“If it will ascend on your mind that he does not exist – then nothing else can exist” - Rambam
what is the meaning of this statement? is it possible that G-d does not exist?
There is a mistaken way of thinking that says that G-d is too lofty and undefined to be linked to existence as we know it. If there is a G-d who is the ultimate and true existence then he must be removed and must not have any connection to our reality.
Says the Rambam: no reality can exist that is independent from G-d's realty. if “he does not exist” – in our reality then “nothing else can exist” – we would have no reality at all.
G-d is unlimited and undefined yet he chose to limit himself and relate to us in our limits reality.
This is why the Rambam uses the expression “Ascend onto the mind” that is to say that this taught can only come when ones mind grows and he “ascends” to understand the greatness of G-d, only then can one reach this realization and opinion that he "does not exist" however he limited himself to exist in our realm of existence.
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I'm sorry but I didn't get your post. Are you disagreeing?
Yossi
I made some changes, let me know what you think.
I have a question. In 'Godol Yehiyeh' 5722 (in Melukat), the Rebbe says that if the world would have been created through Sovev, the world would still exist, be a metzius. Only it would be botul b'mitzius. From the hadran (and your post) it's mashma that there can't be any existence if there's only Sovev?
About your question in a previous comment. What is the positive and negative of the Mitzvos? I really didn't understand it myself. That's why I made the disclaimer that I might have gotten it all wrong.
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