DAILY DOSE: Beyond I

Our goal is not to annihilate the ego, but to reach beyond it. The primordial blunder was the discovery of self. The first man and woman

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Print · Read Online Beyond I By Tzvi Freeman The primordial blunder was the discovery of self. The first man and woman in the Garden of Eden ate of the Tree of Knowledge and realized that they exist. Ever since then, that self-consciousness has been the root of every disaster. Every "I" and "me," every sense of being is a denial of the Oneness of the Creator and the creation. It is a statement that there is something else, namely me, and that me is autonomous from all else. Yet the goal of humankind is not to annihilate the ego, but to reach beyond it, beyond the state of Adam and Eve in the Garden—to a higher state of being, a context in which the ego is redefined. A place called Eden, which is beyond the Garden, the place of Essential Being from where all delights flow . . . "And a river went out from Eden to water the Garden." And now you know the secret of why such a tree was created. By Tzvi Freeman From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. Or order Rabbi Freeman's book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here. Print Page   ·   Read Online   ·   Discuss   ·   Share on Facebook This email was sent to: tweatsho.email004@blogger.com Change email address · Manage Subscriptions · Going on Vacation? · Unsubscribe Tip: To ensure that our emails continue to be delivered to your inbox, add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book or "whitelist" it in any filters or anti-spam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved. Privacy Policy Chabad.org · Ask the Rabbi · Contact Us · Donate