Quotes from the Rebbe – Bihar (bichoikoisi)

Bihar bichoikoisi

5751

In order to truly arrive at the Divine intent (in Torah) one must be humble.

Everything that would ever be revealed by any Torah sage was given (albeit in concealed form) by God on Mount Sinai.

Example: what’s more important the hard drive or the screen? The former is everything, the latter only an interface. Similarly without God – the hard drive of reality – there can be no matter.

We are all shaping the world – when we see positivity, this manifests (and vice versa.)

Our goal is to have unity and ego – “ I need to get my way!” which disturbs my tranquility – diverts.

When we look cosmically  the world exists only because God continuously creates it – yet simultaneously, there are billions upon billions of individual beings.

At Matan Torah God revealed himself – however God’s desire is not revelation but integration (communication) hence we have the 49 days of Sefirah.

Man is called Adam – Adam is comprised of Alef and Daam – this represents that God becomes our very blood.

In order to bring God into our lives, all we need is eliminate our sadistic, selfish self-centered “I.”

The Sefirah leads us to shaar hanun – the infinite union.

The ultimate is that we allow God’s mind (thoughts) and speach to permeate our intellect, hence the Torah we study is a. God b. Us c. Both together.

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The Torah was not given, it is always being given! For all spiritual realities unlike physical, do not have time bound limits.

Torah intrinsically is Divine, and it descended to permeate a human with Divinity, so s/he in turn can uplift humanity.

A normal sane “complete” wholesome person is driven by a three part system – first he (or she) considers what to do – then he consults with friends and experts in this field (for example, if I want to make money a. I need an idea b. I need to speak to people with experience – for we not only can use extra advice, we need to be able to overcome our inherent biases that make us perceive that what we desire is rational) Finally when it comes to implementation, a person must reconsider the entire matter – and then if one is certain that their path is wholesome – proceed.

The entire world is created for the Jew, hence as we are a composite of three:  namely thought, speech and action; hence when we rectify, purify and elevate our thoughts, speech and actions, we rectify the entire universe!

Through the giving of the Torah, God enabled man to rectify his thoughts speech and actions and by osmosis the universe(s).

Before a person works they have to know absolutely that the purpose is to fulfill Hashem’s will making the world better (through charity etc.)

Before we do anything (Do it now!) we must stop and think – we must have an absolute conviction as to what our purpose is (otherwise we live meaningless lives).

When we wake up, we first must remind ourselves our purpose, to serve God – then  we must have gratitude – then we have the ability to implement.

The purpose of the world as we know, is, God desired to unite with each of us (like a parent desires to guide and help his child grow) hence to begin with, our primary perception is self devoid of God, and only when we seek God does He appear – yet his appearance doesn’t abrogate, rather enhance; doesn’t destroy, rather compliment!

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Pesach Sheini (the second Pesach) teaches, as the previous Rebbe taught, that no matter how degraded a person falls, they can always come back.

We must realize Divine growth is infinite – in other words, no matter today’s achievement, tomorrow will not only be more but of a completely infinitely higher.

Everyone wishes to gain and not lose – the question is the definition – true gain is growth and true loss, is not.

All of Judaism is ratzui/inspiration and shuv/application.

There are four kind of creatures: fish, animals, birds and people – fish are below – animals are stuck – birds fly – however human reality is not stuck – for the Creator of all, continuously creates realities that challenge hence change our reality/perception.

The ultimate in Torah, prayer and compassion, is as follows: Torah is the level of Divine communication (“A new Torah will come from me”) Prayer is merging with the Divine – and compassion is always increasing, making yesterday’s compassion seem as it was insensitive.

The greatest way to transform from negative to positive, is to wake up man’s soul by telling someone a. Your essence is your soul (without it you die..) and your soul is God b. And no matter how much good you do, as God is infinite – beyond limitations – hence you will always grow!

Every individual is both infinitely important and simultaneously one – as our importance stems from our Divine soul which is in everyone.

The primary Beis Hamikdosh is in our own soul/heart, as it states, “Make for me a Beis Hamikdosh and I will dwell in them – in the soul/heart of everyone”, Hence when we arrange our own heart to be God’s holy Temple – allowing Him infinite space (which comes by humility, for ego takes up space – humility makes space) then God rebuilds the actual Holy Temple!

When we reveal that in essence our soul is Divine, we both raise ourselves out of the mire and begin to ascend in the infinite soul journey.

Today every Jew reaches the level of the Cohen Gadol whom Hashem communicates.

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was the student of Rabbi Akvah who taught that the most important mitzvah is love your friend as yourself – unfortunately Rabbi Akivah’s students passed away, as they didn’t honor one another – but Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai taught us, that through loving another we then automatically respect them.

Ahavas Yisroel must become as regular as any habit and we must influence others in this regard.

We should fix up not only our past negative, but any possibility we had to and didn’t  grow.