ספר שיחות מוהר"ן אות - שה

This is related to the new Alef-Beis, letter Dalet, Knowledge, section 1, which begins: "Know that for all the worlds and for all created beings there is a specific spiritual form, etc. — for example, the species of the lion, etc. And all the distinctions are hinted in the forms of the letters and their combinations. And one who merits to understand the Torah, etc."[472] It was printed in the book "Shivchei HaRan"[473] — see there well. And now I will add a little to this. For the forms of the letters of the holy Torah are the root of all forms of Creation. For the Torah preceded the world, as it is written (Proverbs 8:22): "Hashem possessed me at the beginning of His way." And since the Torah preceded the world, the forms of the letters that are in the Torah are the root of all the forms that came into existence in Creation. And therefore all the forms — whether of the human being or of animals or birds or fish or any form whatsoever in all of Creation — all of them are drawn and derived from the forms of the letters of the holy Torah. And one who merits to understand the deep secret of the forms of the letters of the Torah can know from them all the forms of the world and all the characteristics and attributes and the internal root of everything. And the great wisdom of Moshe our teacher, peace be upon him, was that he knew the forms of all things from the letters of the Torah — for the Torah that he transmitted to Israel is the source and root of all forms. And therefore our Sages o.b.m. said that in the future the Tzadikim will understand the reasons for the forms of the letters, and from this they will know and attain all the great wisdoms of Creation. 472. RAK: See Sefer HaMidos [Alef-Beis], part 2, Knowledge, section 1; Likutay Halachos, Yoreh Deah, Milah Law 5; Tahor Beheimah Law 4; Alim LiTerufah, letter 205; Sichos veSupurim, section 84. 473. RAK: Shivchei HaRan, section 16; and above, section 51.