Chassidus

New Maamar: ד"ה ויהי לי שור וחמור | Questions about Yaakov's offering to Eisav | The spiritual sources of Yaakov and Eisav in 'tikun' and 'tohu' | 'Tikun' is characterized by chesed and 'tohu' by gevurah | The concept of the seven shmitos - the first two being 'tohu' and 'tikun' | The general difference between 'tohu' and 'tikun' - the quality of the Godly light - ריבוי האור and מיעוט האור | Examp...

Within the worlds there does not exist the concept of ביטול היש לאין, but creation יש מאין does exist (somewhat), therefore it is not a true חידוש | The three tzadikim who could see far distance and into the future | The 'legs' of אדם קדמון extend all the way down to our lowly world | The meaning of the zohar: 'whoever doesn't transform darkness to light doesn't have a place in the world to come'...

Short Synopsis and notes of the Rebbe Rashab on the previous discourse • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=53 •

In order to nullify one's existence back to God, there first must be the creation of that existence through the divine name of Elokim | Deeper meaning of צחוק עשה לי אלקים - greatest divine pleasure is from the concealment of Elokim | The 13 words between the first אלקים mentioned in creation and the second - 13 attributes of mercy | The levels of 'hundreds' - external level of keser, 'thousands'...

The difference between creation something from nothing and emanating the world of atzilus | The nullification of ones being and ego to God is more amazing that creation something from nothing | "From above they give, but they don't take back" - why is 'taking back' and nullifying the creation back to its source 'harder' than its very creation? | Similar idea of creation something from nothing exis...

To cause the King of the world to listen to our request we must bring Him a gift - the gift is nullifying our ego to Him - ביטול היש לאין | The angels out spiritual beings - bodies of two refined elements, in spiritual worlds with practically no evil, and no evil inclination inside of them tempting them | Humans are very course and physical and have an animal soul in them pulling them to indulge i...

Atzilus is an intermediary not just for creation, but also for revelation | The whole idea of atzilus is the revelation of that which was concealed - הפרשת הארה | The purpose of atzilus is to allow for revelation of Godliness in the lower worlds to bring about ביטול היש לאין | The greatest pleasure God receives from his creations is from the nullification of one's ego in this lowly world | The ana...

Between the giver and receiver there has to be a connection in order that the intermediary can bring them together | In creation there is no relationship at all between the creator and the creations, if so how can there be an intermediary? | Two types of Godly energy that flows to creation - one that remains distant from creation, and one that is close to creation | The role of God's will in creat...

Only from the external levels of חכמה and בינה of atzilus (אבא ואימא תתאין) can there be the creation of midos (ז"א) | The general rule is: בחינת אחוריים וחיצוניות שבעליון נעשה פנימיות אל התחתון | Only the lower level of מלכות of אצילות can be the source for the lower worlds of בי"ע | Definition of מקבל - the worlds which receive from the Godly energy - the משפיע - that enlivens them | The אחוריים...

The ability to explain and teach a concept comes from the כח המשכיל | Even the letters to explain the concept are rooted in קדמות השכל - deep level within the כח המשכיל | Intellect can function properly only after the intensity of desire is concealed and calmed down | Creation of sefiros and worlds one from the other is only after the concealment of the higher level (world) | If the higher level w...

We do not feel or sense the כח המשכיל, only the revealed intellect | Only after the concealment of the inner core of the lower level of כח המשכיל can there be drawn down the revealed intellect | A person's intellectual capacity and potential is all dictated by the specific form and quality of his כח המשכיל, that's why some people understand math better than science | Depending on the level and qua...

Only after the concealment of intellect can emotions be born | Even regular philosophers who's lives were devoted to intellectual pursuits were totally removed from emotions and worldly pleasures | Only from the external lower level of the כח המשכיל can there come the revealed intellect (שכל הגלוי) | The two levels within חכמה סתימאה - essentially hidden, or just hidden compared to the lower level...

Only after the concealment of intellect can the emotions come into being | Intellect and emotions are two totally separate worlds - Intellect is to ones self, emotions is to someone else | In emotions there is excitement because you're still far from the subject, intellect is calm and settled, because you have become one with the subject | Example from learning the deep logic behind a halacha - at...

The ג' ראשונות of any level don't descend and become invested in the lower level, only the ז' תחתונות | The reason why in this world we know only the existence of Godliness, whereas in gan eden there is the revelation of the essence of Godliness and what it is (השגת המהות ולא ידיעת המציאות) | The revelation of any soul power is only through the concealment of that power - like the power of sight,...

Three explanation of עצרת - waiting, gathering, ruling - what is the connection of shemini atzeres to kingship and ruling | Whenever there is a revelation from a higher level to a lower level, it is only the external part of the higher level being drawn down, and that itself is only through a tzimtzum - concealment of the intensity of the revelation (פנימיות) | The rule from the Eitz Chaim - the ח...

The difference between God's desire for worlds and His desire for Torah and Mitzvos | Through fulfilling Mitzvos we draw down from the essence of the infinite energy of God that is before the tzimtzum | The spiritual accomplishment through the Mitzvah of Lulav | The reason why specifically these 4 species of the Lulav were chosen for the Mitzvah | Letting go of ones ego allows for unity which is t...

The first creation from the 'kav' after the tzimtzum is 'Adam Kadmon' (א"ק) | The inner higher level of א"ק is where the 'kav' is revealed, the external lower level of א"ק includes all of existence in a general way | To create the levels beneath א"ק the needs to be a concealment of even the external lower level | The reason why the world of beriah is called 'darkness' whereas yetzira is called 'li...

The level within אור אין סוף which relates somewhat to worlds is מלכות דאין סוף | This level is not a direct source for creation (מקור), rather it just 'relates' to creation (שייכות) | God's general desire for creation and potential estimation of what creation would be like | More specifically, only the most external level of מלכות דאין סוף relates to creation | explanation of אתה (חסר ה') עשית את...

Creation coming from the midos is in a way of עילה ועלול, the creation would feel close to its source, wouldn't be limited and wouldn't feel separate | Malchus is the lowest soul power of a person that only exists as the person relates to the outside world | Like the difference between a person thinking about himself, to a person thinking about someone else - Malchus is a level within oneself that...

The level of אור אין סוף which relates somewhat to creation is מלכות דאין סוף | The main purpose of creation is to make a world that feels itself separate and to make that world into a channel for the divine, and to 'force' the animal soul to to God's will | Creation of higher worlds is only in order to eventually create our lowly physical world | Creation in a way that the beings feel themselves...

Synopsis of Maamar #3 - שובה ישראל עד הוי' אלקיך - Shofar blowing arouses God's divine pleasure in creation to bring about the main idea of "Returning face to face" with the essence of God | Why God's energy is called "Light" and not שפע - the differences between אור and שפע | Mitzvos draw down from God's will, but 'teshuva' reaches God's very essence to renew that will and desire for the Jewish p...

God's simple will for creation is in חיצוניות האור, whereas פנימיות האור is above this will | The effect of the tzimtzum (divine concealment) is in two things - (1) separation of the external light from the internal light, (2) drawing down of a limited energy from the external light | The analogy for these two stages from a teacher giving over a intellectual concept to a student | The revelation o...

Questions about the four species of the lulav, and why does it say that specifically this mitzvah is "for you" - לכם | Deeper explanation of "הבדילו לעצמו", relating to before the צמצום (contraction/concealment) | עצם האור - the essence of the external energy, and התפשטות האור - the extension and revelation of that energy | In every המשכה there are two stages - the essence which is above revelatio...

The mitzvos are God's inner will and desire, transgressing them causes His will to be removed from the person | To draw down God's will anew, you have to reach a level that is higher than His will | The divine will is only an external ray of energy from God, His essence is totally above that | Explanation of שובה ישראל עד הוי' אלקיך - the name הוי"ה relates to God's will for Torah and mitzvos | Th...

The specific powers of the soul are שפע, whereas the the general energy of the soul is אור | The reason we call God's energy "light" and not "shefa" | The need for 'tzimtzum' - contraction and concealment of God's external ray of energy | The drawing down of the 'kav' (קו) to create finite worlds | Analogy of hairs for the light of the 'kav' | Explanation of the midrash - הבדילו לעצמו - the 'tzimt...