138- A Near Road and a Faraway Road

Dvekut [adhesion] is called “life,” Kedusha [holiness]. “Separation,” meaning self-reception, is called “death,” separation from the Life of Lives. Also, separation from the Kedusha is regarded as Tuma’a [impurity].

The question, “Why are we removed?” concerns one who was impure in his soul. The Creator’s answer was both on one whose soul is impure, as well as on one who was on a faraway road.

A road that is near to Kedusha is when he walks on the path of bestowal. The “faraway road” is when he sees that he is walking on the path of reception, which removes him from Kedusha.

“Impure for man’s soul” means that when they come to the recognition of evil, they cry out, “Why are we removed?” But the general public does not feel that they are impure for the soul of man. Rather, all their passions concern the body, and with respect to the soul, they do not feel that they are deficient of anything.

Therefore, they are pure, since impure and pure are in one’s feeling. A person may be sick, but if he does not feel the illness, he does not go to the doctor to be cured. It follows that in his feeling, he is well although in truth, he is not.

It depends with respect to whom it should be true.