P 25 (New SV p 35)Discussion of Seder Hishtalshelusלכל תכלה ראיתי קץ – Gvul pp 20-24 (27-33) Bli gvul pp 25-28 (pp35-39)רחבה מצוותך מאד – Atzmus p 29 (p 40)Gvul – Everything that exists for a specific purpose will have an end. At the end you can see the beginning (tzimtzum HaRishon) and at the…

There are two taanugs. One is for the completion of a project. נועץ תכילתן בסוף וסוף בתחלתן. And one is for the pleasure of the You the Thinker who thought of the idea in the first place and the pleasure of putting oneself into the project. The You gets pleasure also after it is done….

עד ועד בכלל – Something that is on the same level, go point to point, limited, gvul, characterized by walking (always having one foot on the ground.)עד ולא עד בכלל – Different levels each bli gvul and each bli gvul separated from the next level, characterized by a leap (two feet off the ground.)עד ולא…

Three Levels: Olomos – Gan Eden – Edenwe are discussing the second bli gvul levels with regard to tefila. There is feeling Hashem and being sastisfied, Feeling Hashem and wanting more, and a tzubrokenkeit where he wanats more and more every day.To go from level to level in Gan eden and from Gehinnom to gan…

In Gan Eden also Neshamas have to work. To go from level to level they must leap. In learning Torah there are three steps: 1)Hard work 2)Confusion 3) Forgetting that are necessary to get to the next level. The Confusion leads to a new clarity. To advance in Torah one needs new ways of looking…

P 10 Original Edition (p 14 New SV)Three levels of Hishtalshelus of Ohr- 1) Etzem HaOhr – Black light – Torah and Mitzvos – Atzmus Ein Sof 2) White light – Sovev – Gan Eden 3) Colored Light – Memale – This WorldThe point of Dira b’tachtonim is to reveal Atzmus in the World. Taanug…

Map of Maamar from pp 10-63 (old edition) (pp 14-85 (new Edition)Three levels in Hishtalshelus repeated in different models 6 times – Memale / Sovev/ Atzmus Moshol of the Sun for Light. Black Light (Etzem, Atzmus) passes through the Nirtak (shield) becomes white light (Sovev) makif which shines everywhere equally passes through a second barrier…

p 9 (New SV 12-13)Mitzvos Hamelech – Malchus ~ Mitzvos Havaya – Atzilus ~ Mitzvosai – Kesser“L’Shem Yichud” and the Noda B’Yehuda. Alter Rebbe’s Siddur. Some says its so holy only the Rebbe should davven from it, but it was designed for everyone. The Rebbe Rashab’s L’Shem Yichud is Yichud Sovev and Memale where both…

P 8 (New SV p 11)Reasons for doing Mitzvos: 1) The Rebbe’s concept of Dira B’tachtonin is that Atzmus, Yesh Haamiti which is found in gashmius, is revealed with each Mitzva. Although the Aibishter is here, the world keeps on being Tachton. 2) Nisyonos and Teshuva. 3) Birurim 4) As we do mitzvos we strengthen…

P 8. 15 lines down (New SV p 11)Dira B’Tachtonim – נתאווה לו דירה בתחתונים אווה – Our Metzius and Hashem’s metzius are opposite so it makes sense that we can’t understand Him. On a tyva one doesn’t ask questions. We are ruled by our sekel, but sekel is also a creation, and Hashem is…