Everywhere

Each thing that G‑d created has its own realm. There is a world in which it exists, and a world in which it does not.

Ideas exist in a world of intellect. In the world of a creature who knows nothing but emotion, ideas do not exist.

Emotions exist in a world of sentience. In the world of the physical elements—the world of the rock and the water, of wind and of fire, the world of Newtonian mechanics—emotions do not exist.

Words exist in the world of language. In the world of a horse, words and sentences are no more than the neighing of human beings. In the world of the horse, words do not exist.

G‑d is not a word, not a feeling, not an idea, not a symbol of anything else. G‑d is the essential reality of all things and of each thing.

G‑d is everywhere.

R. Yoel Kahn on Shaar Hayichud v’Ha-Emunah, chapter 7

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Brenda Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 17, 2019

Elusive Everywhere G_d infuses everything with vitality. From stones to plants, animals and humans - all exist as an individual world by this force of life
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Buried within each human lies dormant a 'piece of G_d' This is a special desire for us to track His elusive Being down!
How do we track Him when His Light surrounds us?
We need to get a grasp on Him!

We will only feel His presence when we become like Him.
The Kabbalists used our sentience quality to form an inner connection between them that resembled G_d's Love towards others. Then G_d's presence, His holy shechina dwelt between them. Then His 'surrounding Light' was able to enter their soul to shine as their 'inner light'.

Only through our feeling of love of others, we unlock our hearts to let Him in. Gradually we bring His surrounding light to become our inner light. Reply

Craig Hamilton Sandwich, MA September 17, 2019

I'd like to add this common wisdom, "Who can see, but the blind?" It may become important with the literal meaning of words like "Look." One does not necessarily have to stop looking if their eyes expire. Reply

Barbara Kayser Forked River September 17, 2019

I do not understand what is meant by this passage. Please explain Reply

Moe B. Monsey NY October 28, 2019

in response to Barbara Kayser:

It is not a passage but a contemplation of the nature of G-d's true existential reality. All existing phenomena whether on a physical or a spiritual or even a divine level are composed of a two (if not more!) part structure that make up its existence.
1. what
2. where
First is what it is.This meaning its core essential value. Then comes its actual state that confines it to a specific spot on the hierarchy of of reality.Take for example a soul and its body.The soul Being the core value of the human with all its sapient, and even deeper its divine powers.Along comes the body to confine and harness these powers to allow them to exist on the physical plane of reality.This allows for which is not a body nor a soul but a altogether new being formed through both, a Human! Its the duality of all existing things
Here comes along such an existence that most call G-d but for this babble We will use Truth (capital T!) which isn't made of two components rather his what and where are he isnt defined by a second aspect rather he actually exists without being confined to that spot! Reply

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