Infinity: How, what, when and one's ability to live this way - Rabbi Chaim and

so we're learning this Today Chapter 48 starting it's on page which is across page 132 so it's page 133 but in the Hebrew uh it's s so the alterb in the previous chapter two chapters spoke about a love that a person develops for Hashem analogous to what King Solomon says in Proverbs the face of man mirrors itself when he looks at Water the reflection back is the face of man so too every Jew has an innate hidden love for God Almighty that it's kind of an automatic if you allow your face to to reflect itself on God this is the concept of of chapter 46 known as and that's why when mosha drer feels uh you know love towards uh Rabbi dolphin's family Rabbi dolphin and brookin feels it and when RAB doin feels love towards mha mha feels it so in other words it's something but but but you have to feel that you have to work towards that it's not like you could you wake up in the morning and it's automatic it's not automatic there needs to be a trigger what's the trigger the trigger is a par a powerful Parable that the that the alter rebbi gave in chapter 46 just as a king who is very Mighty and very exalted and very special comes to a person who is very very uh despicable in their behavior and very unclean and and and un kempt and everything else and picks him up on the filth and dresses them up and puts them together and says come come with me and takes him out and makes a men out of him so that's the parable and I just made it brief but there are many details so two God lowers himself an morally speaking because God doesn't you know higher or lower is all a a definition and God is beyond definitions but in the world of definitions we we use the word god lowers himself to this world to pick us up from our Schmutz what was our Schmutz in Egypt when we began as a nation we were spiritually unfit we were immersed in idolatry we were following the Egyptian culture the Nile River was our God because it gave water to to to Egypt and it gave which gave um agriculture which gave gave food and life so we worship the the Nile River like the Egyptians did Etc and all of that so God says regardless regardless of your your your transgression and your iniquity and and and how far you've gone from realizing that it's who you are I pick you up and I bring you back that was what we learned yesterday in chapter 47 now in chapter 48 which we're about to get begin here Del starts dealing with philosophical idea ideas how God who's infinite and beyond Infinity does this that in other words we you just told me that just as God lowers himself and picks up that the person picks us up so to each and every one of us when we reflect upon the other person how special the Jew is how special the person is and we don't look at their outer trimmings their their face and their hair and their body but we look at the soul and from the soul perspective we're all one and that evokes a feeling of love for from us to them and so they reciprocate automatically the question now is which he starts tackling in 48 is how does God do that if God is infinite how can he beyond Infinity how can he restrict himself and and limit himself to deal with a situation that is very limiting that's the question that he addresses in chapter 48 okay let's go means the person who has means intelligence and who doesn't have intelligence everyone has Intelligence I don't care who you are every single person was given intelligence by God Almighty if if he or she is born on Earth you have intelligence but B the you the person with intelligence needs to reflect needs to meditate needs to take time for thought if you don't do that you can have intelligence and be the most decrepit person most ignorant person why you haven't used your intelligence so when the person with intelligence will use their intelligence and what would they think about not about the upcoming Super Bowl but about something else they're going to reflect on how great and awesome God is for the name of God which is means Adam which means no limit in infinite bar means blessed be God the name itself self denotes now for a moment let me explain what he's saying here there's two ways of is I want you to use your cup there are two ways of understanding when we say God is a God is infinite does it mean that the the the emanation from God is limited but it comes from an that's one way of understanding it or is it does it mean that the emanation itself the ray the the the is the Hebrew word the illumination itself is a is infinite so drb says here in chapter 48 when we use the name we mean that the emanation the illumination itself is is infinite not only does it come from Infinity but what comes out of it what comes out of the godhead is infinite and this is very fascinating andus explains this in the terms of the two following words and terms and ideas or and both mean influence or means energy light illumination which illuminates and influences the world she means giving some giving giving something to impact the difference is shefa one of the difference shefa is like a a student AR AET a teacher and a student the teacher who knows so much more than the student has to constrict his knowledge for the benefit of the student so what amount of knowledge comes from the teacher to the student a limited amount we call that shefa the virtue of shefa is it's catered towards the student but it's not Limitless it's not infinite on the contrary it's very finite or so basically basically it's basically the opposite of simp no it's no very much no it's it's no it is it is Sim Tsum it is Sim Tsum the teacher is mam the teacher restricts and limits his knowledge in giving information to the student yeah that's what I meant I'm saying the opposite of that is that has no oh oh yes wait so and then we have the concept of or energy it's that right now I see the sun outside the the sun didn't ask me should I shine on the garbage pales outside no The Sun Shines and it shines everywhere where it shines whether you're prepared or not it makes no difference it's shining it illuminates so or on the on on one hand or on one hand does not take into consideration the recipient I don't ask you how how should I shine upon you I shine The Sun Shines okay how you receive it if it makes you too hot or too cold or too comfortable or uncomfortable that's your choice and that's your your how you deal with it so the Sun the the the the analogy used Inus very much all over or implies a uh a release of God's energy in a way that does not take into consideration who it's being released to but God says I'm shining right anyone that is in the way of that shine feels the shine what's the kind of negative of that the negative is it can be very too overpowering so if it's it's it's 95° in Tel Aviv in the summer and it's humid everyone's running to the beach okay it's boiling hot okay so in other words the the the the r doesn't take into consideration but at the same time the or shines shef takes into consideration the recipient so shefa is more guarded so that's the difference listen to the words I'm using now whether we have a limitless or Infinite Energy illumination or we have a limited illumination so that's the difference between or and shef Al says here when we talk about or and we talk about or and S A light an illumination coming from the infinite God a this light is that look at his words as its name so it is what does that mean that it itself is a it itself self is infused and is infinite not only does it come from Infinity what would be this this is an example that the that the recipient of the light is been so has been so impacted that the recipient becomes infinite not only does the recipient reflect Infinity but the recipient is infinity and and this is explained further it's because the following words in concept the light the illumination the reflection is similar to the illuminary where it comes from what does that mean what does that mean that means that the illuminary The Source the mocker is infinite right it's more it's illuminary so since one second should listen because don't think about the question now listen to the concepts because they you break it up the the the the luminary the mar the source of light is all light is all energy is all illumination you cannot strip it from illumination but you would think that what comes out of it the result has its finite position and it's somehow adapts to Infinity so therefore it would be orof would mean the light which is finite comes from a but the light itself the reflection is is is finite says the AL here the second line chapter 48 no means that it's a the illumination itself that's the amazing thing is infinite and why he doesn't say here why but I'm I'm talking it out I'm explaining it why because in the scenario of or and more light illumination and and illuminary the light is May it's similar to the mo it has a it has an ingredient of infinity in itself yes M now what you want to say I was just going to say that uh in previous myar that we've learned from the reats I remember that this concept of the I remember that I I believe we we we we touched on this yeah could be yeah could be yeah but but this is the source Tanya is the source of the the the the Bible of of of is T so the fascinating thing is that in these very few words Mish Mish there are hundreds and maybe thousands of pages of on these few lines and what we're going to learn further this chapter 48 is the um the chapter that addresses very deep philosophical uh ideas discussed in and even discussed later which you guys have learned I believe I don't me know just think some of you had a I'm going to learn God willing after we finish the first section but this is this is opened up elaborately in but in the I just want to to point it out to you that in these very few po words you know cuz we're learning these words now this is what he means let's continue so the illumination itself is infinite and it it expresses its Infinity in the energy that extends itself from it with God's simple will and it's United with God's Ence stop and here too alludes to many other ideas but just one or two ideas he says why does he say a means simple God's simple will this energy is in accordance with God's will what do you mean his simple will so the question is what does the word p mean over here number two the line before he says that this this or and S which is infinite on its own the illumination is infinite so that from it extends itself it what is he what is he trying to say over here if we're talking about our illumination the illumin is coming from the more from the source so automatically we understand that the illumination is an extension from The Source the AL doesn't suffice and he says he emphasizes so what why is he trying what is he trying to say with that so briefly very briefly so when we talk about the r being infinite right there's something called his now spash in in Hebrew uh means to extend ex expand expansiveness his right now what he's trying to say over here is that this energy has a a p element of EX expansion that even in the expansion one can feel the infinity you see normally the more you expand something the less of the core is there right in other words what happens is as things are expanded the essence um is diluted diminished what he's saying here this is the is no because this or is a it itself is infinite a or in there for even in the which normally there would be a lessening of the infinity there is the infinity and that's a big Kish and you know why that is that's a novelty why CU God Hashem is the illuminary you see by a normal by by average people what we're doing in communication is not infinite we're we're finite to begin with so as we uh extend ourselves and expand ourselves normally things dwindle I'll just give you an example two people marry they fall in love they don't fall in love they develop love that that you know that right as the years go on every one of us will say that if you don't work on your marriage the marriage you usually dwindles less and less and less and he try to do this and he try to do that you know you know right why because it that's the way it works the the fire the passion that there was there at the beginning of the marriage for whatever reason dwindles so what do we need to do we need to rekindle it and that's what that's what a marriage is about not to take it for granted they say that the rebba when he went home at F 4 4:45 5:00 in the afternoon for 45 minutes and then he came back to 770 he can't he went home to have a cup of tea with his wife every day almost every day that's not a lot of time a half an hour 45 minutes but that was for them the focus and the clarity was there but even alab chb and his wife they rekindled their relationship you know and the same is true for each and every one of us there needs to be private time between a spout between spouses you know and and and and why because the tendency is for the passion and energy and illumination it dwindles and this is the this is all by us human beings by God Almighty there's no difference God doesn't need to be rekindled God is always infinite and his and his illumination is always infinite if you if you allow it and and benefit from it and get you know what I'm saying but there's no lessening of God's illumination as far as its infinite uh ingredient in the extension and the expansion of the of the illumination that's one point why he says heit now to the next Point re re just a question can I ask you a question thing yes okay I understand I understand the concept and it's a New Concept definitely A New Concept which I'm I'm trying to internalize but I I I have an obvious question every single thing about and it totally makes sense where yes when you when something can when something expands you the core is lessened and that that that isn't that's just the law of physics and I get that I understand how AEM is different but when it comes to light we know right a tiny bit of light illuminates a room the physical aspect of light right we know that fire never loses its its base you can't lessen the fire so I'm saying is that a comparison as well as is this is this the rebba is trying to in our limited amount of understanding trying to make us understand that that's basically the only thing that we could compare it to is just physical life um it's it's a very good very good point you brought up and I see it def you definitely are a candidate to go back to Yesa Yesa spent Five Years Learning deep because what you touched upon is hundreds of pages of deep um so a a excellent B the word only is is you know when we talk about these philosophical ideas is is a is a is a very uh only the only way I I I cannot say that now because I'm not I don't have it that clear in my mind my teacher AB Khan would have been able to tell you if it's only or not but but I can't but what I could say is that it definitely sounds that way and that's why because of what you said I believe that's why uses the analogy of or to explain God's influence God's has that's that's so that I could say based on what you said if I understood you correctly that is correct that is why we use this this um mush of or of light and and when you say that fire doesn't lose any so again that's what this musle points to this example of of light of fire is used to express that what you said okay now why does he say here the the light the energy extends itself all over not losing any of its core and this is God's will okay so here we have another concept and the language is the following is the is the or the illumination that comes from the illuminary is it bit is it willingly or is it kind of forced called so the first thing the in other words does the luminary the source of the light is it forced in its allowing illumination to come from it and it has no choice now Yi where he disappeared but basically in this detail there's no comparison between the mus and God and and and the parable of light why because light is forced to illuminate when in other words light shines The Sun Shines it has no say in the matter can the son M can the son decide M drer can the sun decide hey I want to only shine in Fort Lord where mha lives and and says no yeah over there yeah but in Brooklyn no sorry chap when God puts the Sun out the sun shines wherever it shines so in other words the sun is not in control of its shine that means that the sun is forced to shine God is Not forced God is in total control and not only is God in total control but God's illumination is also in control and that's a novelty the novelty is that the control that God has in deciding where or what and when not only is it in God in himself in the source in the Mar in the illuminary but also the a of God is B is completely based on the decision and willingness of God's illumination to illuminate yes yes sir so I'm not sure if we're talking about what you know or versus when we talk about it would seem that that would refer to shef instead of or in that it's directed it's directed specifically that correct that is correct in that scenario when you compare or and shefer what you said is correct okay but but but please understand that here we're in a discussion of within our itself not we're not com we're not making we're not dealing right now openly at least with or and shefa we're talking about within or itself that we need to understand and that's why Dr Reb adds the words that it's God's simple the the will of God is completely stripped of any control God is in full control and God said gives into the sh into the into the illumination I.E the or coming from the more that element to too so it's it's like it's like saying a it's like saying like this if if the illumination would want to not illuminate it could not illuminate that's aish that's a novelty the illumination comes from a source called the illuminary and once the illuminary sends out the ray the reflection the illumination you would think it's forced to illuminate so the novelty is it's not because the illumination is similar to the illuminary and just like the illuminary means which is God Almighty in his pure most pure State decides if or when it should illuminate so too the illumination has that element and that's a that's a great and that I believe is alluded to in the words that it's within the most and that's why he adds the word if not for the word you would think that God the illuminary the more is is p right but the illumination is not the illumination has a mission it has an agenda it's been told to shine to impact so it's forced and needs to do that that's the K that it that it that it carries along with it the the the willingness the the that it's where it's coming from is inserted in it and it it too has that I I believe that's the concept let's go on now if the worlds that were created that are created by God would be from the infinite light of God Bel here says without contractions but rather they would go from level to level what we call cause and effect you couldn't create such a world as the world as we know it now in a limited way where there is uh from the from the Earth to this to the heaven to the to the sky it takes it says 500 years and all these limitations even the superal world the world to come and the Chamber of the souls the point being if not for um if not for the if the if the worlds would come from or in a way of cause and effect then there would be gradations and limitations and guess what you would never be able to have a physical world cuz the physical world the physical world does have um is the anti antithesis of godliness we all just see we just see nature so what his point being is that creation of the world as we know it today has in itself an element of infinity and because of that that element of infinity infinity creates ex nilo yes if it would have been a matter of cause and effect this world would never be able to be because it's too dark and dim and it does not reflect any of God outwardly at least so how can it exist and this is a very interesting idea here because usually we we explain it otherwise we explain that God limited is infinity in order to create the world that's also true but that's not the point he's making here the point he's making here I believe is that there needs to be in this world an element of of in in Infinity for it to exist and that's how he how he connects it to what he says before that you should know that even the illumination the the emanation of God which you would think as it expands becomes less and less it has an element of infinity in it in itself is infinite so therefore this is the this is the outcome nature itself is Supernatural what we see as Nature has an element of God in it of the infinite God and therefore we have a relationship from a natural perspective to God Almighty and this is very important for the average person to understand and think about because otherwise you know what you conclude look God is somewhere and God has Celestial beings and angels and souls and that's his domain that's his comfort level but us here we're the you know the drebs you know we're the sentiment to the barrel bottom of the barrel of of of good wine you know we're the little and fil who are we what so that's why says no you have it all wrong that in this world in the world of nature there's Infinity so you have a caser you have a connection we have a connection to the ins and that's a very very uh you know power it's a powerful important thought that the nature isn't just nature the Nature has imbued within it the infinite we'll continue tomorrow maybe we're going to read a little bit from the English lessons in Tanya to just make it a little more clearer tomorrow we'll see okay have a great day everyone zun yesin when you talk about the our relationship with infinite yes we're talking about regarding what what part of it is that relationship that's where it's coming from but it's it's what we're saying is that it's expressing itself in nature so when you're walking on the street and when you drive your car or when you're eating or when you in all of those Natural Things there's an element of infinity there that if you tap into it you you're in touch with that infinite so what helps you tap in is your NE kiss your Godly soul but it it needs to filter itself through the GM if it doesn't filter itself through through the physical then you're separating the nature and the supernatural because you could in other words M you the the ne is analogous to the supernatural the neis is is analogous to the natural right to te the whole idea is to make te Godly that's why the gatri of is 86 which equals the same numerical equivalent as the shim which is 86 what we're saying is that this name of God Elohim is really the backbone of nature but in the a disguise we'll talk tomorrow we'll learn tomorrow more zaz to everyone have a great day you're welcome you're welcome my pleasure byebye byebye