How Does the Light Feel in the Body? (The Anatomy of the Soul)
You ask: "How do I physically feel the Vessel and the Light?" Ruth Kedem explains: The body echoes the soul. The Vessel is your Will, and the Light is the Expansion.
“How do I physically feel the Vessel (Kli) and the Light entering it? I experience all sorts of things, but I want to understand.”
THE INTERNAL ANATOMY
The point is not necessarily to experience the Light as something “External” that hits you. Rather, it is to understand how this Light operates inside your internality. And how you become a pipe (Tzinor) for it.
The understanding that Light enters inside does not always begin with an external sensation. It begins with an internal processing of Consciousness.
WHAT IS THE VESSEL (KLI)?
The Vessel and the Light are two sides of the same system.
The Vessel is the Place. The place inside which the Light resides. It depends on the extent to which we succeed in knowing ourselves and turning ourselves into a correct receptacle.
Physically and Spiritually: The Vessel is the Will. The Will (Ratzon) of a person is what invites the Light. As our Will becomes more textured and directed toward Influence/Bestowal (giving), The Vessel becomes more vacant and available to experience the Light.
WHAT IS THE LIGHT (OHR)?
The Light is the connection to the ability to Influence. The Light is the Divine Abundance (Shefa) intended for man.
The process of spiritual development is a process where we learn how to allocate a place for the Light inside the Vessel. Slowly, the Light enters the Vessel and creates experiences of:
Internal Expansion.
Revelation.
THE PHYSICAL SENSATION
What you experience physically is a Result of this internal process. It will not always be a moment of immediate “Enlightenment” or a zap of energy.
It is a developmental process that often arrives through:
Deliberations.
Stops.
Frustration.
Eventually, this leads to the physical experiences matching the spiritual process.
LIGHT BURNS IN THE DARK
The consciousness of Light does not “arrive” from nowhere. It begins to burn specifically when a person agrees to acknowledge: The Pain. The Frustration. The Concealment (Hester).
Out of the Concealment, the Light is revealed.
The Light speaks of creating a connection between two worlds: The Revealed World. And the Hidden World.
HOW TO PRACTICE
The process where you ask “how to feel the Light” is not necessarily through seeking immediate highs. It is through Internal Work.
This requires a true connection to your Character Traits (Middot). Emotional work. Accompanied by internal understanding.
The Physical Result: The Vessel you develop is actually the place where this Light begins to spread and feel Real in your consciousness. This is what allows it to be revealed in your external life as well.
If you continue this process, you will have the ability to feel the Spreading of the Light even more.
SUMMARY
The process of internal discovery of the Vessel is what leads you to a life of Wholeness and Light. It allows you to be connected to your life in a clear and true way.
The Key: When you accept yourself. As you are. And allow the Light to flow within you.
The Vessel is the place where the Human Soul can be realized. The Spiritual World of man is built on the tension between the Light and the Vessel. They are not separate.
When a person begins to correct this Vessel (Himself), physical sensations may occur. But remember: The Vessel is not your Essence. The Vessel is the place that Agrees to let the Light in.