Part 7 · Chapter 44

The Ari's Text

If you say that Partzuf Abba does not complete its descent until the third of the Tifferet, we must understand that that third of Tifferet is like Yesod compared to Abba. It is like ZA with its Mochin from the perspective of Bina, and you need to understand this whole study in the same manner as that study, all in one picture, and then you will understand it. The entire Yesod is the phase of anterior, and it has no posterior that descended from it. Conversely, in the rest of the body, where there is the phase of posterior that returns opposite the anterior of the female, but his posterior is not adhered with her. Hence, the end of the posterior of Abba stops descending before there is a blemish and a flaw in Yesod of Abba. Afterwards, the third king reigned, which is Gevura, and drew the expansion of the five Gevurot in upper Ima. When he died, he descended to Beria, and the four lights descended in the fourth vessel, which is Tifferet, the expansion of Gevurot fell in Yesod of Ima, and her posterior fell below, as well. At that time, Ima returned her posterior, and the posterior of Ima was in the posterior of Abba.

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 entire Yesod is Behinat Panim, having no Achoraim that descended from it. It means that it has been explained above that only the Behinat Kelim de Achoraim were cancelled, being all that reached them as additions to their essential making. This refers to the Behinat Zivug de Gadlut that emerged because of the descent of the Hey Tata’a from the Eynaim and the MAN of Yesod de AK.However, what they had from the very creation, meaning Behina Achor be Achor de AVI that they had in the beginning, this is called Kelim de Panim. These were not cancelled and did not descend (item 31).It has also been explained that after the Masach purified from Behina Bet to Behina Aleph, the HG fell to Yesodot de AVI, as then Komat Eser Sefirot de ZA emerged. This Koma de Behina Aleph that came out in AVI is entirely Panim. In other words, it was incorporated in Behinat Achor be Achor de AVIthat they had in the beginning, “having no Achoraim that descended from it.” this is because it has nothing of Behinat Zivug de Gadlut, meaning from Otiot BDK HYH, which are Behinat Achoraim de AVI.
2Achoraim that return opposite the Panim of the Nekeva, though his Achoraim are not adhered with her. It means that all that did not depart from Behinat Achor be Achor that they had in the beginning, is considered Behinat Achoraim that return opposite the Panim of the Nekeva. This is because their Achoraim are not cohesive with each other as in the beginning when their Achoraim were adhered Achor be Achor.For this reason they are considered Behinat Gadlut and addition from the Behinot Otiot BDK HYH that descend from Rosh de AVI. This includes all three degrees above Achor be Achor, which are Achor be Panim, Panim be Achor and Panim be Panim.Only the first degree of Achor be Achor whose Achoraim are adhered with each other, since both use the same wall, this alone is considered Behinat Kelim de Panim that remained in AVI and were not cancelled. From that we hear that Behina Bet, which is Komat Bina that Melech ha Gevura extended from, this Koma too is considered Achoraim, and it too was cancelled, though in this Behina AVI are Achor be Panim.However, Yesodot de AVI, which are Behina Aleph, are considered Achor be Achor and are not counted in the calculation of the annulment of the Achoraim de AVI. This is because AVI were Achor be Achor even before the fourth Melech reigned, as the Rav says above.
3Gevura, and extended the Hitpashtut of the Hey Gevurot in the Upper Ima. This is because Panim de Behina Bet is Hey Gevurot, as the whole of Ima is Gevurot compared to Abba. For this reason they now stand Achor be Panim, whose meaning has already been explained above at length (Ohr Pnimi item 23, sub header “Above it, it is Panim be Achor”) and study it there.