Part 8 · Chapter 26

The Ari's Text

This entire MA and BON de Gadlut is called “the departing addition”. None of it remains but the BON de Katnut in both. This is in ZON. However, the MA and BON always remain in AVI, since they already had complete BON there at the time of the Melachim, in all ten Sefirot.Nonetheless, they too needed the MA and BON in the above way as in ZON, where the gist of the MA is in the Zachar, and its He’arah is in the Nukva. It is the opposite in BON because HB are only from Bina de MA, and their Shoresh is Dinim and not Rachamim, though they are MA.

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1MA and BON de Gadlut is called “the departing addition”. Only what came out in the beginning of Atzilut is considered the Etzem of the Partzuf, meaning the Behinat Katnut in it. However, what it attains afterwards by new Zivugim is regarded as additions to its basic structure, and can depart from it.
2None of it remains but the BON de Katnut in both. This is in ZON. It seems that we should say “MA and BON in Katnut” since the Katnut is primarily the MA, and even the BON is rooted in MA and needs it. We must insist and sustain the version, and interpret that he calls MA de Katnut by the name “BON”. This is because the Yenika that manifests the Kelim de HGTcomes from Behinat BON, from Behinat Hey Tata’a in the Eynaim (see Ohr Pnimi item 20). Because this Behinat BON is higher than MA, he names the entire VAK“BON”.Thus, the Behinot Ibur and Yenika de ZA are considered the very creation of ZON, namely the Orot of Nefesh, clothed in Kelim de Ibur, and the Orot de Ruach, clothed in Kelim de Yenika. However, Zivug de Gadlut de MA and BON, which are Behinot GAR, even if they are GAR de Neshama, they are considered additions, and depart when there is cause for Histalkut.
3In AVI, since they already had complete BON there at the time of the Melachim, in all ten Sefirot. Meaning MA and BON de Gadlut because MA and BON de Katnut remain even in ZON. This is because they already had complete BON in the time of the Melachim from Behinat GAR too. It means that the matter of the annulment of the Achoraim in them was not because of themselves, but because of the sons, being ZAT.Hence, after the BON was erected once more in Behinat GAR, it is considered the Etzem of their creation. The rule is that anything that comes out complete in Olam ha Nekudim is considered the Etzem (essence) of the Partzuf here in Olam Atzilut. Since it was erected once, it never again departs.The Achoraim of AVI de Nekudim were cancelled and they returned to being Achor be Achor there. Yet, as it was not because of them, they are considered whole. Hence, once they were corrected in Atzilut in Behinat Panim be Panim, they never return to Achor be Achor, as the Rav said in several places.
4Nonetheless, they too needed the MA and BON in the above way as in ZON. During the Melachim there was complete BON of Eser Sefirot in them, which helped them that MAand BON de Gadlut would not depart from them. However, since there was the cancellation of the Achoraim in them before they were corrected, they needed sweetening and correction from the MA. Before it clothes in the Kelim of the Nekeva, it must first connect with the MA, as it is in ZON. For that reason there is MA and BON in the Zachar, and MA and BON in the Nekeva.
5Their Shoresh is Dinim and not Rachamim, though they are MA. It means that the Shoresh of the Dinim is there, since “Dinim fall from Bina” in the form of Butzina de Kardinuta, concealed in the Me’i de Bina.