At Creation, the will of Hashem was that the Creation that had emanated from Himself should have the free-will to see itself as separate and having its own existence. But when spiritually inclined people unite with their Beloved Hashem with faith, then Creation returns to Unity, totally subordinate to His light as it had been prior to Creation.
This is not the unification of disparate items. Rather it is One that is returning to its state of unity as it were before the initial separation (i.e. prior to the creation of the situation in which someone could mistakenly see himself as separate.) At this time of total unity it is clear that there is no existence other than the One Hashem. This is not the self-nullification of an independent entity, but the self-incorporation within the source - the Light of Hashem. The recipient says: I have no existence. Only You are existence. I am subordinate and incorporated within Your existence. This understanding is the foundation of spiritual life for every aspect of human life.
This is the concept of the unity of the names יהוה and אדני (There are differing opinions about the writing of the names of Hashem on a computer with regards to issues of erasure. I am following those who say it is not problematic.) as it discussed in many Chassidic works. The name אדני connotes a master over a slave. This indicates that there is an existent world which is subordinate to the mastery of a God who formed and created it. יהוה connotes that the only existence is that of Hashem. There is no other existence. The unity of יהוה with אדני is not just to unite the two of them, rather it is to reveal that אדני is truly יהוה. This is not a subordinate existence but really something which has no self-existence, that is why it is subordinate. The true Unity is the realization that there is only One.
This work is dedicated to teaching how one can actually live, with heart and mind, with thought, speech and deed, in all of life's situations, the Unity with Hashem which is the purpose of creation and the fulcrum of life.
This is not the unification of disparate items. Rather it is One that is returning to its state of unity as it were before the initial separation (i.e. prior to the creation of the situation in which someone could mistakenly see himself as separate.) At this time of total unity it is clear that there is no existence other than the One Hashem. This is not the self-nullification of an independent entity, but the self-incorporation within the source - the Light of Hashem. The recipient says: I have no existence. Only You are existence. I am subordinate and incorporated within Your existence. This understanding is the foundation of spiritual life for every aspect of human life.
This is the concept of the unity of the names יהוה and אדני (There are differing opinions about the writing of the names of Hashem on a computer with regards to issues of erasure. I am following those who say it is not problematic.) as it discussed in many Chassidic works. The name אדני connotes a master over a slave. This indicates that there is an existent world which is subordinate to the mastery of a God who formed and created it. יהוה connotes that the only existence is that of Hashem. There is no other existence. The unity of יהוה with אדני is not just to unite the two of them, rather it is to reveal that אדני is truly יהוה. This is not a subordinate existence but really something which has no self-existence, that is why it is subordinate. The true Unity is the realization that there is only One.
This work is dedicated to teaching how one can actually live, with heart and mind, with thought, speech and deed, in all of life's situations, the Unity with Hashem which is the purpose of creation and the fulcrum of life.
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