Chassidus

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 in physical pleasures | Two types of אתכפיא - forcing the evil inclination | transforming (אתהפכא) ones self and all of the physical things he's involved in | Deeper meaning of יקר בעיני ה' המותה לחסידיו - killing our inner desires of our evil inclination • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=49 •

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 analogy of the talking bird which peaks the interest of the king | There is no comparison between all the finite worlds and the infinite creator - more than the lack of comparison of a drop of water to the whole ocean • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=48 •

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 creation | The meaning of what is says that creation is in a way of 'דרך ממילא' | Atzilus can bring together the infinite will of God with the finite creations • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=47 •

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 of the מקבל is the physicality of the worlds and there feeling of separateness, the פנימיות is the Godly life force within them and the nullification of there ego to God | 'Returning of face to face' - החזרת פנים בפנים - nullifying ones ישות back to God (the אין), which draws down the essence of God (עצם האור) into creation | How is אצילות the intermediary between the infinite God to the finite creation • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=46 •

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 would just shine in a revealed way, only that higher level would exist, there would be no 'room' for the lower level • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=45 •

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 quality of one's כח המשכיל will be the level of his revealed intellect | The ability to explain a concept to someone else indicates the sublime level of his כח המשכיל • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=44 •

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 levels | כתר is the intermediary between the infinite energy of God and the limited worlds | Even the external level of כח המשכיל isn't the existence of intellect, rather it's only within the abstract realm of intellect • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=43 •

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 that point you're not relating to the emotional conclusion | Example of contemplation of God during prayers, no emotional excitement yet, only after the בכן - conclusion • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=42 •

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, it can only work if it shines through the coverings of membranes that are on the pupil, if it shines without this concealment then the sight gets worse | Reason why sages call a blind person a סגי נהור - abundance of light | So too with emotions and speech - if the essence of the emotion is revealed, one cannot speak • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=41 •

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 חיצוניות of the עליון becomes the פנימיות of the תחתון | Only the ז' תחתונות of the higher level can relate to the lower level, whereas the ג' ראשונות are in a state of ascent and constant connection to the higher level • Link to view this page of the maamar: www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=40 •