“To That Which We Do Not Attain, We Do Not Give a Name”
Question: What does the principle “To that which we do not attain, we do not give a name” mean?
Answer: We do not run ahead and claim to understand what we have not yet attained since it is still in the process of clarification. Any spiritual object or phenomenon is given a name according to its action, according to what it produces in the worlds. If we do not yet know all its consequences precisely, we cannot give it a true name that defines the very essence of the spiritual phenomenon.
Question: What is the name of the Creator? The Creator has many names. What does that mean?
Answer: The name of the Creator is the consequences we feel upon ourselves from His influence. Moreover, a name is a desire filled with light, and by the kind of light that is there, one can determine the name of the Creator. Thus, it turns out that I am the one who gives Him a name.
Comment: We often use names given by others. That is, someone gave the name, and other people use it.
My Response: If a name is given by a Kabbalist who has truly determined the designation of an object or phenomenon, then in studying the material we use it.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian, 11/19/17
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