Chassidus

Ep. 66 (עמ׳ סח) - Sefer Hamaamarim 5668


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• Prayer is 'da'as' (דעת) - recognition, connection and deep feeling.
• 'Da'as' relates to the Godly energy with transcends limited vessels, that's why it's not counted in the ten sefiros if keser is included.
• Being that prayer is 'da'as' which transcends vessels, therefore prayer has the power to draw down that transcendent level of Godliness.
• The main idea of prayer is: direction of the heart (כוונת הלב) - directing and giving over your whole being exclusively to God.
• The true meaning of 'da'as' - not knowledge (which is chochma and binah), rather recognition and feeling as if seeing the concept in your minds eye.
• Chochma and binah are synonymous with seeing and hearing - seeing the actual thing, hearing only of its existence.
• Seeing with your minds eye - feeling as if the subject of your meditation is already here.
• Why the sages say "Look at three things and never sin" - 'look' and not 'understand'.
• Link to this page in the original sefer: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=31640&st=&pgnum=77
• Link to purchase the original sefer: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRR-SM68
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