Part 7 · Chapter 48

The Ari's Text

If you say, “Why were the general Hassadim and Gevurot not in the general account of the upper AVI as they were counted in Malchut of Israel Saba and Tvuna?” We must understand that it is known that the phase of crown is in the upper third of Tifferet, which is the phase of Malchut, and she is incorporated in Yesod. Here, however, she, Malchut of Tvuna, is more revealed than Malchut of Bina, since Malchut of Tvuna is actually Malchut with respect to the general Bina and Tvuna together in one Partzuf, but Malchut of the upper Bina is the Guf of the generality. It is the place of the Chazeh of Tifferet of the generality of Partzuf Bina and Tvuna together, and it is not the actual 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.

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1Malchut de Tvuna is actually Malchut with respect to the general Bina and Tvuna together etc. but the Malchut of the Bina is Behinat Guf of the generality. Interpretation: Upper Ima and Tvuna are indeed Behinat Eser Sefirot with respect to Bina de Ohr Yashar. Upper Ima is GAR, and the Tvuna is ZAT. However, they were divided because of the ascent of the Hey Tata’a in the Eynaim, hence Malchut de Tvuna is the Malchut of both Ima and Tvunatogether.Yet, Malchut of the Upper AVI “is Behinat Guf of the generality. It is the place of the Chazeh of Tifferet of the generality of Partzuf Bina and Tvuna together, and it is not the actual Malchut.” It means that afterwards, in Atzilut, Tvuna clothes from Chazeh of Upper Ima downward, and the place of the Chazeh, Behinat Guf of the generality of both, and she is not Bina.According to the above, you will understand the matter thoroughly. It has been explained that Upper Ima expands through Hod. However, she does not have Yesod(Ohr Pnimi item 45). This is because the Hassadim stop there and there is only He’arat Hochma there without Hassadim, which is not at all the Behina of Ima, as she is the opposite, Behinat Hassadim without Hochma.Hence, Upper AVI extended only through the Zivug of the Masach de Behina Aleph where there is still Ohr de Hassadim there anyhow. Yet, after the Masach of Behina Aleph purified, their He’arah stopped entirely because she has no Hitpashtut without Hassadim, and Komat Malchut could not come out in Upper AVI. Only in YESHSUT, after it was distinguished as a distinct Partzuf, Komat Malchut could emerge without He’arat Hassadim.