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But after the creation of man “to work it, his life-long task being to draw down to this world a flow of Divine energy by means of an “arousal from below,” i.e., by means of his own spiritual labors

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And this is the meaning of the verse, “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, but in this let him glory — [in understanding and knowing Me,”

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“He who sows has a ‘reward’ of truth” This means that the attribute of truth is the (G‑d-given) reward for sowing tzedakah

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Now it is in this radiation and reflection, which is an extension of the life-giving energy [that flows] from [G‑d’s] blessed Name to animate the higher and lower beings, that there is a distinction and difference with respect to higher and lower beings

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Since G‑d utterly transcends creation, which is absolutely of no consequence in relation to His Essence: It follows that there is extremely great cause to feel compassion for the spark