Part 6 · Chapter 40

The Ari's Text

*Initially, the ten were simple self, comprised of ten, but they were not apparent in them. The GAR, which were Rachamim, could receive the light of Ein Sof, and when it reached the seven Nekudot, they would be revoked. These are the kings who died. Since they are judgement, while the light that comes is Rachamim, they could not receive it. And since they did not receive the sustenance, they died. Hence, it was necessary to correct so that vessels would be made for the Keter. Thus, the light that comes and passes through the screen was perfumed, and these ten became apparent in it. These kings are below Malchut of Atzilut, and only Hadar remained of them, since they were male and female, and they are Tifferet and Malchut.

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

1The ten were simple Atzmut, consisting of Yod, indiscernible in them. It means that they are GAR de Nekudim, even though Tikun Kavim and Behinat Yod Kavim were already in them. This means that Malchut incorporated in each and every Sefira and the ten Kelimbecame Orot.However, since they are Behinat Rosh, and the Masach operates in them from below upward, all the Orot are therefore still considered to be contained in Kli de Keter, as in Akudim. Also, the matter of the Yod Kelim is indiscernible in them, because the Behinat Aviut is unapparent from below upward, meaning before the Ohr clothes in the Kelim.
2The GAR, which were Rachamim, could receive the Ohr Ein Sof. As it says in the previous item, the Behinat Aviut, which is Midat ha Din from the Hitkalelut Malchut in each and every Sefira, is not apparent in the GAR just yet. This is because there is no actual Behinat Hitlabshut in them, but only in potential, hence they are Rachamim.
3Since they are Din, while the Ohr that comes is Rachamim, they could not receive it. It’s been written above that the Kelim were small, because the great Kelim in the Gufim of the three previous Partzufim of AK, being Kli de Keter and Kli de Hochma, were absent here in the Guf of Nekudim. This is because they began from Sefirat Daat down, being Kli de Bina (see Ohr Pnimi item 26).The Ohr that came to them was Rachamim, meaning Orot of GAR, called Ohr of Rachamim, they need to clothe in the Zach Kelim of Keter and Hochma. This is the reason they could not receive it.
4Kelim would be made for the Keter. Thus the Ohr that comes and passes through the Masach. He refers to the Masach de Yesod de Atik that was corrected in Atzilut, by which the Ohr was corrected, as written above.
5These Yod became apparent in it. It is so because they were corrected in Tikun Kavim and Yod Kelim in the ZAT too through the Iburand Yenika, and then the Atzmut clothed in the Kelim.
6Below Malchut de Atzilut. Meaning they expanded below Parsa de Atzilut and came out of the Gevul of the new point of Tzimtzum that was in Nekudim, and this was their death.
7Since they were Dechar and Nukva. Meaning his Nukva was corrected, as she should have been; therefore he remained. This is the meaning of the name New MA, which will be explained in its place.