And “it is worth all of the suffering of Gehinnom (Hell) [to reach even the lowest level of Gan Eden] ...” וְש ֶּ "כְּדַאי כָּּל יִּסּוּרֵ י גֵּיהִּנֹּם כוּ' ."
As our Sages teach (Chagiga 15b), “It is worth it to be judged and punished in order to come to the World to Come” in order to “delight in the ray of the Shechinah-Divine Presence.” וּכְמַאֲמָּר רַ זַ " :ל "מוּטָּּב דְּ לִּידַּ ּהיֵניְ י וְלֵיתִּ י לְעָּלְמָּא דְ אָּתִּ י "– לִּהְיוֹת "נֶּהֱנִּין מִּזִּּיו הַש ְּ כִּינָּה " .
The contemplation is as follows: Hashem created all the worlds in one Statement. This includes all of the levels of Gan Eden, including the highest possible levels of Gan Eden. The lowest level of Gan Eden is such a great spiritual enjoyment that it is worth it to go through tremendous suffering to reach Gan Eden. Gehinom (Hell) is so spiritually painful that one minute of Gehinom is worse than a lifetime of physical suffering. Yet, it is worth it to go through the entire process of Gehinom to reach the lowest level of Gan Eden. This proves that even the lowest level of Gan Eden is infinitely greater spiritual enjoyment than any physical enjoyment a person could ever have in his entire physical life.
Now, this is true of the lowest level of Gan Eden. However, there are infinitely higher levels of Gan Eden than the basic entry level. These higher levels are completely beyond our imagination how much enjoyment and truth they possess. Now, even the highest possible levels of Gan Eden are all created by just one Statement of Hashem. This means that Hashem is in a totally different category of existence than the entire reality of Gan Eden. Our soul originally came from Hashem, the way He is higher than the Statement behind creation of worlds. It came down so low into a body that only understands the lowest physical enjoyment. This is the greatest possible descent from its lofty source in Hashem.
Through this, one’s soul will become embittered over his being absolutely distance from Hashem. וְעַל יְדֵי זֶּה יִּתְ מַרְ מֵר נַפְש וֹ מְאֹד עַל רִּ יחוּקוֹ בְּ תַכְלִּית.
Nevertheless, while “weeping is implanted in the heart from this side, joy sits in the other side.”
