Chassidus

שפע is always different than the משפיע | Even השפעה עצמיות the שפע can be different from the giver of the שפע - like a son can be totally different from his father | Light is always similar to its source - light of sun | Light never changes, שפע changes - different from its source, and changes according to the vessel it's being received by - example of water changing according to the dirt it flows...

Any משפיע isn't intrinsic and self sufficient, therefore he can gain from his השפעה or be deficient from it | Light is essential and intrinsic, its shining is automatic, not invested in this act, therefore not changed by it | To be a משפיע you must put yourself into a whole different mode of giving | משפיע = being changed and affected by the השפעה, bothered by it | מאור = not changed at all by shi...

The main idea of החזרת פנים בפנים - returning 'face to face' with God is through blowing of the shofar | The spiritual concept of the נסירה on Rosh Hashana | God separated 'light' unto himself - why do we call God's energy 'light' | Explanation of שפע - how it adds to the משפיע - incite and excitement | השפעה seems great, but it's a decent for the משפיע • Link to view this page of the maamar: http...

Proof from the zohar that the sweetening of the severities comes from chochma and the ray of 'keser' within chochma | In order for the simple unlimited "voice" of God to be revealed within the contracted "speech" of God, the letter "Alef" is needed - the pleasure God has in the divine service of the creations | On the night of Rosh Hashana God's pleasure in creation is removed, we draw it back dow...

The sweetened severities - גבורות ממותקות | The difference between "His severities" and "Your severities" | The deeper meaning of "שיתף עמו מדת הרחמים" | creation of 'matter' from God's speech, and creation of 'form' from His will | The bittul within creation comes from chochma specifically, how it shines through the 5 severities of bina • Link to view this page of the maamar: http://www.hebrewboo...

The voice is made up of the spiritual elements but in a simple undefined way | The "Alef" stops the simple unlimited speech and draws it down to the specific differentiated expressions of letters of speech | Speech is simple and unlimited, letters are limited | Voice of God - unlimited expression of his divine energy, speech of God - limited expressions of that energy | The 5 severities of binah o...

New Maamar - ד״ה שובה ישראל | Questions on the verse שובה ישראל | The main idea of returning face to face with God is through the blowing of shofar on Rosh Hashana | The removal of the letter "alef" from creation on the night of Rosh Hashana | "Alef" is the intermediary between the simple voice and the limited letters of speech - so too above, "alef" is the middle man between the simple infinite l...

Synopsis of Maamar #2 - שיר המעלות ממעמקים קראתיך - The awakening of the very essence of the soul (הזזה עצמית) which transcends even the "ratzon pashut", reaches the inner essence of God •

'Ba'alei Teshuva' are on a higher level than perfectly righteous Jews, because they return to God from a feeling of pain over their great distance from God and therefore are aroused from the very essence of their souls | The true idea of יחוד פנים בפנים is during the ten days of repentance when every Jews can awaken the essence of his/her soul | The difference between the two verses "With all my h...

Calling out to God from the essence of your soul - כליון | Like the spark being subsumed and nullified in the torch | If you're still excited and making noise, that means you're still far from your source | Only souls have this essential desire, not even angels, because of our source in Gods very essence | This desire was embodied by the Rashbi - בחד קטירא אתקטרנא • Link to view this page of the m...

Excitement which expresses itself in speech is limited; intense excitement that is so strong a person can't speak but just scream is higher than intellect and emotions - קול מורכב, קול פשוט | Two levels in קלא דלא אשתמע - screaming of the voice, and screaming of the heart - coming from excitement of מקיף דחיה or מקיף דיחידה • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?...

The desire of the soul for Godliness is an essential desire - longing for its own essence | The excitement of the essence of the soul isn't התפעלות rather a הזזה עצמית | The soul power of "will" and the essential desire of the soul for God | The difference between the love of בכל נפשך and the love of בכל מאדך | Two levels of "the voice that is not heard" • Link to view this page of the maamar: www...

Being a judge and master over yourself, conquering your desires, arouses God's mercy | ויגבה ה׳ צבאות במשפט - God ascends from judgment to mercy through 'mishpat' down here | When there is 'mishpat' down here there is no 'mishpat' above | Even this essential desire for God is not the true essence of the soul | The simple desire of the soul has התפעלות, הרכבה and שינוי - all this is not possible in...

Through 'chitzonius halev' you are given the gift of 'pinimius halev' from above | Being that 'pinimius halev' is hidden, therefore you need to work to reveal it by arousing infinite mercy from God | the inner essence of the soul and the mitzvos are "testimonies" for the infinite essence of God | through רחמים רבים you redeem 'pinimius halev' and cause the essence of God to be revealed in your sou...

New Maamar - ד״ה שיר המעלות ממעמקים קראתיך הוי״ה | Calling to the "depth of all depths" - the source of all sources | In order to get to 'pinimius halev' first you must preface 'chitzonius halev' • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=18 •

Synopsis of maamar #1 - תקעו בחדש שופר - Service of God from the chitzonius of the soul, which reaches only the chitzonius of Elokus •

The Godliness in gan eden is only an external ray, the essence of the soul only wants the essence of God | "Yichud ponim b'ponim" - 'pinimius' of soul desiring the 'pinimius' of God • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=18 •

Any revelation of Godliness is only external, even in Atzilus | Any avoda of the mind or heart can only grasp external levels of Godliness, the מציאות not the מהות | The simple desire that comes from the essence of the soul and transcends intellect connects directly to the essence of God • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=17 •

"Ruach" love - disconnects you from all other loves | "Neshama" - real intense comprehension generates burning love | experience real revelation of Godly light | Nefesh, Ruach, Neshama of Atzilus | all these levels are external, still not the essence • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=16 •

Leaving your bad habits is the beginning of serving God | "Ruach" - emotional excitement, natural essential love like the love of a son to his father - only requires a little contemplation | not a real revelation of the light of the soul and of Godliness in "ruach" • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=15 •

Yetzira - ruach, Beriah - neshama | Even in Atzilus there are different levels | The levels of the soul relate to the levels above | The 4 stages of prayer | You must start with "hoda'ah" to become a proper vessel for real contemplation • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=14 •

The levels of "ruach" and "neshama" of the soul | The superiority of intellect over emotion | "Asiyah" - contracted light, only "hoda'ah" | "Ofanim" angels • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=13 •

- Desire to leave ones "yeshus". - All relating to the external. - difference between "yesh m'ayin" and "ilah v'alul". - ראה נתתי לפניך את החיים ואת הטוב וגו׳.  - contemplation of the essence of the divine life force.  - The level of "nefesh". • Link to view this page in original sefer: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=12 • Link to purchase the original sefer...

- Zichronos - we should matter to Hashem in His essence. - How does shofar accomplish everything.  - Avodas Hashem based on comprehension.  • Link to view this page in original sefer: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=11 • Link to purchase the original sefer: https://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68

- Questions on the word כסה.  - Creation must be from malchus.  - what are zichronos. • Link to view this page in original sefer: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=10 • Link to purchase the original sefer: https://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68