“Belonging to You” p:56

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Tuesday 9 Adar II, 5774

Page 56

At 7th line from the top of page – (line begins: "gufah...”) For text, click: Here.

We are saying that at the level of chochmah there is no definition of midot/emotions, 'it can go either way...'

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Every sechel has an inherent form/tziur. This is because it comes from a true source. It captures and brings to the level of consciousness the truth that is higher than sechel.

Every sechel has a point. The elemental truth that it is striving to reveal.

“The Right of Passage” p:56

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Monday 8 Adar II, 5774 

Page 56

At 4th line from the top of page – (line begins: "ku...”) For text, click: Here.

We are looking at how a soul truth – a vitality – devolves downward into something limited and concrete, while remaining a Godly reality – an essential Godly truth.

At a higher level life is invulnerable. Life as manifest in the body is vulnerable and needs protection.

Yet this limited element of life is real. And it needs guarding. And for this reason there are rules of the road to avoid collisions... this is the life principle at a much lower level.

The Rebbe is pointing out something similar in chochmah...

Any sechel is open to being diverted to the left or right... so for example the rules of the road can be changed to allow emergency vehicles to proceed. This is because sechel is a derivative of something much higher than sechel.

Sechel is identified in the logic. But the essence is with the spirit behind the logic. It is logical to take turns in crossing an intersection. The spirit behind this is the 'right to be there'. The restraint of taking turns is just circumstantial...

Sechel is the light of the soul, that carries with it the original reality, even down to the lowest level where it is 'taam ve spharah'.

- Calvin Coolidge at sesquicentennial of the Declaration of Independence

“Water and Ice; More to the Picture than Meets the Eye” p:56

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Sunday 7 Adar II, 5774 

Page 56

At 1st line from the top of page – (line begins: "hu...”) For text, click: Here.

Something that comes about intentionally is preceded by the 'intent'. There is a process from the source that is in place before the thing is manifest. In chochmah the thing is present without yet being a revealed presence.

In chochmah all is present, due to the intent. But not yet firmly revealed.

Take water. When frozen it becomes a rock. When it is flowing you see no rock. That rock exists in the flowing water too!

And the water is not a great metaphor because you may say it is a presence that is different under different conditions. Chochmah is different to this. Everything in chochmah has a message.

Thinks of money. You may say it is potentially a building. But not in a million years will money build a house. Only in the hand of a human being can it be used to make a building. This is chochmah.

The word 'potential' is not accurate since it indicates the next stage exists in that very entity. And that is not so.

We are looking at how the real process of creation (hishtalshalus) begins at binah. But really there cannot be midot/emotions in binah unless they are preceded by those of chochmah...

Looking at a perfect picture vs looking at an actual vista is totally different. The difference is hard to express.

Sense the difference.

You come into a home an a clock is on the wall. What do you see? You see the human being behind it. You don't just see the clock. You see the person behind it. In a picture you see a rendition, not the life itself.

Chochmah sees not 'what it sees' – it sees the whole reality behind it. An idiot or a camera captures a picture. A human being doesn't capture a picture – he sees there is a soul here – the First Being making everything...

You don't just see the panorama, you see the reality behind it.

In chochmah the whole reality is there, including the emotions, but not as distinct entities...

At top of p 56: the Rebbe gives the example of the moving waters (in Genesis/Beraysht), from which the firmament is created. It created a separation in the waters. This is like the division between pleasure and the wisdom/chochmah below it.

The firmament is made of water, but it is solid and creates a division between the upper and lower waters...

Chochmah is like the flowing water. Binah is like the solidified water... so in chochmah there are also midot/emotions, but not in a state that can be identified. In binah the emotions can be identified.

We walk not on the earth, but in God's domain. If you are on the earth you can crawl on all fours, but if you are in God's world you are in a different realm...

There is nothing but, what He is giving at this moment.

This is like being a guest in someone's home and a chair is prepared for you. Is this your chair? And as a guest you have the audacity to start making re-arrangements! But his is not your house! Find comfort in the host's domain the way he has set it up. Find comfort in God's domain. We gave up our worldly presence and then Hashem gave us His mitzvoth/commandments.

“Two Brothers” p:55-56

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Friday 5 Adar II, 5774 

Page 55

At 7^th line from the end of page – (line begins: "bechochmah...”) For text, click: Here.

Godly sechel/mind and worldly sechel/mind do not automatically mesh.

Your bodily/evil inclination is your enemy. But at essence it is not your enemy – it is your brother...

To bring this out can take endless labor. But this labor/service is for His purpose. And thus the battle itself is an accomplishment. To stand in battle is the accomplishment.

This is especially pertinent for the baal tshuvah. There is a real soul. And it consists of 2 souls. And thats the real human being. And he's supposed to recognize Godliness in the world. And that's not easy. We don't give up God and we don't give up the world...!

It is much work. And we start all over again each morning.

“I Get It!” p:55

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel ThursdayNight 4 Adar II, 5774 

Page 55

At lower third of page – (line begins: "ha-haskalah...”) For text, click: Here.

The principle we are dealing with: a means for regular human being to relate to Godliness with pshitus/simplicity. Not as a response to some kind of need – just to see it is a reality. Relating to it is already a higher level...

God is not supporting me and the earth. I and the earth are a manifestation of him. Directly.

The reason the table is on the floor, which is on the beam, which is on the wall, which is on the foundation, is because all of these things want to be on the earth. And the earth on nothing. This is the reality He provides for man.

This gives us a clear understanding.

At Exodus, he split the sea and did wonders – but that was to show the Egyptians. For the people Israel there was the statement, 'you are mine. I am with you'.