Morning Lesson December 25, 2023

Transcription is made from simultaneous translation, which leaves a possibility for differences in the audio.

Part 2:

The writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to the Book Panim Meirot uMasbirot,” item 16.

Reading Item 16. (00:21) “We must know the nature of the two kinds…”

1. R. (01:47) That means that in the still, vegetative, and animate there's a force that we know in our world, and on the speaking degree there are additions I guess, please.

 Reading continues: (02:21) “Atop them is the human species, in which…”

2. R. (03:42) That means that also the receiver and also when you bestow, we don't take account specific feelings but just give and take.

 Reading continues: (03:52) “Let me explain it to you with an allegory: If the…”

3. S. (07:40) It's not clear. We don't have such a thing, it’s inhumane, not human, not to give pleasure to himself for himself, it’s something that precedes us, you can't understand it.

R. That's what beasts have, that's what you find in animals. Whatever is good for them they understand, whatever is not good for them they understand.

S. It's not clear. Anything we detect immediately we want it for ourselves, it's nature, and here it's talking about something we don't have, it's born corrected or something, I don't understand it.

R. Yes, that's what he's going to explain to us.

Reading Item 17. (08:42) “Now we can understand the serpent’s cunningness…”

4. R. (18:17) So, we will try to read until tomorrow, to read it again at home, at least once, and prepare questions about it, but questions that are relevant.