Part 6 · Chapter 39

The Ari's Text

Indeed, the light of these ten Nekudim was great, and the upper light was also added to them. However, they did not have the strength to receive, and then those vessels died, meaning descended to the place that is now Beria, and this descent was their death. However, this is only in the seven lower Nekudot, since the GAR had strength in their vessels to receive their light, and they did not die. Rather, the seven vessels of the lower seven are the ones that died and descended to the place that is now Beria, and this is their death. Indeed, the time of their death was when they emerged as Nekudim. It is so because when they emerged from Akudim, where they were incorporated together in the Keter, from which they emerged and were divided into ten Nekudim, then was their exit, and they promptly died, as it is written in Idra, “Like those sparks that the craftsman crushes with iron, and sparks come out and are instantly quenched.”

Inner Light

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1Also, the Ohr Elyon was added to it. Besides what they had in the beginning of their creation, from Zivug Nikvey Eynaim, another Partzuf came to them, complete in Gadlut, by the Zivug de AB SAG, where the first Ohr is called the “essence” of their emanation.
2And they didn’t have the strength to receive. The Kelim were too small to contain the great Ohr that came as an addition because that Ohr was in Behinat GAR, and their Kelim began from Bina down (Ohr Pnimi item 26). Hence, they did not exist until the new MA came and connected them with it; then the Kelim grew and existed.
3GAR had power in their Kelim to receive their Ohr. Meaning precisely their own Ohr, which they had in the beginning of their creation, meaning the first Ohr. However, the second Ohr, called “additions” did not exist in GAR too, meaning the annulment of Achoraim de AVI and the blemish of NHY de Keter that the Rav introduces.
4When they came out of Akudim… …and divided into Yod Nekudim. Then they came out and died instantaneously. In the beginning, all the Orot came and mingled in Kli de Keter de Nekudim. This is still considered Akudim, meaning Behinat Partzuf SAG, because it has Behina Bet de Hitlabshut (Ohr Pnimi item 23). There are the Atzmut Ohr Awzen in it, though afterwards, by the He’arat Yesod de AK, NHY of this Keter expanded into AVI, and AVI returned to be Panim be Panim (face to face).They mated on the MAN of the lower Hey as a Nekuda that Abba took and the great Zivug was made as Histaklut Eynaim de AVI in each other. This great Ohr expanded from above downward to the Kelim de Nekudim, meaning to divide into ten Nekudim. Because each and every Kli consisted of Yod, as it is known regarding the 320 Nitzotzin, they instantly broke and died.It is written, “The craftsman crushes the iron and Nitzotzin come out, and quench instantaneously.” They are 320 sparks, because each Melech consists of four Behinot HB TM. Each Behina contained ten Nekudot, thus forty sparks for every Melech. Since they are eight Melachim, thus eight times forty is 320, and this is the meaning of the 320 Nitzotzin mentioned in all the places.