One who sees a throng of 600,000 Israelites says…
One who sees a throng of [600,000] Israelites says, [the blessing of "Blessed is He Who discerns secrets," for [He discerns] the opinion of each, which is as different from the other as the face of each is different from the other.
— from Takeoff Into Chaos · Maharal of Prague Pirkel Avos: A Commentary based on selections from Maharal's Derech Chai
In the book
Our tradition holds the clue I most want you to keep. The Name El speaks of God in His capacity as the One who keeps active control over the whole churning sky — the One who, seeing six hundred thousand faces in a crowd, can bless each as utterly distinct, because He discerns the separate heart inside every one. And here is the part that reframes everything: when the world was first made and then God rested, what came into being in that rest was not more frantic activity — it was tranquillity, repose, peace and quiet. — Takeoff Into Chaos
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- The Instruments (Awareness/Perception/Expectations)
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