Questions for today:
To understand G-d’s connection to our action, let’s see how our Soul animates, and is educated by, the body
The Torah tells us "mibsari echezeh eloka," which means that we can learn about the Creator from looking at ourselves, at our own bodies.
Therefore, to understand how the Creator permeates and is ‘impacted’ by the physical world, let's take a look at the way the soul permeates and is impacted by the body.
When looking at the Essence, the soul doesn't differentiate between the different parts of the body. The head, feet, eyes, and fingers are all the same to the soul.
However, on the opposite end of the spectrum, the soul provides a specific life force to each part of the body that is unique to it, to allow that body part to fulfill its particular function.
There is a third level that links these two levels together.
This level, is seen with the soul as it is in the brain. Here, the soul is not ‘divided’ into different forms to be specific to each body part, but it has ‘the ability’ to differentiate between each part of the body to provide each part with the unique energy that it needs, and receive ‘feedback’ from those organs’ experiences.
154 Tanya Iyar 24 ~ m183 Iyar 25
Tanya book 1, ch 51, Pt 2
The Torah tells us "mibsari echezeh eloka," which means that we can learn about the Creator from the human body.
There are varying levels in the relationship between the soul and the body:
A. The soul does not differentiate between specific parts of the body.
B. The soul provides a unique life source to each limb of the body.
C. The soul rests in the brain. It doesn’t differentiate between the different parts of the body, but relates to each part in a specific way, receives feedback from each part, and is affected by each part.
Study today’s Tanya in full:
https://www.chabadmed.com/dailystudy/tanya.asp?tdate=5/26/2022
See today’s video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOCuPyRaQg&list=PLFZQPK6u-zSBls9Hwx3P5vKIBRnjBvHe&index=151