Kabbalah & The Mystical: What Are Angels? By Baruch S. Davidson Also known as Chayot Hakodesh, Ophanim, Erelim, Chashmalim, Seraphim, Malachim, Elokim, Bene Elokim, Cheruvim, and Ishim
Look at each living being and you will see that it believes itself to be the center of the universe. It is because the Creator has invested His very essence into each and every item of His creation. And He has decided to hide within those bounds until His creation discovers Him there.
When anything of this world is repaired and reconnected to its Source, its Creator in all His essence is redeemed. And if any one thing would be left behind, its Creator in all His essence would remain captive within it.... [Continue]
In material matters, one who is "satisfied with his lot" (Ethics of the Fathers 4:1) is an individual of the highest quality; a person possessing this trait will attain the highest levels. In spiritual matters, however, to be satisfied with one's lot is the worst deficiency, and leads, G-d forbid, to descent and falling...