First Published September 15, 2025Last Updated November 3, 2026by Binyamin Rutstein

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Your soul originates from G-d Himself.

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That means your inner makeup parallels His.

How is your soul like G-d?

Just as your soul has ten faculties expressed through thought, speech, and action, the Divine expresses through ten sefirot (attributes), like kindness, beauty, etc.

How much of G-d can you see in yourself?

By studying your own thoughts and emotions, you can glimpse how G-d channels His light (goodness and kindness).

Yet here’s the paradox: The likeness is real, but the distance is infinite. We reflect Him, but we are not Him.

Why does understanding yourself help you understand something of G-d?

Here is what is going on:

Because G-d “blew” into you from His inner self, understanding yourself opens the doorway to understanding something of Him.

Your soul originates from G-d Himself. - Spirituality

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Questions people ask

Where does the soul come from?

Your soul originates from G-d Himself. G-d “blew” into you from His inner self. That means your inner makeup parallels His, and it is why understanding yourself opens the doorway to understanding something of Him. We reflect Him, but we are not Him.

What are the ten sefirot?

The ten sefirot are the attributes through which the Divine expresses, like kindness and beauty. Just as your soul has ten faculties, expressed through thought, speech, and action, the Divine expresses through ten sefirot. That is how your inner makeup parallels His.

Is the soul the same as G-d?

No. Here is the paradox: the likeness is real, but the distance is infinite. Your soul originates from G-d Himself, and your inner makeup parallels His. Even so, we reflect Him, but we are not Him. Both of these things are true at the same time.

Can my own thoughts and emotions show me something about G-d?

Yes. By studying your own thoughts and emotions, you can glimpse how G-d channels His light, which is goodness and kindness. This takes self-awareness, the skill of noticing what goes on inside you. What you get is a glimpse: the likeness is real, but the distance is infinite.

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