AyinBase / Ayin Beis with R' Paltiel, Tammuz
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22 of pamphlet –
(At
5 lines from the end of the page. Line begins: 'dafka...'). Page 17
of the book.
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We
are going to take a detour and drop to 5 lines from the end of the
page.
The
vessels of atzilus, although they are vessels, yet they are elokus
mamash (actual Godliness)!
We
explained this by using the quote of the Baal Shem Tov, that 'a man
is situated where is will is present.'
The
ratzon/will of a man is not as the common usage, since here it
indicates a different phase of human existence.
Even
though existence in the world, in a certain sense is precarious, yet
there is a deeper element that goes beyond any shortcomings.
This
deeper element shows itself by means of a desire/will/ratzon that is
not based on any quality, but is based on truth itself – the Godly
truth.
The
soul is this truth. This is awareness, not wanting. This is like a
mature adult has a pull towards his parents. This connection
although it may be hidden, is true of every human being.
This
will for the parents is not to satisfy a need. He wants them. This
is not a worldly phenomenon.
And
why is the active verb 'ratzon/will' used, and not the word
'awareness'. The soul is always connected to the truth. So why the
verb of wanting?
We
see effortlessly. We open our eyes and it is all there. So the
phase, 'I see' is about this relationship. No friction. No
separation.
The
human being is fundamentally different from every other creature.
Each other creature is defined by its experience. It is part of the
flow of time. The human being is completely different. He doesn't
automatically react to circumstance. He responds. He
evaluates. He asks if something has value. There's a decision
process.
And
if a man decides that he wants something and takes action it is based
on real significance.
And
it is correct to say, 'I see' even though it is effortless, because
seeing is significant and alerts me to reality. It is automatic and
it is a decision. It tells me the world is real and I am real – it
corresponds to chochmah/wisdom.
Sight
is not inadvertent. It is positive. This is the meaning of
'want/ratzon'.
This
wanting is based on the knowledge of the Creator. All experience it,
but some deny it. Everyone who is human experiences, but some
discount it, because they want to rather restructure the world so
they 'can have a handle on it'.
So
this is how we can see there are vessels, which are a worldly
presence (not connected to its source, as is light), yet it remains
completely representative of the source.
Ratzon
is the point. Any human activity needs to have a point, or it is
meaningless.
