Tanya Shaar HaYichud, chptr 7 #1- Higher & Lower Unity: Reconciling Independence & Subordination

so good day we're learning sh on page 162 beginning to chapter 7 the in the introduction to chapter one he said that the purpose of sh the portals of unity and faith is to explain that the this the site the the statement in the which says we say it's called higher unity and when we say that it's a reference to what we call lower unity and he went he went ahead the first six chapters to explain to us that the creation is from hem and it's a constant creation and it's specifically X yes and not yes something from something rather something nothing and that Elohim Tsum is as much as of of Hashem as which is Gilly Revelation that's in a very very brief nutshell what we've learned till now so now in chapter 7 he returns to the opening statement let's go right into it P Z and what I'm going to do is I'm going to read a lot of text and uh then summarize as we as we you know continue but we're going to read a lot of text in the next week because it's a very long chapter and I'd like to finish it this week with this we will also understand with this referring to theim the name of go judge God which refers to judgment and restriction and simp is just as much of Hashem as is as the name of this will clarify what's written in the Holy that the verse is a reference to Upper Unity higher Unity lower Unity why is that because the letters is is really the word one when you re exchange letters briefly since the letters V and Alive come from the same place in in the letter system called um letters that are connecting letters Al if um V Etc therefore we have a right to exchange them and so too the letters and come from are called gutural letters we have a right to exchange them and the doll Remains the Same so it's brought in that is really except it's it's in a it's a different format in in a lower format but really it's the same through the system which we call exchange of letters so the question now is why do we need this idea why do we need to know words what is saying that when says we see this in the actual word ofma the last word being V and the actual word of I'm sorry and the actual word being so the last word of and the last word of although they are different and sound different really they're the same in the system called exchange of letters but the way they are in sh is there in meaning Unity Oneness and the way they express which is the higher Unity the way they express themselves and the lower Unity is through both but both systems are God both systems are unity of God and and the difference will be explained as we continue now discussed early in chapter six all about the the reason why [Music] wanteded theer of the world so that the world should appear to be independent on its own thec tackling the same another idea the same in another idea the idea of Independence is there Independence to the universe or not the says hasem wanted it should appear that there's independence from his perspective he wanted there should be a world that seems to be separate from asem so that we should reunited with God if the world bar would be apparent that it's one with hasem even in the most in the revealed way we wouldn't have what to do our job is to reconnect the per the separation with let's [Music] continue it's known now the question is why did want that so it's known the ultimate purpose for creation the word is G is very important for the re ation of God's kingship in other words like this when we say is Sir that that that Hashem wanted the world to to seem to be separate so that we should reunite it that's to express Hashem his Gus of hasem if we say hypothetically that wasn't the will of God the world would the world would exist in a spiritual level in a spiritual level it's like the ray of the sun within the the sun Globe there is a ray of a sun but it's not felt it's not present it's not doing its job but it's there so it's not that there wouldn't be a world there would be a world but it be a world of wants Mas should be a world of G of materiality of cality in which separation and dependence seems to be on its own and contrary to Hashem and it's over there hasem wants us to make a da a home for him as he explains now further when we talk about aem's K kingship kingship Mal a m doesn't become a m unless there's a nation but it doesn't says I don't mean just a nation I mean the type of nation pet also comes from the word fading like coals that are fading that are not glowing in a parent that do fire within the coals want wants separate things and strange things and distant things with from the virtue of the of the king andem wants all those things that seem to be foreign and strange and distant from the King and they they themselves should Crown God as king so it's not just that a a king doesn't become a king of if you don't have if you don't have people to crown him as king that we know it's the not just the quantity it's the quality what type of people what type of items items that are that it's it it fades it hides it conceals the fire the commitment and they themselves should ultimately make the commitment this is still the parable for if even if the king would have many children lots of children you couldn't you can't use the you can't use the word the concept of kingship the king is a king over his children you're not a king over your children you're a father over your children what about a king being a king over ministers says the AL no then you wouldn't use the term King either ra rather when only when is a king called a king when there's an abundance of people who are who are far right we have that idea with the abundance of people comes the beautification of the King right you can have a she with two people three people you can have a sheer with 100 people whenever there's an abundance of people to celebrate a Godly event it's called the the faith of the king the king is beautified in the most hidder way through having many people but it's not just many people quantity Wise It's many people quality wise meaning that they themselves are very distant and only them can it be a king So a Bel what does it really mean says the not only that you you can't be a over your kids and over ministers you'll never become a king cuz they're either too close to you or they don't have appreciation or whatever the case you need to have servants subjects not only is it in the literal sense but also what type of servants meaning servants that feel distant and separated and they they recognize finally the greatness Of You the King they call you King Contin [Music] what is the name of hasem that denotes kingship this idea who shame adus you know when we read the how do we read the we read the with what does D mean lordship not kingship lordship what is lordship in in in simple English Dominion control what does it mean you are the master of the universe what do you mean the master like a master over servants you control you're the boss says th when the shame the name of that which denotes this idea of of of of control of me of is the name of of lordship for is the master of the entire Earth and for what do we understand for this attribute the shame this name of they create it cre they create and they sustain this physical world that the world is the world we have it now yes what is that the world is a a an independent it's a feels it s for a something the and it feels itself as separated it own from God and it feels itself that it is not a its existence to God now the top of P for if you take away this attribute the shame of Mal the sh and this name of God of the world will revert to its source God's word and it would be a world but it would be nullified in it of its existence completely CL and we couldn't call it a world when we say y the world world the word the word also comes from Helen concealment it wouldn't be concealed it'll be a to its creator just like the ray of the sun within the sun Globe is a know to the sun Globe the category and the name it refers specifically when you have the concept of PL and the concept of time what is Place referred to East West s North DM South Milo M upward downward that's and what is time past present and future so that is the ga that's the the the condition of a world is place the four sides of the world up and down and time all these things all these levels they don't have relevance to the higher holy attributes rather they find expression only in the attribute of God's kingship itself there in you could sayem is a king above ad is a king below to no end so God is a king to the for SES God is a king in time over time God was King God is King God will be king stop what do we understand for all this that the energy of the of the place and the energy of time [Music] and its creation it's creative force from something to nothing the and it's existence as long as it exist it comes from this is the point and it comes from that name of God that's from is from the name they couldn't be if Y is is shining and reveals itself it it doesn't allow for M it doesn't allow for M it creates something but the creation is a spiritual creation hasem wanted physical creation for that he uses the name the mid of malus and the name of of lordship of yeah however says don't think that theid kingship which which accepts and understands and wants a world don't think that it's um disperate from its source it's not it's also connected it's also it's also United as as we will explain soon also place and time which malus and and adus give create and sustain are in comparison to their Source they're like the analment of the of the Sun B in the sun globe and this is expressed we have a concept called sh The Exchange Shame Shame there's a concept another system of of of letters and words in the called sh and that you could exchange one name for the other so there's a concept called the exchange of the name ref referring to lordship with the name why this denotes it transcends time it's all past present and future within one second greater than space creates all of space all of above and below and all of the four sides so what are we saying that's the shil he say when you exchange which is lordship which means there is a place for there is PL time and space and there is separation but when when its source is heard felt which is the then it's like the exchange of and the world could not emerge and be the way it's now even though transcends space and time time and space I be nevertheless who need find himself below also Below in in place space and time takes his of and has it unit itself from it should come should be drawn and come and create this is the concept of lower Unity right says gave us a very elaborate explanation what is is God but it's the way God gives place for time and space that's why we call it lower lower means that it's but how is it through T through giving recognition to the reality of of time and space and look what it says in the brackets that would be the concept of turn to page 164 that would be just the opposite that's where you make an exchange from yut V and and allowing ad lordship to be the the the more present felt Godly energy so there in in in takes a back seat you hear this in Upper unity means takes the front seat and which is separation takes the back seat hence it's called upper higher unity and lower Unity is just the opposite continue infinite infinite God fills the entire world within time and space is in heaven is filled with God's Infinity in an equal way and so it's so that hem is found on Earth and below the Earth is found present in the heavens above why how how because everything is the SP God it's SP plac that's nullified to Infinity of God that invest itself through the ATT which is United how so the question is if God's presence is felt how then how then emerges separation so he says again the attribute of malus is where tum takes place contraction and restriction V and concealment over there it conceals the Infinity of God for the purpose so that time and space should not be entirely from its existence if that were the case there would be no time and space but in existence in other words here's the point you can't say that time and space begins on Earth that's what he's saying here very deep point is time and space begins in God and because it begins in God in hasem therefore it express itself later under the right conditions on Earth but the concept of time and space is already a reality in concept inem so the difference between is where time and SP space is not given expression and time and space is given expression but both are part of the that's a very important Point people learn for years they don't understand this they don't they don't they don't realize that this is the it's not the that there's no it he saying lower as soon as you say as soon as you say Unity it's Unity with God so the question is if if if you if it's United with God how does the world exist so the answer is it's a it's that part in God that gives place for time and space how through but but but but from the perspective of hasem there's no difference between when when does the diff when does the difference become apparent and important from our perspective that we exist but from the's perspective you're both are one of the same one is you understand from our perspective there's a major difference hey you allow me to exist you allow the world to exist so we take this as the only existence the reality and we make a big deal about it so then teaches us you should know that this is only there something called but's perspective are really one of the same just one manifest it this way want manifest it that way based on what we just said you will understand it says quote we say this part of it in the morning I am God I haven't changed pre-creation and post creation there is no difference in Pre creation so God is alone and the only only reality after the world was creation you are the same one who pre-creation and we say you're the same God after the world was created there's no difference in God's Essence not only isn't there listen to this now Dr is not going a step further not only there no difference in God's Essence there's no difference in God's knowledge Okay so now we're going away a moment from God's Essence to God's knowledge seemingly in knowledge there's a difference the knower the knowing and the known and there's three separate things that's what we're going to talk about now let's look inside why is there no difference even in God's knowledge because hasem in knowing himself he knows all creatures everything's from him and is in existence to him in him he is the knower he is the known he the [Music] information says this idea the mouth doesn't have the power to say it the ear cannot hear it and the heart of man cannot understand it well why his Essence and his knowledge is all one from every side with all aspect of unity's knowledge is not an adjunct an additional thing to his Essence as it is by man the knowledge of man is is an addition to who the essence of man is and the knowledge is a comp C it within man it's not man it's an element of man we call that M It's a combination combined added and to man and he says take for example when a person learns and he knows he knows something he has it next page H so his intellectual soul right a person has a soul a person's a person there is the person pre-learning and there is the person post learning what we're learning today is is new information before the she we didn't know it we didn't understand it as well Etc and now hopefully we understand them more right so we whoever we are we call neish y who right we went through a change we didn't know before and now we know right so in other words by a person the the the stages of of knowledge pre now and post knowledge are three separate stages continuing inside for after you learn and you know there's now additional information of knowledge that's been added to your soul to your and so every day for your father's very important idea day speak that's a plus what do you mean day speak well we know what days speak what happens every day gives us a message we didn't have it the day before just last week a week and a half ago your father he was alive and then hasem took his his back so the day that when hasem took us the sh back speaks it says something it says the day I need this back and so and so is with everything that happens in our daily life next and years is knowledge hopefully hopefully we become smarter of every day that we're alive we learn something new B right sitting and doing in your work and writing the grants it's not just you're doing it for a job you hope that the knowledge you gain today from writing yesterday say you didn't finish the the grand proposal the fact that you wrote it yesterday continue today is not the same today you're one day older today you you're one day different so today the information of today's day and the and the amount of time that was added to your life that you're alive today adds to your knowledge you understand it's not just over we killing time till when until when God takes me terrible attitude wrong attitude because it's not factual the fact is that every day there's something new let's continue so what do we see by a person that it's not it's not complete Unity it's what we call a composite it's it's mixed right it's mixed from past present future Yesterday Today Tomorrow I didn't have the not knowledge yesterday I studied it today and tomorrow I'll think about it and I'll know it better so every day knowledge has different it's it's it's it's comprised it it it it impacts the person in a way that the person is changed through the knowledge this is by a human being is one simple Unity one simple one and one simple complete without any with without any mixture and there is no multiplicity that God obtains from being God what we understand from this that God's Essence and God's knowledge one without any composition composite therefore just it's impossible for any creature on earth to comprehend the essence of God so it's impossible to comprehend God's essence of his knowledge so how do we relate to God that's where we have faith with faith Faith which transcends logic and it transcends comprehension and we believe is all United he and his knowledge are all one and by knowing himself he recognizes and he knows all findings all existences of the superal ones the lower ones till the little creature in the in the water small that will be in the kind of the belly of the earth there's nothing concealed from him knows every little thing but yet this knowledge doesn't add any multiplicity because it's coming because he knows himself if he knows himself automatically he knows everything that the self brings about and the self is one his knowledge because this is difficult to imagine with our minds therefore the prophet says [Music] above the the heavens of the earth came so my no just as the heavens of the Earth are above you know what we're doing and what was created so too so to my ways says is above your ways my thoughts are above your thoughts do you really think if you explore God you'll find the essence of God no way it says that you man has physical eyes see do you expect the physical eyes to see a person sees and knows everything that he he he he he knows from a a a knowledge that's obtained from the outside in but by conversely it's just the oppos through knowing himself from in to out he knows everything he says look over there thew in this detail the the wise men of the capist agree with him explain of with learned a lot and the nuda is very very important and Thea is that by Hashem it's not a composite it's Essence and since he's Essence and he's everything everything comes from there and that's why D says we can't relate to that and they says you're right cuz we're not that way we were created in a way that past present and future are all separate positions and therefore we didn't know yesterday know today and we'll know better tomorrow makes a difference on us everyone have a good day and we'll say only good things talk to you all tomorrow take care take care see everyone tomorrow bye bye tomor