Questions for today:
When looking for the Creator, what are His hiding places?
When we think about the Creator lovingly condensing Himself to allow for our existence, we can think about it in the following manner.
The clinical definition of trauma is when a person is unable to speak coherently as a result of an overwhelming experience. This is because the occurrence is so tremendous that it can’t be put into words.
The Creator shows tremendous love and humility when He condenses Himself to allow us to live in a conscious state, without being overwhelmed by divinity too grandiose for us to grasp.
Today, we discuss two different ways by which the Creator condenses Himself.
One way is called “mimaala kol haolamim.” This is when the Creator adds G-dliness to the world in such a specific, natural way that we don't even realize that what we are seeing is indeed Divine. We notice it, but we take it for granted, thinking that this is simply our world.
The other way is called “sovev kol olamim.” When G-d condenses Himself in this way, His G-dliness is within and animating everything in our world. However, the world doesn't perceive this form of G-dliness because it's above the world’s consciousness.
145 Tanya Iyar 15 ~ m171 Iyar 13
Tanya book 1, ch 48, Pt 2
The Creator's loving, humble contraction with which we are created includes two general forms:
1. "Memaleh kol almin" is a contraction which results in a G-dly life so specific and organic to reality that reality doesn't even realize that it's being created.
2. "Sovev kol almin" is G-dliness that is within us, animating us, but is invisible to us because it’s existence is above our consciousness.
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=5/4/2022
See today’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDkJmrhmks&list=PLFZQPK6u-zSBls9Hwx3P5vKIBRnjBvHe&index=144