Part 5 · Chapter 28

The Ari's Text

You find that after the departure of the light of Malchut, it rose to its root inside the Peh of AK. At that time, the work of the seven lower vessels from Hesed to Malchut ends. Thus, the end of their work was through the departure of the lights, and when they departed, their vessels were made. However, the work of the three upper vessels of Keter, Hochma, Bina, was not over since they have not become distant by three complete degrees from the light of Malchut that rose to the Emanator. Yet, the end of their work was afterwards, when the lights returned to come down a second descent into the above vessels.

Inner Light

This commentary hasn't been matched to individual seifim yet — items are shown in reading order, and the number beside each one counts the notes themselves, not the seifim of the Ari's text.

Not matched to a seif

1Yet, the end of their work was afterwards when the Orot returned to come down a second descent. It is so because then the Hitzoniut of their Kelim is completed and the Orot are also permanently diminished there. This is because only Ohr Hochma comes to Kli de Keter and Ohr Bina to Kli de Hochma etc. That completes their Behinat Kelim.