Part 8 · Chapter 45

The Ari's Text

It is known that the Raglaim of AA end at the Sof of Olam Atzilut. Thus, these two bottom Prakin de NH de Atik in Olam Beria are uncovered, without Levush. They joined together and clothed in Malchut de AA, and there became two Dadim to her, on either side of her.This is the meaning of Dadei Behema, which are below the Raglaim, from which the Melachim that descended in Beria sucked before their place was corrected in AA, AVI, and ZON. Even after they were born, each and every Partzuffirst descended there and sucked from them, and then rose to their place.

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1Thus, these three bottom Prakin de NH de Atik in Olam Beria. These words are seemingly perplexing. What caused the matter of the division of NHY de Atik into three thirds in this manner, until Olam Atzilut was not enough for them, and the two bottom thirds had to depart to Olam Beria? Also, why were all three thirds not clothed in HGT NHY de AA, and how are the Upper thirds of HGT de AA and the middle thirds of NHY de AA related?These things are indeed deeper than the sea, and we shall explain them here. Know, that the origin of the division of the thirds in this manner extends from NHY de AK. It has been explained above (Part 6, Histaklut Pnimit items 14, 26) that because of Tzimtzum Bet de AK, where the two Heyin, the First and the second, joined together, the point of Tzimtzum in the place of Olam ha Zeh in Behinat Malchut de Eser Sefirot de NHY de AK, rose to the place of Sefirat Bina de Eser Sefirot de NHY de AK.Thus, the three Sefirot Bina and ZON de Eser Sefirot de NHY de AK remained below the Sium of the Kav de Ein Sof, meaning below the point of Tzimtzum. They became a place for the three Olamot: Beria, Yetzira, Assiya, in the above-mentioned two places.Even afterwards, when the Ohr that fissured the Parsa descended and clothed NHY de AK, the new Gevul did not change because of that. It is so, although ZAT de Nekudim that departed from He’arat NHY de AK along with AVI de Nekudim, crossed the new Gevul and wanted to expand their dominion below the Gevul, meaning in the three Olamot BYA. Hence, they broke and remained in BYA, meaning the place of their dominion.NHY de AK, whose ZON departed and became BYA, and their Keter and Hochma remained in Atzilut. These Bina and ZON are merely regarded as the two bottom thirds of these Eser Sefirot de NHY, as this is how the AHP that came out of all the degrees is considered.You will find that the Rav referred to the AHP de Keter that came out of Keter as Five Bottom Sefirot de Keter BON, which are only TNHYM. Also, the principal part of Sefirat Tifferet, meaning its Upper third, is considered the Upper half de Keter, and only the two bottom thirds of Tifferet belong to the AHP.Thus, six Sefirot of the degree, KHB HGT, belong to the Upper half de Keter, which is only Galgalta ve Eynaim, and four Sefirot of the degree, NHYM, belong to the bottom half of the degree. The reason for it has already been explained in Part 7, and there is nothing more to add here.Hence, it is considered that the six Upper Sefirot of the Eser Sefirot de NHY de AK remained in Atzilut, and only four Sefirot, NHYM of these Eser Sefirot came out and were made into BYA, meaning from their Chazeh downward. Similarly, Eser Sefirot de NHY de AK are divided into three thirds, KHB, HGT, NHYM. The two Upper thirds, KHB HGT, remained in Atzilut, and only the bottom thirds, which are NHYM, became BYA.It is known that there is no absence in the spiritual, and the matter of the second Tzimtzum that was made in NHY de AK are regarded as merely additions to them. Thus, no change was made in the first NHY de AK, who now end at the Nekuda de Olam ha Zeh too, as it is written, “And His feet shall stand upon the mount of Olives.”It is known that Partzuf Atik de Atzilut is between AK and the Partzufim of Atzilut, where Atzmut Malchut de AK operates, which is Behinat Hey Tata’a before the Tzimtzum, meaning Malchut concealed in RADLA. Her Atzmut does not manifest in all the Partzufim of Atzilut at all, since she is Midat ha Din, without the association of Midat ha Rachamim, which is the First Hey. Hence, it too ends at the Nekudat Olam ha Zeh, as the first NHY de AK prior to Tzimtzum Bet, which is the association of Midat ha Rachamimwith Din.It turns out that NHY de Atik are divided into three thirds, as we have explained above regarding the Eser Sefirot de NHY de AK. The two Upper thirds de NHY, KHB HGT, stand in Atzilut and end equally with all the Partzufim of Atzilut, meaning on the new Gevul de Tzimtzum Bet. The bottom thirds, which are NHYM, are already below the Sium of Atzilut, expanding in BYA down to the Nekuda de Olam ha Zeh, as the first NHY de AK.These two Upper thirds of NHY, which are Behinot KHB HGT that remained in Atzilut, are so only with regard to the Kelim. However, with regard to the Ohr in them, they are but HGT NHY, as it is known that HGT NHY de Orot clothe KHB HGT de Kelim.It is written, “the two Upper Prakin de NH de Atik clothed the HG de AA, Netzah on the right, and Hod in Gevura on the left Kav; Yesod in Tifferet de AA.” It means that the Upper thirds of NHY de Atik are KHB de Kelim and HGT de Orot, hence their place is also in HGT de AA.“…and the two middle Prakin de NH de Atik in NH de AA. Also, Ateret Yesod de Atik in Yesod de AA, and Malchut de Atik in Malchut de AA.” This means that the middle Prakin de NHY de Atik are HGT de Kelim and NHY de Orot, hence they clothe NHYM de AA. When he says that Malchut de Atik clothes Malchut de AA, it is not the actual Malchut de Atik, but only Behinat He’arahfrom its Malchut, since Malchut de Atik is concealed in RADLA and does not manifest (item 23).It is written, “These two bottom Prakin de NH de Atik in Olam Beria are uncovered, without Levush.” This means that the bottom thirds de NHY de Atik expand equally with the Raglaim of AK in BYA. However, they are regarded as lacking Yesod and Malchut.This is so because there is only Tikun Kavim in the form of the association of Midat ha Rachamim with Din, extending from Tzimtzum Bet. Since this Hitpashtut is from Behinat Tzimtzum Aleph, hence, there is no Tikun of the middle Kav there, and thus it is only considered as being in two Kavim, right and left, without sweetening. Thus, there is only the Behinat two bottom thirds de Netzah and Hodthere, without Yesod and Malchut, but Malchut is contained in Hod.
2Dadei Behema, which are below the Raglaim, from which the Melachim that descended in Beria. It has already been explained (Ohr Pnimi item 42) how the birth of a Partzuf makes it fall to the Separated BYA. This is because the Masach upon which the Zivug Elyon for the Koma of the Partzuf comes from the Behinat Guf of the Nekudim that illuminated in BYA. Hence, this force that the Reshimot that the Masach consists of remains to shine in BYA.However, when the Masach is purified from all the Aviut de Guf that was in it, this mixture of He’arat BYA was not apparent in it either, meaning as long as it was contained in the Zivug de Rosh.Yet, after the Aviut of the Guf in the Masach was recognized, the force of He’arat BYA that was in it immediately appeared, and it was separated from the Rosh and descended to its place in BYA. Thus, its birth, meaning the recognition of the Aviut de Guf in the Masach, separates it from the Behinat Elyon and brings it to its place, making it fall to BYA.This is the conduct in all the Partzufim de Atzilut, since they all came out of the Masach de Guf Nekudim that illuminated in BYA, except Partzuf Atik, which was truly corrected to be able to expand to BYA, as it clothes the Atzmut Malchut de AK prior to Tzimtzum Bet.The principal Tikun, sufficient to raise them to Atzilut once more, is the separation of the force of He’arat BYA from them, and the attainment of the strong force of Sium of Tzimtzum Bet, being Behinat Malchut de AA that contains all the force of Sium of Atzilut. This is the meaning of Dadei Behema, which are the Behinat two bottom thirds de Netzah Hod de Atik found in BYA.They joined and connected and were corrected in a single association with Malchut de AA. By joining both of them, they became corrected Dadei Behema to bestow the strong force of Tzimtzum Bet in Malchut de AA.It is written, “These two bottom Prakin de NH de Atik in Olam Beria are uncovered, without Levush. They joined together and clothed in Malchut de AA.” This is so because then they can suck the Shefa de Atzilut although they stand in BYA, as they receive He’arat Malchut de AA through the two bottom thirds de NH de Atik that are in the same Olam as theirs. Finally, they receive the Behinat Sium de Atzilut and rise to their place in Atzilut.They are called Dadei Behema because Malchut is called this when she is without the sweetening from Midat ha Rachamim. Their opposite is Dadei Adam, indicating that Malchut is sweetened in Midat ha Rachamim. This is the meaning of standing in Komat Bina, which is the Shoresh of Rachamim. For that reason they are connected in the place of the heart, which is Bina, and not below in the Raglaim, where there is gripping for the Klipot, as it is written, “Her feet go down to death.” Hence, it is the place of Erva, meaning there is gripping to the exteriors. This is also the meaning of Behema being BON in Gimatria.