Part 8 · Chapter 28

The Ari's Text

We shall explain the division of the name MA. It is known that the Yod Sefirot de Atzilut are divided into five Partzufim. However, Partzuf de Arich is divided into another two, namely Atik and Arich.It is known that the Taamim are in Keter, the Nekudot, in Hochma, the Tagin in Bina, and the Otiot in the bottom seven, as it is mentioned in the Tikkunim. So they are precisely in the division of the Eser Sefirot, whether in AB, SAG, MA or BON.However, the Yod Sefirot de Atzilut made of these connections of MA and BON do not take them in this order.

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 Yod Sefirot de Atzilut are divided into five Partzufim. This is according to the five known Behinot: Komat Keter comes out on Masach de Behina Dalet, Komat Hochma on Masach de Behina Gimel, Komat Bina on Masach de Behina Bet, Komat ZA on Masach de Behina Aleph, and Komat Malchut on Masach de Behinat Keter. You already know that Komat ZA that comes out on Behina Aleph consists of six Sefirot HGT NHY, hence the above five Komot are regarded as Eser Sefirot.
2The Yod Sefirot de Atzilut made of these connections of MA and BON do not take them in this order. It is so because of the difference between MA and BON. These five Komot that came out in Atzilut are called the new MA, since any Hidush Ohr that came out in Atzilut in addition to the Orot BON that were already in the Kelim during the seven Melachim, are called “the new MA. Also, the old Orot that were during the Melachim are named BON.However, you must understand that all the Orot of the above five Komot that came out on the five Behinot in the Masach in Atzilutitself, are regarded according to the new MA. However, each and every Koma de MA takes for itself a single Sefira from BON to be her Behinat Nekeva. There are changes in them since Keter de BON is divided into two; its Upper half connects to Komat Keter de MA, and its bottom half connects to Komat Hochma de MA, and some more changes.Hence, the Partzufim of Atzilut are found to be not very accurate in their order of Komot since the Behinot BON in the Partzuf must also be taken into consideration.