Hashem chose people to reveal His Monarchy in Creation. Prior to Creation His abilities were hidden and not actualized. Only "At the time that all was done according to His desire, then He was called King." It is difficult to even verbalize the following, but essentially Hashem created a dynamic by which He needs people.
Additionally, He created the world in such a manner that people will truly need Him in order to complete themselves, spiritually and physically. As we have explained previously, Hashem desires to build up those who receive from Him to be with Him and to "cleave to Him."
The concept of Hisbodidus is for a person to carve out his unique self and come face-to-face with it in order to understand himself. His self-understanding needs to take him beyond Emunah which is by default, to a self-confidence which imbues within himself a love for Hashem and a desire for connection.
Connecting to Hashem does not bring bitterness to a person, rather it assists him in understanding how wonderful he is. (True, there are times to focus on one's shortcomings, but that is not what we are talking about now.) After connecting to Hashem a person should walk away with a greater degree of self-value than he had previously. This will lead to his serving Hashem with a happy and satisfied outlook. After all, Hashem has just whispered in his ear how wonderful he is. He has revealed to Him all of his positive points. This is the purpose of Creation, to carve out one's hidden inner-self and present it to the self. This is analogous to the fact that Creation itself was the revelation of the hidden-self of Hashem.
Additionally, He created the world in such a manner that people will truly need Him in order to complete themselves, spiritually and physically. As we have explained previously, Hashem desires to build up those who receive from Him to be with Him and to "cleave to Him."
The concept of Hisbodidus is for a person to carve out his unique self and come face-to-face with it in order to understand himself. His self-understanding needs to take him beyond Emunah which is by default, to a self-confidence which imbues within himself a love for Hashem and a desire for connection.
Connecting to Hashem does not bring bitterness to a person, rather it assists him in understanding how wonderful he is. (True, there are times to focus on one's shortcomings, but that is not what we are talking about now.) After connecting to Hashem a person should walk away with a greater degree of self-value than he had previously. This will lead to his serving Hashem with a happy and satisfied outlook. After all, Hashem has just whispered in his ear how wonderful he is. He has revealed to Him all of his positive points. This is the purpose of Creation, to carve out one's hidden inner-self and present it to the self. This is analogous to the fact that Creation itself was the revelation of the hidden-self of Hashem.
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