"When it was God's will to create the world He constricted Himself (Tzimtzum)."
The primary manifestation of Godliness in Creation is within Man. The process of Tzimtzum is that which empowers man to be a participant in the revelation of Godliness. Since "one who eats that which he has not earned is ashamed to look at the face of his benefactor" it is necessary to create a forum of free will in which man can earn reward.
This is accomplished by the creation of an empty space that is, so to speak, not controlled by God, and allowing man to fill that space with good.
The primary manifestation of Godliness in Creation is within Man. The process of Tzimtzum is that which empowers man to be a participant in the revelation of Godliness. Since "one who eats that which he has not earned is ashamed to look at the face of his benefactor" it is necessary to create a forum of free will in which man can earn reward.
This is accomplished by the creation of an empty space that is, so to speak, not controlled by God, and allowing man to fill that space with good.
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