When we look at a soul, what do we see? Perhaps the more important question isn’t ‘what do we see’, because we are certainly not looking for an item with form, but rather ‘how does it act’? The Maharal explains that the natures of gashmius and ruchnius are exactly opposite one another. Gashmius is limited to its own finite borders, whereas ruchnius looks to spread and connect to other ruchani entities. In other words, by its nature, ruchnius looks to unite with ruchnius.
Let us add to this notion. One of the laws of ‘spiritual physics’ is that when a soul reaches out in an attempt to connect, it creates a magnetic pull whereby the recipient of this bid will experience a tug in his soul to come closer as well. The Midrash (Bamidbar Rabbah 1:12) shows us an example of H”kbh Himself modeling this for us, “They [the leviim] brought themselves closer to me…they brought me close [to them].” This may also be the yesod that Aharon HaKohen understood and acted with when iniatiing peace between enemies (see Rabbeinu Yonah on Avos 1:12).
At man’s core he is a spiritual creature with a burning desire to experience the taanug of connection. This connection is meant to take place in three ways – to G-d, to other man, to himself. When all the klipos are stripped away and a soul is given the opportunity to shine, this is the nature that will emerge.
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