Part 19: (text p 41 5 lines from bottom) TZIMTZUM K’PSHUTO, LO K’PSHUTO. The Alter Rebbe says that Hashem is not only still here in creation, but is more revealed than when the light was here and shining.Think about an eclipse. The light is also here although not revealed to us, but Hashem sees the…

Part 18: (p. 40 bottom) TZIMTZUM K’PSHUTO, LO K’PSHUTO Entire reality is only words of Hashem. Hashem makes the chomer (raw material) and the tzura constantly, but we can’t see G-dliness. Hashem wants us to think that we exist, and to buttel ourselves to Him, i.e. make from the YESH, AYIN. When Hashem wanted to…

Part 17: Inside p. 40 The only chidush in creation is the LIE, the Yeshus. Hashem made the world out of Himself. It is from G-tlikeit. The world is false. It is the koach of Elokim that creates the things we see. Independent existence is a myth. Hashem needs to constantly keep creating the YESH…

Part 16: Ain Koach Chosar poel Lemaala- YESHUS is only CHIDUSH Four Levels: EFES, AYIN,EFSHARI YESH, YESH. What is the difference before maase? The Ruchnius of the world exists but not the goshmius (in a later maamar the Rebbe says even the goshmius exists but not the yesh.) Yeshus is the LIE that says I…

Part 15: p. 39-40. EFES, AYIN, EFSHARI HAYESH, YESH First thing is Efes, a non world – one infinite Ain Sof with infinite sefiros. Then Hashem “thinks” that He wants a world, and 10 sefiros are designated from the infinite number of sefiros to make the world, but its still swimming in a sea of…

Part 14: Inside p. 39. YESH MEAYIN / ILA V’ALUL Cont. Yesh meayin = yesh meyesh. ILA V’ALUL is involved in seder hishtalshelus. Examples: 1) potter’s clay egg changed to a bowl. or 2)Sechel and Middos. Middos already exist in Sechel, only they come out in the heart. YESH MEAYIN – the AYIN is from…

Part 13: YESH MEAYIN vs. ILA V’ALUL- 2 types of cause and effect. Speech: a) Words are separate from the person b) can only speak one word at a time c) and with a limited amount of energy. ILA V’ALUL = cause and effect = something from something else – maker and made. YESH MEAYIN…

Part 12: Philosophers believed in HASHEM and yet were Apikorsim. Philosophers say that in order to establish that something exists you have to prove it. If you can’t prove it, then it doesn’t exist. They equate a nonproof to a proof of NOT. They can’t prove yesh mayin so they say that chomer (the raw…

Part 11: Ch. 2 intro. World only appears to exist. World is not what is appears to be, i.e.yesh and nifrad (independent and separate), but is really bittul to Hashem. To US, there is a world, but our reality isn’t true. Story about the Rebbe and Albert Einstein. Atoms are 99.9% space. the space is…

Part 10: (p 37 3 lines from bottom) HAMAOR HU B’HISGALUS. Tzimtzum c’peshuto or c’lo peshuto. Alter Rebbe”s chidush: The source of light i.e. the Aibishter is revealed in this world. Metzius nimtza is something that exists in time and space in relation to other things. Ohr Ain Sof is also a metzius. It doesn’t…