Part 16 · Chapter 225

The Ari's Text

Therefore, AA of Yetzirah has only the aspect of three included in three, which are NNH included in HGT, and only three Sefirot are discernible in him. And likewise Aba of Yetzirah — three within three — like AA. For also in Beriah they were both equal. However, Ima of Yetzirah, which had in Beriah a complete Partzuf. And likewise ZON of Yetzirah — they are all the aspect of VAK, for each one alone.

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

1AA of Yetzira has only three included in three, which are NHY included in HGT. For every TNHY is divided into three discernments, in the manner explained regarding the division of the TNHY of the ZAT of Nekudim for the purpose of BYA: that the bottom two thirds of Tifferet became Beria, and NHYM were divided into Yetzira and Assiya; behold, in the same way the TNHYM of AA of Atzilut were also divided into three discernments of NHY, such that the discernment of the NHY of AA of Beria is from the discernment of the bottom two thirds of Tifferet of AA of Atzilut. And the NHY of AA of Yetzira are from the discernment of the NHY of AA of Atzilut. And the NHY of AA of Assiya are from the discernment of the Malchut of AA of Atzilut. And this is what he says, that AA of Yetzira has only three included in three, which means NHY, that is, from the middle discernment of NHY, as explained, for the upper discernment of NHY is in Beria, and the middle one, which is in the manner of ZA of NHY, is in Yetzira, and the last discernment of NHY, which is the Malchut of NHY, is in Assiya.
2Aba of Yetzira, three within three, like AA, for also in Beria they were both equal. As written above, in the passage beginning “And we learn”: that all the five Partzufim of BYA, all of them are of equal level to one another, for the upper AVI descended from the HGT of AA and were clothed in YESHSUT, that is, the TNHY of AA, from his Chazeh [chest] and below. Thus the level of AVI became equal with the TNHY of AA, and afterward, when AVI coupled together with the totality of YESHSUT, who stand in the place of ZON, ZON too became equal in level to AVI, and the NHY of AA, with AVI, YESHSUT and ZON, are found to be all of equal level. See there. And behold, in this state YESHSUT and ZON have complete ten Sefirot, HBD HGT NHY, but AVI, because of this descent of theirs, became the discernment of VAK, and AA only TNHY, for he did not change at all because of this coupling.
And behold, these five Partzufim descended and expanded in BYA. The world of Beria, since its main part is from the discernment of Bina of the Guf [body], received these five Partzufim at their whole level, as they came out in the coupling of AVI in Atzilut, as above. But Yetzira could receive only the discernment of VAK of the aforementioned five Partzufim, for their discernment of GAR they could not receive, being the discernment of ZA.
And it is found that they lack the discernment of the bottom two thirds of Tifferet of AA, as above in the adjacent item, and of AVI they lack the discernment of its HGT, which is the GAR of VAK. And YESHSUT and ZON lack the discernment of their HBD. Such that also now in Yetzira the five Partzufim, AA, AVI and YESHSUT, are found at an equal level. For the TNHY of AVI clothe equally upon the NHY of AA, and likewise YESHSUT and ZON clothe equally upon the TNHY of AVI.