Part 5 · Chapter 36

The Ari's Text

Afterwards, the light of Keter returned to being Matei in Keter, and the light of Hochma was concealed once more in Keter because of her desire to connect with Keter. At that time, the vessel of Hochma turned its anterior to Keter, and gave it its light. Yet, the light of Bina that was in Hochma does not rise with it to Keter because of the craving of the sons, of which she is the mother. We have already explained that there is return of anterior and posterior only in the phase of vessels. However, in the lights themselves, there is no anterior and posterior, only expansion and departure.

Inner Light

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1Matei in Keter and Ohr Hochma was once more concealed in Keter. Interpretation: when Hochma purified and her Ohr de Zachar and Nekeva departed and rose to the Keter, Nukva de Keter returned to thicken in her Aviut de Behina Gimel and Ohr Hochma was elicited to Kli de Keter. Thus, the Ohr was once more Matei in the Keter.The reason for it is because the Zachar of the Hochma that rose to the Kli de Keter is Behinat Reshimo that remained from the Hitpashtut Aleph from the Aviut de Behina Gimel that was there. Thus, it rose and was incorporated in the Nekeva de Keter that was also Behinat Aviut de Behina Gimel before it purified. Hence, because of the present ascent of the Zachar de Hochma, its previous Aviut has now returned and the Zivug Elyon on it returned.
2Hochma turned its Panim to Keter and gave it its Ohr. This means that the Hochma returned her Panim up against the Keter. Afterwards she returned and purified once more from her Behina Bet too and the Komat Bina disappeared from her and came to the Keter. It is so because prior to that he says that Hochma turned her Panim down toward Binabecause of the Hizdakchut Zachar de Hochma.He tells us that after Bina received the remains de Zachar de Hochma, Kli de Hochma returned her Panim toward Keter once more. This is because there was still Komat Ohr Bina in the Aviut de Behina Bet in her from which she has not purified.Rather, after she returned her Panim to Keter, her time to purify from Behina Bet arrived. Then Komat Ohr Bina disappeared as well, which she gave to the Keter.
3Ohr Bina that was in Hochma does not rise to Keter with it. This refers to Ohr ZA ascribed to Kli de Bina. However, Ohr Bina does not belong to Bina in Hitpashtut Bet, but to Hochma. It is written that the Kli de Hochma gave her Ohr to Keter, meaning her Ohr Bina.This is so because she purified from Behina Bet and all that was left in her is the Aviut de Behina Aleph, which is Ohr of Komat ZA, which belongs to Kli de Bina. He says about that Ohr that it remained in Kli de Hochma and did not rise to Keter. The Rav calls it Ohr Bina because it is related to Kli de Bina.