Rebbe Mamer Quotes

Mamer Basi Ligani

The original revelation of Divinity – that God revealed to create – the Shechina, is only so it can descend to the Jewish souls.

Now we know that originally, the Shechina was in this world, and through the sin of eating the forbidden fruit, it jumped to a higher heaven, eventually ascending up seven heavens, and then beginning with Avrohom to Mosses (through seven righteous Tzaddikim) it descended–

Now the greatness of Moses, was he was the seventh from Avrohom – so too, we are the seventh generation, it is likewise our task to bring the Shechina below – whether we like it or not, this is our both mission and destiny.

Now we know, the main revelation took place in the Beis Hamikdosh.

The Alter Rebbe explains, that the entire purpose of creation is, as God desires to dwell within us here below.

It cannot be, that creation was for heaven, as heaven (as it stated “though the light is bright, relative to God it is darkness”) for light descends (progressively, whereas (though light reveals, there is a source) creation – the physical, not only reveals not her source, it conceals it, for it is in fact reflective of the truth, oneness of God (which nothing preceded God) and when we restrain our negative instincts for goodness and kindnesss, fulfilling God’s will, this then reveals the essence.

So God decided to have a pleasure, when we smash the force (say lust, anger etc.) of evil. and through this, he unites infinitely, intimately (within us.)

The entire goal of life, is to use the same energy (as God gave our animal soul – the main us – tremendous energy) passion, converting instead of being passionate about (say lust, anger God-forbid, fame etc.) solely for God, goodness and kindness.

So the entire goal is to use the same passion, that we can use for foolish pursuits and use it for spiritual – and this is the entire reason, not only of the purpose of the world, which draws within Hashem, but in fact, even the passing of Tzaddikm, for as the Zohar says, when a Tzaddik passes, a new Divine energy – their soul (elevates, yet, not that they leave us, but remain here on a much more higher level, empowering us to beat our Yetzer Hara.)

And we must learn from Avrohom Avinu, and this is our current mission that wherever we find ourselves (and go) the task is to teach – even if it means setting aside all our spirituality, just to teach a child (or adult ignorant) alef beis – and in fact, in order for us to reveal Divine light, it is exclusively through giving it.

And the bottom line is, that thousands of years and the Rebbes before us (and their passing, which as is known, is even worse than the destruction of the Beis Hamikdosh – not to mention all the other terrible horrific tragedies occurred) so we can manifest the Divine light forever!

Rebbe Mamer

Hayosheves bganim

1. When we learn Torah down here – though we may be in exile – nonetheless the angels and souls above (as this is a novel – namely that despite being in exile we are learning) come to hear our Torah.
   
   
2. The idea of revelation is not something new rather it is the same thing, merely revealed, hence the world of Atzilus is a revelation of God (albeit the revelation can be perceived by lower beings, hence it is “diminished”) similarly a soul
   
   
3. Though the soul gets concealed by the body, but through doing its work on earth, it gets more revealed than previously – this is similar to the teaching of the Alter Rebbe, that if a Jew is praying and a anti-Semite is trying to disturb him – the obvoius responce would be to pray harder (hence the very diitioan of the body – which should be transformed to a passion for Godliness in fact creates a greater Divine revelation.)
4. When we unconditionally dedicate ourselves to Torah and Mitzvahs (God and goodness) we place no time limitation, then God unconditionally likewise responds.
5. In this way, we bring the infinite into the finite.

Rebbe Mamer

The goal of life is that through the Tzaddikim, God brings his presence to the Jewish people.

This is the paradigm of the Beis Hamikdosh, and as we know, God says “Make for me a dwelling and I will dwell in them” – why does it say about a dwelling in the plural, for the ultimate dwelling for God is within every Jew.

Now in the Beis Hamikdosh, they would offer sacrifices, which was mainly a spiritual exercise.

Each and every one of us has an animal – the animal soul which has a predilection and passion for foolishness

Our job is to extricate ourselves from its predilection – and when this is truly important to someone, knowing that their soul depends on it, they will do a thorough search, seeking to discern anywhere they have blind spots (and the very fact a person can sin, shows, they haven’t truly repented – which would take them out of the situation of “one sin leads to another.”)

Once the blood is drawn out – in other words, the passion for foolishness, then the animal can be sacrificed.

This refers to the fire of the Godly soul.

However, it isn’t enough that the Godly soul has a passion, the Godly soul must inspire the body (person.)

Rebbe Mamer Basi Ligani

A Jewish soul comes from the essence of God.

As we come from the Divine essence, therefore, we can feel the core truth (which at that level) nothing but God is.

For this reason while gentiles are not commanded on shituf ( namely, that forces “help” God) a Jew may believe exclusively that there is only God (all forces are simply part of a plan.)

Rebbe Mamer Basi ligani 5719

Because the ultimate goal of Hashem is us – as we know, the first thought is the final conclusion, hence the only Being that reveals the essence of God, is us.

This is like a beam that the top is in the heaven and the bottom on earth – for the beam to be stable the earth must be hard – similarly, specifically through the physical Mitzvos, we reveal God Himself.