86. Jealous Angels

Thank you - this is a very profound statement. I've been thinking about it a lot since I read it. The angels can see everything, and they can see us scrabbling about in the darkness, having to do things without the benefit of the light that illumines everything they do. They see us suffering in ways that they cannot suffer. They must not only be jealous of us but (at least those who did not turn from God) admire us also. I feel closer to the angels since reading this.

Thank you Rabbi. Thank you so much.

Beautifully expressed with heart and mind unified!

I have met the enemy
and discovered he is me
live in a balanced universe
which can't seem to see

Know all that is evil
comes from a place inside
no external demon to fight
cannot run away and hide

Life is not very difficult
and solution simple to find
when want to find victory
must unify heart and mind
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"How could Avraham fight against an entire world of idol worshippers? He realized that G-d was one, he was one with Him!"

B"H"

Dr. Harry

Everything is a FORCE clothed in matter. Our task is to transform our Pharaoh - (the 'Angel of Death' or the 'evil inclination' which comprises 613 desires to take advantage of G_d's benevolence) into a 'Holy Angel' - the force by which we reciprocate G_d's giving to us. We learn through the stage of this world to understand the depth of the force of love by first revealing the evil inclination towards each other.

To keep us on track we experience suffering which compels us to recognize the need for His help, His Light/Force that reforms the evil, until we acquire complete correction. Then the separation and concealment is not necessary. His Light can only enter our vessels in gradual stages as we consciously perform this transformation to build the one soul.

Thank you so much. How true, how true, how true and how it helps to understand what light and darkness really is: a most important opportunity to do the right thing.
I am so grateful and proud that H' blessed us with His Blessings of Torah and our Faith.

In the struggle (darkness) we find God, because we see nothing else but God IF we see. When we do begin to see in the darkness we begin the change to the 'light', and the change is what is relevant.
We can exist in the darkness and see, the angels cannot do this... they are stuck with God, but not knowing darkness, and the angels in the darkness know nothing of the light??

if the angel perceives that it lacks "something," perhaps a "something" it perceives man "having," e.g. free will, has it ceased to "be" an angel; and do we or the angels "have" anything, as all is in constant renewal from G-d? "The soul You have given me is pure...." We have been "given" souls, but do we "have" them?
Of what, then, could there be for which to be jealous?

Thank you Rabbi for your kind reply. Again "good" is a subjective term that we use. G-d indeed appears in many roles, and with many names depending on what role is He is playing in the world at a particular time: ie. Merciful, a Judge, Firm, etc. which correlates with our emotion/midot. In regards to evil in the world, G-d creates that too, which is also good. For He created a world in which His creations could play a part by choosing to make the world a better place where He may dwell. So, in answer to your question, "Why does G-d create or allow evil in the world?" He does it so that we can turn it into good. Evil can be an opportunity, rather than a curse, for us to change it into something good. When one really, really sees the world as it truly is for just an instant, if you are so blessed, you will see not good or bad, but a world that simply is, and that is one with Him. To us G-d is good, from His perspective He is that He is, and is one!

I have yet to receive help from an angel. If I have then I certainly don't know about it. Do they only "supposedly" help when they feel it is appropriate? Or do they help at our beckoned call? Who made them a judge of actions? To say that they are jealous of one who struggles in darkness can only mean one thing to me: The one who struggles in darkness have a choice and the angels DON'T. If that's the case, then they aren't simply jealous of humans, but they are jealous because we have a choice (but we just happen to be struggling in darkness). .. hope that make sense. None of it makes sense to me. I wish I had a genie who could grand my wishes. Oh I wish!!!!