Self Awakening and Divine Inspiration
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Self Awakening and Divine Inspiration

הפצת המיינות חוצה | December 10, 2025

Self-awakening: Isarussa Dil’Tatoh literally means an arousal from below, usually after someone gets a quick inspiration from above either by way of an internal feeling or being inspired from seeing something or hearing something outside of himself, or just that a person on his own consciously decides to make a concerted effort to serve Hashem and does something about it.

Initiated inspiration: Through his Isarusa Dil’Tatoh on his own effort, he is rewarded by a stronger Divinely inspired motivation to do the right thing. Like his effort was a trigger for this Divine inspiration. Perhaps this is parallel to that which the Talmud states on the Possuk: “Sanctify yourselves and you will be sanctified” a person who sanctifies himself a bit, they sanctify him and assist him greatly. Or as the Malbim and others say ‘Someone who comes to purify himself they help him from above”. Or “on the same route that someone takes they take him there”.

Far-removed from the self-awakening: This superior level of Divine inspiration cannot be triggered by man, whatever he does, this level of Inspiration comes from such a high lofty level of Divinity that man does not exist there and has no potential of even triggering anything on that level. However, Hashem chooses to come down into this world and if someone was to be in a spiritually perfect wholesome condition, in his thought speech and action, then he might merit this supernal Divine inspiration.

Not rest: Hashem wants to rest in this material world as the Torah writes make for me a sanctuary and I will dwell amongst them; the Torah tells us ‘Them’ that Hashem wants to dwell in the heart and soul of every Jew if he will allow Hashem’s presence. Allowing means to rid any negative traits and qualities that contradict Hashem’s presence.

Wholesome: The word in Aramaic is ‘Shalim’ which could also mean complete and perfect, and it is really all these things, that for Hashem’s ‘Atzmus’ to dwell the place i.e. the person must be wholesome, complete and perfect in his service of Hashem and must have already rid himself of any negative traits etc.

Self-awakening: Isarussa Dil’Tatoh literally means an arousal from below, usually after someone gets a quick inspiration from above either by way of an internal feeling or being inspired from seeing something or hearing something outside of himself, or just that a person on his own consciously decides to make a concerted effort to serve Hashem and does something about it.

Initiated inspiration: Through his Isarusa Dil’Tatoh on his own effort, he is rewarded by a stronger Divinely inspired motivation to do the right thing. Like his effort was a trigger for this Divine inspiration. Perhaps this is parallel to that which the Talmud states on the Possuk: “Sanctify yourselves and you will be sanctified” a person who sanctifies himself a bit, they sanctify him and assist him greatly. Or as the Malbim and others say ‘Someone who comes to purify himself they help him from above”. Or “on the same route that someone takes they take him there”.

Far-removed from the self-awakening: This superior level of Divine inspiration cannot be triggered by man, whatever he does, this level of Inspiration comes from such a high lofty level of Divinity that man does not exist there and has no potential of even triggering anything on that level. However, Hashem chooses to come down into this world and if someone was to be in a spiritually perfect wholesome condition, in his thought speech and action, then he might merit this supernal Divine inspiration.

Not rest: Hashem wants to rest in this material world as the Torah writes make for me a sanctuary and I will dwell amongst them; the Torah tells us ‘Them’ that Hashem wants to dwell in the heart and soul of every Jew if he will allow Hashem’s presence. Allowing means to rid any negative traits and qualities that contradict Hashem’s presence.

Wholesome: The word in Aramaic is ‘Shalim’ which could also mean complete and perfect, and it is really all these things, that for Hashem’s ‘Atzmus’ to dwell the place i.e. the person must be wholesome, complete and perfect in his service of Hashem and must have already rid himself of any negative traits etc.

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