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A person has the ability to engage in intellectual conceptualization. From the perspective of this abilities highest form (1)—its source and root which is merely an abstract potential with no means of manifestation—every person at every moment has the potential to be as wise as King Solomon. But as it extends to become a "source for powers of understanding" (2) (even before there is actual intellection), there are differences between individuals capacity depending on age, fatigue, etc. | A person has the ability to engage in intellectual conceptualization. From the perspective of this abilities highest form (1)—its source and root which is merely an abstract potential with no means of manifestation—every person at every moment has the potential to be as wise as King Solomon. But as it extends to become a "source for powers of understanding" (2) (even before there is actual intellection), there are differences between individuals capacity depending on age, fatigue, etc. | ||
The '''actual''' revelation of intellect (3) depends greatly on the physical brain. A person whose brain matter is more refined and delicate will understand more quickly and with greater depth. Thus we see that the brain has the proper structure to be compatible with the mind. This can be better | The '''actual''' revelation of intellect (3) depends greatly on the physical brain. A person whose brain matter is more refined and delicate will understand more quickly and with greater depth. Thus we see that the brain has the proper structure to be compatible with the mind. This can be better understood by contrasting understanding something in the brain and a person writing words of wisdom. They are both expressing wisdom which is essentaily non tangible however there is a major difference in how the two are processed by the organs they are traveling through. Among human organs the brain is a vessel capable of processing intellect; the mind is compatible with the brain. On the other hand when writing the hand has no capacity to understand and process the power of intellect; the mind is not compatible with the hand. Thus when wisdom is passing through the hand, it is understood that the hand itself does not comprehend the wisdom it is writing, rather the brain extends into the fingers through the nervous system and directs it to write the words of wisdom, but this does not transform the hand into "brain"<ref>Maamarei Admor HaZaken 5568, pp. 115-116. | ||
This is similar to the difference between a "hamshacah" in way of Maavar vs. Hislabshus.</ref>. | This is similar to the difference between a "hamshacah" in way of Maavar vs. Hislabshus.</ref>. | ||