Derech Hashem / The Way of God #75 | The Components of Creation in Detail, Part 6

Given 6/2/2018
By Rabbi Mendel Kessin
https://www.TorahThinking.com

Transcendental forces as the cause of reality.

• Transcendental forces are controlled by malachim (isarusa d’leilah - influence from above).
• Nature & Miracles.
• Anyone with free will can influence their transcendental counterpart (Isarusa d’ltatah)
• God can decree that there be an influence from the transcendental force to a creation despite their free will.
• Those with free will can also influence other things and even other people with free will and, in turn, anything those people influence.
• About the unconscious stream of thought, depression, anxiety, etc.
• People can also instruct malachim to deviate

Haoras and hester Panim / Divine illumination and concealment

• Reward and punishment
• Hashem can influence the malach by shining illumination and increasing His presence
• Concealing His presence from that malach, allowing the Satan to enter and apply zohama
• Hashem may give someone success to someone to allow him to consume his entire reward in olam hazeh
• Hashem is on the side of all people - even goyim - to make sure they get olam habah. Only people evil to the extreme are subject to ibud - annihilation
• While olam habah must be achieved through earning it, Hashem does give assistance solely as a kindness even if it is undeserved