The Paradox Of Reality - Episode 4

We started a new thing! You ask your questions wherever you watch Torah Visuals: YouTube, Chabad.Org, Facebook - wherever - and we’ll address them on the podcast!

In this episode we answer two questions asked by our viewers: Why did God need so many Tzimtzumim (spiritual contractions) in order to create a stable world, couldn’t He just create it all at once in a safe way?  How does the world exist on Shabbos? We know that God worked for 6 days and rested on the seventh. What was the work during the 6 days? Speaking, because the world was built by speech. So if existence depends on speech, then either God is speaking on Shabbos, thereby doing work; or He stops speaking, and the whole reality disappears!? Great questions, listen to the episode to find the answers;)

We then discuss the core concept of this episode - Bittul.  Bittul means when something becomes nothing. It gets nullified, dissolved within, and basically insignificant. 

There are two kinds of bittul: Bittul Hayesh - the dissolution of ego Bittul Bimitzios - the complete disappearance of any concept of self

We take a deep dive into these concepts and cover many more.

Watch our animated series here.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1CktSlbabnlWRYWlSYgXXc5bY2s0ml8t

Enjoy!