"Master and Student" p:46

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Tuesday 14 Tevet 5774 

Page 46 מו

At about a quarter from the end of the page – (line begins: "gilui...”) For text, click: Here.

We are looking at the way that the creations are created by the effect of the union of chochmah and bina, and although it is called a spiritual union, which does not provide essence, rather it provides a reflection, yet creations do seem to have their own presence. Angels comprehend Godliness to some extent.

And this is due to the connection to their own source.

For example a rooster crows, since it is a reflection of the angel Michoel calling the souls up above... and the rooster remains unaware...

All understanding of Godliness here below is due to the creature below having an affect from its own source...

A side question: If something is true, why could the student not come to it himself? Why the need to hear it from his master? The table as we encounter it is just a physical structure and as such lacks any true presence. But there is a spirit and idea that brought it to be, and when you recognize that then it becomes real. The table never becomes an entity unto itself.

The human intellect perceives a real entity. Not just a board with legs. But a real spirit.

In the physical world we come to identify the table by touching it and seeing how it is built.

This 'structured entity' can never become a real presence. This is due to the way I 'found out about it'. It will never become a real thing. It will only become real if it is seen to represent the human spirit that is not a structure.

As you delve into what a table is, you see that it is beyond convenience, but rather it is a human necessity. And now you are reaching to something that is essentially real. When you go to the human experience then the table is non-existent as its own entity, it exists only in relation to the human being.

Anything you find via a process is not real in and of itself. Only that given from above by the master has a reality.

“Get Ready For Light” p:46

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Monday 13 Tevet 5774 

Page 46 מו

At about a third from the end of the page – (line begins: "kuli...”) For text, click: Here.

The context is that we have been saying that creations are created by the union of chochmah and bina (nothing and something). We said that this is called a spiritual union – like that of master and student. The master allows the student to understand, based on the student's own mind... so there is no new creation.

But angels are spiritual and full creations that have a knowledge of Godliness. Yet they are connected to that which is above them.

Each creature below how its source above.

The source above is what gives the creature real existence down below. If this root light was to show itself in full force on the creature below it would be nullified and loose its presence altogether.

There is a spiritual power in everything. In the human being, there is a spiritual presence that gives it life. He has sechel/mind which allows him to perceive beyond the physical level.

And since the soul is exposed in the body, why does it not ovewhelm it? This is because the soul touches the brain and does not overwhelm it.

And the body is able to live up to a level that is respectable to the soul that is imbued in it.

But if the soul was to reveal itself on the body in full glory, then he would lose his physical presence.

“Truth Recognized” p:46

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel Sunday 12 Tevet 5774

Page 46 מו

At about a third from the top of the page – (line begins: "ach ha inyan hu...”) For text, click: Here.

We have said two things that seem to contradict. On the one hand the angels have a sense/masig of Godliness, and that denotes a real presence. If something is not real it cannot conceptualize Godliness.

This real kind of presence that is not just functional is able to identify Godliness. We can see this in our own experience. If we are preoccupied with our own needs, then we cannot relate to truth. In that state we are only able to relate to things that 'have an effect on us'.

So if angels are created from a ha-arah (reflection) how do they sense the reality of Godliness?

We live in a physical world and our whole outlook can be usurped by a physical application. The sun, by it's presence creates day. We have a sense of this. This is the difference between light and daylight.

When we have light on a fundamental level, and think about how we relate to it, we will find we don't relate to the light, but rather to the sun...

this is indicative of sensing the essential (on a physical level) reality of the sun.

The angels are not essential, but were created by Him. And He is real. So even though they only come from the level of ha arah they have a sense of reality...

World and light are opposites. If the original light had remained, the world would have been totally nullified. God hid the light and put it in the sun. with the original light Adam could see 'from one end of the world to the other'. This means that, at that time, the opacity of objects and the world was overcome. But this light is of a different quality. It is an essential light. It does not work on the principle of reflection. It reveals the truth of the world – how it is a Godly creation.

Similarly the human being is a soul in a body. And yet he functions in the body. How does the body not dissipate?! In what way is the soul in the body? It is there to the extent that all human function have a soul element... this is enclothement, but if the soul was to shine there in full force then he couldn't function in a regular human way...

The soul elevates the body, without overwhelming it.

This is the meaning that if the source of the creation was revealed to the creation, then it would cease to exist.

“What the Angels Know” p:46

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel

10 Tevet 5774

Page 46 מו

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

We are saying that the union of chochmah and binah is a spiritual union. Like a master with his student. He doesn't create sechel in the student... he awakens the student's own sechel.

But in the creation of the worlds, angels are created with their own mind and emotions by means of this spiritual union. How is that possible?

The angels know and comprehend Godliness... they relate to the level that is above the kingship that is revealed upon them. They comprehend that the real truth is above.

And to have that kind of comprehension you need to have sechel...

But the truth is that the existence of the level of the angels at a basic level is not essential – not a self contained context, with a real self-standing tangible presence.

The angels have an insight into Godliness, but still their own presence is not on the essential level.

“Skin and Sense” p:46

AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel

ThursdayNight 9 Tevet 5774

Page 46 מו

At 2^nd line from the top of the page – (line begins: "kmo...”) For text, click: Here.

We have been saying how the world is based on the union of ein and yesh (nothing and something).

The level of 'nothing' is representative of the true reality. What gives the world any kind of presence? That there's a First Being. He has no beginning or cause. His presence is beyond justification.

The world by contrast is creation. It provides a vessel for what is drawn from the First Being.

If you just have yesh/something without the ein, then it is just imaginary...!

We saw on the previous page that the real actual creation is via malchus. But now we are going back to review what kind of creation you get from chochmah and binah.

We have seen how eating solid foods triggers the child's mind... that is because he has his own sechel/mind.

A human had the duty to act according to the truth, and not according to that which is expedient. He is even able to even act counter to what is expedient.