Light of the Infinite: Transformation in the Desert of Darkness

we realize that at any given moment we have the power for bad or the power for good, then we can begin to be present, let go of the weight of our past decisions and choose good, choose positivity in the very moment in which we find ourselves.

Hashem loves righteousness and justice, the objective of both being the bringing of balance to this world.

Hashem’s main purpose in the creation of the world is chesed, but without gevurah, we would be robots or slaves. The relationship we have is not that of master and slave; it is of a parent and a child. We are meant, by our own free will, to serve the Holy One, much like a child who wants to give to or help their parents. Imagine a parent carrying a

Loving kindness or restraint by itself is incomplete. Balance—knowing when to use each trait—is key. Tempering one with the other and the ability to discern when to use each characteristic is true da’at.

our task and indeed our purpose is to spiritualize reality by bringing light into our own darkness (prati), and by doing so, to bring light into the world (klali).

“A little bit is also good. The way to grow is to not worry about perfection—simply start moving a little bit beyond where you were a moment ago.”

All faith stems from the trust that not only are we not alone, but that all is for the good (even though it may not be revealed as good in those moments). God will continue to lift us when we fall and forgive us when we fail.

The Talmud teaches that a person is led down the path that he chooses to follow.1 If we believe everything is for the good, then reality becomes good for us, but if a person only sees “bad,” then they are treated accordingly with this lack of emunah (faith), resulting in “bad” manifesting more and more.

if everything around me is good, but I can still get myself into such a dark place, then the opposite must be true—I can get myself to the light, no matter what circumstances I find myself in.