The inner Torah contains many topics and expositions, as there are in the other portions of Torah. The number of topics is unfathomable. The most fundamental point is the daas of the inner Torah, the deep understanding of the essential concepts which creates a framework for understanding all the details.
When a person achieves daas within Torah, he is close to understanding the true meaning of the concepts discussed within. This sheds light on all aspects of life and broadens a person's perspective on mankind, the world, life, purpose and every aspect of existence. It is similar to the distinction between the understanding of a child as compared to the understanding of an older adult. The distinction is not measured in terms of the quantity of learning. So, too, the heart of the inner Torah is daas, and one who has it has listened to its whispers. This is like a student who understands the mind of his teacher, who cannot merely repeat the words of his teacher, but knows his mind. He has captured the mindset of his teacher, the foundational thinking which defines all of his teachers outlook.
A person can study the inner Torah from a place of small-mindedness and doesn't truly understand its daas. Another person, with a broader mind, understands its workings. It is like a person deep in a forest who cannot see the forest for the trees. If a climbs a tree his perspective will change and everything will appear differently to him. If he could then fly above the forest and see it in all its wonders, he will appreciate its beauty even more.
The same is true with regards to spirituality, and the manner in which a person understands the inner workings of the Torah and his outlook. A person can know many details, he can even arrange them and organize, ask and answer, but still not understand its daas - he won't truly understand its concepts. He is like someone who enjoys hiking in the forest, but knows nothing and learns nothing about the forest. He is in the midst of something great, but does not know anything of its essence. And, because of his lack of understanding, he has no idea how to reach his goal, he may even be getting further and further away. Because in order to understand the forest you must be able to see from above. Then you can see the goal and where you are in relationship to the goal.
When a person achieves daas within Torah, he is close to understanding the true meaning of the concepts discussed within. This sheds light on all aspects of life and broadens a person's perspective on mankind, the world, life, purpose and every aspect of existence. It is similar to the distinction between the understanding of a child as compared to the understanding of an older adult. The distinction is not measured in terms of the quantity of learning. So, too, the heart of the inner Torah is daas, and one who has it has listened to its whispers. This is like a student who understands the mind of his teacher, who cannot merely repeat the words of his teacher, but knows his mind. He has captured the mindset of his teacher, the foundational thinking which defines all of his teachers outlook.
A person can study the inner Torah from a place of small-mindedness and doesn't truly understand its daas. Another person, with a broader mind, understands its workings. It is like a person deep in a forest who cannot see the forest for the trees. If a climbs a tree his perspective will change and everything will appear differently to him. If he could then fly above the forest and see it in all its wonders, he will appreciate its beauty even more.
The same is true with regards to spirituality, and the manner in which a person understands the inner workings of the Torah and his outlook. A person can know many details, he can even arrange them and organize, ask and answer, but still not understand its daas - he won't truly understand its concepts. He is like someone who enjoys hiking in the forest, but knows nothing and learns nothing about the forest. He is in the midst of something great, but does not know anything of its essence. And, because of his lack of understanding, he has no idea how to reach his goal, he may even be getting further and further away. Because in order to understand the forest you must be able to see from above. Then you can see the goal and where you are in relationship to the goal.
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