Part 5 · Chapter 45

The Ari's Text

After that, it returned to being Matei in Keter, and then not Matei in Hochma and Bina since they both rise there. It is also not Matei in Hesed because it rose to Bina and it is Matei in Gevura. At that time, it is not Matei in Tifferet, and then it is Matei in Netzah, and not Matei in Hod. Then the Hod turned its anterior and gives the two lights to Yesod, and then it is Matei in Yesod. Then Yesod turns its anterior and shines to Malchut, etc., in all the VAK.

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1Returned to being Matei in Keter etc. and Lo Matei in Hod. It has already been repeatedly explained above that the dispensing of Bina to the Kli de VAK causes Matei in Keter. In that state the Achor of Kli de Keter dominate, preventing any He’arat GAR in the Partzuf, even in the Kli de Hochma, much less in the Kelim below that receive from the Kli of Hochma. Hence, the He’arat GAR departs from the Kli de Hod and the Kli turns its Panim down, giving the rest to Yesod.However, regarding their turning of the Panim of the Kli de Hod, there is also a matter of the Hizdakchut of the Aviut de Behina Aleph to Behinat Keter. The Ohr that comes out has but Komat Malchut, as the Rav has written above that Komat Malchut clothed the Kli de Yesod.In this manner, there were two Behinot regarding the turning of the Panim de Hod, both the matter of the administering of the Achoraim instead of the Panim as before, and the matter of the Hizdakchut of the Aviut de Behina Aleph. The latter dominated all five Ktzavot, Hesed through Hod, and now Hodhas purified from its Behina Aleph and gave only Komat Malchut to the Kli de Yesod. The reason for it is that there is no more than five Ktzavot in the Koma de Behina Aleph.Now Sefirat Yesod de ZA has been clarified for us. Its Kli is from Behinat Malchut since the Kli de Hodof the ZA is also a Kli of Malchut, and all the more so the Kli that follows it.Thus, all of these three Kelim Hod, Yesod and Malchut are a mere Hitpashtut of Kli Malchut. They expand primarily because of that above-mentioned Hey that descended from the Zivug ZON de Bina, but also because of the Ohr Achoraim that remained from the Kli de Hod after it turned her Panimbecause of the dominion of the Achor de Keter. It is so because these two Orot are specific to the Kli de Yesod.Thus, the Kli de Yesod is discerned as Kli Malchut and the Ohr in it is combined of Din and Rachamim. This is because the Ohr of the Achoraim that remains of Sefirat Hod after she had turned her Panim is discerned as the hardest Din in all five Ktzavot de ZA.This is so because it is the Kli de Behina Dalet from the time of Hitpashtut Aleph. However, when He’arat GAR of Tifferet it was to the contrary, considered Hesed reached it.This is so because the He’arat GAR turns everything to Hesed. Yet, when the He’arat GAR is absent, only the Midat Din remains in it, and that Midat Din came down to the Kli of Yesod.You must know that that was a Hidush in the Partzuf. Until now none of Midat ha Din appeared in the Partzuf in all five Ktzavot. On the contrary, the Ohr de Hassadim of the Koma de Behina Aleph dominated the entire Partzuf though once in He’arat GAR and once without He’arat GAR.Now, however, Komat Ohr Hassadim has already purified from Sefirat Hod and there is only Komat Malchut there. Since the He’arat GAR disappeared from the Partzuf, there appeared the entire Dinforce in Kli de Hod and that residue descended to Kli de Yesod. Thus you find that this Din force is a Hidush that has now appeared in the Kli de Yesod.Thus, now all five Ktzavot are considered Behinat Hey Gevurot because of the Hidush Tzura that they have acquired in the Kli de Yesod. Hence, now there are two Behinot: Hey Hassadim in the Hey Ktzavot from Hesed to Hod, and the second is since they are five Gevurot, meaning in the Kli de Yesod.However, there is yet another Ohr of the Hey in the Kli de Yesod, meaning what reached it from the Zivug ZON de Bina. It is a very big Ohr since from the Shoresh of its emanation, it is Behina Bet, since it comes from the Zivug de ZON of Behina Bet.Afterwards, when it descended along with the Ohr Hesed to the Kelim de VAK, it was lessened to Komat Malchut once more. However, since it is from Zivug de Behina Bet, it is considered Ohr Hesed, but on a low Koma.Thus, from her perspective the Hey Ktzavot are regarded as Hey Hassadim once more, sweetening the above Hey Gevurot that descended to the Kli de Yesod from the residue of the Ohr Hod. Thus we have thoroughly learned that the Ohr Yesod is a combined Ohr of Hesed and Din, called Hey Hassadim and Hey Gevurot.The Hey Gevurot are from the remains of the Ohr VAK, and the Hey Hassadim are from the residue of the Zachar and the Nekeva de Kli de Bina. They mix and join together in the Kli of Yesod. Bear in mind that all this is done here during, and because of the dominion of the Achor de Kli de Keter.