Chassidus

---- The difference between a name and light ----

• Light is similar to the luminary - the source of light, whereas a name tells you nothing about the essence of the person.

• The name of the general species is the channel for the specific energy of those creations.

• From the name of the creature you can know its spiritual source, but nothing about that source.

• The amount of the soul that shines through a name is less than the amount and quality of light that shines from the luminary.

• The superiority of a name - calling a person by their name causes the person himself to turn to you.

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• Questions on the verse "Come to pharaoh" - what's the connection of this with "For I have hardened his heart".

• Why does it say "These miracles of Mine" - what is the necessity of "these".

• The Zohar interpretation of "Come to pharaoh" - come up to arich anpin of kelipah.

• God's miracles were in order to make a name for Himself? What does that mean for God?

• What are the 500 years that God needed to travel to make a name for Himself.

• The explanation of what is a name - synonymous with "light".

• The superior quality of light: light reveals whereas a name is concealed.

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• Breaking ones coarseness through tzedaka and through being strong in סור מרע ועשה טוב, not allowing oneself to indulge in his desires.

• Through making ones אני - own existence, into אין - nothingness, you draw down the essence of God.

• The explanation of מתק רעהו מעצת נפש - sweetness of fulfilling mitzvos is better than arousing love of God.

• To draw down the deepest and highest levels of Godliness, one needs תוכחת מוסר - love aroused by animal soul and self abnegation.

• The deeper meaning of the channuka candles and the message of channuka.

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• The deeper reason why the animal soul is "The foolish old king", whereas the Godly soul is called "The poor young child".

• The true source of tikun is even higher than tohu, therefore the Godly soul has tremendous power to overpower the animal soul.

• The oath and the "satiation" of the Godly soul - משביעין אותו.

• Overcoming the animal soul through contemplating Godly concepts that she can appreciate.

• The powerful love of the Godly soul to God that is aroused through the constraints of the animal soul.

• Analogy of the power of the river that is unleashed through a dam. 

• Arousal of this powerful love also transforms the "darkness" of the animal soul.

• Special advice to draw down the infinite essence of God (because arousing this love is difficult) - surrendering your ego through giving tzedakah.

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• In tikun there is a revelation of the infinite essence of God because of the inclusiveness there.

• The proper vessel to contain God's essence is bitul - surrender of the ego, self nullification.

• Two reasons for coexistence: 1) Weakness of each beings existence, 2) self nullification that permeates to the very core of existence.

• Two types of coexistence: 1) putting up with each other, 2) receiving from each other.

• The revelation of Godliness in tikun through the inclusiveness stems from 'akudim' which transcends tohu.

• How can a physical person draw down the infinite essence of God? Through illuminating his own spiritual darkness.

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• Tohu is like a cedar tree and tikun like a soft reed.

• The superiority and strength of tikun is its ability of inclusiveness.

•  The superiority of tohu - intense revelation of Godly energy.

• Why man is dependent on receiving energy from animals, plants and minerals.  

• The weakness of tikun is not negative - it comes from the great bitul felt there.

• Emotions have the intensity of tohu, intellect - the bitul of tikun.      

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• The human's source is in tikun therefore opposite emotions can coexist within him, which is now so with the rest of creation.

• The one-track minded nature of the raven.

• Example of chesed within gevurah and gevurah within chesed in a person.

• How Avraham was able to go against his kind nature at the binding of his only son Yitchak.

• The reason why in tohu all the sefiros are separate, whereas in tikun they are inclusive. 

• Each sefirah in tohu is the revelation of the pure essence of that sefirah. 

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• The essential difference between holy emotions and unholy emotions is feeling of self (הרגש עצמו).

• The more you exert yourself in service of God the weaker your animal soul becomes.

• The source of anger is being overly self absorbed.

• Trust in God comes from fear of Him and lack of ego.

• The source of holy emotions in tikun and unholy emotions in tohu.

• The source of man in the world of tikun where the theme is inclusiveness.

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• Only through first thirsting for God can you have true joy from being close to Him. 

• Through the idea of טוב לבב - the highest level of love for God - can you reach שמחה. 

• The reason why the emotions are called "The seven doubles". 

• Love for God generated by contemplating how far one is from Him. 

• Fear of God by contemplating how His infinite essence is right here. 

• Why love and fear of God are the "root" of fulfilling all the mitzvos. 

• Love for the physical causes the heart to become desensitized to Godliness. 

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