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In the previous parashah, God sent us to dispose ourselves (ארץ)1 to what oppressively draws in from experience (Canaan).2 Failing that, God encouraged us to repetitively strive (TsiTsiT)3 to draw in the basic facts encountered in experience (כנפי בגדים).4,5 As the mental faculty that festers over things in experience (Qorahh),6 a behavior of narrowing in upon things so as to gain clarity (Yitshar)7, a behavior of intently maintaining a visual fix on a scene (Q’hat),8 a behavior of clinging to a scene so as to generate an awareness of many startling things (Levi)9 – Qorahh’s motives were noble. Along with an act of repetitively going over a scene (Datan),10 an augme
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One must be vigilant when observing experience, not only to guard against dangers, but also to become aware of the opportunities that lay ahead. The children of Israel, representing the different behaviors of making a sustained survey of the many things advancing forward in experience,1 established tribal encampments in the previous parashah. Each encampment represented a different way of mentally attending to experience.2 Members of the tribe of Levi were positioned in the immediate vicinity of the mishkan – representing a person’s dwelling upon experience.3 The behaviors represented by the families of Levi (clinging to a scene)4 ensure that nothing is missed of the experiences