The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:1
Part Two: Contemplation & Meditation Now that we have explained the entire chaining down of the worlds, from the essence of Ohr Ein Sof (The Infinite Light) until our world, we must explain...
Neirot
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:2
Girsah – Surface study, is the understanding of the subject at first glance, without stopping to delve into its details with any great scrutiny or analysis. In Talmud study, this is used mainly to...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:3
There are three “dimensions” to every intellectual concept: 1) The length of a concept is the “lowering down” of the concept to make it accessible to the mind. In other words, this is the...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:4
Besides depth, length and breadth, there is an additional dimension to every concept, its “height”. This is the fact that a concept may be used as a “building block” to understand higher and higher...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:5
There are three intellectual faculties: Chochmah (Wisdom), Binah (Understanding), and Da’at (Knowledge). Up to this point we have explained the comprehended concepts in the brain of Binah, which is the brain of comprehension and...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:6
From the above, we understand that the depth of a concept is its essential point as it flashes from the spring of Chochmah. In other words, it is the flash of intuitive insight into...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:7
For example, only one who has invested himself into the deep study of medicine will have innovative insight into it. This is because he has reached into the depth of the subject, at its...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:8
From the above it is understood, that the aspect of Da’at, (Concentration), is only a vehicle and vessel for the aspect of Binah (Analytical Comprehension). As mentioned above, the intellectual faculty of Da’at is...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:9
From the above it is clear that the order of deep contemplative meditation is as follow; There must be an initial Da’at which is the focus and concentration of the mind on the subject...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 2:10
Before we continue explaining the various levels of understanding one may attain, we must first preface with an understanding of the faculty of Chochmah. As mentioned earlier, Chochmah is compared to a spring, from...
