (lit: removed)

· Shaichus - connection

· Madrega – level

· Etzem – essence

· Muvdal – removed/separated

· Koach – power (as in koach reiya – the power of sight. Pl: kochot)

· Dibur – speech

· Machshavah – thought

· Myseh – action

· Malchus – kingship

· Kesser – crown, encompassing level

· Etzem – essence

· Mekabel – recipient

· Mashpia – giver / mentor

· Misromem – exalted

· Oh ein sof – infinite light

· Melech – king

· Meturgeman – translator / intermediary

· Tammuz – a Hebrew month

· Rav – teacher

· Sechel – mind

In the world - Beyond the world - Exodus - Shattering and Refinement

Hayom Yom (25 Tevet):

"From my father's discourses we see that Exodus from Egypt means leaving limitations and bounds, and Chassidus is to enable man to leave the restrictions of the material world.

There is a difference: The Egyptian Exodus means shattering and then departure. We went away from Egypt.

The Chassidic Exodus means purification and correction, stepping out of worldly limitations and bounds while remaining in the the world.

This means, that while functioning within the world we must transcend its limitations. We are to remove the limitations and bounds, and perceive the truth - that the world per se is truly good, since, after all, the natural world is what G-d intended.

This is attained through the Avoda (work) of Chassidus."

Notes: When society and environment ("world" in chassidic usage) conflict with Torah, there may be a reaction of withdrawal from "world" and its affairs. Extreme monastic withdrawal is rejected by Torah.
Chassidus advocates being "within world," involvement in the normal routines of family and occupation for example, but refusing subservience to the values and principles of "world."

The Jew's values are to be Torah's while he functions in the marketplace or laboratory. He utilizes the opportunities and challenges of "world" to subordinate and use worldly affairs for Torah ideals, values and goals.

He will do this intellectually when confronting concepts that appear not to be consonant with Torah, and also by observing Mitzvot in inhospitable circumstances.

While functioning in this environment he is apart from it, refusing to be dominated or intimidated by it.

Stand, Walk and Jump - Daily Chassidus

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