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Rabbi Nachman revealed an awesome
secret, that the spiritual earth that we live on – i.e. the paradigm of our consciousness
is fear of Gd. That means if someone wants to gain higher consciousness he
simply has to increase and intensify his fear of Gd, and immediately according
to his new heightened fear of Gd he will have that much higher conception (see
this in Likutay Halachos, Yoreh Daya II, Laws of a First Born Kosher Animal
4:2). The Ramchal writes that when Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai revealed this secret
to his disciples he cried expressing his reservations about revealing it. Rabbi
Shimon said that Hashem does not desire for people to just jump and ascend to
higher levels, rather Hashem wants people to advance by means of their good deeds,
but with this revelation even a wicked person can grab very high and serious
levels of Divine consciousness.
Rabbainu revealed that many
things that were considered secrets of the Torah in former good times have been
revealed and have become part of what can be considered as common knowledge. It
seems to humble me that this secret of the significance of Fear of Gd may be
one of these secrets of former times which today can made known. Particularly
because of the very week minds of today, and the utter vacuum of awareness and
belief in Gd, even someone who sets his mind to really conjure the magnitude of
Gd to put the fear of the Lord in himself, will not be able to do so very
readily, and this itself will demand a full regimen of devotions and good deeds.
Thus this great secret will only help him focus and help him gain a foothold
and direction, but will not be the immediate solution that was feared.
In any event, not only did Rabbi
Shimon already reveal it, and the Ramchal, and hints of this can be found in
the teachings of the students of the Baal Shem Tov, but Rabbi Nussun in Likutay
Halachos also made it extremely clear, so it is just a question of choice now
for everyone, if they truly desire then there it is.
Na Nach Nachma Nachman MayUman
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