Every fallen attribute contains within it a holy spark, a core of essential goodness encased in a shell of externality which can be clarified and uplifted. The quality of skepticism, however, undermines the very basis of this process--the possibility of discerning a point of truth in reality and bonding with it. This pathological cynicism must be entirely uprooted from the soul. Still, the experience of doubt, are not entirely foreign to the rectified soul. Doubt is actually an important element of correction, when it is directed to the right purpose. Pathological skepticism is based on the assumption that the only stable thing is my (egos) ability to raise doubt, i.e. the power of my own mind. Constructive skepticism doubts this very assumption: it threatens the solid walls around the I and advances my awareness that without changing, without truly bonding with others, I cannot be at peace within my own walled existence. Holy doubt is the key to the entire process of Teshuva and Tikkun, as I begin to doubt my old assumptions and practices. Thus holy doubt is stronger than skepticism, because it can doubt the doubt itself, and by way of doubt arrive at absolute certainty. adapted from R Ginsburgh
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:40:37 +0000
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