“Light of Life” p137

The sun illuminates by its presence.  It says to the world: “Who told you you’re dark?  I own you.  You’re light.”  So too the soul vivifies the body. 

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P 137 (of the pamphlet) at 2nd half of the page.  Line starts, “v’hinei” [P100 of the book]

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Light comes from a luminary not via any process. 

However, there is a reduction just by virtue of becoming revealed. 

Revelation gives the light a presence.  When it is in the sun the light has no ‘individual’ identity.  At the time the light is revealed it becomes a thing/metziut - this is lower than how it had been while within the sun/luminary.

And this sun does not create brightness.  This is what it is in essence. It is not a worldly presence. 

The light reveals that, ‘No, this world is not just a physical world.  It is here because God wants it to be’. 

The soul enlivens the body, similarly to how the sun gives off light - effortlessly. 

The sun illuminates by its presence.  It says to the world: “Who told you you’re dark?  I own you.  You’re light.”  So too the soul vivifies the body. 

The nefesh vivifies the body without overpowering it.  It allows the body to still feel the world, but at the same time gives it vitality.  

And it is a reflection of the soul [ha’arat hanefesh] that accomplishes this.