Part 9 · Chapter 102

The Ari's Text

However, the Gevurot of BON of MA that are in Aba are placed in the NHY [Netzah-Hod-Yesod] of Ima, and they became Hasadim relative to the Gevura of Ima — which, as is known, are also Gevurot of BON, of the BON of her portion. And the Hasadim of MA from the MA of Aba, together with the Hasadim of MA of BON of Ima, are placed in the NHY of Aba; and the Hasadim of Ima became Gevurot relative to the Hasadim of Aba, as is known. And all of this first enters, in its entirety, into ZA [Zeir Anpin].

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 Gevurot of BON of MA that are in Aba are placed in the NHY of Ima and become Hassadim relative to the Gevura of Ima, etc.: This matter of the division of the Mochin that the ARI speaks of here has already been explained well above (page 668, the passage beginning “It is found”): that since ZA takes double Mochin from the NHY of Aba and the NHY of Ima — for there are MA and BON together in Aba, and likewise MA and BON together in Ima — while in the great ZON the male is found to be entirely MA and the female entirely BON, as above. Thus, since the Mochin of the NHY of Aba belong to the male of the great ZON, and the Mochin of the NHY of Ima belong to the Nukva of the great ZON — how, then, could the male receive the Mochin of Aba, when they are comprised of MA and BON? And likewise, how could the Nukva receive the Mochin of the NHY of Ima, in which there are MA and BON? For the male has no vessel of reception for BON, and the Nukva has no vessel of reception for MA. Therefore Aba was compelled to pass his BON over to the NHY of Ima, and then her NHY became entirely BON. And likewise Ima passes her MA over to the NHY of Aba, and then the NHY of Aba became entirely MA. And in this way, the NHY of Aba clothe in the Mochin of ZA, and the NHY of Ima in the Mochin of the great Nukva. Study it there well.
And this is what he said: “The Gevurot of BON of MA that are in Aba are placed in the NHY of Ima” — that is, the BON joined with the MA in Aba, which is the VAK of Hochma of BON. These are placed in the NHY of Ima, and there become Hassadim relative to her, since the VAK of Hochma are regarded as Hassadim relative to the BON that is in Bina, which are only the bottom Hey of Bina of BON. “And the Hassadim of MA of MA of Aba, together with the Hassadim of MA of BON of Ima, are placed in the NHY of Aba” — that is, the MA that remains in Aba, which are the Hochma and ZA of Bina of MA, together with the MA that is in Ima, which are the Bina and Malchut of Bina of MA — these two discernments of MA clothe in the NHY of Aba. And then the MA of Aba, which is the discernment of the Hochma and ZA of Bina of MA, become Hassadim to the Bina of MA, since the MA of Aba are the males, who are regarded as Hassadim relative to the MA of Ima, who are the females, of the Bina of MA. And then the NHY of Aba, which are now entirely MA, clothe in the great ZA. And the NHY of Ima, which are now entirely BON, clothe in the great female.