Part 10 · Chapter 156

Know, however, that when we say that all of them are taken by means of Tevuna, this means also from Yisrael Saba. And likewise, when we say that they are taken by means of Bina, this means also from the supernal Aba. The meaning of this matter is that all these phases are drawn from the coupling of Aba and Ima; hence in each of these five phases, which are Nefesh, Ruach, Neshama, Haya, and Yechida, there must be a portion of Aba and Ima.