0 responses to “Chassidus speaks about the rishimah – in fact all that exists, comes from the reshimah – you see, the leftovers, may be small for one, but the greatest for another – for example a rich man’s hobby may employ many people – similarly, all that exists, exists from that which existed before the tzimtzum harishon – but I won’t go into this, for I use this only to remark on a far more simple understandable reshimah/impression, and that is the reason we can simultaneously be ourselves and go beyond ourselves – which as I learned today, is the entire striving of Chassidus (continuously,) is because, though we may be going beyond – truly – who we are/were, the fundamental perception of our identity, our existence, our independence (created in childhood) is so real to us, that like a foundation built from titanium..”