Part 7 · Chapter 42

The Ari's Text

When the vessel of this king called Daat broke, Daat of upper AVI, too, descended in the place of the Guf of AVI, but this vessel of the king called Daat descended to the world of Beria after it broke. The other six lights that were with it entered the vessel of the king called Hesed, and at that time, upper AVI were still face-to-face, since they do not return to back-to-back until everything completes the descent, as they are adhered face-to-face. This adhesion must be removed entirely, and then they will return to back-to-back. But as long as some adhesion is left in them, they do not return to back-to-back. We shall explain below the matter of the complete adhesion of AVI when they are face-to-face, and what means. When five Hassadim and five Gevurot descended from the Rosh of upper AVI down to the Guf, it necessarily caused the lack of light, although they did not return completely back-to-back. The meaning of this deficiency is the deficiency of the looking of the Einayim of AVI at each other.

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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1The other six Orot that were with it entered in the Kli of Melech, called Hesed. It means that it was done by the Zivug on the Masach that was purified to Behinat Hochma, and the drop of the Zivug de AVI Panim be Panim of this Koma that descended on the MAN in them. It is regarded as the measure of the illumination of ZON de Hochma de Abba, considered its Behinat Hayawith respect to the Partzuf de ZON itself, and it expanded in Melech ha Hesed.It has already been explained that the Masach purifies and lessens gradually, degree-by-degree until it elicits six other Melachim, except Hesed, which are two Komot back in Upper AVI, Behina Aleph and Behina Bet. These are the Melachim Gevura, the upper third of Tifferet, and the four Komot in YESHSUT. These are Behina Gimel, Behina Bet, Behina Aleph, and Behinat Shoresh, which are the two thirds of Tifferet, NH, Yesod, and Malchut.All these Komot were incorporated in Behina Gimel over which Komat Hochma de Abba and Melech ha Hesed came out, since they gradually lessen from him onward. This is why he says, “The other six Orot that were with it entered in the Kli of Melech, called Hesed,” as they are all incorporated in it, as we have explained.
2Histaklut Eynaim of AVI on each other. It has already been explained that this is what Komat Keter of Abba is called. This is the one that vanishes due to the breaking of Melech ha Daat, and the resulting Hizdakchut of Behina Dalet. It is because the Masach appears primarily in the Guf, as it is only in potential in the Rosh, not in actual fact. Thus, when the Kli broke, the Behinat Masach was cancelled from that Behinat Aviut that the Kliis from.