Even if you go with the idea that Gra contained the essence of Torah, that does not mean there is nothing to learn from anyone else.
The idea is to collect all the good points of truth, but also to throw out the evil. And this process needs to take place in every area of value.
The idea was expressed by Steven Dutch: for every science, there are many pseudo sciences around it.
So for every area of value you are dealing with, there is a process of combining the good points that are scattered. There is also a different process of getting rid of the evil.
[I have been thinking of invoking Hegel for support of this idea of mine. That is to refer to this as sublimation. But my my is really a bit more plain--just sifting like you do with wheat grains. Take the good and get rid of the garbage. Hegel is more subtle in that he thinks this process itself brings to the absolute truth--Absolute Spirit [God.]
[The major great and important about the Gra--the major important points are three: the signature on the letter of excommunication, learning Torah, and trust in God.]
The idea was expressed by Steven Dutch: for every science, there are many pseudo sciences around it.
So for every area of value you are dealing with, there is a process of combining the good points that are scattered. There is also a different process of getting rid of the evil.
[I have been thinking of invoking Hegel for support of this idea of mine. That is to refer to this as sublimation. But my my is really a bit more plain--just sifting like you do with wheat grains. Take the good and get rid of the garbage. Hegel is more subtle in that he thinks this process itself brings to the absolute truth--Absolute Spirit [God.]
[The major great and important about the Gra--the major important points are three: the signature on the letter of excommunication, learning Torah, and trust in God.]
