Derech Mitzvosecha Vidu vTeshuva #7- Geshmak, pleasure is key to life, success & growth - RC Dalfin

It's a [clears throat] good day. We're learning. Uh we're pic chapter 2. We learned [clears throat] earlier that there's two things necessary to deal with transgressions with sins. Avedis one is to stop to cut off the lifeline of the clippus [snorts] the lifeline of the negative extrenuous forces that receive energy from our sins. And the second thing is to to to recreate a bond with Hashem that's deeper than it it was beforehand. Why? Because there's a general question that we have to ask ourselves. How is it possible for Chuva? How does Chuva work? If you committed [clears throat] a sin, you committed a transgression, didn't have Vader, you broke the bond. Once you broke the bond, Hashem is infinite. Of course, Hashem could do anything. But the way Hashem sets the world, set up the world is that it's a fade to complete. You goofed up. Too bad. Here's your punishment. comes along the same day and he's mad a tremendous thing. [clears throat] He says, "I'll give you a way to to to correct what was done." But how how does that work? I mean, it's not abracadabra. Soidus explains it's because through chuva you draw down a greater light a more infinite light from the source of Hashem than was than than what was when you did when you did the regular mitzvah and the and and or yet in other words chuva taps into the highest resources of God. Now, this can be seen as an oxymoron. Why? Because if you're telling me the only way to get to the greatest levels of God is through truva, that means I have to commit a sin. But Hashem is against the sin. So, how does it work? So, of course, Hashem is against the sin. But the fact is that we do sin. We do we do our vadas. We don't do everything Hashem wants. So, so it's when we make the choice that Hashem gives us and we choose to commit a transgression, that's the that we have. We have an opportunity at that moment and at that time to reveal something that's greater and that and only because it's a greater energy of Hashem are you able to correct the situation. If it wasn't a greater s a greater energy of Hashem, then you wouldn't be able to do it. You had a chance and you messed up. Too bad. You're right. You you you you you you sped or you went through a red light. You get a ticket. You have to pay a fine. And that's it. He was saying as a way of wiping away the transgression. This is this is this is out of the ordinary. So this explains and now we're going to learn more about this in this chapter two in the mitzvah where we're at that we draw down the highest level of God, the infinite level of God. That's what chapter 2 is about. Let's go into the text. the way to repair the blemishes that were done through the sins. It's saints of it's by drawing down what we call the infinite light of Hashem. This is based on the verse. It says in twice I I will wipe away your sins. So the question is why twice I. So the explains sorry we must understand. [snorts] Why does the verse Why does say twice the word this will be understood through prefacing a concept in so please now put on your cabala antennas and get ready a lot of cabala coming up it says over there to understand what's written What does it say? That the level of the crown, the is the intermediary between the emanator and the emanations, right? When you're talking about the first world of Hashem, which is the first out of four, what's the world called? The world ofus. So in the world of Ailus we call Hashem not the bore the creator we call him the mightel the emanator and we don't call the creations creatures we call them and both in the word mitsu and in the wordim the root word is you seeel what does mean near close. This is because there there's a closeness between the emanator and the emanations because there's no blockage. There's le you say there's less of a blockage whereas in the world of Bria in the world of creation as the Ramban says that's where Yeseshim begins exilo which brings along with it the concept of helm of concealment. So over there we have a bore and a nra. A creator and a creation. A borra. There's a far distance between the two. Whereas in the world of which we're talking about now there there isn't that that level of of of Helm. Nevertheless, we still have two ideas. We have the emanator and the emanations. If they are one and the same, you wouldn't have the two. So that's why it says inima, it says that there still needs to be what's called an intermediary. Amamut what's the intermediary between the two the crown and the explains I mean explains it has within itself the the um the lowest level of the source of emanation And at the same time it also has with itself the source of emanation. That's the virtue of this intermediary is divided into two images or two faces. One is called old days and the other one's called the alf alf. Alf is an acronym for ain long faces. Okay, meaning also means removed. We learned it earlier. There's a level in Kesser that's removed from the emanations and there's a level in Kesser that extends itself in its way to Kesser to to to the emanations. So therefore Kesser is the appropriate immediate intermediary between the emanator and the emanation. Let's see what he says before we the level the higher level of. So if you if you're taking notes and writing down the in the chart in the charting of the you would have and has within itself and is and the higher level of that's the lowest level within the emanator. four and the second aspect of that becomes the source for emanations. So in other words you have within part of it which is going upward and part of it which is going downward. upward meaning to the emanator to Hashem, the infinite Hashem. And the part of is already take starting to deal with emanations. And here comes now the explanation of the to understand this to clarify it better. in since Hashem is not at all categorized by wisdom or kindness at all as is known as we said in the past. You cannot say God is wisdom or God is kind. That's heresy because then you're limiting Hashem just to wisdom or just to kindness. God also has God is everything and God also has and so since the a that aspect of God's infinity transcends and it transcends therefore in order for the infinite God to invest itself into wisdom and requires what's called a contraction who al how is that through an intermediary and this is what we call the willpower but the will of God It ascended in God's mind kind of metaphorically speaking the creation of wisdom and determinations God said had said at a certain point you know what I want now I want wisdom and I want 10 aminations and as soon as it ascended in God's thought immediately they were created and they were incorporated in God's will and through God's will they are later drawn from concealment to revelation for the actual creation of the power of the faculty of wisdom and actuality This is what we call the emanation of wisdom. The concept of bina the second of the 10 emanations and then all of them were were they didn't exist in they came into existence only when god decided this is a quote from the when it ascended in the god's that he wants he wants So as soon as God wants something it happens by us it's not that way from will there needs to be another step to implement for it to happen by Hashem the Hashem is not lacking past present and future. So as soon as it ascended by God it was created but it requires the ascension ascension we're in. and once a descendant in God's divine will that he wants they happened and now gives a a parable to explain this. Let's see. Take for example by a person or when a person desires a c a certain wisdom his soul will be drawn to it to think about it in great depth I just had this I'm just I just had it and have it now I decided I don't know why but how it came to me actually while I was swimming on Sunday under the water came to ME THAT I SHOULD WRITE A BOOK ABOUT RABBI Cook Rabbi Cook and Kabad that was that ascended in my will and from there it it drove me and drives me now to create this book that's what is Okay, you want to you come up with a certain idea certain that will creates that your soul is drawn [clears throat] it towards it. Right? You know exactly. You have an idea. You have an idea. You want to you want to draw something or you want to you want to bring out something. So first you need the idea. Once you have the idea then it draws your soul. You get excited etc. Let's go further. [laughter] What about not art for not a book for me but let's say mathematics science I'm sorry I'm not interested now in pursuing mathematics and science but it's a it's a it's a wisdom thank you very much or medicine I see velver [snorts] doctors but Sorry [clears throat] I don't have any desire to know about um immunotherapy right which I you know someone had recently and it went do I understand all the details of imunotherapy ABSOLUTELY NOTEM THEN IT worked fascinating didn't require chemotherapy but immunotherapy much easier on the body and there was no growth both and etc etc but it doesn't draw me okay so in other words just because I have an interest in one it has nothing to do with another let's CONTINUE you see the word the word is a real good word it means in Yiddish we say the wordish it has a gishmak in it that's It's a Yiddish word in Hebrew it's desire passion. HE HAS NO GISHMACH in it. If you have no gishmach in it, you won't really understand comprehend it. It's so true. You have to have a here he uses the word. In other words, when you have a to a certain thing, it brings about the understanding the deep he uses the word the deep understanding of it. But if you just do it because you need to do it for whatever reason, you want to do it but really don't you want to. IN OTHER WORDS, OKAY, it would be good to know about this as well. You know, I don't want to sound like a fool and when I'm talking to others, SO I'LL BROWSE a little bit. That's not what we're talking about. Then you don't really got you don't really have it. It's very cursory. It's very uh you know, fleeting. It's a little information, you know, but you know, he says he won't comprehend it so much. Nimsa what what we have from this PARABLE it is the faculty of the willpower that causes the revelation of the other faculties from their state of concealment. This these words are a truism and we live life this way. If you are motivated to something within it will reveal you'll see it it'll trigger so many different faculties in you within you that it'll be amazing I see it know you know you know as a writer you get writer's block sometime and and that brings about certain um what the word I'm want whatever it's like you know you're stuck you're stuck Then when the roten kicks in all of a sudden you're not stuck anymore. What happened? Because the roten is there. Do you understand? And this is an important question each and every one have to ask ourselves. What is our realen? But this is for what is our real desire? You know what I'm saying? And if you can hone in on what your real desire is and and go with it in that area, you you you'll accomplish tremendous and and you're unstoppable and you'll give the world something that is unique. I'm just uh so this idea of Rab Cook and Kabad I've spoken now to the biggest professors you know in in maritis bar he university on and on brandise no one no one wrote such a book you know they heard a story here a story story there I'm just saying they have their cup of tea to understand the of Rabbi Cook and and we you know on and on I'm just saying that a person needs to find their calling a very important within what you're doing and that's your what what what's the word in English your niche right that's your and and when you tap into that you're first of all you're elated you're happy you're exciting you know what I'm thing, but when you're not on that when you're not there, and [clears throat] there are plenty of times we are not there for whatever reason, that's when it's downtime. And it's [clears throat] very important. We have counselors here and professionals. It's very important to encourage people to find what's their calling. Very, very important. You know, my father may be well taugh t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t taught us growing up, you know, as a European Jew. What do you mean? I've told you this. You're waiting for the right job. Get out there and paint paint streets, carry milk, uh, clean the garbage. You got to bring HOME PARNOSA TO YOUR FAMILY. One second, right? And as true as that is, but there's also there's also the it's important at a certain time to hone in on what what talks to you and to pursue that as well. Yes, he >> I just wanted to mention to you that um in I think it's a safer saf uh there's a fascinating chapter contrasting Kabad and Raf Cook. >> Okay. Uh you would doing me a big favor if you get me a link to that. You'll do me a good favor. I I just don't have a library here. [laughter] >> Uh okay. I'll >> if you if you can, but I'll I'll I'll I'll look it up. >> Saffron. Okay, that's very very important for me. Thank you for that reference. So many so many special good things come out of this year. It's unbelievable. I'm serious. Okay, this the side benefits of learning, you know, is is is tremendous. Let's go further. Right? He used the word before. Now he switches to the word pleasure. Now listen to this. Look how careful he words through the pleasure within the will. Okay. So we're speaking now about two things. Yes. Misha. I'm sorry. >> I'm sorry. Just do you. See, it's interesting. You before said that, which is Hebrew obviously, is the same as gishmak, but I always thought gishmach in Yiddish is in a way like oneshik means, right? You want something, you have a desire, but but gishmach is like, you know, it's like that felt great. But I I is gishmach in Yiddish is you really isn't that more like on? >> No. Yes. Yes. But the the last two lines he's not talking about. He's talking more about and that's why he can that's why he wraps it up now with the words only. >> Okay. I'm just saying okay forgive me. I'm just saying because you you said earlier when we the last line here when it says the word you had mentioned it's like I'm just saying I >> well well I I I mean that's that's my uh my uh gift to yank the way I you know but let's take a look here in the English just curious desire right desire so what's desire more will or pleasure >> well desire Desire's will. Desire's will. I have a strong desire that I want to try to understand this. It's not it's not easy for me and I don't necessarily get an immediate out of it because it's really hard for me >> it [laughter] but for me it's really hard. So I'm saying but I have a to do it. >> Uhhuh. Okay. I I'll I'll I'll accept your good good >> Okay. [clears throat] >> Let's go back through the the pleasure the on that's invested in your will. Then it brings forth the hidden faculties. So again this is a auditional point that it's not enough to have a desire. In other words, if you have a rat only a desire or will it it won't necessarily bring the uh the faculties that are hidden within yourself to come out and for you to succeed in that particular area. And the question is always is the chicken before the action it always is which comes before okay that's another discussion discussed a lot in this I don't want to go into it now the the I don't want to go into details but the answer is you have to have the rot is first then comes the tuk The level of the first level of Kesser called the old days. This is a an experience of what we call superal pleasure. The king Hashem is kind of playing with himself. Excuse the um the language in the in unfortunately we have you know today a messed up system but Hashem is pleasuring himself playing with himself making himself happy you know so that that is called and this is the lower level of the emanator. It is not yet a source for to create emanations and therefore SAYS the term used in EO is he removes might mountains. This level of godliness is removed and separated from the superal days of the world of the which is the is the source of the worlds to come six days. God made the heavens. Nevertheless, from there is an investment of of an emanation into the lower level of which is called the long faces for that God pleasures and desires the creation. of the lower worlds of and this level of this is called the source of the emanations and this is now a second meaning to the word right how do you say a copy is associated with the concept of copying from book to book. You actually draw some something into. Now he gives you some more within you have two names of God. The name of 45 which is Ma and the name of 52 which is banius. Oh, we have now the inner aspect of atik and we have the external aspect of shab boy. We're going to stop here cuz too much kabala in one day will overwhelm us. It's so good that you're honest because honesty is the best policy. It's hard. It's hard not just for you. It's hard for me. It's hard for everybody. But if it's brought we don't do skip it. I told you right. I was once asked to learn with someone to ferish from the and he says he wants to learn BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO LEARN. No problem. What do you want to learn from? Okay. We got two. We start learning. Oh. Oh, we have to skip these line. Why? It's okay. D another line. We have to skip this line. Basically, he skips most of the page. I said, "My friend, I love you, but I can't learn with you." Inabad, we're taught we don't skip the if it's brought down in a from any you learn it. You try your best to understand it. So, what you're doing, Mosa, is the way goes about it. There are things that are difficult, things that you're talking about. It's a whole different rewiring of the brain in addition to knowing you know these cabalistic ideas and levels and all that. It's a whole different rewiring. It's not a piece of talmud, you know, one ox scoring another ox 50% or 100%. That's another le. It's not mus. It's explaining in this case cabalistic concepts to ultimately understand what chuva is. You understand? Otherwise, you don't need the said you you don't need you want open the ram it tells you what chuva is open ra which is mus but when you learn and and and you and you keep on trucking and you just keep on going and you don't give up at the end of the day you'll have uh how should I say this you'll have a richer understanding and ultimately more of a willingness to do chuva and you'll understand WHAT TRUTH IS ABOUT. And it's not just, you know, uh I'm a nice boy. Anyway, we'll see everyone tomorrow. Z got to go. Bye-bye.