Part 12 · Chapter 157

The Ari's Text

But nevertheless, a little awakening is needed, and it is through the Mincha prayer, for it is the matter of the coupling of Israel with Leah. And since we pray in order to couple them, then the upper Mochin awaken and return and come by themselves, without our needing to bring new Mochin through the Shema. And see in the discourse of the Tefillin the reason why the time of Tefillin is by day and not by night. And there it will be well explained to you the matter of this discourse: how by day the Mochin do not depart completely, but remain on his head in the secret of encircling lights (Orot Makifin).

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

1 The upper Mochin awaken and return and come by themselves, without our needing to bring new Mochin through the Shema: For although the Mochin of ZON face to face depart after the morning prayer, nevertheless ZON do not return to their Katnut because of this; only the discernment of face to face departs from them. And therefore in the Mincha prayer, where this entire coupling is only a coupling of posterior, which is the secret of the coupling of Israel and Leah from the Chazeh upward, and Rachel is then found in the posterior at an equal level with ZA, as will be said in its place. Therefore this coupling is reckoned only as the discernment of the awakening of the upper Mochin, and here they do not need to raise MAN through the Shema, as in the preparation of the coupling of the morning prayer, for here there are no new Mochin that would require raising MAN anew.