Quotes from Jewish mysticism

Eicha 5731

RETURN/ADAM

Ultimately the true reason why Adam was banished from the Garden and the Jews from exile was like a clever husband who wishes for his wife to appreciate him – so he divorces her and then realizing what she lost, when she returns, she does so with true love.

LOSS/GAIN

We see this (loss for greater gain) through history – first Adam was banished, but then a higher dimension of Godliness descended at the giving of the Torah – then the Jews were banished from Israel for 70 years, but the second Temple was even greater than the first – then the Jews were banished, but soon when Moshiach comes, the level of Godliness to be revealed is the truest, highest infinite/intimate God.

CREATION

The whole purpose of creation is for the Jewish souls.

JEWS/TORAH&MITZVOS/REVELATION

Now the way God designed creation is that when the Jewish people fulfill the Torah and Mitzvos this draws down (for the whole world) God.

BEYOND NATURE

In the beginning the world was made through the viel of nature, so when we go beyond nature to fulfil the Divine will, this then in turn manifests.

DIVINE MANIFISTATION

We can tell how great will be the Divine manifestation in the messianic age (which has begun) by seeing how in contrast to the previous descents (say into Egypt or after the first Temple which were limited in years, 210 and 70 respectively) the very fact it has endured for so long is testament to the infinite dimension to be revealed.

SETTLED REVELATION

The Divinity that will manifest in the messianic era will be settled (In other words, as opposed to our misconception about Divinity that it is beyond us, as it is from the unlimited God, it can simultaneously be within us (in other words, a comparison can be made to white and black paint – initially they are contrasts, however after thousands of years of mixing – the Divinity we have manifested, through the galus, this creates the opportunity for the white to become integrated – to the point where we and the Divine are one.)

DIVINE HUMAN LOVE

One could ask the obvious question, why would God wish to unite with us? – but the answer is love – when one loves another they seek a. the affection of whom they love and b. they seek to help them – and hence God seeks to unite and help us – now we in turn recognizing that this is his desire must out of our reciprocal love, enable it.

OBEDIENCE ELICITS GOD

Now there are two ways we can approach God, one is through intellect and emotions, and the other is through simple obedience (based on the knowledge that God is infinitely beyond our comprehension) and it is primarily this approach, which is the essence both of our time (in Galus) as well as the Baal Teshuva, that elicits the essence of God.

WORLD’S PURPOSE

The Previous Rebbe teaches that the meaning of the Mishna, that the world stands on the three pillars, of Torah, Prayer and Good deeds, that this is the purpose (of the world.)

BRINGING MOSHIACh

We know that all the great revelations in the messianic era, are caused by our Teshuvah (commitment) and good deeds today (this proves, for a cause must be stronger than the effect, that these two things are in fact great/er.)