Eyes are very lofty and exalted entities. They are constantly seeing things that are great and awesome. If a person were worthy of having kosher eyes, he would know very great things simply from what his eyes see, because they are constantly seeing. However, he does not know what he sees.
For example, when something is flashed very quickly across a person’s field of vision, he does not know what he saw, although, as it was passing in front of his eyes, he certainly did fully see it. Even so, he does not know what he saw, for although his eyes saw the object in its entirety, nevertheless, because of the speed there was no time to bring the sight to the mind for him to know what he saw. For knowing what one saw depends upon the mind, and this requires a certain amount of time, with the object remaining in his view for a brief period. This allows the power of sight to bring and transfer the object being viewed to the mind, in order that the mind may know what he saw. However, due to the speed, he saw the object only with the sense of sight, but there was no time to transfer the object to the mind. He therefore does not know what he saw.
Similarly, with his eyes a person constantly sees great things {i.e., visions and revelations}. However, it is akin to something being flashed in front of him very quickly. He therefore does not know what he saw, as explained above. Understand this.
עֵינַיִם הֵם דְּבָרִים עֶלְיוֹנִים וּגְבוֹהִים מְאֹד, וְהֵם רוֹאִים תָּמִיד דְּבָרִים גְּדוֹלִים וְנוֹרָאִים, וְאִם הָיָה הָאָדָם זוֹכֶה לְעֵינַיִם כְּשֵׁרִים, הָיָה יוֹדֵעַ דְּבָרִים גְּדוֹלִים רַק מִמַּה שֶּׁעֵינָיו רוֹאוֹת, כִּי הֵם רוֹאוֹת תָּמִיד, אַךְ שֶׁאֵין יוֹדֵעַ מָה רוֹאֶה.
Eyes are very lofty and exalted entities. They are constantly seeing things that are great and awesome. If a person were worthy of having kosher eyes, he would know very great things simply from what his eyes see, because they are constantly seeing. However, he does not know what he sees.
כְּמוֹ לְמָשָׁל כְּשֶׁמַּעֲבִירִין דָּבָר לִפְנֵי עֵינֵי הָאָדָם בְּהַעֲבָרָה וּבִמְהִירוּת גָּדוֹל, וַאֲזַי אֵין הָאָדָם יוֹדֵעַ מָה רָאָה, וְהִנֵּה אַף שֶׁבְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהֶעֱבִירוּ הַדָּבָר לִפְנֵי עֵינָיו, בְּוַדַּאי רָאָה אוֹתוֹ בִּרְאִיָּה גְּמוּרָה, עִם כָּל זֶה אֵין יוֹדֵעַ מָה רָאָה, כִּי אַף שֶׁעֵינָיו רָאוּ הַדָּבָר בִּשְׁלֵמוּת, עִם כָּל זֶה מֵחֲמַת הַמְּהִירוּת לֹא הָיָה פְּנַאי בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיָּבִיא הָרְאוּת לְהַדַּעַת שֶׁיֵּדַע מָה רָאָה, כִּי לֵידַע הַדָּבָר שֶׁרָאָה זֶה תָּלוּי בַּדַּעַת, וְלָזֶה צָרִיךְ קְצָת זְמַן, שֶׁיַּשְׁהֶה קְצָת הַדָּבָר הַנִּרְאֶה לִפְנֵי עֵינָיו, בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיָּבוֹא וְיוֹשִׁיט כֹּחַ הָרְאוּת לְהַדַּעַת אֶת הַדָּבָר הַנִּרְאֶה, כְּדֵי שֶׁיֵּדַע בְּהַדַּעַת מָה רָאָה, וּמֵחֲמַת הַמְּהִירוּת לֹא רָאָה הַדָּבָר רַק בְּכֹחַ הָרְאוּת, אֲבָל לֹא הָיָה זְמַן לְהוֹשִׁיט הַדָּבָר לְהַדַּעַת, וְעַל־כֵּן אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ מָה רָאָה,
For example, when something is flashed very quickly across a person’s field of vision, he does not know what he saw, although, as it was passing in front of his eyes, he certainly did fully see it. Even so, he does not know what he saw, for although his eyes saw the object in its entirety, nevertheless, because of the speed there was no time to bring the sight to the mind for him to know what he saw. For knowing what one saw depends upon the mind, and this requires a certain amount of time, with the object remaining in his view for a brief period. This allows the power of sight to bring and transfer the object being viewed to the mind, in order that the mind may know what he saw. However, due to the speed, he saw the object only with the sense of sight, but there was no time to transfer the object to the mind. He therefore does not know what he saw.
וְכֵן הָאָדָם רוֹאֶה בְּעֵינָיו תָּמִיד דְּבָרִים גְּדוֹלִים (הַיְנוּ מַרְאוֹת וְחֶזְיוֹנוֹת), אַךְ שֶׁהוּא כְּמוֹ שֶׁמַּעֲבִירִין לְפָנָיו בְּהַעֲבָרָה בְּעָלְמָא וּבִמְהִירוּת גָּדוֹל, עַל כֵּן אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ מָה רָאָה כַּנַּ"ל, וְהָבֵן:
Similarly, with his eyes a person constantly sees great things {i.e., visions and revelations}. However, it is akin to something being flashed in front of him very quickly. He therefore does not know what he saw, as explained above. Understand this.