The foundation stone of Hasidism as laid by Besht is a strongly marked panentheistic conception of God. He declared the whole universe, mind and matter, to be a manifestation of the Divine Being; that this manifestation is not an emanation from God, as is the conception of the Kabbalah by Mitnagdim, for nothing can be separated from God: all things are rather forms in which God reveals Himself….”<\/p>\n
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Now, having the BESHT’s doctrine above for easy reference, to schematically outline what is happening as regards our formulation,<\/p>\n
juxtaposed against other formulations<\/p>\n
let<\/p>\n
A = God<\/p>\n
B = Man<\/p>\n
AB = GodMan<\/p>\n
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Maimonides: <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n encapsuled one core proposition: \n A created B<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Lurianic Kabbalah:<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n encapsuled in one core proposition: GOD WITHDRAWS to create Man<\/p>\n (tzimtzum<\/em>)<\/p>\n B comes from WITHIN A<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Baal Shem Tov:<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n encapsuled in one core proposition: (panentheistic)<\/p>\n A and B are part of AB<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n SUMMA \/ Birnbaum:<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n encapsuled in one core proposition: Now, Summa Metaphysica<\/em> lays the FORMULATION out in<\/p>\n 18 multi-faceted propositions:<\/p>\n 9 in the first book, God and Evil<\/em><\/p>\n 9 in the second book, God and Good<\/em><\/p>\n But, let’s give you the “Monarch notes’<\/p>\n ‘test-prep version’<\/p>\n on Summa \/ <\/em>Birnbaum<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Thus, to attempt to outline SUMMA in 6 quick propositions:<\/p>\n 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n QUEST FOR POTENTIAL is on a journey from POSSIBILITY thru METAPHYSICAL REALMS thru REALITY, then towards PERFECT FULFILLMENT & REALIZATION (‘EXTRAORDINARIATION’)<\/p>\n (the first part of this proposition has components 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n Infinite Potentialities at the-end-of-the-rainbow (‘EXTRAORDINARIATION’), retroactively ignite Creation – and the Divine ‘spark’<\/p>\n (no tether)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/strong>3.<\/strong><\/p>\n We are ALL part of HOLY QUEST FOR POTENTIAL<\/p>\n (this is ~panentheistic, parallel to the BESHT)<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n We are all part of a grander, evolving COSMIC Consciousness.<\/p>\n (this has components in common with the BESHT and with the Jesuit renegade Teilhard)<\/p>\n 5.<\/strong><\/p>\n Divine consciousness (the Godhead of the cumulative consciousness) withdraws to give greater freedom to MAN (an anchor of the proposed solution to theodicy <\/em>in Book #1)<\/p>\n (this has components in common with the Torah’s Hester Panim <\/em>(Hiding of the Divine Face) and with Lurianic Kabbalah tzimtzum<\/em>)<\/p>\n 6.<\/strong><\/p>\n ALL (AB) are on an ongoing journey towards EXTRAORDINARIATION.<\/p>\n (components ~in common with ‘Messianic era’)<\/em><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n end of Appendix B<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n
\nGod created Man (Aristotelian)<\/p>\n
\nMan is an emanation from God
\n(sort of, from WITHIN God);<\/p>\n
\nAll is a Manifestation OF God<\/p>\n
\nHoly Quest for Potential (to the infinite recursive power) drives GOD, MAN and the COSMOS ever-forward towards EXTRAORDINARIATION.<\/p>\n
\nin-common with RASHI (\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcna-asheh adahm b \u00e2\u20ac\u02dczalmenu<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c
\nLet us make Man in our Image – Genesis), and with
\nLurianic Kabbalah (En Sof…Sefirot<\/em>)…aside from being
\nanchored in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEheyeh Asher Eheyeh<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 – Exodus)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/summametaphysica.com\/gg\/50vert.gif\")
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