Questions for today:
If anything that can be pictured or described will never define me, how can we get to know someone (or in our example, G-d) if we can only see physical, measurable, things?
When we speak about Moses prophesying the ‘external intellect of the world of Atzilus’ - that's all the commandments of the Torah.
When you see me sweeping the floor, that's 'me'. However, it's nothing compared to the part of me you see when I'm 'speaking' about sweeping the floor.
My speaking, is nothing compared to when I'm 'thinking’, which is nothing compared to my 'emotions' which are nothing compared to the depth within me of my 'soulful intellect'.
When we see the creator expressing itself to the Torah, the most external component is the physical actions of the commandments.
Within those physical commandments are the Creator's purpose and intellect.
We see here both parts of the verse that we used describing the torah; the 'Ohr', 'Kasalma'. The undefined, internal 'light' of the Creator, as well as the material 'detailed clothing’ together which, connect us to the Creator.
279 59 Tanya Chitas thought for Tishrei 2 ~ m297 50 Elul 27
Tanya book 4, Essay 19, pt3
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