Part 7 · Chapter 40

The Ari's Text

It is simple: The posterior of AVI did not stop descending until the end of the breaking of the seven vessels. Each breaking of one king caused a descent of some of the posterior of AVI, and this is the explanation of the matter. When we appreciate the existence of these seven kings in the four Partzufim of HB, Israel Saba veTvuna, we find that until a third of the Sefira Tifferet, which is the fourth king, the posterior of upper AVI completed their descent. When all seven kings broke, the posterior of Israel Saba veTvuna came down, as well.

Inner Light

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1These seven Melachim in the four Partzufim of HB, Israel Saba ve Tvuna etc. We must understand the matter of the assessment of the seven Melachim in the four Partzufim AVIand YESHSUT. This is the key to understand the reign and the death of the seven Melachim de Nekudim, as well as all the Behinat ZON in ABYA that these seven Melachim are their Shoresh. We shall explain them here briefly in general. We shall explain them in detail below, in the interpretation of the Rav’s words below.Know, that five Partzufim emerged here in Olam ha Nekudim, four Partzufim that are Hochma, Bina, Israel Saba and Tvuna. These emerged in Rosh and Guf. The fifth Partzuf, which is Partzuf Daat, came out in Rosh without a Guf.You should also know that the order of the breaking of the vessels was in the order of the Hizdakchut of the Masach according to the degree, like the order of the Histalkut of the Orot from the Kelim de Guf of the previous Partzufim de AK.You should also know that the Kelim de Nekudim preceded the Orot since the Kelim de Nekudot de SAG that expanded below from Tabur de AK, whose Orot departed during Tzimtzum NHY de AK, remained empty of their Orot. They moved and became the Kelim de Nekudim since the Kelim that were emptied by the Histalkut Orot in the Guf de Elyon always became Kelim in the Partzuf Tachton.In addition, know that all that this speaks of is only the Orot de Gadlut that came to AVI as additions. However, the Rav does not deal here with the Orot de Katnut, meaning from Behinat Achor be Achor de AVI.It is so because there wasn’t any breaking and annulment in the Behinat Katnut that emerged in the beginning of its creation. The entire cancellation, the breaking, and the flaw, was only in the Orot de Gadlut that came as additions, meaning in the Zivug de Panim be Panim de AVI, and remember that.First, all the Orot of the Gadlut came out incorporated in Kli de Keter, meaning in NHY de Keter. This is because Keter itself, which is the second Rosh, did not take any part in these Mochin de Gadlut for itself.Instead, only because these renewals of Orot necessarily come from Ein Sof, hence, this new Ohrmust cascade from Ein Sof through all the reasons that precede this Partzuf that receives and extends the new Ohr. For this reason it is considered descending from Ein Sof and hanging down degree-by-degree until it comes to the receiver, being the consequence of all its preceding degrees.Hence, it is considered that AVI too raised to the Keter, which is the Behinat Galgalta ve Eynaim de AVI, meaning their Rosh, and Keter to its own Rosh as well and so on up to Ein Sof. At that time the new Ohr extended from Ein Sof through the degrees until it came to Behinat drop of Zivug de Galgalta ve Eynaim in the Keter, which are HB in the Keter.The drop clothes in the new NHY de Keter, meaning complete NHY that can be shown outwardly (Ohr Pnimi item 29, sub header “In that state”) and these NHY de Keter with the Ohr of the drop of Zivug that extends from Ein Sof descend and clothe in Mochin de AVI.Hence, this above Ohr, called drop of Zivug de HB in Keter clothed in NHY de Keter that descended to Mochin de AVI is considered the entirety of the Ohr that expands in all five Partzufim of the Nekudim, since all the degrees of the Nekudim are but a lessening of this general Ohr. It gradually lessens from degree to degree until it disappears and departs to its Shoresh.However, since the Ohr Elyon does not stop, it therefore educes new Komot as it lessens one below the other until it disappears and rises to the Maatzil as has been explained in the Histalkut Orot of the previous Partzufim. Thus, that same Ohr clothed in NHY de Keter is the entirety of the Ohr of all the Partzufim of Nekudim.Yet, after NHY de Keter clothed to Mochin in AVI, they have already departed from Behinat Keterentirely and were considered Kelim de AVI and Ohr de AVI. Know, that this Koma that emerged first is considered Komat Keter de AVI.Here in the Rav’s words it is called Histaklut Eynaim of AVI on each other. This is because through NHY de Keter that clothed in them for Mochin and mated Panimbe Panim, their Eynaim were opened and they looked at each other, meaning a Zivug de Gadlut in Komat Keter de AVI.Hitpashtut ha Aleph of Komat Keter from above downward is in Melech ha Daat, and from here on began the Hizdakchut Masach de Partzuf AVI. This is so because after Melech ha Daat broke, the Masach was purified from Behina Dalet into Behina Gimel and Komat Hochma de AVI emerged from below upward.The Eser Sefirot de Guf expanded from above downward, clothing in Melech ha Hesed. When Melech ha Hesed broke, the Masach was purified from Behina Gimel to Behina Bet and Komat Bina of AVIemerged from below upward.The Eser Sefirot de Guf expanded from above downward in Melech ha Gevura, and when Melech ha Gevura broke, the Masach purified from Behina Bet to Behina Aleph. At that time Behinat Daat de AVIemerged, meaning Komat ZA. It is also called Behinat Yesodot de AVI that emerged from below upward, and its Guf expanded in the Upper third of Melech ha Tifferet.After the Upper third of Melech ha Tifferet broke, the entire Masach was purified and rose to its Shoresh to Peh de Nekudim. It was incorporated there in the Zivug de Rosh and a new Koma de Behina Bet emerged on it, since the last Behina is always lost during the Hizdakchut, and this Komais called YESHSUT.First emerged the Taamim in it, which are the Rosh and Guf de Hitpashtut Aleph. The Rosh is called Histaklut Eynaim de YESHSUT on each other, and you already know that the last Behina de Hitlabshut remains in the Masach, though it only expands in Kli de Keter, called Taamim.Know, that this is what is called Histaklut Eynaim both in AVI and YESHSUT. In AVI it is always considered Behina Dalet de Hitlabshut and in YESHSUT it is considered Behina Gimel de Hitlabshut. The Hitpashtut from above downward in the Behinat Taamim de AVI is called Melech ha Daat, and the Hitpashtut from above downward de Behinat Taamim de YESHSUT is called the two lower thirds of Tifferet.After Melech ha Tifferet broke, the Masach was purified from Behina Gimel to Behina Bet and Behinat YESHSUT emerged from below upward. Their Guf expanded from above downward to the Melachim NH.When the Melachim of NH broke, the Masach purified from Behina Bet to Behina Aleph and Daat de YESHSUT emerged from below upward, called Yesodot de YESHSUT. Its Guf expanded and descended to Melech ha Yesod, and when Melech ha Yesod died, the Masach was purified from Behina Aleph to BehinatKeter.At that time Komat Malchut emerged from below upward and her Guf expanded to Malchut de Nekudim. When Kli Malchut de Nekudim broke, the Masach was purified entirely and rose to its Shoresh in the Peh where it was once more incorporated there in the Zivug de Rosh.However, only Aviut de Behina Aleph remained in it since the last Behina, which is Behina Bet, was lost during the Hizdakchut. Komat ZA, which is Behinat Daat, whose matter will explained below, emerged on it, and this Koma of Daat has no Hitpashtut from above downward, as we shall explain below.Thus we have briefly explained all the degrees that came out in Nekudim: the first degree is AVI on Masach de Behina Dalet and Behina Gimel together. The Taamim in the first Koma expanded in Melech ha Daat, and the Nekudot in her are the three Komot that expanded one below the other in the three Melachim Hesed, Gevura, and the upper third of Tifferet.Then surfaced the second degree, called YESHSUT. Its Taamim, which emerged on the two Reshimot Behina Gimel and Behina Bet, expanded in the two lower thirds of Tifferet. Also, the Nekudot in it are the three Komot that expanded one below the other in the three Melachim NH, Yesod, and Malchut.Then surfaced the third degree, called Daat. It has only Behinat from below upward, and you should know that these three degrees, Hochma, Bina, and Daat, are the Neshama, Ruach, Nefesh.