Questions for today:
If Divinity is so supernally aloof from us, how is it that we were able to explain the Creator’s attributes on such a relatable level?
When we started out this letter, we pointed out that our soul is an inner part of the Creator. Because of this we are able to understand divine things.
Yesterday when we spoke about the Divine attributes, they seemed like things that we could relate to naturally without that Divine link.
This is because we were looking at the way those attributes are in our lives. In that mode, they're just a hint of the way they are in our Soul, where they're all a bridge for us human beings to connect to the Creator;
Our attribute of kindness is a way for us to become one with the Creator by e.g. imitating the creator's hospitality, or visiting the sick.
Our Judgment is a way for us to avoid negativity or get rid of it.
Our attribute of Beauty is a way for our soul to be inspired by the Creator’s beauty.
Our Resilience is a way for us to get rid of and overcome anything that tries to stop us.
Our attribute of Glory, allows our natural intellect to be able to understand and appreciate the Creator by thinking of the fact that every single part of the world is of, and by, the Creator.
‘Yesod’ and ‘Malchus’ are a way for us, in our lives, to grab hold of, to connect to, and to serve the Creator with love and fear.
268 48 Tanya Chitas thought for Elul 20 ~ m288 41 Elul 18
Tanya book 4, Essay 15, pt3
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