אות - קלה

Related to the Torah "The whole earth is full of His glory" (in Likutay Moharan Part One, section 172). I heard from one of his followers who heard from his holy mouth a bit more explanation. And the matter is: a person must nullify every characteristic and every quality until he is completely nullified as nothing and void. For first one must nullify this characteristic until it is as though non-existent, and afterward another characteristic until it too is as nothing, and so all the characteristics, until they are all as if they never were. And according to how much one nullifies each and every characteristic, so does the glory of Hashem illuminate and reveal itself to him. For the essence of the light is the glory of His blessed He, as it is written (Ezekiel 43:2): "And the earth was illuminated from His glory." But when one positions a physical thing opposite a spiritual thing — it creates a shadow. And according to the physicality and size of the thing standing opposite, so too the shadow is created — just as when one places a stick opposite the light of the sun it creates a small shadow proportional to the measure of the stick. But when a larger thing is placed opposite the sun it creates a larger shadow. And when a large building is placed it creates an even larger shadow. And the shadow is the concealment and hiding of the light as is known. And therefore according to how much the person is immersed in some characteristic and desire, so too it creates a shadow opposite the light of His glory blessed He — and so too His light blessed He is hidden from him. But when one nullifies the characteristics and desires, according to the nullification the shadow is nullified, and so too the glory of His blessed He is revealed. Until one merits that the shadow be completely nullified until everything is naught and void and nothingness. And then His glory will be revealed throughout all the earth. For there will be no thing that conceals the light and creates a shadow as mentioned. And this is: "The whole earth is full of His glory" — and through this His glory is revealed throughout all the earth, for there is no thing that conceals the light of His glory blessed He and creates a shadow as mentioned above.