Part 8 · Chapter 7

The Ari's Text

We have already explained above that things advance gradually: The Hevel of the Awzen is unfelt. A little bit of Hevel comes out of the Hotem, and the Hevel of the Hotem is less than the Hevel of the Peh, though they are all equal in that they raise Hevel.However, the Ayin has no Hevel, only Histaklut. The reason for this difference is that the three are Behinat Taamim, but the Ayin is Behinat Nekudot SAG, which is below the degree of Taamim.

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1Things advance gradually. It means that the sequence follows the gradual order of the Aviut in the Masach, as it contains five Behinot Aviut, discerned according to the Sefirot de Ohr Yashar. The first three Behinot, which are Behina Dalet, Behina Gimel, and Behina Bet, called “Peh”, “Hotem”, “Awzen”, are actual Havalim.This is because they raise Ohr Hozer called Hevel in a manner sufficient for the emergence of Partzuf in RTS. They are the three Partzufim, Galgalta, AB, SAG de AK. However, Behina Aleph de Aviut does not raise sufficient Hevel for the Hitpashtut to the Guf. Hence, it is named Histaklut Dak.Behinat Aviut de Shoresh, called Keter, does not have Hevel for Hitpashtut in the Guf. However, by the ascent of Hey Tata’a to the Eynaim, Behina Aleph too becomes capable for the emergence of a Partzuf, which is the Partzuf called Nekudim, or BON.Also, by the ascent of Hey Tata’a to the Keter, meaning to the Metzach, Behinot Shoresh de MAsach also become worthy of the emergence of a Partzuf. This Partzuf is called the new MA, which is the Eser Sefirot de Atzilut.Hence, this Ohr Hozer that comes out on the Hey Tata’a that rose to Metzach, is only called manifestation of He’arah, or Ratzon, and not as Hevel, or Histaklut. This indicates that it does not have actual Aviut, but Behinat Shoresh of the Aviut, hence the name Ratzon.The four Behinot Aviut are gradual magnifications in the will to receive. However, their Behinat Shoresh is only a Behinat will to bestow, without any will to receive, except that it is a Shoresh for them. For that reason it is named a mere Ratzon, or “Ratzon of the Metzach”.