Classes

Class Sixty in Section Six of The first idea

רס”ו ע’ תר”ס-ס”א. כלים and נשמות (inasmuch as they) are אלקות; this means that they are attached to their מקור and can access their מקור until עצמות ומהות. And in the מקור באין סוף, א”ק וכיו”ב they are 1) בלי מציאות and therefore 2) בלי הגבלה. You “cannot say” on that level that they can’t…

Class Fifty Nine in Section Six of The first idea

רס”ו ע’ תרנ”ח-ס. Question: Neshamos that come from כלים and conform to the rules that apply to כלים are דומם just like כלים themselves, so how can there be growth in Neshamos especially to the extent that they are called מהלכים.

Class Fifty Eight in Section Six of The first idea

רס”ו ע’ תרנ”ח. To explain the idea that דוקא down here the נשמה becomes a מהלך. Introduction: כלים and אור are exact opposites: We discussed the idea of כלים as being העלם הבדלה הגבלה והתחלקות. They are דומם, no one becomes two and no two become one. Each כלי is created directly from עצמות ומהות….

Class Fifty Seven in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

רס”ו ע’ תרנ”ד-נ”ו. Short class; end of מאמר. 1) Through the ירידה in this world the Neshama has an עלי’ה. עמידה is בכל לבבך ובכל נפשיך and הליכה is בכל מאודיך Introduction to next idea and Ma’amar: by descending we are able to access and reveal the hidden strength of the Neshama.

Class Fifty Six in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

רס”ו ע’ תרנ”ד. By the Neshama coming into this world she goes from being an עומד to being a מהלך. Introduction: There are many levels of the relationship between Hashem and man: שכיבה, ישיבה, עמידה, הילוך, ריצה, דילוג, קפיצה

Class Fifty Five in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

רס”ו ע תרנ”ב-ג The unique way in which man was created: גלמי ראו עיניך, the body separately and the Neshama separately, makes him a combination of מן העליונים ומן התחתונים- the highest and the lowest. He was created this way so that he has the גבורה, the strength to do the בירור he was created…

Class Fifty Four in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

Continued, inside. Real strength isn’t defined by one’s actual strength but by their ability to harness whatever strength is needed under whatever situation; an inner strength.

Class Fifty Three in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

Vayipach, Gevuros that bring the Neshama into the body and then help the person bring out his inner Power (5). Jumping with reckless abandon sometimes gets you across, if you have access to inner (hidden and potential) strength. Adrenaline in Chassidus is כחות נעלמים being revealed, like in the story the Rebbe told about someone…

Class Fifty Two in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

Vayipach, Gevuros that bring the Neshama into the body and then help the person bring out his inner Power (4). Gevurah brings the Essence of life into the body, the nature of the blowing must be most intense to affect this. Example of blowing using stories. What giving over “Essence” means.

Class Fifty One in Section Five of ויפח/ גבורות the power

Vayipach, Gevuros that bring the Neshama into the body and then help the person bring out his inner Power (3). The challenges of עולם הזה get the Neshama in touch with its source. That doesn’t happen “up there” where all “is good”.