Likutay Moharan - Torah-teaching 15

15 - Who wants to taste taste of the hidden light

[Language of our rabbi, of blessed memory] And you shall be to Me kingdom of priests etc. (Exodus 19)

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Who wants to taste taste of the hidden light that is secrets of the Torah that will be revealed for the future needs to raise attribute of the fear to its root.

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And with what raise the fear? in aspect of judgment as written (Proverbs 29): "king in judgment establishes land" and land is aspect of fear as written (Psalms 76): "land feared" that is that judge all his businesses as written (there 112): "sustains his words in judgment" that is that judge and judge in himself all his businesses and in this removes from upon him all the fears and raises aspect of fear pure and clean and remains but fear of Hashem and not fear other because when no man judges and judges himself then judge and judge him above because if no judgment below there is judgment above (Devarim Rabba 5) and when judge the man in upper judgment then the judgment clothed in all the things and all the things made messengers to the Omnipresent to do in this the man judgment written as our sages, of blessed memory, said (Nedarim 41). "to Your judgments they stood", then "all Your servants" to do judgment in this the man but when judges himself and when there is judgment below no judgment above and no the fear clothed in any thing to arouse the man because he himself aroused and this (Psalms 50): "and places way" who places his ways (as our rabbis, of blessed memory, expounded Sotah 5:) that is that judges his ways as written (Exodus 21): "and these the judgments that you place" (see Genesis Rabba p 26 Mishpatim p 30) through this "I will show him in salvation of G-d" this aspect of fear as written (Ecclesiastes 12): "G-d fear" that is aspect of fear ascends from the klipah and from the nations through judgment because from beginning was clothed in the klipah and this that the man fears himself from some thing from minister or from thieves and rest fears this that the fear clothed in this the thing because if not was clothed the fear in this the thing not was power in this the thing to frighten the man.

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And root of the fear is knowledge as written in Etz Chaim that mantzpak it in knowledge of small face as written (Proverbs 2): "then understand fear of Hashem and knowledge of G-d find" and main the knowledge is in the heart as written (Deuteronomy 29): "and not gave to you heart to know" also there main the fear as our sages z"l said (Kiddushin 32:): thing delivered to the heart, said in it: and fear from your G-d that is that know from whom fear that is to fear the glorious name fear of the exaltation (see below siman 154).

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And when reaches to aspect of knowledge merits to perception of the Torah as written (Proverbs 8): "I wisdom dwelt cunning" that dwelling of the Torah by man of knowledge as written (Daniel 2): Kudsha Brich Hu gives wisdom to wise but there are two aspects Torah. there is aspect of revealed and aspect of hidden but to aspect of hidden no merits except for the future to come but in this world merits to aspect of hidden through prayer in self-sacrifice and to prayer merits through Torah that in revealed because the Torah which in revealed she aspect of Sinai as our sages, of blessed memory, said (Berachos 64:): Sinai and uprooter of mountains, which of them preferable? and answered: Sinai preferable, because all need to owner of wheat and the Torah that in revealed all need to it but the Torah that in hidden small they that need to it and aspect of Sinai is aspect of lowliness as our sages, of blessed memory, said (Sotah 5, ) that put aside the Holy One blessed be He all the mountains and not gave the Torah except on mount Sinai and our sages, of blessed memory, said (there 5:) that prayer of the low no despised as written (Psalms 51): "heart broken" etc and through prayer which in self-sacrifice that nullifies all his materiality and no boundary and when no boundary then can to perceive the Torah that for the future which she no boundary and no grasped in boundary.

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And this that said Rabba bar bar Chana: to me seen to me that akrokta, that was as akra of Hagronia. And akra of Hagronia how was? sixty houses came tannina swallowed it. came pushkantsa and swallowed it to tannina, and ascended sat in tree. come see how much great power of tree. said Rav Papa bar Shmuel: if not that was there not believed him. Rashbam: akrokta frog as akra of Hagronia great was as that city. and akra of Hagronia how was, sixty houses Talmud says to it. came tannina Rabba says to it. pushkantsa raven female. in tree on branch one as way of the birds. not believed not believed. akrokta explained our rabbi Shmuel: frog and this aspect of ascent of the fear to its root that is knowledge because frog she word composed: bird of knowledge (Tanna Devei Eliyahu 6 and in kavanos of the Haggadah) and bird is aspect of fear aspect of land as written (Isaiah 24): "from wing of the earth songs" etc and as written (there 60): "who these" letters G-d as cloud fly etc and knowledge she root of the fear and similar to akra of Hagronia language (there 58): "call in throat" that this aspect of Torah that in revealed as our sages, of blessed memory, said (Eruvin 54:): to express them with the mouth because through ascent of the fear to aspect of knowledge merit to the Torah that in revealed and akra of Hagronia how was? sixty houses this aspect of prayer because when we call to the Holy One blessed be He in attributes of flesh and blood and He found to us in all our calling to Him this mercy of Hashem blessed be He because if not was in mercies of Hashem blessed be He not was worthy to call and to call the Hashem blessed be He in attributes and praises and words and letters but this all mercy of Hashem blessed be He and this: sixty houses this aspect of mercy aspect of Abraham as written (Song of Songs 6): "sixty they queens" explained Rashi: this aspect of Abraham and houses language of houses of kingship (Sotah 11: and brought in Rashi Exodus 1 19 there b) and this "sustain me with raisin cakes" as place raisin cakes against great light in order to look in the great light through raisin cakes so decreed His mercy to sustain us in these attributes and praises and this language: "sustain me", which is aspect of samech and aspect of sixty they queens aspect of Abraham which is aspect of samech houses and came tannina and swallowed it tannina this aspect of snake that entices the man that pray for his own benefit as: give to us life and sustenance, or rest benefit and comes pushkantsa and swallowed it explained our rabbi Shmuel, raven and our sages, of blessed memory, said (Eruvin 22:): who blackens his face as raven and who made cruel on his sons as raven that is that prays without any intention of his own benefit and not thinks anything himself and nullified all his self and his materiality and nullified as if not in the world as written (Psalms 44): "because for You killed us all the day" and this aspect of (Song of Songs 5): "black as raven" and through this: ascended and sat in tree that merits to aspects Torah that in hidden as written (Psalms 18): "places darkness His hiding" that secrets of Torah man merits to them through darkness that is self-sacrifice that blackens his face as raven because they aspect of darkness on name depth of the concept and this aspect of: ascended and sat in tree that there dwelling of the souls as written (Zohar Mishpatim 99:): all souls from great tree go out and it aspect of world to come that there length of days as written (Isaiah 65): "as days of tree days of My people" and this merits through prayer because the Holy One blessed be He desires to prayer of Israel (see Chullin 60:) and when Israel pray before Him and fulfill His desire then made as it were in aspect of woman which receives pleasure from with him as written (Numbers 28): "fire fragrance soothing to Hashem" through the fragrance soothing that receives made in aspect of woman "and female surrounds man" (Jeremiah 31) that the Holy One blessed be He made in aspect of garment revealed that is from aspect that was from beginning in hidden now revealed through the prayer and Kudsha Brich Hu and Torah all one and then through the prayer revealed Torah, that is secrets of Torah come see how much great power of this tree that is, how much great power of this secrets of Torah that no can to clothe in any thing limited in any body except in who blackens his face as raven and made as raven on his sons.

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And this aspect of (Avos 6): five acquisitions that acquired in His world Torah acquisition one this aspect of Torah that in revealed heavens and earth acquisition one this aspect of raising of the fear to the knowledge land this aspect of fear as above and heavens this aspect of knowledge because knowledge is connection as written (Genesis 4): "and the man knew" and this aspect of heavens fire and water connected together (Chagigah 12) Abraham acquisition one this aspect of prayer aspect of sixty houses sixty they queens as above Israel acquisition one this aspect of judgment that raises the fear as above as written (Psalms 147): "His statutes and His judgments to Israel" Temple acquisition one this aspect of secrets of Torah that merit to them through the prayer which is aspect of Abraham and this (there 78): "mount this acquired His right" that this right, aspect of prayer, aspect of Abraham and called mount on name depth of the concept and called Temple aspects of holy aspects of beginning "and all stranger not eat holy" (Leviticus 22) and not eat in it except its sanctified and its readers and Temple it aspect of secrets of Torah.

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And this interpretation: and you shall be to Me kingdom of priests kingdom this aspect of Torah that in revealed because "in it kings reign" (Proverbs 8) and kingship is aspect of revealed because no king without people and all need to king because all need to owner of wheat and priests this aspect of prayer aspects of Abraham as above as our sages, of blessed memory, said (Nedarim 32:) that said the Holy One blessed be He to Abraham: you priest forever etc and nation holy this aspect of Temple aspects of Torah that in hidden, called holy and through what merits to these aspects? through that raises and connects aspect of fear through judgment to aspect of knowledge as above and this: these the things that you speak this aspect of fear, called thing because main the speech there it as our sages, of blessed memory, said (Berachos 6:): who has in him fear of heaven, his words heard Moshe he aspect of knowledge and this: that you speak specifically and this (Exodus 18): "when there is to them thing comes to me" that Israel who they aspect of judgment as above they raise and connect [the fear] to aspect of Moshe to aspect of knowledge and this: to children of Israel specifically because they aspect of judgment as written: "His statutes and His judgments to Israel" it is found, that through that connect the fear through judgment to aspect of knowledge merit to the Torah that revealed and through Torah that in revealed merit to prayer and through prayer merit to secrets of Torah thing this aspect of fear as written (Malachi 3): "then spoke fearers of Hashem".

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This the Torah belongs on verse (Psalms 101): "my eyes in faithful of land" etc my eyes this aspects of knowledge as written (Genesis 3): "and opened eyes of both" also knowledge they ten names [Havayah] gematria two times eye as known in faithful this aspect of Aharon as brought in midrash Shocher Tov and Aharon he aspect of judgment as written (Exodus 28): "and Aharon bear the judgment of children of Israel" land this aspects of fear as above to sit with me this aspects of Sinai, lowliness, "I dwell with crushed" (Isaiah 57) as above walks in way perfect this aspects of prayer, aspect of Abraham as above as written (Genesis 17): "walk before Me and be perfect" he shall serve me this aspect of secrets of Torah this aspect of he, aspects of world to come (Zohar Vayetze 154: 158:) Blessed who chooses in assembly of who counted, that until here helped us to hear wonders like these on sayings of Rabba bar bar Chana come see how much great power of this tree now with permission of upper King, before you will offer for continual lamb sayings proper, great good the hidden and stored in holy sayings of lions of upper house, they reapers of field that were speaking, that in them hidden holy crowns that go out from Torah of ancient hidden to you see from works of Hashem, that His way wonderful, great tree and strong, and its height reaches to end of heavens, and its sight to end of all land, its fruit much and its sight proper listen and live your souls, and draw water in joy from springs of salvation.