Likutay Moharan - Torah-teaching 254

254 - Eyes are things superior and very high

Eyes are things that are superior and very high [elevated and sublime], and they always see great and awesome things. And if the person merited to have fit eyes [proper or purified eyes], he would know great things only from what his eyes see, because they see always, but he does not know what he sees. Like for example when they pass a thing before the eyes of the person in passing and in great speed, then the person does not know what he saw. And behold even though at the hour that they passed the thing before his eyes certainly he saw it in seeing complete, with all this he does not know what he saw because even though his eyes saw the thing in completeness, with all this because of the speed there was no leisure enough that he bring the seeing to the knowledge that he know what he saw. For to know the thing that he saw this depends on the knowledge and for this one needs a little time that he delay a little the thing the seen before his eyes enough that he bring the power of seeing to the knowledge the thing the seen to know in the knowledge what he saw. And because of the speed he saw the thing only in power of seeing but there was no time to extend the thing to the knowledge. And therefore he does not know what he saw. And similarly the person sees in his eyes always great things [that is visions and visions [prophetic sights or revelations]]. But it is like that they pass before him in passing in general and in great speed therefore he does not know what he saw as above, and understand [implying deeper insight into the spiritual visions constantly perceived but not comprehended].