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Inspiration & Entertainment » Daily Dose of Wisdom » Bringing Heaven Down to Earth » The Blueprint of Creation
285. Post-Sinai
Discuss (1)Before Mount Sinai, there was earth and there was heaven. If you wanted one, you were obliged to abandon the other.
At Sinai, the boundaries of heaven and earth were breached and Man was empowered to fuse the two: To raise the earthly into the realm of the spirit, and to bring heaven down to earth.
Before Mount Sinai, the coarse material of which the world is made could not be elevated. It could be used as a medium, an aid in achieving enlightenment, but it itself could not be enlightened. The spirit was raised, but the earth remained dark.
At Sinai we were empowered to take physical objects and transform them into spiritual artifacts.
Our forefathers task was to enlighten the souls of men. Ours is to transform the darkness of a material world into light.
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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Author:Tzvi Freeman
Rebbe means teacher. Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson is seventh in a prestigious line of chassidic rebbes. Even after his passing, he is known worldwide as simply "The Rebbe"- a Rebbe for any person in the world. This book offers every person a taste of the Rebbe's wisdom, condensed from over 50 years of letters, public talks, private conversations, and written works. Presented in an accessible format.
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Isn't the relationship that Abraham had with G-d just as elevated as the experience on Sinai?