Basi Ligani – 5737 – quotes
By zevi770 · March 1, 2018
THE SHECHINA
In the beginning (of the world) God’s presence (the shechina) was down below. – After the sin of eating the forbidden fruit, His presence jumped to the first of seven subsequent heavens, and then from Abraham till Mosses it progressively came back down.
SHECHINA
This is the job of Tzaddikim, to draw the Shechina into this world
SHECHINA
All Jews are called Tzaddikim, hence this task pertains to each of us.
DRAWING DOWN THE SHECHINA
The mechanism whereby we draw down the Shechina, is, by instead of being a fool (following the foolishness of people’s predilections, mass behavior / insanity) we are passionate about doing what’s right (to the extent we overcome our own foolishness.)
As everything that Moses did (touched) was eternal, hence similarly the continuation of the Mishkan, which as we have mentioned is a spiritual service.
DARKNESS TO LIGHT
Our goal is to convert from the falsehood of humanity to the undiluted pure glorious truth (in other words – as Freud attested, when people are in groups they rescind their logic (for the desire to be in the group supersedes; however by having the strength of conviction, one converts the group.)
HUMILITY – AVODAH
The point of humility (before God is not to be anything) rather to allow the Divine in.
HUMILITY
In fact when we are humble, as we are accessing the Divine and in the Divine is everything, we receive literally every single possible benefit – however to be humble we must know that it is not our power, our wisdom, our goodness, rather solely God’s kindness, love, and the fact that (like allowing the king to live with you, hence by nature all blessings flow) that manifested.
MEDITATION – PURPOSE
A profound meditation – in the beginning there was God and his infinite light – in order to create you (for in his thought he loved, based on foreseeing you) he removed this infinite light (for as it is infinite, like the sun being on earth, all would become consumed – and instead radiated a tiny thin beam (like a laser) it is this beam that creates the four spiritual worlds (atzilus, beirah, yetzirah, and assiyah) and finally became the energy source for all atoms (e=m) including your body – in other words, it is the very act of God hiding which is his greatest most unconditional love – when you recognize how God continually diminishes Himself just for you, this arouses such a love that you disassociate all your earthly desires, just for him – however subsequent to this you must realize that the entire purpose of God’s intent in creation (like a parent to child) is because he loves you so much – hence as it is the nature of love to give (without coercing) therefore he seeks to become your parent (giving you the advice, wisdom, with which to make your life, an indeed the entire world a beautiful Divine garden!)
YOU / SHECHINA
Because our essence (our bodies – the physical) is from God, therefore it was originally made in such a way that it can both receive the Shechina, and yet remain an independent entity.
YOU / SHECHINA
Generally reality subdivides into front and back (face and behind) now one cannot compare the levels of energy in the face to the behind – similarly the Divine will in the Divine essence is incomparable to the seder hishtalshalus (the cosmic chain of descent – all in all, the point is, that the goal is, for, though we may be consciously in the lowest realm, but as the Divine will was for the essence to manifest, hence when it does, this comes with the most infinite (which means not powerful, rather continuous) force.)
MEDITATION
Although generally we serve God in the back level (not as Tzaddikim) nonetheless by being cognizant that no matter what, our soul is bound with an infinite bond, and this is our truest will (we are even ready to give our life – it’s just we’re currently not so focused) this assists our Divine service.
TORAH
Nigleh (the revealed part of Torah) has a limited amount (as one could learn it all) but the nistar / the hidden infinite dimensions – coming for the Divine infinite essence is literally infinite (it, like a quantum spark, is both here and not, both above and below and capable of anything.)
TORAH
The entire goal is to merge the inner Dimension of the Torah with the outer.
TORAH
In the medrash and Aggadah, most of the secrets of the Torah as well as good character traits were concealed and revealed (in the stories.)