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Dwelling for G-d in the Physical World, A

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Dwelling for G-d in the Physical World, A: "a dwelling in the lowly realms": the concept taught by Chassidut that G-d desired to create a reality that is "lowly" and obscuring of His truth, in order that it be made into a "home" for Him-an environment that is hospitable to, subservient to, and expressive of His manifest presence


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We already know from our sages that the purpose behind creation of this world is G‑d's desire to dwell in the lowest realms. But what did they mean by lowest?
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » Readings » Tanya in Plain English » Chapter 36
rank A Home for G-dArticle
The concept of dirah b'tachtonim ("a dwelling in the physical world") addresses the most basic questions of existence: What is our world? What is matter and physicality? What is holiness? What does G-d want of us? Why are we here?
Library » Anthologies » A Home for G-d
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meditations on G-d's desire for a world
The angels were stunned. They looked upon our world of cruelty between man and man, of mortal blindness to the most obvious of truths, and they said, "This place He desires? This He calls a garden of delight? This He wants to make His home?"
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Tzvi Freeman » A Dwelling Below
rank The Abnormality of Jewish LifeArticle
People intuitively equate "normal" with good. In fact, normal is very bad. A person achieves normalcy when the molecules that comprised his being are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the environment, which is to say he is dust
Spirituality » Essays » The Abnormality of Jewish Life
rank Why It's Frustrating to Have a BrainArticle
You see the way things are, and the way they ought to be. That's why human beings enjoy a higher stress level than cows, for example
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber » Why It's Frustrating to Have a Brain
rank The Anatomy of a DwellingArticle
The Mishkan as a prototype of time, space and man
13 chapters are filled with the details of the Sanctuary's construction, from the dimensions of its pillars to the colors of its tapestries. In contrast, the Torah devotes one chapter to its account of the creation and three chapters to the revelation at ...
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Terumah » Chassidic Masters » The Anatomy of a Dwelling
rank HomeArticle
A corner of the universe that is utterly, exclusively, one's own
Spirituality » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber » Home
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The classic case, Ministering Angels vs. Moses, reported in the Talmud has been public knowledge for millennia. Only recently, however, has the complete story come to light. Here is the entire dialogue as reconstructed from some of the declassified ...
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Sinai Files
rank The Lunar FilesArticle
It was an eerie feeling as the orbit of the planets suddenly swung into reverse. The moon was no longer receiving and reflecting light; as though sucked inwards, radiance flowed from the moon to the sun...
Spirituality » Sci-Fi & Fantasy » Heaven Exposed » The Lunar Files
rank The World a HomeArticle
The concept of "Dira Betachtonim" (G-d's desire for a "dwelling in the lowly realms"); how the purpose in Creation is realized in the most ordinary, everyday actions
Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Terumah » Chassidic Masters » The World a Home

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