Part 12 · Chapter 160

The Ari's Text

And with this reason another reason will be explained to you, why the coupling of Mincha is not so excellent as the morning prayer, even though both are by day. But the reason is that the coupling of the Mincha prayer is from the remnants of the Mochin of the morning prayer. And also with this you will understand why the judgments intensify in the Mincha prayer, in the secret of "when the shadows of the evening incline." The reason is that the Mochin go and diminish; but nevertheless it is still called the measure of day. But in the evening prayer, when all the Mochin were cut off completely, therefore all the dominion of the external forces and the harmful spirits is at night, as stated in the Ra'aya Mehemna, Parashat Pinchas, that at night the gates of the Garden of Eden are closed and the gates of Gehennom, which is the bitter gall, are opened, etc. — as is known that the judgments and Gevurot of the night are several levels greater than the judgments at the time of Mincha, for the true dominion and rulership of the external forces is only at night, as is known.

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 In the evening prayer, when all the Mochin were cut off entirely, etc.: And there is also a great difference between the Shema of the evening prayer and the Shema upon the bed and the Shema of the sacrifices. For although all the Mochin of the day were cut off, nevertheless there still remains the surrounding lights of Ima of Katnut from the Mochin of the day, which are the discernment of the completeness of the vessels; and therefore there is no need here for the preparation of the first intercourse for the ascent of MAN of this Shema. As will be said further on, in the words of the ARI.