Do i exist?

Welcome back

Can you please reword your question

If you don’t exist, then what?

Good to know you’re still around…. y’know, these days….

כל הנשמה תהלל ה
כל נשימה ונשימה

And we see it, literally.

Avi K. can you elaborate what you mean? I said he proves the existence of Hashem similar to Plato from the existence of a soul and the world of ideas.

Chakespeare said, the world is a stage and we are all actors. This reminds us about Plato’s allegory of the cave. People see shaddows on the wall in a cave about things happening behind them. They see only the wall, so they think that this is reality.

The only true existence is Hashem, as we say ain od milvado. Not just that there is no other god or power aside from Hashem, but there is nothing else that exists at all. The only life in this world is Hashem’s lifeforce as it says ki imcha mekor chaim. See shaar hayichud vhoemuna of Tanya for more understanding on this or ask. Luckily a very real part of your identity is the part of Hashem within you, and that really does exist. The yetzer hara part of your identity is just an illusion which will eventually be revealed as fraud. Hope this helps

BARTENDER: “Do you think it’s gonna rain?”

DESCARTES “I don’t think..” [Disappears]

Descartes said “I think, therefore I am”. If he doesn’t think, he no longer exists

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.

I definitely exist.

I think it is literally impossible for someone as horrible as I to have been the product of someone’s imagination.

The Wolf

Wolf, maybe the opposite is true? The fact that there is a good person like you proves that you exist.

Thank you for the kind words, but your premise is incorrect.

The Wolf

Dear Mistykins,
If we are using that meaning of think. then just turning on the news is in itself the same proof. Alternatively, we could reassure ourselves that the subjects of todays storylines do not exist.

What triggered this question? And yes it is a loaded one re kabbalah and chassidus

Dear Cs,

What do you mean by “your identity”? If I see that it is all Hashem working through me, what them is my identity? I’m just seeing Hashem’s activity. Where would I see myself? I can’t see myself where I see Hashem.

Not any longer unless I figure out how to recover a deleted poster from my trash bin.