Part 7 · Chapter 8

The Ari's Text

The dross and the shells can be revealed only through a cascading of worlds. In the end, the dross will be sorted and manifested, and all this was through the death of those kings, who are all strong judgments, called BON, which are Gevurot. This is so because all those are phases of dots, which are females and phases of reflected light, Mayin Nukvin. The shape of the dots is sparks, and they are the strong sparks mentioned in the portion Pekudei, “Come and see, the Rosh of the beginning of the faith inside the thought. It hammered a strong spark and produced sparks.”

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.

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1Behinot Nekudot, being Nekevot and Behinot Ohr Hozer, Mayin Nukvin. Malchut is called Nekuda. This is named after the root Malchut over which there was the first Tzimtzum, called The Middle Point. Hence, the Malchuyot and the Nekevot in all the Olamot are called Nekudot, since they are the subject of the Tzimtzum and the Masach over which the Zivug de Hakaa with the Ohr Elyon occurred.He writes, “through the death of these Melachim. All of them are strong Dinim,” etc. These are Behinot Nekudot, which are Nekevot and Ohr Hozer and MAN. It is so because these three are one matter, meaning the Behinot of the Masach that raises Ohr Hozer and unite and copulate the Partzufim Elyonim when they rise to MAN from the sorting of BYA. The explanation to this matter will be brought below.