Hello Everyone!
First at all I have to say that the blog is a great idea, I love it!!!
I have 2 questions and a commentary
Why does the Ana Bekoach/42 letter name of God start with Chesed and the three higher realms are not included?
About the washing of the hands, I can't have a bowl of water next to my bed, Is it still worth it to wash them at the sink since the Zohar says that if you don't do it right away you are already "blind"
I especially enjoyed the explanation about going up and down in the tree of life as the only way to restrict therefore reveal and earn Light, I was personally going through a process where I felt that no matter what I do my garbage still the same (in a very Scorpio way) and to hear that give me the power to feel different and look at this situation in a completely different way.
Answer from Eliyahu:
ReplyDeleteGreat questions!
ans 1:
Within the Ana B'Koach, the 7 verses connect us to the lower 7 emanations and the 42 letters connect us to the higher three emanations (Keter, Chochmah, Binah). The whole point of the prayer is to elevate the 7 to the 3 thus creating the completion of the 10 dimensions of reality.
ans 2: The whole thing about washing the hands in the morning is to do it as soon as possible and in the sink in the washroom is good. I just mentioned the bowl by the bed as that is what the Rav is doing.