Are you a Fire or Water temperament? Can they live together? Igeres HaKodesh 12a- RC Dalfin

good day goodes ores it's a special day today it's a day when in [Music] 1977 I believe that EBA uh came out to 770 to the first time after his heart attacks celebrate this day and we celebrated by learning chapter 12 in the fourth section of please open to page Z okay get your T this get Andes I think five seem to be have written in the same year in the year 1802 I think which was already after the AL was released from jail in 1798 and then a second imprisonment which was in 1801 I believe so Al wrote various letters about the importance TOA and in particular AB if you recall Dr emphasizes that through through prayer it it adds a component to the Sha you we have that Concept in various letters here and he's going to talk about that in the second half of this chapter let's begins right from the beginning good B and it shall be the act of Charity of Seda sh peace it will bring peace then the P says and the work the activity a of tranquility and short for eternity Al's question is when you learn this PK you have to ask yourself it seems totally repetitious and certain Ma say it is repetitious but as is stylistic in tanak that they are the same ideas repeated for the sake of emphasis using different words sometimes with of poetic nature sometimes not but the T the T on the verse says no it's two concepts he doesn't explain but he says there two ideas and he says H yourself and he says that that is why when it says the says what will be the act of what will be the result what will be the result of but we don't know what that really means cuz they all seem to be the same thing Tranquility sh assurance and peace seem to be the same just add cinnamons from one and the other each each word says no in other words follows the interpretation of the that there is a difference and let's see what he says but to understand the difference between and between the first word used Shalom peace to the second and third Words which are really one of the same hash means Tranquility Serenity and and and auress you know guarantee that everything will be fine will understand the difference based on what the sages say on the verse we say this three times a day towards the end of the amid hasem who makes shom shom he makes peace in his Heavens who is he making peace from there is the Angel called Michael mik who's who's known as the Michael the the angel the Mal for water for rain and water symbolizing kindness and then there is the opposing Angel masas Gabriel Gabriel Gabriel is the angel that shal the word gavel has the word gor in its root rightel he is the minister the sh of fire of severity of strictness of discipline normally fire and water don't mix together and one extinguishes the other say they don't extinguish one and the other what does this mean you would think that the way that they don't extinguish each other is because because each one is is in its own territory and we say no this [Applause] means who's the master of kindness that's called with the name water that descends from a higher to a lower place and this is the concept of effluence an expansion of of the Vitality from the superal worlds to the lower worlds that's right I'm sorry and then there is the level of fire right A fire is always flickering upward its nature is to flicker upward this is the level of of judgment and the removal of the affluence of of life from below going upwards not to give affluence without a calculation ra to give a very minute amount after we will will make an accounting and we'll see if you deserve it then we'll give now you can imagine the giving coming after Tsum after AG is a very limited one therefore and are not just two of two M two emotions and attributes they're two opposing emotions not means opposing and they're two opposite each other says when are they in in their opposing Force to each other when they're in the emotional state in a marriage if one partner one spouse is a kind then the other one is an a we got a big problem because they're two opposite kinds and it can be a big explosion what but that's only when there's the emotions e however if they come from a perspective of intellect then even and gor May and can live together and they don't extinguish each other because up here there's room for both you understand that there is a side and you understand that there is a aor side there's a kind side and a Severe side and both can live together because it's not in the heart when it gets to the heart and it becomes heart palpitations and from there becomes real action you either do it this way you do it that way and then so says do it only with love and kindness doesn't tolerate the other side gura and gor says no only with judgment so that's why look at the Al's words here towards the end before the period when are they opposed in each other when they are only in the realm of an emotion in other words and exist in the brain in the in the mind and from that perspective they could live together it's only when they are in the emotion State and realm where they explode now let's go further says the God Almighty he makes peace between and through a revelation that's revealed to them a great amination and great effluence very much so which is infinite as its name indicates when we say we're not talking about God as God has already invested himself into an emotion into a condition we're talking about hem how is outside of that condition and emotion like he says in the next line we're talking about as transcends Adam for not only does hem transcend the emotions but also transcends please turn to top of page 254 which is the source is the source of the and when you and when we draw down when we relate to the to hasem the who's the the the essence from where everything comes from then the opposing emotions of Michael and Gabriel which is and they ascend to their source they actually become one and they become an old to God's light that illuminates them revealed way let me just finish the thought and I'll I'll explain they are mixed and they're sweetened the severity is sweetened in the in the kindness through the middle level which is called the line the the element of um what's it called compromise and and the compromise is that it it it it inclines itself towards kindness in the thir third attribute known as the mid the attribute of Mercy which is called beautiful as they says in the words of the of the of truth because incorporates and includes itself two colors white red which allude to is white is red the name of as it appears in most places the denotes not and not but rather why why is it so because specifically in there is the revelation of the infinite light of this immense emation even more so more than when there is the Revelation only in one holy attribute Blessed Be he okay now let's explain a little about Al saying over here the getus the the the the letter Begins the getus begins with the concept of of what's it called of um sh peace right the P says so before we get to the second part of the verse and Al Insight question and insight why the double language and is there a difference and there is and what is it and all that that that's we're going to get to towards the the second part of the chapter the first thing is how is it that you make peace through the act of teda so simply Hiller what would you say a poor person who doesn't have and when you give them right you're making peace that they should have the problem is that when you say peace Shalom it takes two sides to tangle as we all see now with the ceasefire right how a propo you can't make shom just with one side you decide there's going to be a peace agreement you decide there's going to be a ceasefire thank you very much it's all in your fantasy your mind in your mind the other side doesn't agree there's no peace so shom requires two players and guess what these players are not only two players they oppose each other they don't like each other they're against each other that's exactly what we have today comes along the p and says God Almighty is able to make peace between them so the question is who are the who who is he making peace between so the say we say it every day three times a day inav we might as well know what's going on so we begin with the G says There Michael the the angel of water and the Gabriel the angel of fire fire and water normally extinguish each other and I say shalom God makes peace between them question is how if one is fire and one is water what did I say earlier if if it usually there's a Schism and a fight and no peace if you're coming from that emotional perspective it's either fire or water and you know that's any Rabbi counselor or parent will tell you that's what's going goes on when we have fights and issues is because everyone comes with their emotion so we talking about on the MOs level in the realm of character and emotions there's no peace however if you look at it from a higher perspective meaning intellect kabad in thead not talking about kabad you know our mid the the first of the three 10 10 spheros intellect there you could kind of see two sides because the intelligence the realm of intelligence of the realm of SE is cold the realm of SE can say you know I understand this and I understand that I do that all day when I write many of my books tackle controversial issues so what do I have to do if I allow myself into the emotional state I won't I would never be able to write it because I'm biased this way or that way whatever this whatever the the issue is so I have to remove myself I have to remove myself as much and it's very hard and no one's perfect but you have to remove yourself to be as objective you can and put aside your emotions and look look at it rationally right but the AL so you would think makes peace in heaven between these two forces using the intellectual mode but doesn't say that either if you'll notice says he says he refers it's when it's when he's when he when he touches a a means the light itself of God that's infinite is neither emotional and it's neither intellectual because even intellect even intellect H even intellect has an inclination there's no pure intellect if anyone thinks there is they're making a big mistake even the intellect is not pure pure it's purer than the emotions but it's still not pure pure why because we're all pre-programmed so you need to get to a place that's more pure more objective what is that God with his anself with his Infinity is able to make peace between me M and gel and if not from that perspective there would never be true peace and this has many many offshoots in life there were philosophies and movements and hashas that argued that the emotions is where it's at the realization was after a while it's not that way because it's predetermined based on the emotion so then there were other philosophies right where Okay God is Not emotional God is intellectual rational now that's less one-sided but it's still not objective truth the objective truth is what we call in essence and we learn in our we've been learning this for eight years we understand there something called the the essence of the Soul not just the of the and not just the of the those are tools very important tools and yes in the emotional state there's more disagreement in the intellectual State there's less disagreement but there still is disagreement because at the end of the day intellect is also swaye in a certain direction that's why you need say here when he says how does hem make peace between fire and water only through a what's H you know what a is I work for a master it's not about me if it's about me I'm inclined this way I'm inclined that way but if I work for a master whatever the master wants so you have the typical example is you have the Minister of Finance versus the minister of uh race Transportation or education and they're always at each other's necks throats I want money for transportation I want to cut the budget I want more money everything that we have in government he say sh them is hey guys today you have an appointment both of you who don't like each other and disagree you guys both have an appointment to stand in front of the king the Mel the the the SAR the the master oh guess what when you stand in front there you're both nothing and whatever he says will be you can want money for this you can it doesn't make he don't care what you want it's about about him not about you and that is your feeling the feel in other words we lose our subjectivity when we're when we're faced with authenticity a ye the king that's the only time you can have real sh between May and and I think you're a therapist in your work to in to to include this in a therapy way would be very powerful and maybe you've done it already maybe others have done it but to to include this concept and to bring it down somehow I I you know I'm not in that field but really to the objective truth should govern you not how you feel and not how you understand but what the objective truth is now question is what's the objective Truth For That you got to be a believer you got to learn you got to D you got to be a believer and you got to connect with God but the point is it could be done we need to move away we need to vacate the our emotional self as far as dealing with the objective the bottom line it's important to have emotions I'm not from those that you know discriminate against emotions on the contrary but the emotions shouldn't be guided by emotions because they're Guided by emotions we get ourselves into problems and even it should and and even intellect has it's um what's the word I'm for it's already tainted it's not pure what we need to do is we need to touch the a which is the objective truth as God from God's perspective and then I don't care your transportation and your education and you're fighting each other in front of the king you're both nothing and all you are are subjects of the king and therefore stay quiet and listen to the orders and he the king will decide how much money goes here and how much money goes there we will continue tomorrow mem have a great day take care thank you very much very you're welcome you're welcome byebye good everybody