AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel, Cheshvan 5776
Page
26 of pamphlet –
(At
middle of the page. Line starts: 'delulay...'). Page 19 of the
book.
For text see below.
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Something
infinite can not fit and get embedded into something that is finite.
When
we say bli gvul (infinite) we tend to think of the ocean, it is an
enormous number of tiny identical drops. It is incorrect to think of
an infinite collection of discrete items... We should rather think
of something in a different category...
Our
minds deal with definition and finitude. Our thinking cannot grasp
infinity. We can think of infinity by means of how it contrasts with
finitude...
Ownership
is phenomenal. We don't grasp its depth. We think only in relative
terms.
And
our Torah delves into the minutiae of ownership and resolution of
disputes because it has a fundamental, Godly reality...
Infinity
(בלי
גבול bli
gvul) means a different category of presence.
So
if the lights are infinite, how can they be contained in finite
vessels?!
We
have a body and a soul – we have life. The body is finite and
measurable. The life (חייות
chayut)
that it contains does not have any dimension.
So
how can an infinite soul rest in a finite body?!
And
the soul is in the body in a settled way, to the extent that the body
can appreciate the soul.
It
is a wonder that we can never understand.
The
body comes to life, and it remains a miracle. God 'forces this
relationship' – the sensitivity that the soul grants the body never
becomes 'the property' of the body.
When
we see a panorama, it is the soul mind (sechel) that 'sees' the
infinite expanse. The eye knows not how to interpret what it sees...
The
fact that there are limits below atzilus (אצילות),
means that there are already limits inside atzilus.
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