Nomesora
“ Dear Cs,
These two together do not sit well with me.
1) “only life in this world is Hashem’s lifeforce”
2)”very real part of your identity” and “part of your identity is just an illusion”
Each view by itself is fine. The two together, give off some strange implications.”
Well if both are true, they are also true together, they just require understanding to understand HOW. I’m actually currently in the process of understanding these deep concepts myself and bringing it down into practical life but there’s mounds of learning you can do on this- it’s explained in Chassidus, and of course the sources are in Nigle as well because it’s one Torah.
The basics of the understanding I have now (obviously much depth etc and there’s a lot more for me to learn now as well) is that the “I” of a yid is really Hashem, that’s the real me. And the way to access it and reveal it through all the parts of me that cover it up, (my body, my animal soul personality, my G-dly soul personality etc) and to harmonise and unite all of them, is by following Torah and mitzvos. The more I live my life according to Torah and mitzvos in thought speech and action, the better life I have because the more I bring out the true me, which is one with Hashem, into all the aspects of my personality and life.
We see that every yid acts this way instinctively, realising and attributing everything they do to Hashem, and this isbecause it’s all Hashem working through them.
Hope this is clear. Feel free to ask questions or for examples, just don’t want to overload info.