Part 9 · Chapter 34

The Ari's Text

Thus, in the first Ibur [conception], which is to bring forth the six ends of ZA [Zeir Anpin], the essence of the Zivug [coupling] was from AA [Arich Anpin] himself, and the Zivug of Aba and Ima was secondary to it — as was said, ZA being within Aba and Ima in this first Ibur. But in the second Ibur, of the Mochin, the Zivug of Aba and Ima was then the essential one, to extend Mochin to them — except that it was through the clothing of Arich within them, as is known, for he is always clothed in them.

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.

Not matched to a seif

1In the second Ibur, of the Mochin, the coupling of AVI was the essential one, etc.: which was through the clothing of Arich within them: This was already explained above — that for the second coupling, of the Mochin, ZON need to receive from the discernment of HGT that became HBD, namely from the HBD of AVI, in which the HGT of AA became HBD. Therefore AVI is regarded as the essential one in this coupling, for their Mochin are from the discernment of the HGT of AA. Not so with AA: the Mochin within him are not from the discernment of HGT, but actual Keter and Hochma. And although AVI too have Keter and Hochma, still, since their Keter is the discernment of the Garon [throat] of AA — namely the Bina that came out beyond the Rosh [head] — they are regarded as actually the discernment of HGT in the discernment of their Katnut, but through the Gadlut their HGT became HBD. And remember this.