Page 34-5. This class began with a very helpful review of the last class. The Ma’amar discusses relationships: A) From כח הנעלם שהוא כח המשכיל, היולי to כח גלוי is close: like a מקור. B) From the level of -כחות עצמיים בכלולים בעצם הנפש -מצד שלימות הנפש א to the level of כח המשכיל, היולי,…

Page 34(-5). Kochos Atzmiim exist because of the perfection (שלימות) of the soul, and is the same with everyone but is not manifest. The difference between נושא ויכול and כולל וכח עצמי. Since it has to do with the Shlaimus of the Nefesh it must be perfect in each person. [But when the כח נעלם…

Page 32-4. Koach HaNe’elam, Hiyuli, Hamshacha. This level has general leaning but is still not completely limited.

Page 31- 2. Three levels: 1) revealed faculties, 2) Hidden, potential faculties, that have a limit only in general (tendency) and 3) essence, this is perfect and absolute, but not at all manifest.

Page 31- The middle level which is a המשכה, הארה מהעצם or היולי or העלם is and isn’t limited. We introduced the idea of הגבלה כללית and the notion of the נשמה having a tendency or personality, leaning in one direction but not limiting absolutely. This affects that this level is a מציאות that is…

Page 31- Introduction: Part One. 1) According to Torah ideas come before things, in other words, there is a רוח before the גשם. The רוחניות is perfect, and all imperfection is on the גשמיות level. The נשמה also precedes the גוף and there are three stages in the process: A) עצם הנפש where everything is…

Page 29-30. A discussion on the idea of Hashem being a מצוי ראשון or lowering himself to be a מציאות נמצא. At that point He automatically has an אור- אין של היש האמיתי. The absolute need for two Ayins if there’s to be another Yesh. Three Meshalim (examples) for the idea of the two Ayins:…

page 28, 30 (inside). This continues the last two discussions, we read the text about the various levels of אור אין סוף קודם הצמצום.

Page 28, 30. This class continues the discussion of the class before struggling to explain אור אין סוף, especially without the help and clarifications of the later מאמרים (like the סמך ואו). We explore the plainness transcendence, of אור and the idea of גילוי- revelation. How Chassidus slowly develops out of the understanding of the…

Page 28, 30. The question of Ohr, how we understand the idea of Godliness using the metaphor of light. The questions that arise about the Mashal. אור מעין המאור, exactly like the Source, but nothing at all of the Source. How could there be levels, how could there be a revelation, how are there two…