Editing Yesh Me'ayin - Something from Nothing (section)

== Two Explanations of Yesh Me'Ayin ==
In Chassidus there are two explanations why creation is called Yesh Me'Ayin:

# The created being does not sense its source - therefore calls it "Ayin" (though the true reality is opposite: the Creator is the true "Yesh" while we the created beings are the "Ayin").
# There truly is no source for the created Yesh. Meaning, Hashem did not create the world by endlessly contracting Himself, but rather created a new existence that truly has no source in Elokus.

These two explanations don't contradict but complement each other, each emphasizing a different aspect of creation.