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Two Minds
Discuss (5)When the Infinite Light emanated a world, It did so with two minds, two states of consciousness. One mind sees from above to below—and so, all is insignificant before it. From above to below, there is no world, only One.
The other mind sees from below to above—and so all of creation is G‑dly to it. From below to above, there is a world to point to the Oneness.
At the nexus of these two minds, at the crux of their paradox, there shines the very Essence of the Infinite Light.
The first mind descended into man; the second into woman.
That is why the man has the power to conquer and subdue, but he lacks a sense of the other.
That is why the woman feels the other. She does not conquer, she nurtures. But her light is tightly constrained and so she is full of harsh judgments.
As they bond together, the man sweetens the judgment of the woman and the woman teaches the man to feel the other. And in that union shines the very Essence of the Infinite.
Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.
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So, the first mind isn't the teacher....the first mind is the protecter....and the second mind is teaching the first mind, without even trying.
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Yes, as above below and as below. So it is above. The iterations of this are to be divined as it is all as a Free Man did describe, all G..awe..d.
But no, he is Not right about women and how light is Contained. Women are Not harsh in judgment. Perhaps particular women in his life lead him to say this. To make sweeping statements about the nature of all men and women about the light and about judgment itself as in this piece is a man making a harsh judgment about all women.
And this is one woman talk ing as in the tick and the talk (tock).
and contained
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No human, despite their academic qualifications has even the remotest understanding of Yahweh's creation.
Good try though!!
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