Hechaltzu chptr 22b- Wisdom: 2 points, to yourself, & other- 18 Kislev Chai, life-Rabbi Chaim Dalfin

So we're learning the final part of chapter 22 in the krau of the rabb. In this chapter he talks about the yud of the she mashem and he explains a very very subtle issue inis and that is that the yud itself has two ideas to it. Usually the we say it's in the it's a point a geometric flash a point and is the idea of the creative idea. So you don't have a full form. You don't really understand it. You just have an idea. But here at this chapter and especially in today's Shia last part of the chapter the Rashab finds another very important aspect to the Yud and that is there is the way the Yud is going upward and there is the Yud which isma going downward. downward mean towards us towards creation and there is the youth going upward towards precreation. So for example when we talk about a student in a classroom with a professor a teacher listening to the genius idea of the teacher and the student the teacher we learned already earlier in the chapter has to make what we call last chapter as well aims the teacher has to say to himself my objective ive here is that the student should know the information and for that I cannot overwhelm him with what I know because he won't follow. So the teacher has to make a contraction what we call a sibsum on his own understanding. Then within the contraction, he needs to find place and find a way to communicate the idea so that the student can take the idea, learn the idea, study it and develop the idea. So there's two aspects that the teacher has to do. One is in him, they're both in himself, but one is in himself. Like I said going upward one is in in himself going downward. What do I mean? ONE IS CONTRACTING HIS KNOWLEDGE. That's going upward removing himself and his knowledge. Removing himself. The purpose is that the removal itself should give a leeway for the emergence of a student. Now once we have the emergence of a student how do you what do you communicate to that student? So we say what we communicate is first a nuda an an idea once you have the idea you can develop the idea so it in today's section of the of what we're going to learn the end of chapter 22 that ashab SAYS THAT WE FIND THESE TWO these two points he also in the yud of there is the way the creative idea is going upward with up meaning removal from from from conscious mind. It's kind of going into the sup super super conscious whatever subconscious superconscious. Then there is the way the youth already starts saying hey I am still a youth. I'm still an idea but I'm a I am I am an idea for emergence. I'm not an idea for removal. I am an idea for emergence. At that very moment, that's when there is there is the the the plane the form of existence. So I call that for the youth going downward towards expansion. In the youth in the first aspect of the youth there's no there's no interest in expansion hill the interest of that youth is to to go upward to be more removed in the second aspect of the yud it's yud it's a still it's a nuda it's a point WE DON'T HAVE YET A FULL form we don't have a developed idea but what exists in the second aspect is THAT THE YOUTH SAYS to itself I'm Now I'm interested now in expansion in emergence and at that moment emergence takes place. That's what we're going to learn. Now let's look inside. Let's turn to page I guess it's 190 or 191. It's the middle of the page. Um, we are which would be the first line. I don't know if I have the right page again. Uh, it's four or five pages different than mine. It's the first line. >> 191. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. 191. The first line after the first five words after the let's read by contrast intellectually defined point of as revealed in the mind of it's revealed healed in the mind of and although it is called nothing in relation to which is the development state nevertheless it too is revealed why look what says Because in so far is it as it has become defined in a form that can later be revealed in bina. You hear that? In other words, IN THE HIGHER ASPECT OF MOSHE, there's no ability for there to be a benina later. When you're when you're in pure state of creativity in idea, all that exists in that level in that experience is idea. The the the sense of development for from that perspective doesn't exist doesn't exist. But the second aspect of of is where idea starts giving room for emergence, for expansion, for development. That means that the world of Bina is a possibility IN THE FIRST ASPECT OF there's no possibility for Bina. That's what he says. Let's continue inside. And that's why we call this the second level the dimensions of the point of that is relevant to the recipient and can be developed within his frame. This is the point of intellect that is revealed in the vessels of the mind is already relative to the power of says the first level is a point that is not yet as intellectual is not yet an intellectual entity. that may be actually grasped by the vessels of the mind to the point that can be thoroughly comprehended. Next page there's there's a quote in how very deep are your thoughts your thoughts are very deep says that I've been explaining this until this part of the verse in the verse refers to how deep how very deep are your thoughts. This refers to the levels of THE SECOND ASPECT OF WHICH IS THE WONDERS of the second aspect who I'm sorry the first aspect This is the this is what flows from what's called the the subconscious source of intelligence that lies deep within the soul bringing about insights to be grasped by the power of it is still considered not concealment. Okay. Now look what he says here. This is what we CALL IN CABABOLA within right you have all the and you also have. So he says this IS CALLED THE CROWN within which is beyond comprehension of in this chapter we learned we focused on two levels in the revelation of the point of the first level is the initial revelation in a person's mind. When the intellectual idea flows in his mind, it is like a frightening lash, simple, elusive, and undefined yet grasped within his mind. To the extent that he feels, he knows next page. He knows it. At this level, he cannot communicate it to others. He cannot even put it into words in his own mind. The second level of however of is when a con concept has been defined with an intellectual form that can be grasped as a general point. It has crystallized in the person's mind and he can begin to develop it. Nevertheless, it is it is not it is not comprehensible by be which invokes grasping the concept in detail. Thus the point of kma is an intermediate level undefined when speaking within the context of this recipients but defined when speaking about the teacher's own perception. Now since today is today is it's the last day for the because tomorrow we start the Tanya a new because it's so tomorrow but just to give you a little bit now as a teaser so it's interesting to note and I think we discussed it in the in some in the past that at the end of today it says now when should you say that today or seemingly you should say it on your test the y OF IS YOUR TEST not today your test so when we read Today's was printed at the end of the now some want to argue which is wrong that this isn't really connected to but it's kind of the conclusion of the entire book. So it's not designated for you. It's kind of in limbo. But that's wrong. It was it's printed on the in on the in the section of for so u one of the thoughts that is important here is preparation. In order to appreciate the yumptive of you need to prepare yourself. It's hard especially when it's the middle of a week like it is this year and the week just began today or you guys Sunday and everyone's coming and going and all that but there's no question that if you focus and you prepare yourself then the the day of your is more meaningful. So yes, there have been an urchin since already last Thursday night. I think the summer program and and Vel told us told me that there was a faban in Cologne I think yesterday already which is wonderful but as a something that is equal for everyone it's the day before right right it's not the the the week of week of is a different energy and Yes are preparing us for that matter the entire is preparing ourselves. So there are stages there's the we come closer there's the week of and then there is same same thing as with and I was able to take my haircut within 30 days of right so um the whole month is for me and for others that focus that way a preparation So although usually I take it this week my haircut but I had so much hair and it was disturbing me and it was a that I took it off within the 30 days. So it's a cute little uh you know joke but there's some truth to it. In other words there's focus and we get closer. So we could say I'm trying to explain that the Rebba put in our Reb is the one I think that put it in on the days you know the Reb was the one that collected all of this information from his father-in-law for the but he the Reb was the one who put the particular saying and to that particular day I don't know truth be told I'll ask Rabbi Zelixen maybe he knows because he was you know Mr. he wrote, you know, and had responses with the Reb. These words if those if those words were inserted by the or by it just as I'm talking I'm thinking I'd like to find that out if we could find that out. It'd be from a very important point. But but be that as it may, what is the content of this on is Kai is life and life the life of of of is today. Although the Reb Rashab wrote in this famous letter in 1901 when he wasn't in Leavich forkis and and and the and the were devastated that Rasha because of his health traveled he was away I heard from someone like 28 consecutive years for for many months during the the winter particular because of health and also maybe the summer. So Utasis is the is the is is the is the is Kabad's big day since the alterb since 1798. So you know you Rashab couldn't make it. He he wasn't well enough and he had to remain in wherever he was. So he wrote a letter and this letter became like the kind of bible of utesis and in this letter tomorrow we'll talk about another part of the letter that he calls it we'll talk about that tomorrow but another aspect he says there in the beginning on this day light and vitality and energy has been given to to us and this has been discussed by the Raim especially the his talks and Mashiam for years said yeah over 100 years right now that's on you that is saying that on this day through the Balatana re redemption from the Tisa from jail and what that represented the the the vindication and solid and and solidifying that his approach of is not only valid but the right approach because the way the previous Reb explains it based on his rabbis etc it is that there was a there was a decree on high on the alter for publicizing in a manner of and we know this to be true because some of the alterba's contemporaries were against that namely Kaliser of who later moved to Taria who's buried there he didn't go to his caver in the old cemetery in Taria and Raba Abra stormed against the alterb wrote letters and the alterbas responded refuted him in in letters and we have the the bulk of their letters. We have them and it's made a a tomb of of of books by academics initis Moshalamish from I think Benoria from from Telug University and then a few of the other professors entire works that are based on this this these letters. So you see that there was a in other words axe means from on high but I'm showing you that even from below on earth there was disagreement and then comes and alter's life is spared and is spared because you know that the the accusation and attack of the of snag on alter It wasn't just on the alterb. It was on Kleen. It was onidus. And I say this every year and I say it again. That's why I it be it I just don't understand why all don't celebrate because this was a vindication foridistoidis not just yes it's true. True. The alterba was the only one that was brought to Petersburg in the fortress and in the jail and everything else. That's true. But but the the the the accusation and and the imprisonment was for onidus not just and nevertheless none of the rebas made a big deal about that except that it's the yard of the holy market which is That's a separate idea. A very big idea, but it's a separate idea. We're not talking here about your site. Anyway, be that as it may, that's what I told you now is historically correct, you know, and and why it is, no one no one knows that. and we go on but just going back to the that today it's about it's a it's a it's living in other words if you go into that it's a living thing and this is what I'm thinking about think about here we are uh how many years is it 227 years I believe since Utes right and you have to ask yourself a question is this a living reality or is it somewhere a relic in a museum you know you have to ask yourself this question and looking at this uh this summer program we here in America get I mean these clips I'm not even talking about the music festival that's that's you know that doesn't turn me on I mean that's nice but I'm talking about 800 or thousand people taking a test inas that is real. That's not just a concert. That's learning. What we do all year learning, that's learning. A concert's a different thing and it's very important and it touches people in a certain way that's very special and I'm not minimizing that. But when we talk about the the study of and you you all know from learning seriously that's what that's why you endeavor you take the time it's it's a whole it opens a whole dimension of thinking that that is that is very important. Yes. Hill >> what what's the con what's the test that you're referring to I'm not >> they they this organization to Torres Kabad liot which is is is a program throughout the year where they they provide study material in many yeshivas some lit yeshivas of kabadat Tanya, whatever. And then I think once a year now before they have a major test and they give him money and prizes and things like that. Maybe Mosa knows more details. >> Call yourself a >> what >> a certified. If you pass, you get to call yourself a certified >> and certified. No, but but but but but really you guys, you know, you know, even though I I I know I I know the culture, the anti-asidus culture that existed once, you you can't imagine what that culture was. Okay? And I'm talking about my time. I imagine YOU SEE FROM THAT KALISK, HE WAS AGAINST IT. 227 YEARS AGO, HE WAS AGAINST IT. So this is a a major breakthrough. Now I'm not saying that in Ponovich they're learning Tanya as part of the curriculum. I didn't say that. But the fact that they're that that that that in certain yeshivas and many Yeshivists may mainly probably has their yeshivas misrai yeshivas they're they're learning seriously is is exactly what the alter for gave HIS LIFE FOR 227 YEARS. So that's living. It's really living. And I said to my we my friends and I we have a group of chat. I said it PUTS US TO SHAME HERE IN AMERICA. It it it I mean and in fact in in Boro Park they started such an organization emulating what they do in Kavad and it's taken off. It's really taken off where in in in in other non other other is nonabad they're giving they're learning and they're learning things and they're having tests they're not they're not becoming this is not the objective of this program it's to learn yes >> I just want to say I'm I'm going there And I'm going to Sama tonight. >> Beautiful. >> I'm looking forward to the the energy that's there. It's unbelievable the energy that's there. It's to see all these all the different types of people together. It's >> I agree. I I agree with you. And you know, maybe next time arrange to take a group. I mean, it's it's I I wish I could be there. I'm here. You know what I'm saying? You know, I see it on the screen. It it it it's really something to to you know there's one thing intellectual arguing then when you when you see it like what you come in and you SEE THIS WITH YOUR eyes it's Rab by Mashia he was there one of the last years before he passed on and he tested the boys and he was he was overwhelmed 800 boys taking a test and I think it WAS A GARUGA WHICH we learned we know how difficult it The point is this is this is select select. IT'S IT'S ALIVE. It's alive. Oh, when you come in with this tavis into it's a it's a positive experience. Very positive. And all the arguments and all the narish guy just it's it's ridiculous because like we say this is in the bank. This is in the bank. It doesn't mean you're becoming aid if you're a lit You're a lit and a fighting and a bell and a and a stolen. But learning this seriously, you know, we we struggle through some things difficult in but that's exactly what the what what whatever wanted and he took the and and and it was for all. So it's a it's really a great yumpt but if we don't take today's day to think about it you're driving you know as you're driving like what is this one day it's like you know Khan is this coming YOU KNOW what is this day you know they they say a joke is the day when the satel titlebound was um was liber liberated from I think Oshvitz or whatever was saved, right? He he argued he said based on whatever that we really don't know the ways of the in other words a LOT OF THE STUFF THAT MAKE UP ARE BABA MISES baloney I don't want to go into it the rebuttes cried his HEART OUT FOR AN HOUR it's online you should listen to the and the rebba said he hemp this this is the and the reb was for surely responding to the satb's words okay an idea and it was a very very uh emotional fab that particularly but so the joke is I've heard this in the shoes here says was born says we it it died on the 20 ON THE 25TH FIRST OF when he celebrates he said there's no so really how how you only celebrate one day he says he says so they both agree about one day it's a poor joke it's a real poor joke yes >> you tell me recently that uh when in the when the crown Heights riots took place that some came to help kind of protect the streets. >> Yes. >> And so somebody asked them, "What are you guys do doing? You guys been fighting with them all the time." And he said and they said, "Uh, they said I can fight with my brother, but if somebody else picks on him, then I got to show up." >> Yes. Very true. Very true. So we'll continue tomorrow more. But uh so at least we're going into this. Everyone should have a good year to study in the ways of be written in engraved you, your family, your children, grandchildren, all our families. And we should be to see Msiah. Now have a great day. Byebye everybody. Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. You're welcome. Bye-bye. >> Thank you.