AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R'
Paltiel ThursdayNight 23 Elul 5773
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We have been talking
about how mitzvot are above Torah. Mitzvot are a direct connection
from Above down to earth below! There is no gradual process.
We say Torah, by
contrast comes from chochmah/wisdom which is part of the seder
hishtalshalus (process of creation) so thus from this perspective
mitzvot are higher than Torah.
Essence is impossible
for us to express. Essence and world are completely opposite. There
is no way to conceptualize essence. In the world each thing has a
beginning and 'how come it's here'. In essence the question does not
apply!
A Torah is a Godly
statement that does not ask permission to relate to the world. So
similar to mitzvot it seems to come from essence.
In Torah the
'download' from above comes in a way of enclothement. A garment
follows the contours of the body and fits the person's form... this
is hislabshut/enclothement.
The world relates to
malchus. This means you have a thought. It is illuminated by your
intellect, which is illuminated by your soul. This is beyond world.
It is purity itself. So it enters the world when it becomes thought
and then especially when it becomes speech. In speech every detail
is identified individually.
And in thought and
speech each piece needs to be part of the context. But each word
exists independent of the context. This is a feature of 'world'.
In the world
components exist independently and then the light comes and puts them
together and gives them meaning. This is the meaning of 'time and
space' – different components. This is the principle of
malchus/speech.
Torah contains a
light that evokes a persons turn – turn to Him. This is effective
even if a person has been blemished by misdeeds. There are 613
strands of connection – like a pillar of light - like a cable made
of many strands. Blemishes are like cutting the strands. Torah
contains light that returns and person and heals.
And this is distinct
from tshuvah. Tshuvah comes from a sense of distance, but the return
in Torah is from a sense of closeness.
