Quotes From Jewish Mysticism

DIRAH BITACHTOINIM – GOD’S DESIRE TO UNITE

In this remarkable Mammer, the Rebbe speaks about the process of how Dirah Bitachtoinim (God’s desire to be amidst or with us ) manifests.

 

First there was a low level revelation to Avrohom, Yitzchok and Yaakov – this is the necessity of prayer before Torah study – for Torah effects the refinement, casting out the evil of this world, and remaining with the good – this comes about through the thousands of years of the discernment of the Divine will, mainly in the oral Torah, where mountains upon mountains of Jewish laws, which are the absolute Divine intent manifested – now following this comes the Messianic era, however preceding this must come prayer – for the only way to access the Divine is not through the mind but through simple obedience – hence Abraham begins the two thousand years of Torah, for what is remarkable about Abraham and the Patriarchs is not their intellect rather their clear obedience – and in our Divine service this means, before we study Torah (or are religious) the very first thing and that which ushers in Moshaich is the simple absolute faith, hence obedience.