Basi Ligani 5719

GOD’S PRESENCE

In the beginning the main presence of G-d was on earth – but through the sin of Adam and seven negative generations, the Shechina rose beyond (away) for this world (further and further) then seven Tzaddikim came, from Abraham to Moses, who progressively drew the Shechinah back.

SHECHINA / MIKDASH

Once the Shechina was drawn down, it was effected within the Jewish people through the Mishkan, as G-d says, make for me a mikdash and I will dwell in them (it doesn’t say in it, rather “them,” indicating all Jews.)

MISHKAN

The Mishkan was made of shittim wood (shittim in Hebrew comes from the word “to turn” and also shtus / “beyond reason.”)

WILL

Generally speaking, there are two directions a person can turn to – either lower than reason (where a person denigrates, debases and lowers himself into negative desires ) but to counteract the negative turn, one must make a positive turn – whereby a person will turn to spirituality and following Hashem.

TRANSFORMATION

This is what the beams in the mishkan were called Kirashim – for the word keresh speaks both shekker/false and kesher / connected, for it is our goal not only to stay away from the falsehoods of society but furthermore to connect society in an infinite union.

DIVINE CONNECTION

Now our task is to connect, like a beam that connects the floor to the ceiling, everyone and everything with G-d – this is similar to Mitzvos (called connections/connectors between G-d and man.)

“INDEPENDENCE”

Ultimately the Divine intent is for us – and hence when Moshiach comes we will realize the fact that amazingly we sense not (though this is the case) our continued dependence on our Divine source (for all is continuously given life from, in a constant manner, like being hooked up to a ventilator, from G-d) This is because, as the desire for us is from G-d, hence G-d created us similar to Him (as it states, “let us make man in our image” – in other words, just as G-d cannot sense he comes from another, so too we.)

HEAVEN/EARTH

This world is in essence the highest world, for though the worlds above us have great light, their entire existence is only as a causality, functionary, for this world.

GOD BELOW

There are three examples given for why the Divine is found in our world (despite the fact that the higher worlds have far greater perception, hence love, awareness etc.)

 

The first is an example of a large fire that the larger the fire, the more distant its shine; so though in the distant location a candle may shine brighter, but for the very fact (say sunlight) comes from so far, we can discern the intensity of the source (in other words, the very fact God is present here, shows that this is the essence.)

 

The second example is from a barrel which is so full, it overflows, or a wise person who is so full of wisdom, he shares tidbits – so though what overflows is small, it is a sign on the tremendous quality within.

 

The third example, is the tiny sperm cell, that though originating in the father’s brain, nonetheless it transforms into creating an entirely new person (in other words, only the greatest source such as G-d, has the capacity of an entirely new creation.)

ABOVE BELOW

This is the idea of the beams that on one hand represent that we turn from the negative to the positive, and that they attach the ceiling (God) to the floor (us.) In the first instance, through our intent we form a connection, but through the actual performance of good, Torah and Mitzvos, we then literally (as God has no limitation) G-d.

EVIL (DESIRES, AQUISING)

We know that the world of evil is an inverted mirror (of the world of good) hence in the world of evil there is the passion for bad (foolish ) things, as well as there is the false humility (that one is weak – doesn’t take positive stands.)

MOSHIACH

When Moshiach comes, all good things will be clear / revealed.

 

7. MITZVOSThe Mitzvos are like seeds that sprout a Divine effulgence and just like the seed must be put in the ground, the Mitzvos are done with physical matter, as well as are given specifically to physical beings.

TWO LOVES (TO GOD)

There are two levels of loving God – there is the level which we receive from matters of observation, say, the amazing astronomy and any other scientific fact/phenomena – this is called love from worldly things, for relative to our mind these things are amazing; nonetheless, as they too are limited, hence the love emanating from them likewise – However then there is the love to the core of G-d, far – infinitely – beyond being a Creator – an infinity that is always there (sort of like, the love one has to a parent, as in their mind the parent is a constant and the parent loves them)

 

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INFINITY

It says “I G-d have not changed” – but we know in heaven there are gradients of revelation – but that’s the point; for revelation is only relative to the person it is being revealed to – but from the perspective of the revealed there is no difference – and though one may wonder, but from the perspective of the perceiver there are differences – this is only because the perceiver doesn’t perceive that he and all his perceptions like a virtual reality are merely created (for his benefit – in an absolute truth, like the many dots on your screen that show different images, they are all simply information and energy – the harddrive and its flowing electrons.)

 

9. TRANSFORMATION = REVELATION
   So when we raise our heads high to do what’s right – transforming the stupid desires of lust and arrogance into truth and love – we then cause that the Divine head is revealed.