The chief end of knowing G-d is to glorify G-d
And enjoy His Presence forever.
Removing the Veils
The Veil
(Exodus 36:35–36)
31 Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. 32 Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, and standing on four silver bases. 33 And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So, the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.REBA
Before we can fully experience G-d’s’rereality, we we must remove the Veilobscurityurity blindsblind the mind from the resident Divine Presence.
The First Veil – TheB’resheetsheet – Gen “3:4 “You will not surely”die,” the serpent told h ““. 5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and ””il.” 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.
Once we have mastered the idea that the contemporary world is a projection of the great spiritual lie, we can embrace many facts about life here in this telluric realm.
The Luchot
Our lesson briefly discussed the Luchot – the Sapphire Cubes on which the Torah was originally written.
The veils
The idea of Veils lends itself to knowing the Sanctity of G-d. The fact that there are barriers that separate us from G-d is a very distinct spiritual law. However, these laws have other varying factors. These lessons are seen in the Mishkan – Tabernacle and the Beit HaMikdash – the Temple. Thus, the Veils also teach us that there are rules in approaching G-d. The chief lesson should be following the “Law of Approach.” In short, the “Law of Approach” says we must be sanctified to approach G-d. By following this “Law” we can realize that when we are in a state of purity before G-d there is also another law that draws us closer to Him.
We can realize that spirituality’s magnitude is a tool for overcoming this lie. The power of spirituality is seldom fully appreciated, nor is it fully used to its maximum potential. In a sense, Spirituality is a force G-d uses to draw His people to Himself. Thus, spirituality is like the force or power of magnetism. Therefore, Spiritual Magnetism can pull two spiritual items closer together. Because our existence is precisely the same as G-d’s, we are inevitably drawn closer to Him by spirituality’s force (energy-power). Therefore, G-d uses spirituality as a tool. The Sages of blessed memory teach us that G-d exceeds “spiritual”(ity). And they also tell us that the Neshamah is supra-spiritual, i.e., above spiritual (ity). With the development of this tool, we can draw closer to G-d and by using the force of spirituality as if it were a wave of the ocean and we were surfers thereon. Spiritual force, power, or strength initiates a wave of energy we can mount.
In the book of Luqas – Luke we are shown that the power of G-d will clothe us. This power is also called the Ruach HaKodesh. Therefore, spiritual energy and power can draw us through the power of sanctification. Simply put, “sanctification” means devotion to the exact cause of G-d. I have recently said that the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chayyim Luzzatto) states, like many other Sages, that G-d wants to pour His good out on humanity. Thus, to be in synchronicity with what G-d wants is to be good to others. Luqas – Luke also shows that this relates to the “Immersion of the Ruach HaKodesh” in 2 Luqas – Acts 1:8. Hence, G-d designs all His powers to draw all things closer to Himself. Through this statement, we see the force of spirituality.
Class Questions:
Was a rope tied to the High Priest’s ankle when he entered the Holy of Holies?
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