Part 8 · Chapter 5

The Ari's Text

*Thus, by raising this above MAN, which are the aforementioned Orot, the Behinat HaVaYaH de AB de Yodin mated, namely the collective Behinat Mochin de AK with Behinat Taamim de SAG, which are AHP.This is because these Taamim de SAG did not have any breaking in them, and hence mated along with the Behinat AB de AK. This does not refer to the departing Orot from the Hevel AHP, only to the Behina of their actual self and Pnimiut.

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1Mochin de AK with Behinat Taamim de Ruach. Though all the Nekudim, even Rosh ha Aleph in them, extend from Nekudot de SAG, for which the MAN should have risen only up to the Nekudot in Rosh de SAG, in fact, they rose to Nekudot de SAG. However, because with this ascent, the Zivug de AB SAG occurred, during which the He’arat AB that reached SAG lowered the Hey Tata’a from the Eynaim de SAG to Peh de SAG, this connected the AHPthat came out of Rosh de SAG. They return to Behinat Rosh, and the Nekudot connect with the Taamim de SAG into a single degree.In that state, the Nekudot de SAG do not merit a name any longer, as they are annulled in the Upper Behina in them, being the Taamim. Hence, the ascent of MAN is also considered to have risen to the Taamim, for the Nekudot do not bear a name, as they are nullified before them, as the Rav has written (Part 6 item 6).Know, that from here comes the rule that every ascent of MAN is from the Tachton to the Ali Elyon, and the Ali Elyon corrects them from the Elyon. This is because ZON raise the MAN their Elyon, which are YESHSUT, to the Ali Elyon, which are AVI. AVI correct them for YESHSUT, and so it is in all the degrees.It is so because any ascent of MAN induces the lowering of the Hey Tata’a from the Nikvey Eynaim down, by which it acquires the GAR. Hence, when ZON raise the MAN de YESHSUT, they induce the lowering of the Hey Tata’a from the Eynaim de AVI downward. In that state YESHSUT connect with AVI into a single degree and YESHSUT acquires its GAR, meaning Behinat AVI. You see that the MANthat ZON raised for YESHSUT rose to Behinot AVI, meaning to the Hey Tata’a in the Eynaim de AVI, which in turn, lowered it, thus correcting the Mochin de YESHSUT.Thus, the Tachton raised the MAN for its Elyon, which are AVI. AVI mated together on the MAN and lowered the Hey Tata’a from their Eynaim downward, and thus connected YESHSUT to their own degree, and YESHSUT acquired its GAR. Now you can understand the Rav’s comparison (Part 6 item 6) of AB SAG to AVI and YESHSUT there.This matter began in the first ascent of MAN in the Olamot, being the ascent of MAN of the Inner NHY de AK to the Taamim de Rosh SAG in the Rav’s words above (Part 6 item 6), which lowered the Hey Tata’a from Eynaim to Peh de SAG.However, since here the Hey Tata’a rose to Keter, which is the Metzach, hence, the Hey Tata’a descended from Metzach to Peh. It is written, “By raising this above MAN, which are the aforementioned Orot, the Behinat HaVaYaH de AB de Yodin mated, namely the collective Behinat Mochin de AK with Behinat Taamim de SAG, which are AHP.” This is because Rosh SAG is called Awzen, Hotem, Peh, because the Upper Behina in it is the Ohr of the Awzen, meaning Bina.It clothes Partzuf AB de AK from the Chazeh upward to Peh de AB. Hence, HGT de AB de AK are considered Behinat Mochin to SAG, and also as the general Mochin that extend from AK. this is because the first Partzuf de AK is higher than the Olamot and they only shine through HGT de AB, which are the Mochin de SAG de AK. After the He’arat Mochin from these AB extends to Rosh SAG, meaning to the Taamim, the Hey Tata’a descends from Metzach to Peh.
2These Taamim de SAG did not have any breaking in them. You must know here, that the breaking begins even before Olam ha Nekudim, meaning in the lower nine de Partzuf SAG de AK, called Nekudot de SAG, which expanded from Tabur de SAG down to its Sium Raglin (Part 6 item 3). Because they expanded from Tabur downward in the place of NHY de AK ha Pnimi, they mixed with Behina Dalet, which caused the Tzimtzum in both Olamot, called Tzimtzum NHY de AK.Because of the mixing of Behina Bet, which is Bina, in Behina Dalet, which is Malchut, Bina acquired the Behinat Tzimtzum of Malchut. Hence, Bina and ZON departed from all the degrees outside, where AHP de Rosh came out into Behinat Guf and Bina and ZON de Guf came out to Behinat NHY below Tabur. Bina and ZON of the Eser Sefirot de NHY went completely out of Atzilut and became the Separated BYA.Thus, in SAG too, Bina and ZON de NHY came out and fell to BYA as in the breaking of the vessels. However, this occurred only in Nekudot de SAG that expanded from Tabur down and mixed with Hey Tata’a. It does not concern the Upper half of SAG at all, called Taamim, which end above Tabur de AK. this is the meaning of the words, “The ascents of MAN were to the Taamim de SAG, which did not have any breaking in them.”
3Departing Orot from the Hevel AHP, only to the Behina of their actual self and Pnimiut. There are two kinds of AHP:Rosh de SAG, called Taamim de SAG. Because its Koma is up to Bina, it is named AHP.The Havalim of AHP, which departed from the degree. They are considered branches that come out of SAG, which are Se’arot Dikna de SAG that become Shorashim to the GAR de Nekudim(Part 6 item 4). That is why it is written that the Zivug de AB was with the AHP, being the Taamim de SAG, and not with the Partzuf Se’arot, which came out, being Behinot Nekudot de Rosh SAG that were broken.Although the Elyon is related to the Eser Sefirot de Nekudim, it is only the Nekudot de SAG, meaning the Se’arot Dikna. However, they are nullified in Taamim de SAG and do not bear a name at all, since the Zivug de AB connects them to the degree of Rosh de SAG during the Zivug (Part 8, Ohr Pnimi, beginning ofitem 5).