אות - קלו

I heard a further discussion on the lesson appearing in Likutey Moharan I, 172 on the verse, “The whole earth is filled with His glory” (Isaiah 6:3) , from one of my companions.

The main thing is to nullify every one of your personality traits. You must strive to do so until you have totally obliterated your ego, rendering it into absolute nothingness before God.

Begin with one trait and annihilate it completely. Then work on your other traits, one at a time, until they are totally nonexistent.

As you annihilate your ego, God’s glory will begin to shine through and be revealed.

It is written, “And the earth was alight with His glory” (Ezekiel 43:2) . God’s glory is like light.

The larger and more material an object, the greater is its shadow. For example, a thin rod blocks little sunlight and casts a small shadow, while a larger object casts a larger shadow. A large building will cast a still larger shadow – shadow being a blocking and eclipsing of light, as is known.

The same is true of God’s glory. The material obstructs the spiritual and casts a shadow.

When you are bound to an emotion or desire, it obstructs God’s glory and casts a shadow. God’s light is then hidden from you. But as you nullify these emotions and desires, you also remove this shadow. And as the shadow departs, the light of God’s glory is revealed.

When a man is worthy of annihilating the shadow completely and making it into absolute nothingness, then God’s glory is revealed to all the earth. There is nothing to block the light and no obstructing shadow, and the light can shine through in all its glory.

“The whole earth is filled ( meloa ) with His glory.” MeLoA can also be read MiLoA ("from nothing"). Hence, “From nothing is all the earth His glory.” When there is nothing — nothing casting a shadow and obstructing His light — then His glory is revealed in all the earth. 212 See Hashmatot ("Annotations") printed in Yemey HaTlaot , p. 59.