Derech Hashem / The Way of God #39

What’s said in this shiur

The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Mendel Kessin’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

So far the whole talk has gone through different ideas. You obviously what he's doing is he's laying the groundwork. Really many ways. What the plan of the whole Briah is. What's the whole plan of creation? But in very general terms. Not being too specific. But in very general terms he's really laying out the whole concept. Of what the plan of the Briah really is. Of what the plan of the Briah really is. And he's talked about different things about who the Ruach Elohim is. And also the whole concept of the purpose of creation. And in this chapter he's talking about the concept. Of the Neshama and the guf, which really is the whole situation that we are confronted with. What the Rebbe did was a maideh zach, which is highly unusual. Cuz usually opposites. Usually what happens is. Usually what happens is. Is that. Opposites destroy each other. Which is usually what happens. Uh for instance you have fire and water. Each will attempt to destroy the other. Um. You have matter and anti-matter for those into that you know. They certainly annihilate each other. really last too long. No, they annihilate. They If matter and anti-matter. Touch they instantly turn into energy. And so on. And so on. Um. So what is highly so highly unusual of of this is that you have what's called the neshama. And the guf antimatter and matter. Neshama is opposites, so to speak. But is that they can actually be sustained in the same combination. I mean, obviously only a miracle can do that. A normally matter the neshama or spiritual entity called the neshama and a physical entity called the guf

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1. 0:20So far the whole talk has gone through different ideas. You obviously what he's doing is…
2. 6:31really originates in oil lamp briah. That's a certain spiritual world you know, okay. Uh so…
3. 12:41So maybe that one the Hashem did cuz maybe that's whatever. So on. But the main…
4. 18:53Sounds like revenge. No. No, no. Mediokinetic means not revenge. But it's because they're created to…
5. 24:58are people who know. Like even Shaul went to a Motzkin down. Right? With a witch.…
6. 31:19He needs something else that he wants. And then he can be corrupted. He can be…
7. 37:25did that is because of what? It's because of punishment. Really? The gave you self-interest. What's…
8. 43:32And so what? Whether the world has blinded him, the Satan doesn't know everything. Whatever the…
9. 49:40he can rival the Hashem. That's that's his merit. And that's that. He thinks he can…
10. 55:50that the tumor is God, don't get me wrong, but the entire existence and of ability…

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