Da’as Tevunos

I.

A. God is beyond any understanding

General Rule: Anything a person can grasp/conceptualize is certainly not God’s essence.
That which we “know” of Him, He created the גדרים definitions and parameters
God not limited nor obligated by anything

B. However, God wants us to understand something about What He does & Why He does it

(Can only know What, not How (Actual) / Can only grasp what relates to us, the effects)
Therefore, He Created a world in way His “actions” could be analyzed & Understood
בדרך משג ומובן לבני אדם
Therefore, not create with full force (which we could not phathom/understand)
RATHER we are told that He made the world step by step via 10 utterance מעשה בראשי
a. Would not have seen any structured pattern of development or “Cause & Effect” with the creative process , therefore created to be perceived from level of נבראים the created, not expressing His true Essence, therefore enabling us to analyze and understand

II. Why did God (want to) create beings?

A. Axioms

God is ultimate good תכלית הטוב ודאי
Nature חק of Good is להטיב “cause (bestow) good”
Therefore, created beings to bestow good on them (b/c if אין מקבל הטוב, there isn’t הטבה)

AND

4. For הטבה השלמה Complete Good, need to be earned יגיע à therefore, becomes right fully בעלי

III. How does Man earn this

A. God Created an imperfect חסר world, which we need to perfect
which He wants man to perfect himself משלים את עצמו AND all created for him הנברא בשבילו
WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION ALL ELSE BUILT ON

PROCESS/Logic
1) Greatest good is דבקות להי
(“cling to God” / bask in radiance of מתדבק בקדתו) ß the tiniest part of His שלמות / Perfection which is revealed.)
a. Need שלמות for 1.
b. Can’t be חסרון/lacking/imperfect
חסרון/imperfection à any distancing from Perfection שלמות / דבקות להי
THEREFORE
Must remove כל הריחוק משלמות any which distances (מניע barriers; חסרונות imperfections)

B. (Since God is Perfect שלם) How can there be חסרון from הי? ….
ש-די God’s name expressing “Held Back”, literally “that which is enough”
(will discuss later in more detail)

IV. Parameters of דבקות להי (via only גלוי יחוד)

A. אע”פ even though God wants נבראים the created to experience His Perfection שלמותו
definitely not HIS total perfection אשר אין לו סוף, שעור ותכלית כלל that there is no end, measure or “purpose” at all – which is “infinite” and without limitation

All other מעלות שלמותו totally beyond our understanding
1. We know He is Wise חכם but can’t grasp the depth of His wisdom
  We know He has Knowledge יודע but can’t grasp the depth…
  AND THEREFORE
2. We are forbidden to explore/investigate (b/c truly beyond our comprehension)

We must be active (not passive) to make the knowledge of His יחוד ONENESS penetrate our innter being (leave no room for doubt)
1. Revealed to us throughout our history as God repeatedly tells us and so much of our texts

B. The only מעלות שלמותו which revealed and understood is עצם יחוד – His Absolute Oneness

C. “Defining” His יחוד (Oneness) AND it’s derivatives תולדותיו

Not enough to define His positive description

THEREFORE

חסרון / lack/imperfection (and רע/evil) is only temporary
– גלוי שלמות revelation of “Perfection” is the goal/תכלית which is דבקות/joining (which will remain)
Two ways to bring about the גלוי / revelation (see below)

V. Source of חסרון (imperfection) & רע (evil) AND שלמות / Perfection (רע is created from חסרון - detailed in chapter 5)

	Source		Product		(a)	(b)

Where do you get חסרון?

2 Creative Processes at work which are (a) foundation מוסד and root שורש of the הנהגה (conducts the world)
(b) foundation/source of all נבראים (chapter 4)

	SOURCE	PRODUCT	1	2 (a)	3 (b)
				הנהגה	נבראים
				Conduct Providence

תכלית/Purpose	טובו His Good	1) מדת הבריאה הארה	גלוי יחוד	NOT EVIDENT	Creates/source of all things רוחניים
		(מדת הארת פנים) ~shining, full Glory		Which we don’t experience


Temporary	העלם טובו	2) מדת הבריאה בלא הארה	חסרון/imperfection	EVIDENT	Creates/source of all physical things גשמיות & טבע
	Hidden of His Good	(מדת הסתר פנים) ~shadow, imprint רשם on paper Contrasted “negation” “darkness”	העלם היחוד	Our experience

			(חסרון/imperfection is נולד / given birth from הסתר פניו

			LEADs to רע/Evil

VI. 2 Phases / Period: With Imperfection ( חסרון) [and therefore רע[ 2 Time Frames WithOUT Imperfection ("שלמות")

				*system of rules חק ומשפט – a defined system to direct the world with justice הנהגה ישרה (p.95) ; a system of laws which we observe and percieve around us. To do this, He created certain kind of spiritual emanations השפעות and attributes מדות to run the world (remember He didn’t need them to do such, but chose to…)
	STAGE 1 —> A. 6000 / הסתר (vs הארה)
Time of ARENA to EARN Tasks Serving שכר ועונש Reward & Punishment		2 הנהגות direct what happening in the world
		הנרא “evident”, perceived ! Which we consider our reality! b/c this is our entire life, our experience	a/ הסתר פניו העלם –> מדת שכר ועונש / built in system of rules* /permission given to רע (which equally balanced with טוב, exists simultaneously) called הנהגת המשפט	Man can damage self or perfect self (no respite for the righteous & השם exacts judgment on them to the most minute degree (exactitude)	רע Evil will reign and the greater רע inflicts burden of suffering –> the greater will be the גלוי	P109 כביכול (“as if it were possible”) God subjugates His actions to the actions of Man; Then Bestows good or bad accordingly (‘give strength to God) As a consequence, not “judgement”
			“Not related to God” (all from God but like a shadow, faint impression on a piece of paper, which can be termed “darkness” capred to “light) ; can be called “ark” not “light” b/c contrast/coparison		Rectification via 1) צדקתם righteousness 2) תשובה Teshuva 3) יסורין (suffering)
				LATER Ramchal explains the LEVEL we understand שכר ועונש BUT some that which bad to good people runs on this other הנהגה that is hidden
		הנסתר – not evident, ‘underlying” guide to גלוי שלמות revelation of Perfection	b/ הארת פניו –> מדת טובו (מדת ממשלתו ודליטתו) / brings about Perfection/ שלמות, גלוי even if not deserve it (rst – like a rudder; keeps on track even if winds blow in different direction)

		Messianic Period B4 end of 6000	יצר הרע will disappear (therefore no longer earn reward or incur guilt)

TIME of REWARD	STAGE 2 —> B. After גלוי Revelation	Transform entire world –>	Humans purely spiritual (more fully understood Chapter 4)

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II. Why did God (want to) create beings?

III. How does Man earn this

IV. Parameters of דבקות להי (via only גלוי יחוד)

V. Source of חסרון (imperfection) & רע (evil) AND שלמות / Perfection (רע is created from חסרון - detailed in chapter 5)

VI. 2 Phases / Period: With Imperfection ( חסרון) [and therefore רע[ 2 Time Frames WithOUT Imperfection ("שלמות")

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