Part 12 · Chapter 236

The Ari's Text

And behold, since the essence of the Shema is for the nursing of the internality, therefore the third pregnancy of the Mochin of Katnut is included in it, as well as the first pregnancy of the three included in three of the internality. And only the nursing of the internality was mentioned, which is the Mochin of VAK, hinted at in the word 'Echad', as is known. But, indeed, there are three couplings, as above, and all of them are called either the aspect of the third pregnancy of the externality, because it comes first in the intentions of the Shema, as mentioned, or the aspect of Gadlut, the pregnancy of the internality.

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

1The third Ibur of the Mochin of Katnut, and the first Ibur of the three included within three of internality, and only the nursing of internality was mentioned: One must say the second Ibur of the Mochin of Katnut, for the first second Ibur draws down all the GAR of Ruach of the Mochin of Aba and the Mochin of Ima. And there is no third Ibur in Katnut. And so it says above, that in “Shema Yisrael” there is a second Ibur of the Katnut of Tevuna, as above, in the adjacent item.
And he explains that although only the drawing of the VAK of Gadlut, which is the nursing of internality, was mentioned in the intention of the Shema of Yotzer, nonetheless the Ibur of internality, which is three within three, is necessarily included as well; and likewise the second Ibur of Katnut, from which the surrounding lights of the Katnut of Aba are drawn, is necessarily included in it. Only he did not trouble to explain them, since they are understood of themselves, for it is impossible to receive anything from an upper degree before all the degrees below it have entered it in their completeness. However, in truth there are here three couplings, which are: the first second Ibur, for the sake of the surrounding lights of Aba; and the third Ibur of the Partzuf NHY of Gadlut, and likewise of the Partzuf HGT of Gadlut. And further on it is likewise printed “the third Ibur of externality,” and there too one must say “the second Ibur.”