Poetry and Beauty

Each new Torah insight must basically be ideal: Based on the depth of rectitude in our ethical being; On the depth of holiness in our faithful being; On the depth of expression in our intellectual being; Enveloped in the awareness of poetry and beauty in our creative being.

Orot Hakodesh I, p. 178

If your soul is poetic, you must be acquainted with your character, your particular longings, desires, the path of your soul and the special spiritual sustenance it requires to satisfy its spiritual life, just as air is required to breathe. You may join with other gifted people for other spiritual necessities. But never forget that you are summoned to stand firm upon your own spiritual foundation.

From your spirit, which is pure and powerful, filled with a song that is holy, alive and unblemished, sprinkle upon all service of God, all discussion, teachings, examinations, analyses, logic, pure streams of light, expressions of song, elevation of the soul, which constantly desires her Beloved, her Redeemer, the living God.

Orot Hakodesh III, p. 215

To attain victory over unconstraint and destructive atheism, we must educate Torah scholars who are healthy physically and healthy in all their non-physical aspects. They must be educated intelligently with the ability to recognize the sweet feelings that come from dealing with the most elevated aspect of beauty—whether in song and poetry, the glory of nature, or whether it is the beauty that stands out in the works of mankind.

Orot Ha'Emunah, p. 17

Free thinking cannot touch that which is higher than knowledge. The logic of supernal faith reveals God in the soul. This is higher than any knowledge. That is why untrammeled free thinking is not right for it. Freedom from life is death. But "the righteous lives by his faith."

Orot Ha'Emunah, p. 32