24 September 2024 · A sentence from the teachings of Rav Kook

The Power of a Creator

„Literature, painting, and sculpture stand to bring forth into actuality all the spiritual concepts imprinted in the depths of the human soul; and so long as even a single line revealed in the depths of the thinking and feeling soul has not yet come forth into actuality, there is an obligation upon the craft of creative thought to bring it forth.”From Introduction to "Shir HaShirim" (Song of Songs)

Art succeeds in touching the subtleties of the spirit, subtleties that are difficult to reach by intellectual means. Precisely the ability to touch the high and precise places of love allows us to rise a level. Precisely if we succeed in touching the spirit in a precise way, with the help of identifying the correct boundaries and in combination with the correct daring, we will be able to reach new heights.

*

The Mishpetei HaRav Kook journal, now also in stores and on the "Divrei Shir" site:

Time
View source on Facebook →

More sentences on this topic

Returning to the Root„And at times, when the soul is weary from the multitude of branches, it is compelled to g…”A Pause„For pauses were given even in the Torah, to allow space to reflect between one passage an…”A Time for Healing„And he needs an awesome restraint upon all his movements, and a fearsome limitation upon…”Parashat Devarim / Chazon„Only through a significant and enduring spiritual and practical elevation is it possible…”
All 1,300+ sentences → Get the books

From the community archive of Mishpetei HaRav Kook — studying Rav Kook's teachings since 2011.