“At The Edge of Town” p 60

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“Delight is impossible to describe or conceptualize. It is a divine presence in the soul. It has no beginning or end. It makes the clear statement, 'there is reality'. Oneg is the reality.”

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“At The Edge of Town” p 60

Ayin Base with R' Paltiel. Tevet 5777

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Page 60 [of the pamphlet] At about the 6^th of the page – line starts: 'hanefesh habahamit'. (P46 in the book)

We are looking at the Garden of Eden. It is made from the letter yud – this is chochmah. Chochmah is brought down and planted into the garden. The fruit comes after the planting. Adam was placed in the garden to work there and this brings out the fruit – the chochma receives the oneg/delight.

Delight is impossible to describe or conceptualize. It is a divine presence in the soul. It has no beginning or end. It makes the clear statement, 'there is reality'.

Oneg is the reality.

So in the garden the planting comes first. The greatness is shown in the fruit. You bring out the fruit with avodah/work. Bringing sacrifices. Purifying one's inner animal. This draws additional lights into the garden from the aspect of chochmah.

Light means the impact of the presence of the truth.

We bring light into the world through purification of the animal soul.

This draws light from above chochmah/wisdom; from the level of kesser/crown. This is the infinite element (the ohr ein sof) that resides in chochmah – an aspect preceding the tzimtzum/contraction that creates the world.

So we draw into world not just oneg as absorbed by chochmah, but also that which is above it – oneg as it is in kesser.

Usually the sacrifices occur in the Temple in Jerusalem. An exception to this is the Red Heifer (para aduma), which is offered outside of town. And this corresponds to tshuvah/repentance.

Tshuvah is to transform the even impulse which fell due to the breaking of the vessels. About it, it is said, 'I will find you outside', and this corresponds to the work of the repentant...

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