Infinity Light
Hello,
In the chapter on the reduction according to the Ari, it is about a ‘Supreme Light’ that simply fills all of reality and there was no free space…’ Later it was called ‘Infinite Light’ which in the end was reduced to a point. What is this light? It is certainly not in the everyday sense, because what was there was darkness on the surface of the abyss.
And hence we must ask what this abyss is in the context of the reality that the Upper Light filled?
It would be difficult to say that these statements are understandable. It reminds me of an unrealistic answer to a question in the Gemara. But there it is fine because we are only discussing principles and the answer can be the most abstract. But here they are trying to explain the world and it is not abstract at all. I get the impression that these thinkers are trying to invent a reality, of which they have no idea, that would be suitable for defining God’s connection with reality without contradicting previous assumptions.
thanks,
Ephraim
I didn’t understand what the question was and what the problem was. Just because the world is realistic doesn’t mean that its descriptions don’t use metaphors and different forms of observation. It’s clear that we’re not talking about light in the sense of an electromagnetic wave, but rather some kind of spiritual reality. Light is the most abstract entity in the material world, and therefore it’s the metaphor for spiritual matters. Even when we talk about utensils (as opposed to light), we don’t mean cooking pots or spoons, but rather matter and material objects.
The question is not about reality but about the creator of reality. What is the meaning of describing the scope of the presence, actions, desires, etc. of that creator, of whom all that is “known” is what is said about him as the speaker would have it. Obviously, everything is abstract, but what is the simile behind the “metaphors”? I am not sure that Kabbalah believers see all of this as metaphors.
I didn't understand anything. What's so difficult here?
I didn't understand either, but the scripture. The difficulty, in my opinion, is in inventing the behavior of the Almighty, when no person on earth has even the faintest idea about Him. Every statement regarding Him depends on the creativity of the one saying it and nothing else. I'm not saying that the reduction, etc., cannot be, because anything but everything can be, but the collection of words on the subject means nothing. One can believe in these words, if one wants, but not understand.
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