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Kabbalah for the Student

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Kabbalah for the Student

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TABLE 2 C2NTENTS

Introdu4tion))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),

The Tree of Life a Poe'))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1

;;Ti'e for Spiritual Attain'ent ;;)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-

Ti'e to A4t)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))D

@i%4lo%in a Portion0 Co&erin T(o)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))$

The E%%en4e of the /i%do' of Kabbalah))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),"

The Tea4hin of the Kabbalah and It% E%%en4e)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),5

The E%%en4e of Reli ion and It% Purpo%e))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))18

Body and Soul)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))8#

E9ile and Rede'ption)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))88

A Spee4h for the Co'pletion of The ohar ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))8.

Pea4e in the /orld))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-.

The /i%do' of Kabbalah and Philo%ophy)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))D5

Introdu4tion to The Boo* of ohar ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))).D

A Hand'aid that I% Heir to Her Mi%tre%%))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),#8

Me%%iahF% Shofar ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),#$

Kabbali%t% /rite about the /i%do' of Kabbalah))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),,# A Prayer before a Prayer ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),1"

;;Spiritual Attain'ent ;;))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),18

@i&inity in E9ile)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),1-

The Rea%on for the Hea&ine%% in the /or* ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),1$

Li%h'a I% an A(a*enin fro' Abo&e)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),15

Support in the Torah))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),8"

Habit Be4o'e% Se4ond Nature))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),8-

The @ifferen4e bet(een a Shade of Kedu%ha and a Shade of Sitra A4hra))))))))))))))))))))))))))),8D

The E%%en4e of 2neF% /or* )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),8$

Li%h'a))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),85

The Ti'e of A%4ent))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),-,

7ou /ho Lo&e the Lord Hate E&il))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),-"

Rai%in the Sla&e throu h the Mini%ter%))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))),-1

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Con4eal'ent and @i%4lo%ure of the a4e of the Creator )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))"51

Prefa4e to The Boo* of ohar )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))"5D

Introdu4tion to the Boo*0 Pani' Meirot uMa%birot))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1,1

Matter and or' in the /i%do' of Kabbalah))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))18"

Thi% I% for udah))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))181 The A4tin Mind)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))18D

Introdu4tion to the Boo*0 ro' the Mouth of a Sa e)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))18.

Introdu4tion to the Prefa4e to the /i%do' of Kabbalah)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1-8

;;The E&olution of the /orld% ;;)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1-5

ore(ord to the Prefa4e to the /i%do' of Kabbalah)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))1D#

Prefa4e to the /i%do' of Kabbalah)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))8,,

HaIlan JThe Tree))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))8.1

E9planation of the Arti4le0 Prefa4e to the /i%do' of Kabbalah))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))85#

Prefa4e to the Sula' Co''entary))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-#8

Tal'ud E%er Sefirot0 Part 2ne0 Hi%ta*lut Pni'it))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-18

=eneral Prefa4e)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))--1

Appendi9 A< Kabbalah =lo%%ary))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-.D

Appendi9 B< A4rony'% and Abbre&iation%))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))D#D

Appendi9 C< @ia ra'% of the Spiritual /orld%))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))D#$

About Bnei Baru4h))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))D8$

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Introduction

/hy are (e here /hat doe% the future hold Ho( 4an (e a&oid %ufferin and feel tran:uil and%afe The%e are :ue%tion% (e (ould all li*e to an%(er) The (i%do' of Kabbalah pro&ide% thean%(er% to the%e :ue%tion% and to 'any 'ore) It allo(% u% to a%* any :ue%tion and e9perien4e theinti'ate0 profound fulfill'ent that 4o'e% (ith an%(erin the deepe%t :ue%tion% to the fulle%t)Thi% i% (hy it i% 4alled the (i%do' of the hidden)

Kabbalah tea4he% that (e all (ant to en oy) Kabbali%t% 4all thi% de%ire the (ill to re4ei&e deli htand plea%ure0 or %i'ply0 the (ill to re4ei&e) Thi% de%ire propel% all of our a4tion%0 thou ht%0and feelin %0 and Kabbalah depi4t% ho( (e 4an reali?e our de%ire% and fulfill our (i%he%)

Althou h the (i%do' of Kabbalah often tend% to %ound te4hni4al or ob%4ure0 it i% i'portant tore'e'ber that thi% i% a &ery pra4ti4al %4ien4e) The people (ho 'a%tered it and (rote about it(ere u%t li*e you and 'e) They (ere %ee*in %olution% to the %a'e :ue%tion% (e all (ant toan%(er< /hy are (e born /hat happen% after (e die /hy i% there %ufferin and Can Ie9perien4e la%tin plea%ure0 and if %o0 ho( And (hen they found the an%(er% to the%e :ue%tion%

and i'ple'ented the' in their o(n li&e%0 they (rote the te9t% (ithin thi% 4olle4tion0 %o (e 'ay*no( the'0 too)

In thi% 4o'pilation0 you (ill find pre4i%e e9planation% a% to ho( you 4an a4hie&e that %ubli'efeelin of unbounded plea%ure and 4o'plete 4ontrol of your life)

Kabbalah tea4he% ho( to en oy life here and no() It e9plain% %u4h 4on4ept% a% the ne9t (orld0%oul%0 rein4arnation0 and life and death)

Ho( 4an (e0 no&i4e%0 e9perien4e %u4h per4eption% Ho( 4an (e di%4o&er the true pi4ture ofreality

Ea4h of u% build% hi% or her o(n prioritie% in life) So'e 'atter% are 'ore i'portant to u%0 %o'eare le%% %o0 and %o'e (e prefer to put off) But re ardle%% of the le&el of i'portan4e0 (e4ate ori?e our prioritie% a44ordin to a %in le 'ea%ure'ent< our purpo%e in life)

So'e people (ill %tri&e tirele%%ly for lo&e0 %o'e 4ra&e 'oney0 and other% de%ire honor or*no(led e) But 'o%t people prefer not to put all their e % in one ba%*et by fo4u%in on fulfillinone de%ire) They %ettle for a little of e&erythin and %uppre%% any %tron de%ire that e'er e% inthe' and de'and% too 'u4h of their attention)

The Kabbali%t% (ho (rote the te9t% you (ill read here are of the fir%t0 un4o'pro'i%in *ind)They %et a &ery 4lear oal before the'< to %ho( hu'an*ind ho( to a4hie&e eternal lifeGfilled(ith plea%ure and unbounded0 fulfilled e'otion%) To a4hie&e thi%0 they %tudied the (ill to re4ei&e

deli ht and plea%ure that e9i%t% in ea4h of u%)The reate%t Kabbali%t% (ho li&ed in our ti'e are al%o the one% (ho e9plained the rule% of the(i%do' of Kabbalah in the 4leare%t and %i'ple%t %tyle) The t(o pri'e Kabbali%t% (ho%e (ritin %appear in thi% boo* are Ra& 7ehuda A%hla 0 *no(n a% Baal HaSula' J2(ner of the Ladder forhi%Sulam JLadder 4o''entary on The Book of Zohar 0 and hi% %on0 Ra& Baru4h A%hla 0 (hoe9panded and interpreted hi% fatherF% e9planation%) Ra& Mi4hael Lait'an0 Ra& Baru4h A%hla F%

pri'e %tudent and per%onal a%%i%tant0 tea4he% u% ho( to 4orre4tly interpret the te9t%0 and ho( tou%e the' to a4hie&e the purpo%e for (hi4h (e (ere 4reated)

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/e0 Bnei Baru4h0 (i%h you oy and fulfill'ent in your %tudy0 and rapid %piritual ro(th)

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The Tree of Life a Poem

Behold that before the e'anation% (ere e'anated and the 4reature% (ere 4reated0

The Upper Si'ple Li ht had filled the (hole e9i%ten4e)

And there (a% no &a4an4y0 %u4h a% an e'pty air0 a hollo(0

But all (a% filled (ith that Si'ple0 Boundle%% Li ht)And there (a% no %u4h part a% head0 or end0

But e&erythin (a% 2ne0 Si'ple Li ht0 balan4ed e&enly and e:ually0

And it (a% 4alled the Li ht of Ein Sof JInfinity )

And (hen upon Hi% %i'ple (ill0 4a'e the de%ire to 4reate the (orld% and e'anate thee'anation%0

To brin to li ht the perfe4tion of Hi% deed%0 Hi% na'e%0 Hi% appellation%0

/hi4h (a% the 4au%e of the 4reation of the (orld%0

Then the Ein Sof re%tri4ted Hi'%elf0 in Hi% 'iddle point0 pre4i%ely at the 4enter0

And He re%tri4ted that Li ht0 and dre( far off to the %ide% around that 'iddle point)

And there re'ained an e'pty %pa4e0 an e'pty air0 a &a4uu'

Pre4i%ely fro' the 'iddle point)

And that re%tri4tion (a% e:ually around that e'pty0 'iddle point0

So that the %pa4e (a% e&enly 4ir4led around it)

And after the re%tri4tion0 (hen the &a4ant %pa4e re'ained e'pty

Pre4i%ely in the 'iddle of the Li ht of Ein Sof 0

A pla4e (a% for'ed0 (here the E'anation%0 Creation%0 or'ation%0 and A4tion% 'i ht re%ide)

Then fro' the Li ht of Ein Sof 0 a %in le line hun do(n fro' Abo&e0 lo(ered into that %pa4e)And throu h that line0 He e'anated0 4reated0 for'ed0 and 'ade all the (orld%)

Prior to the%e four (orld%0 there (a% one Li ht of Ein Sof 0 (ho%e Na'e i% 2ne0 in (ondrou%0hidden unity0

And e&en in the an le% 4lo%e%t to Hi'

There i% no for4e and no attain'ent in The Ein Sof 0

A% there i% no 'ind of a 4reated that 4ould attain Hi'0

or He ha% no pla4e0 no boundary0 no na'e)--The Ari0 The Tree of Life 0 Part 2ne0 =ate 2ne

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The Me%%iah %it% at the ate to eru%ale' and a(ait% people (orthy of rede'ption) He i% fettered0and he need% (hole people to untie hi% 4hain%) He ha% had 'ore than hi% fill of piou% adherent%Ono( he i% fer&ently %ee*in 'en of truth)

;; ro' the %ayin % of The Rabbi of Kot?*0 There Is None So Whole as a Broken Heart 0 p,,-

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-- Time for Spiritual Attainment --

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Time to Act

or a lon ti'e no(0 'y 4on%4ien4e ha% burdened 'e (ith a de'and to 4o'e out and 4reate afunda'ental 4o'po%ition re ardin the e%%en4e of udai%'0 reli ion0 and the (i%do' ofKabbalah0 and %pread it a'on the nation0 %o people (ill 4o'e to *no( and properly under%tandthe%e e9alted 'atter% in their true 'eanin )

Pre&iou%ly in I%rael0 prior to the de&elop'ent of the printin indu%try0 there (ere no falla4iou% boo*% a'on u% relatin to the e%%en4e of udai%'0 a% there (ere al'o%t no (riter% (ho 4ould not%tand behind their (ord%0 for the %i'ple rea%on that in 'o%t 4a%e%0 an irre%pon%ible per%on i% notfa'ou%)

Therefore0 if0 by 4han4e0 one dared to (rite %u4h a 4o'po%ition0 no %4ribe (ould 4opy it0 a% he(ould not be paid for hi% labor0 (hi4h0 for the 'o%t part0 (a% :uite 4on%iderable) Thu%0 %u4h a4o'po%ition (a% doo'ed fro' the %tart to be lo%t)

In tho%e day%0 *no(led eable people0 too0 had no intere%t in (ritin %u4h boo*%0 %in4e the popula4e did not need that *no(led e) uite the 4ontrary0 they had an intere%t in hidin it in%e4ret 4ha'ber% for the rea%on that It i% the lory of =od to 4on4eal a thin ) /e (ere4o''anded to 4on4eal the e%%en4e of the Torah and the (or* fro' tho%e (ho did not need it0 or(ere un(orthy of it0 and to not de rade it by di%playin it in %hop (indo(% for the lu%tin eye% ofthe boa%tin 0 be4au%e thu% the lory of =od de'and%)

But e&er %in4e the printin of boo*% ha% be4o'e popular0 and (riter% are no lon er in need of%4ribe%0 the pri4e of boo*% ha% been redu4ed) Thi% ha% pa&ed the (ay for irre%pon%ible (riter% to

publi%h (hate&er boo*% they plea%e0 for 'oney or for lory) But they do not ta*e their o(na4tion% into a44ount and do not e9a'ine the 4on%e:uen4e% of their (or*)

ro' that ti'e on0 publi4ation% of the afore'entioned *ind ha&e %i nifi4antly in4rea%ed0 (ithout

any learnin or re4eption 'outh;to;'outh fro' a :ualified Ra&0 and e&en (ithout *no(led e ofearlier boo*% that dealt (ith thi% topi4) Su4h (riter% fabri4ate theorie% of their o(n e'pty %hell%0and relate their (ord% to the 'o%t e9alted 'atter%0 to thu% portray the e%%en4e of the nation and it%fabulou% trea%ure) A% fool%0 they *no( not ho( to be %4rupulou%0 nor ha&e a (ay by (hi4h tolearn it) They in%till faulty &ie(% to eneration%0 and in return for their petty lu%t% they %in and'a*e the nation% %in for eneration% to 4o'e)

Re4ently0 their %ten4h ha% %oared up(ard be4au%e they ha&e plun ed their nail% into the (i%do'of the Kabbalah0 not 'indin that thi% (i%do' ha% been lo4*ed and 4hained behind a thou%anddoor% to thi% day0 that no per%on 'ay under%tand the true 'eanin of e&en a %in le (ord of it0'u4h le%% the 4onne4tion bet(een one (ord and the ne9t)

That i% be4au%e in all the enuine boo*% that (ere (ritten to thi% day0 there are but 4lue% that barely %uffi4e for a *no(led eable di%4iple to under%tand their true 'eanin 0 fro' the 'outh of a(i%e and :ualified Kabbali%t %a e) And there0 too0 the arro(%na*e 'a*e her ne%t0 and lay0 andhat4h0 and brood under her %hado() The%e day%0 %u4h 4on%pirator% 'ultiply0 (ho 'a*e %u4hdeli ht% that di% u%t tho%e (ho behold the')

So'e of the' e&en o a% far a% to pre%u'e and to a%%u'e the pla4e of the leader% of theeneration0 and they pretend to *no( the differen4e bet(een the an4ient boo*% and tell (hi4h of

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the' i% (orthy of %tudy and (hi4h i% not0 %in4e it i% filled (ith falla4ie%0 and they arou%e4onte'pt and (rath) Until today0 the (or* of %4rutiny had been li'ited to one in ten leader% of a

enerationO and no( the i norant abu%e it)

Therefore0 the per4eption of the%e 'atter% by the publi4 ha% been reatly 4orrupted) In addition0there i% an at'o%phere of fri&olity and people thin* that a lan4e at oneF% lei%ure i% %uffi4ient forthe %tudy of %u4h e9alted 'atter%) They %*i' o&er the o4ean of (i%do' and the e%%en4e of

udai%' in a lan4e0 li*e that an el0 and dra( 4on4lu%ion% ba%ed on their o(n 'ood)

The%e are the rea%on% that ha&e pro'pted 'e to o out of 'y (ay and de4ide that it i% ti'e to dofor the Lord and %al&a e (hat 4an %till be %al&a ed) Thu%0 I ha&e ta*en upon 'y%elf to re&eal%o'e of the true e%%en4e0 (hi4h relate% to the abo&e 'atter0 and %pread it a'on the nation)

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Disclosing a Portion, Co ering T!o

There i% an idio' a'on reat %a e% (hen they 4o'e to di%4lo%e a profound 'atter< they be intheir (ord% (ith0 I a' di%4lo%in a portion and 4o&erin t(o portion%) 2ur %a e% too* reat4are not to utter (ord% needle%%ly0 a% our %a e% in%tru4ted0 A (ord i% a ro4*O %ilen4e i% t(o)

Thi% 'ean% that if you ha&e a pri4ele%% (ord (ho%e (orth i% one ro4*0 *no( that not %ayin it i%(orth t(o ro4*%) Thi% refer% to tho%e utterin needle%% (ord% (ithout pertinent 4ontent or u%ee94ept to de4orate the ton ue in the eye% of the beholder%) Thi% (a% %tri4tly forbidden in the eye%of our %a e%0 a% i% *no(n to tho%e (ho e9a'ine their (ord%) Hen4e0 (e 'u%t be attenti&e tounder%tand thi% 4o''on idio' of their%)

Three Kind% of Con4eal'ent of the /i%do'

There are three part% to the %e4ret% of the Torah) Ea4h part ha% it% o(n rea%on for bein4on4ealed) They are 4alled by the follo(in na'e%e%%el%

Therefore0 (e 'u%t not in:uire ho( the %a e% of the Kabbalah0 (hi4h fill the entire (i%do' (iththeir in%i ht%0 differentiate bet(een the &ariou% Li ht%) That i% be4au%e the%e ob%er&ation% do notrefer to the Li ht% the'%el&e%0 but to the i'pre%%ion of the &e%%el0 bein the abo&e;'entionedfor4e0 (hi4h i% affe4ted by it% en4ounter (ith the Li ht)

>e%%el% and Li ht%Jthe 'eanin of the (ord%

Here i% (here the line bet(een the ift and the lo&e that it 4reate% 'u%t be dra(n) The Li ht%0'eanin the i'pre%%ion on the &e%%el0 (hi4h i% attainable0 i% 4alled for' and 'atter to ether)The i'pre%%ion i% the for' and the abo&e for4e i% the 'atter)

Ho(e&er0 the lo&e that i% 4reated i% 4on%idered a form !ithout matter ) Thi% 'ean% that if (e%eparate the lo&e fro' the ift it%elf0 a% thou h it ne&er 4lothed any ift0 but only in the ab%tra4tna'e0 the lo&e of =od0 then it i% re arded a% a for') In that e&ent0 the pra4ti4e of it i% re ardeda% .ormati e Kabbalah ) Ho(e&er0 it (ould %till be re arded a% real0 (ithout any %i'ilarity to

or'ati&e Philo%ophy0 %in4e the %pirit of thi% lo&e re'ain% in the attain'ent0 4o'pletely%eparated fro' the ift0 bein the Li ht it%elf)

Matter and or' in Kabbalah

The rea%on i% that althou h thi% lo&e i% 'erely a 4on%e:uen4e of the ift0 it i% %till far 'orei'portant than the ift it%elf) It i% li*e a reat *in (ho i&e% an uni'portant ob e4t to a per%on)Althou h the ift it%elf i% (orthle%%0 the lo&e and the attention of the *in 'a*e it pri4ele%% and

pre4iou%) Thu%0 it i% 4o'pletely %eparated fro' the 'atter0 bein the Li ht and the ift0 in a (aythat the (or* and the di%tin4tion re'ain 4ar&ed in the attain'ent (ith only the lo&e it%elf0 (hilethe ift i% %ee'in ly for otten fro' the heart) Therefore0 thi% a%pe4t of the (i%do' i% 4alled the.ormati e #isdom of Kabbalah ) Indeed0 thi% part i% the 'o%t i'portant part of the (i%do')

(B&(

Thi% lo&e 4on%i%t% of four part% that are 'u4h li*e hu'an lo&e< (hen (e fir%t re4ei&e the pre%ent0(e %till do not refer to the i&er of the ift a% one (ho lo&e% u%0 all the 'ore %o if the i&er of the

pre%ent i% i'portant and the re4ei&er i% not e:ual to hi')

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Ho(e&er0 the repetiti&e i&in and the per%e&eran4e (ill 'a*e e&en the 'o%t i'portant per%on%ee' li*e a true0 e:ual lo&er) Thi% i% be4au%e the la( of lo&e doe% not apply bet(een reat and%'all0 a% t(o real lo&er% 'u%t feel e:ual)

Thu%0 you 4an 'ea%ure four de ree% of lo&e here) The in4ident i% 4alled Assiya 0 the repetition ofthe i&in of ift% i% 4alledYetzira 0 and the appearan4e of the lo&e it%elf i% 4alled Beria )

It i% here that the %tudy of the .ormati e #isdom of Kabbalah be in%0 for it i% in thi% de reethat lo&e i% %eparated fro' the pre%ent%) Thi% i% the 'eanin of0 and 4reate dar*ne%%0 'eaninthe Li ht i% re'o&ed fro' the &et$ira and the lo&e re'ain% (ithout Li ht0 (ithout it% ift%)

Then 4o'e% Atzilut ) After it ha% ta%ted and entirely %eparated the for' fro' the 'atter0 a% in0and 4reate dar*ne%%0 it be4a'e (orthy of a%4endin to the de ree of (t$ilut 0 (here the for'

4lothe% the %ub%tan4e on4e 'ore0 'eanin Li ht and lo&e to ether)

The 2ri in of the Soul

E&erythin %piritual i% per4ei&ed a% a %eparated for4e fro' the body be4au%e it ha% no 4orporeal

i'a e) Ho(e&er0 be4au%e of that0 it re'ain% i%olated and 4o'pletely %eparated fro' the4orporeal) In %u4h a %tate0 ho( 4an it %et anythin 4orporeal in 'otion0 'u4h le%% be et anythin phy%i4al0 (hen it ha% no relation by (hi4h to 4o'e in 4onta4t (ith the phy%i4al

The A4idi4 Ele'ent

Ho(e&er0 the truth i% that the for4e it%elf i% al%o 4on%idered a enuine 'atter0 u%t a% any4orporeal 'atter in the 4on4rete (orld0 and the fa4t that it ha% no i'a e that the hu'an %en%e% 4an

per4ei&e doe% not redu4e the &alue of the %ub%tan4e0 (hi4h i% the for4e)

Ta*e a 'ole4ule of o9y en a% an e9a'ple< It i% a 4on%tituent of 'o%t 'aterial% in the (orld) 7et0if you ta*e a bottle (ith pure o9y en (hen it i% not 'i9ed (ith any other %ub%tan4e0 you (ill findthat it %ee'% a% thou h the bottle i% 4o'pletely e'pty) 7ou (ill not be able to noti4e anythinabout itO it (ill be 4o'pletely li*e air0 intan ible and in&i%ible to the eye)

If (e re'o&e the lid and %'ell it0 (e (ill find no %4entO if (e ta%te it0 (e (ill find no fla&or0 andif (e put it on a %4ale0 it (ill not (ei h 'ore than the e'pty bottle) The %a'e applie% tohydro en0 (hi4h i% al%o ta%tele%%0 %4entle%%0 and (ei htle%%)

Ho(e&er0 (hen puttin the%e t(o ele'ent% to ether0 they (ill i''ediately be4o'e a li:uidG drin*in (ater that po%%e%%e% both ta%te and (ei ht) If (e put the (ater in%ide a4ti&e li'e0 it (illi''ediately 'i9 (ith it and be4o'e a% %olid a% the li'e it%elf)

Thu%0 the ele'ent%0 o9y en and hydro en0 in (hi4h there i% no tan ible per4eption (hat%oe&er0 be4o'e a %olid body) Therefore0 ho( 4an (e deter'ine about natural for4e% that they are not a4orporeal %ub%tan4e u%t be4au%e they are not arran ed in %u4h a (ay that our %en%e% 4an per4ei&ethe' Moreo&er0 (e 4an e&idently %ee that 'o%t of the tan ible 'aterial% in our (orld 4on%i%t

preli'inarily of the ele'ent of o9y en0 (hi4h hu'an %en%e% 4annot per4ei&e and feel

Moreo&er0 e&en in the tan ible reality0 the %olid and the li:uid that (e 4an &i&idly per4ei&e in ourtan ible (orld 'i ht turn to air and fu'e at a 4ertain te'perature) Li*e(i%e0 the &apor% 'ay turnto %olid% (hen the te'perature drop%)

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In that e&ent0 (e %hould (onder0 ho! does one gi e that !hich one does not possess$ /e4learly %ee that all the tan ible i'a e% 4o'e fro' ele'ent% that are in and of the'%el&e%intan ible0 and do not e9i%t a% 'aterial% in and of the'%el&e%) Li*e(i%e0 all the fi9ed pi4ture% that(e *no( and u%e to define 'aterial% are in4on%i%tent and do not e9i%t in their o(n ri ht) Rather0they only dre%% and undre%% for'% under the influen4e of 4ondition% %u4h a% heat or 4old)

The pri'ary part of the 4orporeal %ub%tan4e i% the for4e in it0 thou h (e are not yet able to tellthe%e for4e% apart0 a% (ith 4he'i4al ele'ent%) Perhap% in the future they (ill be di%4o&ered intheir pure for'0 a% (e ha&e only re4ently di%4o&ered the 4he'i4al ele'ent%)

E:ual or4e in Spiritual and Phy%i4al

In a (ord< all the na'e% that (e a%4ribe 'aterial% are 4o'pletely fabri4ated0 'eanin %te' fro'our 4on4rete per4eption in our fi&e %en%e%) They do not e9i%t in and of the'%el&e%) 2n the otherhand0 any definition (e a%4ribe to the for4e0 (hi4h %eparate% it fro' the 'aterial0 i% al%ofabri4ated) E&en (hen %4ien4e rea4he% it% ulti'ate de&elop'ent0 (e (ill %till ha&e to re ard onlythe tan ible reality) Thi% 'ean% that (ithin any 'aterial operation (e %ee and feel0 (e 'u%t

per4ei&e it% operator0 (ho i% al%o a %ub%tan4e0 li*e the operation it%elf) There i% a 4orrelation bet(een the'0 or they (ould not ha&e 4o'e to it)

/e 'u%t *no( that thi% errin of %eparatin the operator fro' the operation 4o'e% fro' the.ormati e Philosoph& 0 (hi4h in%i%ted on pro&in that the %piritual a4t influen4e% the 4orporealoperation) That re%ulted in erroneou% a%%u'ption% %u4h a% the abo&e0 (hi4h Kabbalah ha% noneed for)

Body and Soul in the Upper 2ne%

The opinion of Kabbalah in thi% 'atter i% 4ry%tal 4lear0 e94ludin any 'i9ture of philo%ophy) Thi%

i% be4au%e in the 'ind% of Kabbali%t%0 e&en the %piritual0 %eparated0 4on4eptual entitie%0 (hi4h philo%ophy denie% ha&in any 4orporeality and di%play% the' a% purely 4on4eptual %ub%tan4e0althou h they are indeed %piritual0 'ore %ubli'e and ab%tra4t0 they %till 4on%i%t of a bod& andsoul, u%t li*e the phy%i4al hu'an)

Therefore0 you need not (onder ho( t(o 4an (in the pri?e and %ay that they are 4o'ple9)urther'ore0 philo%ophy belie&e% that anythin 4o'ple9 (ill e&entually di%inte rate and

de4o'po%e0 'eanin die) Thu%0 ho( 4an one de4lare that they are both 4o'ple9 and eternal

Li ht% and >e%%el%

Indeed0 their thou ht% are not our thou ht%0 for the (ay of the %a e% of the Kabbalah i% one offindin a4tual proof of attain'ent0 'a*in it% re&o4ation throu h intelle4tual ponderini'po%%ible) But let 'e 'a*e the%e 'atter% %o that they are 4lear for e&ery per%onF% under%tandin )

ir%t0 (e 'u%t *no( that the differen4e bet(een Li ht% and &e%%el% i% 4reated i''ediately in thefir%t e'anated bein fro' Ein Sof JInfinity ) Naturally0 the fir%t e'anation i% al%o the 'o%t4o'plete and purer than e&erythin that follo(% it) It i% 4ertain that it re4ei&e% thi% plea%antne%%and 4o'pletene%% fro' Hi% E%%en4e0 (hi4h (i%he% to rant it e&ery plea%antne%% and plea%ure)

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It i% *no(n that the 'ea%ure'ent of the plea%ure i% e%%entially the (ill to re4ei&e it) That i% be4au%e (hat (e 'o%t (ant to re4ei&e feel% a% the 'o%t plea%urable) Be4au%e of that0 (e %houlddi%4ern t(o ob%er&ation% in thi% fir%t e'anation< the (ill to re4ei&e that re4ei&ed E%%en4e0 andthe re4ei&ed E%%en4e it%elf)

/e %hould al%o *no( that the (ill to re4ei&e i% (hat (e per4ei&e a% the body of the e'anated0'eanin it% pri'ary e%%en4e0 bein the &e%%el to re4ei&e Hi% oodne%%) The %e4ond i% the E%%en4eof the ood that i% re4ei&ed0 (hi4h i% Hi% Li ht0 (hi4h i% eternally e9tended to the e'anation)

It follo(% that (e ne4e%%arily di%tin ui%h t(o di%4ern'ent% that 4lothe one another e&en in the'o%t %ubli'e %piritual that the heart 4an 4on4ei&e) It i% the oppo%ite of the opinion of philo%ophy0(hi4h fabri4ated that the %eparated entitie% are not 4o'ple9 'aterial%) It i% ne4e%%ary that that

(ill to re4ei&e0 (hi4h ne4e%%arily e9i%t% in the e'anated Jfor (ithout it there (ould be no plea%ure but 4oer4ion0 and no feelin of plea%ure i% ab%ent in Hi% E%%en4e) Thi% i% the rea%on forthe na'e e'anated0 %in4e it i% no lon er Hi% E%%en4e0 for fro' (ho' (ould He re4ei&e

Ho(e&er0 the bounty that it re4ei&e% i% ne4e%%arily a part of Hi% E%%en4e0 for here there need not be any inno&ation) Thu%0 (e %ee the reat differen4e bet(een the enerated body and the re4ei&edabundan4e0 (hi4h i% dee'ed Hi% e%%en4e)

Ho( Can a Spiritual Be et a Corporeal

It i% %ee'in ly diffi4ult to under%tand ho( the %piritual 4an be et and e9tend anythin 4orporeal)Thi% :ue%tion i% an an4ient philo%ophi4al :uery that 'u4h in* ha% been %pilt atte'ptin tore%ol&e)

The truth i% that thi% :ue%tion i% a diffi4ult one only if one follo(% their do4trine) That i% be4au%ethey ha&e deter'ined the for' of %pirituality (ithout any 4onne4tion to anythin 4orporeal) That

produ4e% a diffi4ult :ue%tion< ho( 4an the %piritual lead to or father anythin 4orporeal

But it i% the &ie( of the %a e% of Kabbalah that thi% i% not diffi4ult at all0 for their ter'% are the4o'plete oppo%ite to tho%e of philo%opher%) They 'aintain that any %piritual :uality e:uali?e%(ith the 4orporeal :uality li*e t(o drop% in a pond) Thu%0 the relation%hip% are of the ut'o%taffinity and there i% no %eparation bet(een the'0 e94ept in the %ub%tan4e< the %piritual 4on%i%t% ofa %piritual %ub%tan4e and the 4orporeal 4on%i%t% of a 4orporeal %ub%tan4e)

Ho(e&er0 all the :ualitie% in %piritual 'aterial% abide in 4orporeal 'aterial%0 too0 a% e9plained inthe arti4le0 The E%%en4e of the /i%do' of Kabbalah)

The old philo%ophy pre%ent% three opinion% a% ob%ta4le% before 'y e9planation< The fir%t i% theirde4i%ion that the po(er of the hu'an intelle4t i% the eternal %oul0 'an % e%%en4e) The %e4ond i%

their 4on e4ture that the body i% an up%hot of the %oul) The third i% their %ayin that %piritualentitie% are %i'ple ob e4t% and not 4o'ple9)

Materiali%ti4 P%y4holo y

Not only i% it the (ron pla4e to ar ue (ith the' about their fabri4ated 4on e4ture%0 but al%o theti'e of %upporter% of %u4h &ie(% ha% already pa%%ed and their authority re&o*ed) /e %hould al%othan* the e9pert% of 'ateriali%ti4 p%y4holo y for that0 (hi4h built it% plinth on the ruin of the

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for'er0 (innin the publi4F% fa&or) No( e&eryone ad'it% to the nullity of philo%ophy0 for it i% not built on 4on4rete foundation%)

Thi% old do4trine be4a'e a %tu'blin ro4* and a deadly thorn to the %a e% of Kabbalah be4au%e(here they %hould ha&e %ubdued before the %a e% of Kabbalah0 and a%%u'e ab%tinen4e and

pruden4e0 %an4tity0 and purity before the %a e% di%4lo%ed before the' e&en the %'alle%t thin in%pirituality0 they ea%ily re4ei&ed (hat they had (anted fro' the for'ati&e philo%ophy) /ithout

pay'ent or pri4e0 they (atered the' fro' their fountain of (i%do' to %atiation0 and refrainedfro' del&in in the (i%do' of Kabbalah until the (i%do' ha% al'o%t been for otten fro' a'onI%rael) Hen4e0 (e are rateful to 'ateriali%ti4 p%y4holo y for handin it a deadly blo()

I A' Solo'on

The abo&e i% 'u4h li*e a fable that our %a e% tell< A%'odeu% Jthe de&il dro&e Kin Solo'onfour hundred par%a% Ja di%tant 'ea%ure'ent fro' eru%ale' and left Hi' (ith no 'oney and'ean% of %u%tenan4e) Then he %at in Kin Solo'onF% throne (hile the *in (a% be in at thedoor%) E&ery pla4e he (ent0 he %aid< I a' E44le%ia%te% but none belie&ed hi') And %o he (ent

fro' to(n to to(n de4larin 0 I a' Solo'on But (hen he 4a'e to the Sanhedrin Jthe %a e% ofthe Tal'ud they %aid< A fool doe% not utter the %a'e folly all the ti'e0 %ayin 0 QI (a% on4e a*in )F

It %ee'% a% thou h the na'e i% not the e%%en4e of a per%on0 but rather the o(ner of the na'e i%)Therefore0 ho( 4an a (i%e 'an %u4h a% Solo'on not be re4o ni?ed if he i% indeed the o(ner ofthe na'e Moreo&er0 it i% the per%on that di nifie% the na'e and he %hould di%play hi% (i%do'

Three Pre&ention%

There are three rea%on% that pre&ent u% fro' *no(in the o(ner of a na'ee etati&e0 Ani'ate0 and Spea*in ) In it0 'anF% %oul i% re arded a% the %pea*in 0 the ani'ate i%re arded a% the an el% in that (orld0 the &e etati&e 4ate ory i% 4alled dre%%e% and the %till4ate ory i% 4alled hall%) And they all robe one another< the %pea*in 4ate ory0 (hi4h i% the%oul% of people0 4lothe% the fi&eSefirot 0 %HBT 0 (hi4h i% the =odline%% in that (orld) The

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ani'ate 4ate ory0 (hi4h are the an el% 4lothe% o&er the %oul%O the &e etati&e0 (hi4h are thedre%%e%0 4lothe the an el%O and the %till0 (hi4h are hall%0 re&ol&e around the' all)

The dre%%in 'ean% that they %er&e one another and e&ol&e fro' one another0 a% (e ha&e 4larified(ith the 4orporeal %till0 &e etati&e0 ani'ate and %pea*in in thi% (orld JIte'% 1-;1$ < the three4ate orie%G%till0 &e etati&e0 and ani'ateGdid not e9tend for the'%el&e%0 but only %o the fourth4ate ory0 (hi4h i% 'an0 'i ht de&elop and ri%e by the') Therefore0 their role i% only to %er&e'an and be u%eful to hi')

So it i% in all the %piritual (orld%) The three 4ate orie%G%till0 &e etati&e0 and ani'ateGappearedthere only to %er&e and be u%eful to the %pea*in 4ate ory there0 (hi4h i% 'anF% %oul) Therefore0it i% 4on%idered that they all 4lothe o&er 'anF% %oul0 'eanin to %er&e hi')

81 /hen 'an i% born0 he i''ediately ha% a Nefesh 2 of %edusha JHoline%% ) But not an a4tual Nefesh 0 but the po%terior of it0 it% la%t di%4ern'ent0 (hi4h0 due to it% %'allne%%0 i% 4alled a point)It dre%%e% in 'anF% heart0 in oneF% (ill to re4ei&e0 (hi4h i% found pri'arily in oneF% heart)

Kno( thi% rule0 that all that applie% to the (hole of reality0 applie% to ea4h (orld0 and e&en in the%'alle%t parti4le% that 4an be found in that (orld) Thu%0 a% there are fi&e (orld% in (hole ofreality0 (hi4h are the fi&e Sefirot %HBT 0 there are fi&e Sefirot %HBT in ea4h and e&ery(orld0 and there are fi&e Sefirot in e&ery little ite' in that (orld)

/e ha&e %aid that thi% (orld i% di&ided into %till0 &e etati&e0 ani'ate and %pea*in JS>AS 04orre%pondin to the four Sefirot HBT ) Still 4orre%pond% to al'hut 0 &e etati&e 4orre%pond% toTifferet 0 ani'ate to Bina 0 and %pea*in to Ho'hma ) And the root of the' all 4orre%pond% to %eter )But a% (e ha&e %aid0 e&en in the %'alle%t ite' in ea4h %pe4ie% in the S>AS there are fourdi%4ern'ent% of S>AS) Hen4e0 e&en in a %in le ite' of the %pea*in 4ate ory0 'eanin e&en inone per%on0 there are al%o S>AS0 (hi4h are the four part% of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 (here the pointfro' the Nefesh of %edusha i% dre%%ed)

88 Prior to the thirteen year%0 there 4annot be any e'er en4e of the point in oneF% heart) Butafter thirteen year%0 (hen he be in% to del&e in Torah and it$#ot 0 e&en (ithout any intention0'eanin (ithout any lo&e and fear0 a% i% fittin (hen %er&in the *in 0 e&en in Lo Lishma 0 the

point in oneF% heart be in% to ro( and di%4lo%e it% a4tion)

Thi% i% %o be4au%e it$#ot do not need an ai') E&en a4t% (ithout an ai' 4an purify oneF% (ill tore4ei&e0 but only in the fir%t de ree0 4alled %till) And to the e9tent that he purifie% the %till partof the (ill to re4ei&e0 one build% the %i9 hundred and thirteen or an% of the point in the heart0(hi4h i% the %till of the Nefesh of %edusha )

And (hen one 4o'plete% all %i9 hundred and thirteen it$#ot in a4tion0 it 4o'plete% the %i9

hundred and thirteen or an% in the point in the heart0 (hi4h i% the %till 4ate ory of the Nefesh of %edusha 0 (ho%e t(o hundred and forty;ei ht %piritual or an% are built by *eepin the t(ohundred and forty;ei ht po%iti&e it$#ot 0- and it% three hundred and %i9ty;fi&e %piritual tendon%are built throu h ob%er&in the three hundred and %i9ty;fi&e ne ati&e it$#ot 0 until it be4o'e% a4o'plete Part$uf J%piritual fa4e of Nefesh of %edusha ) Then the Nefesh ri%e% and 4lothe% theSefira J%in ular of Sefirot of al'hut in the %piritual (orld of (ssi)a )8 Tran%latorF% note< By Nefesh he 'ean% the fir%t de ree in NRNH& )- Tran%latorF% note< Po%iti&e it$#ot are pre4ept% you ha&e to perfor' in a4tion0 and ne ati&e it$#ot are pre4ept%you *eep by a&oidin 4ertain a4tion%)

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And all the %piritual ele'ent% of %till0 &e etati&e and ani'ate in that (orld0 (hi4h 4orre%pond tothat Sefira of al'hut of (ssi)a 0 %er&e and aid that Part$uf of Nefesh of one (ho ha% ri%en there0to the e9tent that the %oul per4ei&e% the') Tho%e 4on4ept% be4o'e it% %piritual nouri%h'ent0

i&in it %tren th to ro( and 'ultiply0 until it 4an e9tend the Li ht of the Sefira of al'hut of (ssi)a in all the de%ired perfe4tion0 to Li ht 'anF% body) And that 4o'plete Li ht aid% one to adde9ertion in Torah and it$#ot and re4ei&e the re'ainin de ree%)

And (e ha&e %tated that i''ediately at the birth of oneF% body0 a point of the Li ht of Nefesh i% born and dre%%e% in hi') So it i% here< (hen hi% Part$uf of Nefesh of %edusha i% born0 a pointfro' it% ad a4ent Hi her de ree i% born (ith itGthe la%t de ree of the Li ht of Rua'h of (ssi)a G and dre%%e% in%ide the Part$uf of Nefesh )

And %o it i% in all the de ree%) /ith ea4h de ree that i% born0 the la%t di%4ern'ent in the de reeabo&e it in%tantaneou%ly appear% (ithin it) Thi% i% be4au%e thi% i% the (hole 4onne4tion bet(eenHi her and lo(er throu h to the top of the de ree%) Thu%0 throu h thi% point0 (hi4h e9i%t% in itfro' the Upper 2ne0 it be4o'e% able to ri%e to the ne9t Hi her de ree)

8- And that Li ht of Nefesh i% 4alled the Li ht of the holy %till in the (orld (ssi)a ) Thi% i% be4au%e it 4orre%pond% to the purity of the %till part of the (ill to re4ei&e in 'anF% body) It %hine%in %pirituality li*e the %till 4ate ory in 4orporeality J%ee Ite' 1- 0 (ho%e parti4le% ha&e noindi&idual 'otion0 but only 4olle4ti&e 'otion0 4o''on to all the ite'% e:ually) So it i% (ith theLi ht of Part$uf Nefesh of (ssi)a < althou h there are %i9 hundred and thirteen or an% in it0 (hi4hare %i9 hundred and thirteen for'% of re4ei&in the bounty0 the%e 4han e% are not apparent in it0

but only a eneral Li ht0 (ho%e a4tion enfold% the' all e:ually0 (ithout di%tin4tion of detail%)

8D Bear in 'ind that althou h the Sefirot are =odline%%0 and there i% no differen4e in the' fro'the head of %eter in the (orld of (% 0 throu h the end of the Sefira of al'hut in the (orld of

(ssi)a 0 there i% %till a reat differen4e (ith re%pe4t to the re4ei&er%) Thi% i% %o be4au%e theSefirotare 4on%idered Li ht% and %elim J&e%%el% 0 and the Li ht in theSefirot i% pure =odline%%) But the

%elim0 4alled %HBT in ea4h of the lo(er (orld%G Beria 0 &et$ira0 (ssi)a Gare not 4on%idered=odline%%0 but are rather 4o&er% that 4on4eal the Li ht of Ein Sof (ithin the' and ration a 4ertaina'ount of Li ht to the re4ei&er%) Ea4h of the' (ill re4ei&e only a44ordin to the le&el of it%

purity)

And in thi% re%pe4t0 althou h the Li ht it%elf i% one0 (e na'e the Li ht% in the Sefirot NRNH& be4au%e the Li ht di&ide% a44ordin to the :ualitie% of the %elim) al'hut i% the 4oar%e%t 4o&er0hidin the Li ht of Ein Sof ) The Li ht it pa%%e% fro' Hi' to the re4ei&er% i% only a %'all portion0related to the purifi4ation of the %till body of 'an) Thi% i% (hy it i% 4alled Nefesh )

The %li of Tifferet i% purer than the %li of al'hut ) The Li ht it pa%%e% fro' Ein Sof relate% to the

purifi4ation of the &e etati&e part of 'anF% body0 be4au%e it a4t% in it 'ore than the Li ht of Nefesh ) Thi% i% 4alled the Li ht of Rua'h )

The %li of Bina i% purer %till than Tifferet 0 and the Li ht it pa%%e% fro' Ein Sof relate% to the purifi4ation of the ani'ate part of 'anF% body0 and it i% 4alled the Li ht of Neshama )

The pure%t of all i% the %li of Ho'hma ) The Li ht it pa%%e% fro' Ein Sof relate% to the purifi4ationof the %pea*in part of 'anF% body) It i% 4alled the Li ht of Ha)a 0 and it% a4tion i% beyond'ea%ure'ent)

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8. In Part$uf Nefesh 0 (hi4h 'an one attain% throu h en a in in Torah and it$#ot (ithout theintention0 there i% already a point fro' the Li ht of Rua'h 4lothed in there) And (hen one%tren then% and *eep% Torah and it$#ot (ith the de%ired ai'0 he purifie% the &e etati&e part ofhi% (ill to re4ei&e0 and to that e9tent build% the point of Rua'h into a Part$uf ) And by perfor'inthe "8$ po%iti&e it$#ot (ith intention0 the point e9pand% throu h it% "8$ %piritual or an%) And

by ob%er&in the 1D- ne ati&e it$#ot 0 the point e9pand% throu h it% 1D- tendon%)

/hen it i% 4o'pleted (ith all D,1 or an%0 it ri%e% and 4lothe% the Sefira of Tifferet in the %piritual(orld of (ssi)a 0 (hi4h e9tend% to hi' a reater Li ht fro' Ein Sof 0 4alled the Li ht of Rua'h 0(hi4h 4orre%pond% to the purifi4ation of the &e etati&e part in 'anF% body) And all the ite'% ofthe %till0 &e etati&e0 and ani'ate in the (orld of (ssi)a 0 related to the le&el of Tifferet 0 aid oneF%

Part$uf of Rua'h to re4ei&e the Li ht% fro' the Sefira of Tifferet in all it% entirety0 a% (a%e9plained abo&e (ith the Li ht of Nefesh ) Be4au%e of that0 it i% 4alled holy &e etati&e)

The nature of it% Li ht i% li*e the 4orporeal &e etati&e< there are di%tin4t differen4e% in 'otion inea4h of it% ele'ent%0 %o in the %piritual Li ht of &e etati&e there i% 'u4h %tren th to %hine inuni:ue (ay% for ea4h and e&ery or an of the D,1 or an% in Part$uf Rua'h ) Ea4h of the'

'anife%t% a4tion;po(er related to that or an) Al%o0 (ith the e9ten%ion of Part$uf Rua'h 0 the pointof the ne9t de ree Abo&e it e9tended fro' it0 a point of the Li ht of Neshama 0 (hi4h dre%%e% init% internality)

8$ And by en a in in the %e4ret% of Torah and the fla&or% of the it$#ot 0 he purifie% theani'ate part of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 and to that e9tent build% the point of the %oul0 dre%%ed in hi' init% "8$ or an% and 1D- tendon%) /hen the 4on%tru4tion i% 4o'pleted and it be4o'e% a Part$uf 0 itri%e% and dre%%e% theSefira of Bina in the %piritual (orld of (ssi)a ) Thi% %li i% 'u4h purer thanthe fir%t %elim0 T JTifferet and al'hut ) Hen4e0 it e9tend% a reat Li ht fro' Ein Sof 0 4alled

Li ht of Neshama )

And all the ite'% of %till0 &e etati&e0 and ani'ate in the (orld of (ssi)a 0 related to the le&el of Bina 0 aid and %er&e oneF% Part$uf of Neshama in re4ei&in all it% Li ht% fro' the Sefira of Bina )And it i% al%o 4alled holy ani'ate be4au%e it 4orre%pond% to the purifi4ation of the ani'ate partof 'anF% body) And %o i% the nature of it% Li ht0 a% (e ha&e %een (ith the 4orporeal ani'ateJIte' 1. 0 (hi4h i&e% a %en%ation of indi&iduality to ea4h of the D,1 or an% of the Part$uf 0 thatea4h of the' i% ali&e and free0 (ithout any dependen4e on the re%t of the Part$uf )

At la%t0 it i% di%4erned that it% D,1 or an% are D,1 Part$ufim Jplural for Part$uf 0 uni:ue in theirLi ht0 ea4h in it% o(n (ay) And the ad&anta e of thi% Li ht o&er the Li ht of Rua'h 0 in%pirituality0 i% a% the ad&anta e of the ani'ate o&er the %till and the &e etati&e in 4orporeality)And there al%o e9tend% a point fro' the Li ht of Ha)a of %edusha 0 (hi4h i% the Li ht of the

Sefira of Ho'hma 0 (ith the e'er en4e of Part$uf Neshama 0 and dre%%e% in it% internality)85 And (hen he ha% been re(arded (ith the reat Li ht 4alled the Li ht of Neshama 0 ea4h ofthe D,1 or an% in that Part$uf Li ht fully %hine in their o(n uni:ue (ay0 ea4h a% an independent

Part$uf ) Then there open% before hi' the po%%ibility to en a e in ea4h it$#a a44ordin to it%enuine ai'0 for ea4h or an in the Part$uf of Neshama li ht% the path of ea4h it$#a related to

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And throu h the reat po(er of tho%e Li ht%0 one purifie% the %pea*in part of oneF% (ill tore4ei&e and in&ert% it into a de%ire to be%to() And to that e9tent0 the point of the Li ht of Ha)a 0dre%%ed (ithin hi'0 i% built in it% %piritual "8$ or an% and 1D- tendon%)

/hen it i% 4o'pleted into a (hole Part$uf it ri%e% and dre%%e% theSefira of Ho'hma in the%piritual (orld of (ssi)a 0 (hi4h i% an i''ea%urably pure %li) Therefore0 it e9tend% a tre'endou%Li ht to it fro' Ein Sof 0 4alled the Li ht of Ha)a or Neshama to Neshama ) And all theele'ent% in the (orld of (ssi)a 0 (hi4h are the %till0 &e etati&e0 and ani'ate related to the Sefiraof Ho'hma 0 aid hi' in re4ei&in the Li ht of the Sefira of Ho'hma to the fulle%t)

And it i% al%o 4alled Holy Spea*in 0 %in4e it 4orre%pond% to the purifi4ation of the %pea*in partof 'anF% body) And the &alue of that Li ht in =odline%% i% a% the &alue of the %pea*in in the4orporeal S>AS) Thi% 'ean% that one obtain% the %en%ation of other% in a (ay that the 'ea%ure ofthat Li ht o&er the 'ea%ure of the %piritual %till0 &e etati&e and ani'ate i% a% the ad&anta e of the4orporeal %pea*in o&er the 4orporeal %till0 &e etati&e and ani'ate) And the Li ht of Ein Sof 0dre%%ed in thi% Part$uf 0 i% 4alled the Li ht of&e'hida )

-# Indeed0 you %hould *no( that the%e fi&e Li ht%0 NRNH& 0 re4ei&ed fro' the (orld of (ssi)a 0are but NRNH& of the Li ht of Nefesh and ha&e nothin of the Li ht of Rua'h ) Thi% i% be4au%ethe Li ht of Rua'h i% only in the (orld of &et$ira0 the Li ht of Neshama i% only in the (orld of

Beria 0 the Li ht of Ha)a only in the (orld of (t$ilut 0 and the Li ht of &e'hida only in the (orldof (% )

But e&erythin that e9i%t% in the (hole appear% in all the ite'%0 too0 do(n to the %'alle%t po%%ibleite') Thu%0 all fi&e di%4ern'ent0 NRNH& 0 e9i%t in the (orld of (ssi)a 0 a% (ell0 althou h they areonly NRNH& of Nefesh ) Si'ilarly0 all fi&e di%4ern'ent%0 NRNH& 0 are found in the (orld of&et$ira0 (hi4h are the fi&e part% of Rua'h ) And al%o0 there are all fi&e di%4ern'ent%0 NRNH& 0 inthe (orld of Beria 0 (hi4h are the fi&e part% of Neshama ) And %o it i% in the (orld of (t$ilut 0(hi4h are the fi&e part% of the Li ht of Ha)a O and %o it i% in the (orld of (% 0 (hi4h are the fi&e

part% of the Li ht of &e'hida ) The differen4e bet(een the (orld% i% a% (e ha&e e9plained in thedi%4ern'ent% bet(een ea4h of the NRNH& of (ssi)a )

-, Kno( that repentan4e and purifi4ation 4annot be a44epted unle%% they are totally per'anent0that he (ill not turn ba4* to folly0 a% it i% (ritten0 /hen i% there Teshu#a Jrepentan4e /hen He(ho *no(% all 'y%terie% (ill te%tify that he (ill not turn ba4* to folly) Thu%0 a% (e ha&e %aid0 ifone purifie% the %till part of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 he i% re(arded (ith a Part$uf of Nefesh of (ssi)a 0and a%4end% and 4lothe% theSefira of al'hut of (ssi)a )

Thi% 'ean% that he (ill 4ertainly be ranted the per'anent purifi4ation of the %till part0 in a (aythat he (ill not turn ba4* to folly) And then he (ill be able to ri%e to the %piritual (orld of (ssi)a 0

for he (ill ha&e definite purity and e:ui&alen4e of for' (ith that (orld)But a% for the re%t of the de ree%0 (hi4h (e ha&e %aid are Rua'h 0 Neshama 0 Ha)a 0 and &e'hida of

(ssi)a 0 4orre%pondin to the'0 one %hould purify the &e etati&e0 ani'ate0 and %pea*in part% ofoneF% (ill to re4ei&e0 %o they (ill 4lothe and re4ei&e tho%e Li ht%) 7et0 the purity doe% not need to

be per'anent0 until He (ho *no(% all 'y%terie% (ill te%tify that he (ill not turn ba4* to folly)

That i% %o be4au%e the (hole of the (orld of (ssi)a 0 (ith all it% fi&e Sefirot %HBT 0 are a4tuallyonly al'hut 0 (hi4h relate% only to the purifi4ation of the %till) And the fi&e Sefirot are but thefi&e part% of al'hut )

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Therefore0 %in4e he ha% already been re(arded (ith purifyin the %till part of the (ill to re4ei&e0he already ha% e:ui&alen4e of for' (ith the (hole of the (orld of (ssi)a ) But %in4e ea4h Sefirain the (orld of (ssi)a re4ei&e% fro' it% 4orre%pondin di%4ern'ent in the (orld% Abo&e it0 thu%0the Sefira of Tifferet of (ssi)a re4ei&e% fro' the (orld of &et$ira0 (hi4h i% all Tifferet and theLi ht of Rua'h ) And the Sefira of Bina of (ssi)a re4ei&e% fro' the (orld of Beria 0 (hi4h i% all

Neshama ) And the Sefira of Ho'hma of (ssi)a re4ei&e% fro' the (orld of (t$ilut 0 (hi4h i% all Ho'hma and the Li ht of Ha)a )

Thu%0 althou h he ha% per'anently purified only the %till part0 if he ha% purified the re'aininthree part% of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 e&en if not per'anently0 he 4an re4ei&e the Rua'h 0 Neshama 0and Ha)a fro' Tifferet 0 Bina 0 and Ho'hma of (ssi)a 0 thou h not per'anently) Thi% i% be4au%e(hen one of the three part% of hi% (ill to re4ei&e a(a*en%0 he i''ediately lo%e% the%e Li ht%)

-" After he per'anently purifie% the &e etati&e part of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 he per'anently ri%e%to the (orld of &et$ira0 (here he attain% the per'anent de ree of Rua'h ) There he 4an al%o attainthe Li ht% of Neshama and Ha)a fro' the Sefirot Bina and Ho'hma that are there0 (hi4h are4on%idered Neshama and Ha)a of Rua'h 0 e&en before he ha% been ranted (ith purifyin the

ani'ate and %pea*in part% per'anently0 a% (e ha&e %een in the (orld of (ssi)a ) 7et0 thi% i% not per'anent0 for after he ha% per'anently purified the &e etati&e part of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 he i%already in e:ui&alen4e of for' (ith the (hole of the (orld of &et$ira0 to it% Hi he%t de ree0 a%(ritten about the (orld of (ssi)a )

-1 After he purifie% the ani'ate part of hi% (ill to re4ei&e0 and turn% it into a (ill to be%to(0until He (ho *no(% all 'y%terie% (ill te%tify that he (ill not turn ba4* to folly0 he i% already in

e:ui&alen4e of for' (ith the (orld of Beria ) And he ri%e% there and re4ei&e% the per'anent Li htof Neshama ) And throu h the purifi4ation of the %pea*in part of hi% body0 he 4an ri%e up to theSefira of Ho'hma and re4ei&e the Li ht of Ha)a that i% there0 althou h he ha% not yet

per'anently purified it0 a% (ith &et$ira and (ssi)a ) But the Li ht0 too0 doe% not %hine for hi'

per'anently)-8 And (hen one i% re(arded (ith per'anent purifi4ation of the %pea*in part in hi% (ill tore4ei&e0 he i% ranted e:ui&alen4e of for' (ith the (orld of (t$ilut 0 and he ri%e% there and

per'anently re4ei&e% the Li ht of Ha)a ) And (hen he i% further re(arded0 he re4ei&e% the Li htof Ein Sof 0 and the Li ht of &e'hida dre%%e% in the Li ht of Ha)a 0 and there i% nothin 'ore toadd here)

-- Thu%0 (e ha&e 4larified (hat (e a%*ed0 /hy doe% 'an need all the Upper /orld%0 (hi4hthe Creator had 4reated for hi' /hat need ha% 'an of the' No( you (ill %ee that one 4annot

brin 4ontent'ent to oneF% Ma*er0 if not (ith the help of all the%e (orld%) Thi% i% be4au%e he

attain% the Li ht% and de ree% of hi% %oul0 4alled NRNH& 0 a44ordin to the 'ea%ure of the purityof hi% (ill to re4ei&e) And (ith ea4h de ree he attain%0 the Li ht% of that de ree a%%i%t hi' in hi% purifi4ation)

Thu%0 he ri%e% in de ree% until he a4hie&e% the a'u%e'ent% of the final ai' in the Thou ht ofCreation JIte' 11 ) It i% (ritten in The Zohar J Noah 0 Ite' D1 0 about the &er%e0 He (ho 4o'e% to

be purified i% aided) It a%*%0 Aided (ith (hat And it replie% that he i% aided (ith a holy %oul)or it i% i'po%%ible to a4hie&e the de%ired purifi4ation for the Thou ht of Creation0 e94ept

throu h the a%%i%tan4e of all the NRNH& de ree% of the %oul)

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-D And you %hould *no( that the all the NRNH& (e ha&e %po*en of thu% far are the fi&e part%0 by (hi4h the (hole of reality i% di&ided) Indeed0 all that i% in the (hole e9i%t% e&en in the %'alle%tele'ent in reality) or e9a'ple0 e&en in the %till part of the %piritual (ssi)a alone0 there are fi&edi%4ern'ent% of NRNH& to attain0 (hi4h are related to the fi&e eneral di%4ern'ent% of NRNH& )

Thu%0 it i% i'po%%ible to attain e&en the Li ht of %till of (ssi)a e94ept throu h the four part% ofthe (or*) Therefore0 there i% not a per%on fro' I%rael (ho 4an e94u%e hi'%elf fro' en a in inall of the'0 a44ordin to oneF% %tature) And one %hould en a e in Torah and it$#ot (ith intent0in order to re4ei&e the le&el of Rua'h of hi% %tature) And he %hould en a e in the %e4ret% of theTorah0 a44ordin to hi% %tature0 to re4ei&e the le&el of Neshama a44ordin to hi% %tature) And the%a'e applie% to the Taamim Jfla&or% of the it$#ot 0 for it i% i'po%%ible to 4o'plete e&en the%'alle%t Li ht in %edusha Jholine%% (ithout the')

-. No( you 4an under%tand the aridity and the dar*ne%% that ha&e befallen u% in thi% eneration0%u4h a% (e ha&e ne&er %een before) It i% be4au%e e&en the (or%hiper% of the Creator ha&eabandoned the en a e'ent in the %e4ret% of the Torah)

The RAMBAM ha% already %aid about it that if a line of a thou%and blind (al* alon the (ay0and there i% at lea%t one a'on %t the' (ho 4an %ee0 they are 4ertain to ta*e the ri ht path and notfall in the pit% and ob%ta4le%0 %in4e they are follo(in the %i hted one (ho lead% the') But if that

per%on i% 'i%%in 0 they are 4ertain to %tu'ble o&er e&ery hurdle on the (ay0 and (ill all fall intothe pit)

So i% the i%%ue before u%) If the (or%hiper% of the Creator had0 at lea%t0 en a ed in the internalityof the Torah and e9tended a 4o'plete Li ht fro' Ein Sof 0 the (hole eneration (ould ha&efollo(ed the') And e&eryone (ould be 4ertain of their (ay0 that they (ould not fall) But if e&enthe %er&ant% of the Creator ha&e di%tan4ed the'%el&e% fro' thi% (i%do'0 it i% no (onder the(hole eneration i% failin be4au%e of the') And be4au%e of 'y reat %orro( I 4annot elaborateon that

-$ Indeed0 I *no( the rea%on< it i% 'ainly be4au%e faith ha% enerally di'ini%hed0 %pe4ifi4allyfaith in the holy 'en0 the (i%e 'en of all eneration%) And the boo*% of Kabbalah and The Zoharare filled (ith 4orporeal parable%) Therefore0 people are afraid le%t they (ill lo%e 'ore than they(ill ain0 %in4e they 4ould ea%ily fail (ith 'ateriali?in ) And thi% i% (hat pro'pted 'e to4o'po%e a %uffi4ient interpretation to the (ritin % of the Ari0 and no( to the Holy Zohar ) And Iha&e 4o'pletely re'o&ed that 4on4ern0 for I ha&e e&idently e9plained and pro&en the %piritual'eanin of e&erythin 0 that it i% ab%tra4t and de&oid of any 4orporeal i'a e0 abo&e %pa4e andabo&e ti'e0 a% the reader% (ill %ee0 to allo( the (hole of I%rael to %tudy The Zohar and be(ar'ed by it% %a4red Li ht)

And I ha&e na'ed that 4o''entary The Sulam JLadder to %ho( that the purpo%e of 'y4o''entary i% a% the role of any ladder< if you ha&e an atti4 filled abundantly0 then all you needi% a ladder to rea4h it) And then0 all the bounty in the (orld (ill be in your hand%) But the ladderi% not a purpo%e in and of it%elf0 for if you pau%e on the run % of the ladder and (ill not enter theatti40 your oal (ill not be a4hie&ed)

And %o it i% (ith 'y 4o''entary on The Zohar 0 be4au%e the (ay to fully 4larify the%e 'o%t profound of (ord% ha% not yet been 4reated) But nonethele%%0 (ith 'y 4o''entary0 I ha&e

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4on%tru4ted a path and an entran4e for any per%on by (hi4h to ri%e and del&e and %4rutini?e The Book of Zohar it%elf0 for only then (ill 'y ai' (ith thi% 4o''entary be 4o'pleted)

-5 And all tho%e (ho *no( the in% and out% of the holy Book of Zohar 0 that i%0 (ho under%tand(hat i% (ritten in it0 unani'ou%ly a ree that the holy Book of Zohar (a% (ritten by the =odlyTanna J%a e Rabbi Shi'on Bar 7o4hai) 2nly %o'e of tho%e (ho are far fro' thi% (i%do' doubtthi% pedi ree and tend to %ay0 relyin on fabri4ated tale% of opponent% of thi% (i%do'0 that it%author i% the Kabbali%t Rabbi Mo%he @e Leon0 or other% of hi% 4onte'porarie%)

D# And a% for 'e0 %in4e the day I ha&e been endo(ed0 by the Li ht of the Creator0 (ith a lan4einto thi% holy boo*0 it ha% not 4ro%%ed 'y 'ind to :ue%tion it% ori in0 for the %i'ple rea%on thatthe 4ontent of the boo* brin % to 'y heart the 'erit of the Tanna Ra%hbi JRabbi Shi'on Bar7o4hai far 'ore than all other %a e%) And if I (ere to 4learly %ee that it% author i% %o'e otherna'e0 %u4h a% Rabbi Mo%he @e Leon0 than I (ould prai%e the 'erit of Rabbi Mo%he @e Leon'ore than all other %a e%0 in4ludin Ra%hbi)

Indeed0 ud in by the depth of the (i%do' in the boo*0 if I (ere to 4learly find that it% (riter i%one of the forty;ei ht prophet%0 I (ould 4on%ider it 'u4h 'ore a44eptable than to relate it to oneof the %a e%) Moreo&er0 if I (ere to find that Mo%e% hi'%elf re4ei&ed it fro' the Creator Hi'%elfon Mount Sinai0 then 'y 'ind (ould really be at pea4e0 for %u4h a 4o'po%ition i% (orthy of hi')Hen4e0 %in4e I ha&e been ble%%ed (ith 4o'pilin a %uffi4ient interpretation that enable% e&erye9a'iner to a4:uire %o'e under%tandin of (hat i% (ritten in the boo*0 I thin* I a' 4o'pletelye94u%ed fro' further toil in that e9a'ination0 for any per%on (ho i% *no(led eable in The Zohar(ill no( %ettle for no le%% than the Tanna Ra%hbi a% it% (riter)

D, A44ordin ly0 the :ue%tion ari%e%0 /hy (a% The Zohar not re&ealed to the early eneration%0(ho%e 'erit (a% undoubtedly reater than the latter one%0 and (ere 'ore (orthy /e 'u%t al%oa%*0 /hy (a% the 4o''entary on The Book of Zohar not re&ealed before the ti'e of the Ari0and not to the Kabbali%t% that pre4eded hi' And the 'o%t be(ilderin :ue%tion0 /hy (ere the4o''entarie% on the (ord% of the Ari and on the (ord% of The Zohar not re&ealed %in4e the day%of the Ari throu h our eneration

The an%(er i% that the (orld0 durin the %i9 thou%and year% of it% e9i%ten4e0 i% li*e one Part$ufdi&ided into three third%< Rosh Jhead 0To'h Jinterior 0Sof Jend 0 'eanin HB+ J Ho'hma 0 Bina 0

+aat 0 HGT J Hesed 0Ge#ura 0Tifferet 0 NH& J Net$ah 0 Hod 0&esod ) Thi% i% (hat our %a e% (rote0T(o 'illennia of Tohu J4hao% 0 t(o 'illennia of Torah0 and t(o 'illennia of the day% of the

Me%%iah JSanhedrin 5.a )

In the fir%t t(o 'illennia0 4on%idered Rosh and HB+ 0 the Li ht% (ere &ery %'all) They (erere arded a% Rosh (ithout Guf Jbody 0 ha&in only Li ht% of Nefesh ) Thi% i% be4au%e there i% an

in&er%e relation bet(een Li ht% and &e%%el%< (ith the %elim J&e%%el% the rule i% that the fir%t %elim ro( fir%t in ea4h Part$uf O and (ith the Li ht% it i% the oppo%iteGthe %'aller Li ht% dre%%in the Part$uf fir%t)

Thu%0 a% lon a% only the upper part% are in the %elim0 the %elim HB+ 0 only Li ht% of Nefeshdre%% there0 (hi4h are the %'alle%t Li ht%) Thi% i% (hy it i% (ritten about the fir%t t(o 'illenniathat they are 4on%idered Tohu ) And in the %e4ond t(o 'illennia of the (orld0 (hi4h are %elim of

HGT 0 the Li ht of Rua'h de%4end% and 4lothe% in the (orld0 (hi4h i% 4on%idered the Torah) Thi%i% (hy it i% %aid about the t(o 'iddle 'illennia that they are Torah) And the la%t t(o 'illennia

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are %elim of NH& J Net$ah 0 Hod 0 &esod 0 al'hut ) Therefore0 at that ti'e0 the Li ht of Neshama dre%%e% in the (orld0 (hi4h i% the reater Li ht0 hen4e they are the day% of the Me%%iah)

Thi% i% al%o the 4ondu4t in ea4h parti4ular Part$uf ) In it% &e%%el% of HB+ 0 HGT 0 throu h it%,ha$eh J4he%t 0 the Li ht% are 4o&ered and do not be in to %hine open Hassadim 0 (hi4h 'ean%that the appearan4e of the %ubli'e Li ht of Ho'hma o44ur% only fro' the ,ha$eh do(n0 in it%

NH& ) Thi% i% the rea%on that before the %elim of NH& be an to %ho( in the Part$uf of the(orld0 (hi4h are the la%t t(o 'illennia0 the (i%do' of The Zohar in parti4ular and the (i%do' ofKabbalah in eneral (ere hidden fro' the (orld)

But durin the ti'e of the Ari0 (hen the ti'e of the 4o'pletion of the %elim belo( the ,ha$ehhad dra(n 4lo%er0 the Li ht of the %ubli'e Ho'hma (a% re&ealed in the (orld0 throu h the %oulof the =odly Rabbi I%aa4 Luria Jthe Ari 0 (ho (a% ready to re4ei&e that reat Li ht) Hen4e0 here&ealed the e%%ential% inThe Book of Zohar and the (i%do' of Kabbalah0 until he o&er%hado(edall hi% prede4e%%or%)

7et0 %in4e the%e %elim (ere not yet 4o'pleted J%in4e he pa%%ed a(ay in ,-." 0 the (orld (a% notyet (orthy of di%4o&erin hi% (ord%0 and hi% holy (ord% (ere only *no(n only to a 4ho%en fe(0(ho (ere prohibited to tell the' to the (orld)

No(0 in our eneration0 %in4e (e are nearin the end of the la%t t(o 'illennia0 (e are i&en per'i%%ion to re&eal hi% (ord% and the (ord% of The Zohar throu hout the (orld to a reat'ea%ure0 in %u4h a (ay that fro' our eneration on(ard% the (ord% of The Zohar (ill be4o'ein4rea%in ly re&ealed in the (orld0 until the full 'ea%ure i% re&ealed0 a% the Creator (ill% it)

D1 No( you 4an under%tand that there really i% no end to the 'erit of the fir%t eneration% o&erthe la%t0 a% thi% i% the rule in all the Part$ufim Jplural for Part$uf of the (orld% and of the %oul%0that the purer one i% the fir%t to be %ele4ted into the Part$uf ) Therefore0 the purer %elim0 HB+ 0(ere %ele4ted fir%t in the (orld and in the %oul%)

Thu%0 the %oul% in the fir%t t(o 'illennia (ere 'u4h Hi her) 7et0 they 4ould not re4ei&e the full'ea%ure of Li ht0 due to the la4* of the lo(er part% in the (orld and in the'%el&e%0 (hi4h are

HGT NH& )

And after(ard%0 in the t(o 'iddle 'illennia0 (hen the %elim of HGT (ere %ele4ted into the(orld and in the %oul%0 the %oul% (ere indeed &ery pure0 in and of the'%el&e%) Thi% i% be4au%e the'erit of the %elim of HGT i% 4lo%e to that of HB+ ) 7et0 the Li ht% (ere %till 4on4ealed in the(orld0 due to the ab%en4e of the %elim fro' the ,ha$eh do(n0 in the (orld and in the %oul%)

Thu%0 in our eneration0 althou h the e%%en4e of the %oul% i% the (or%t0 (hi4h i% (hy they 4ouldnot be %ele4ted for %edusha thu% far0 they are the one% that 4o'plete the Part$uf of the (orld and

the Part$uf of the %oul% (ith re%pe4t to the %elim0 and the (or* 4o'pleted only throu h the')Thi% i% be4au%e no(0 (hen the %elim of NH& are bein 4o'pleted0 and all the %elim0 Rosh 0To'h 0Sof are in the Part$uf 0 full 'ea%ure% of Li ht0 in Rosh 0 To'h 0Sof 0 are no( bein e9tended to alltho%e (ho are (orthy0 'eanin 4o'plete NRN ) Hen4e0 only after the 4o'pletion of the%e lo(ly%oul% 4an the Hi he%t Li ht% 'anife%t0 and not before)

D8 Indeed0 e&en our %a e% a%*ed thi% :ue%tion J ase'het Bera'hot 0 p "# < Ra& Papa %aid toAbayei< QHo( (ere the fir%t different0 that a 'ira4le had happened to the'0 and ho( are (edifferent0 that a 'ira4le i% not happenin to u%F I% it be4au%e of the %tudy @urin the year% of

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Ra& 7ehuda0 the (hole %tudy (a% in Ne$ikin0 (herea% (e are learnin the %i9 &olu'e% Jthe (holeMi%hnah ) And (hen Ra& 7ehuda del&ed in .kat$in 0 he %aid0 QI %a( Ra& and Sh'uel here0(herea% (e are learnin thirteen &eshi#ot in .kat$in ) And (hen Ra& 7ehuda too* off one %hoe0the rain 4a'e0 (herea% (e tor'ent our %oul% and 4ry out0 and no one noti4e% u%)F He replied0 QThefir%t a&e their %oul% to the %an4tity of the Lord)F

Thu%0 althou h it i% ob&iou%0 both to the one (ho a%*% and to the one (ho an%(er%0 that the fir%t(ere 'ore i'portant than they0 (ith re%pe4t to the Torah and the (i%do'0 Ra& Papa and Abayei(ere 'ore i'portant than the fir%t) Thu%0 althou h the fir%t eneration% (ere 'ore i'portant thanthe latter eneration% in the e%%en4e of their %oul%0 be4au%e the purer i% %ele4ted to 4o'e to the(orld fir%t0 (ith re%pe4t to the (i%do' of the Torah0 it i% in4rea%in ly re&ealed in the latter

eneration%) Thi% i% %o for the rea%on (e ha&e 'entioned0 that the o&erall 'ea%ure i% 4o'pleted%pe4ifi4ally by the latter one%) Thi% i% (hy 'ore 4o'plete Li ht% are e9tended to the'0 althou htheir o(n e%%en4e i% far (or%e)

D- Hen4e0 (e 4ould a%*0 /hy0 then0 i% it forbidden to di%a ree (ith the fir%t in the re&ealedTorah It i% be4au%e0 a% far a% the pra4ti4al part of the it$#ot i% 4on4erned0 it i% to the 4ontrary0

the fir%t (ere 'ore 4o'plete in the' than the la%t) Thi% i% be4au%e the a4t e9tend% fro' the holy %elim of the Sefirot 0 and the %e4ret% of the Torah and the Taamim Jfla&or% of the it$#a e9tendfro' the Li ht% in the Sefirot )

7ou already *no( that there i% an in&er%e relation bet(een Li ht% and &e%%el%< in the %elim0 theHi her one% ro( fir%t J%ee Ite' D" 0 (hi4h i% (hy the fir%t (ere 'ore 4o'plete in the pra4ti4al

part than the la%t) But (ith the Li ht%0 (here the lo(er one% enter fir%t0 the la%t are 'ore 4o'pletethan the fir%t)

DD Bear in 'ind that in e&erythin there i% internality and e9ternality) In the (orld in eneral0I%rael0 the de%4endant% of Abraha'0 I%aa4 and a4ob0 are 4on%idered the internality of the (orld0and the %e&enty nation% are 4on%idered the e9ternality of the (orld) Al%o0 there i% internality(ithin I%rael the'%el&e%0 (hi4h are the (holehearted (or*er% of the Creator0 and there i%e9ternalityGtho%e (ho do not de&ote the'%el&e% to the (or* of the Creator) A'on the nation%of the (orld0 there i% internality a% (ell0 (hi4h are the Ri hteou% of the Nation% of the /orld0 andthere i% e9ternality0 (hi4h are the rude and the har'ful a'on the')

Additionally0 a'on the %er&ant% of the Creator a'on the Children of I%rael0 there i% internality0 bein tho%e re(arded (ith 4o'prehen%ion of the %oul of the internality of the Torah and it%%e4ret%0 and e9ternality0 (ho 'erely ob%er&e the pra4ti4al part of the Torah)

Al%o0 there i% internality in e&ery per%on fro' I%raelGthe I%rael (ithinG(hi4h i% the point in theheart0 and e9ternalityG(hi4h i% the inner Nation% of the /orld0 the body it%elf) But e&en the

inner Nation% of the /orld in that per%on are 4on%idered pro%elyte%0 %in4e by 4lea&in to theinternality0 they be4o'e li*e pro%elyte% fro' a'on the Nation% of the /orld0 that 4a'e and4lea&ed to the (hole of I%rael)

D. /hen a per%on fro' I%rael enhan4e% and di nifie% oneF% internality0 (hi4h i% the I%rael in that per%on0 o&er the e9ternality0 (hi4h are the Nation% of the /orld in hi'0 that i%0 (hen onededi4ate% the 'a ority of oneF% effort% to enhan4e and e9alt oneF% internality0 to benefit oneF%%oul0 and i&e% 'inor effort%0 the 'ere ne4e%%ity0 to %u%tain the Nation% of the /orld in hi'0'eanin the bodily need%0 a% it i% (ritten J (#ot 0 , 0 Ma*e your Torah per'anent and your labor

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te'porary0 by %o doin 0 one 'a*e% the Children of I%rael %oar up(ard% in the internality ande9ternality of the (orld a% (ell0 and the Nation% of the /orld0 (hi4h are the e9ternality0 tore4o ni?e and a4*no(led e the &alue of the Children of I%rael)

And if0 =od forbid0 it i% to the 4ontrary0 and an indi&idual fro' I%rael enhan4e% and appre4iate%oneF% e9ternality0 (hi4h i% the Nation% of the /orld in hi'0 'ore than the inner I%rael in hi'0 a%it i% (ritten J@euterono'y "$ 0 The %tran er that i% in the 'id%t of thee0 'eanin thee9ternality in that per%on ri%e% and %oar%0 and you your%elf0 the internality0 the I%rael in you0

plun e% do(n /ith the%e a4tion%0 one 4au%e% the e9ternality of the (orld in eneralGthe Nation% of the /orldGto %oar e&er hi her and o&er4o'e I%rael0 de radin the' to the round0and the Children of I%rael0 the internality in the (orld0 to plun e deep do(n)

D$ @o not be %urpri%ed that one per%onF% a4tion% brin ele&ation or de4line to the (hole (orld0for it i% an unbendin la( that the eneral and the parti4ular are a% e:ual a% t(o pea% in a pod)And all that applie% in the eneral0 applie% in the parti4ular0 a% (ell) Moreo&er0 the part% 'a*e(hat i% found in the (hole0 for the eneral 4an appear only after the appearan4e of the part% in it0a44ordin to the :uantity and :uality of the part%) E&idently0 the &alue of an a4t of a part ele&ate%

or de4line% the entire (hole)That (ill 4larify to you (hat i% (ritten in The Zohar 0 that by en a e'ent in The Book of Zoharand the (i%do' of truth0 they (ill be re(arded (ith 4o'plete rede'ption fro' e9ile J Tikkunim 0end of Tikkun No) D ) /e 'i ht a%*0 (hat ha% the %tudy of The Zohar to do (ith the rede'ptionof I%rael fro' a'on the nation%

D5 ro' the abo&e (e 4an thorou hly under%tand that the Torah0 too0 4on%train% internality ande9ternality0 a% doe% the entire (orld) Therefore0 one (ho en a e% in the Torah ha% the%e t(ode ree%0 a% (ell) /hen one in4rea%e% oneF% toil in the internality of the Torah and it% %e4ret%0 tothat e9tent0 one 'a*e% the &irtue of the internality of the (orldG(hi4h are I%raelG%oar hi habo&e the e9ternality of the (orld0 (hi4h are the Nation% of the /orld) And all the nation% (illa4*no(led e and re4o ni?e I%raelF% 'erit o&er the'0 until the reali?ation of the (ord%0 And the

people %hall ta*e the'0 and brin the' to their pla4e< and the hou%e of I%rael %hall po%%e%% the'in the land of the Lord JI%aiah ,80 " 0 and al%o Thu% %ay% the Lord =od0 Behold0 I (ill lift up'y hand to the nation%0 and %et up 'y %tandard to the people%< and they %hall brin thy %on% intheir ar'%0 and thy dau hter% %hall be 4arried on their %houlder% JI%aiah 850 "" )

But if0 =od forbid0 it i% to the 4ontrary0 and a per%on fro' I%rael de rade% the &irtue of theinternality of the Torah and it% %e4ret%0 (hi4h deal% (ith the 4ondu4t of our %oul% and theirde ree%0 and the per4eption and the ta%te% of the it$#ot (ith re ard to the ad&anta e of thee9ternality of the Torah0 (hi4h deal% only (ith the pra4ti4al part Al%o0 e&en if one doe%

o44a%ionally en a e in the internality of the Torah0 and dedi4ate% a little of oneF% ti'e to it0 (henit i% neither ni ht nor day0 a% thou h it (ere redundant0 by that one di%honor% and de rade% theinternality of the (orld0 (hi4h are the Children of I%rael0 and enhan4e% the e9ternality of the(orldG'eanin the Nation% of the /orldGo&er the') They (ill hu'iliate and di% ra4e theChildren of I%rael0 and re ard I%rael a% %uperfluou%0 a% thou h the (orld ha% no need for the'0=od forbid)

urther'ore0 by that0 they 'a*e e&en the e9ternality in the Nation% of the /orld o&erpo(er theiro(n internality0 for the (or%t a'on the Nation% of the /orld0 the har'ful and the de%tru4tor% of

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the (orld0 ri%e abo&e their internality0 (hi4h are the Ri hteou% of the Nation% of the /orld) Andthen they 'a*e all the ruin and the heinou% %lau hter our eneration had (itne%%ed0 'ay =od

prote4t u% fro' here on)

Thu% you %ee that the rede'ption of I%rael and the ri%e of I%rael depend on the %tudy of The Zoharand the internality of the Torah) And &i%e &er%a0 all the de%tru4tion and the de4line of the Childrenof I%rael are be4au%e they ha&e abandoned the internality of the Torah) They ha&e de raded it%'erit and 'ade it %ee'in ly redundant)

.# Thi% i% (hat i% (ritten in the Tikkunim J4orre4tion% ofThe Zohar JTikkun 1# < A(a*en andri%e for the Holy @i&inity0 for you ha&e an e'pty heart0 (ithout the under%tandin to *no( and toattain it0 althou h it i% (ithin you) The 'eanin of it i%0 a% it i% (ritten JI%aiah 8# 0 that a &oi4e

pound% in the heart of ea4h and e&ery one of I%rael0 to 4ry and to pray for rai%in the Holy@i&inity0 (hi4h i% the 4olle4tion of all the %oul% of I%rael) But @i&inity %ay%0 I ha&e no %tren thto rai%e 'y%elf off the du%t0 for Qall fle%h i% ra%%0F they are all li*e bea%t%0 eatin hay and ra%%)Thi% 'ean% that they *eep the it$#ot 'indle%%ly0 li*e bea%t%0 and all the oodline%% thereof i% a%the flo(er of the field0 all the ood deed% that they do0 they do for the'%el&e%)

That 'ean% that (ith the it$#ot they perfor'0 they ha&e no intention of doin the' in order to brin 4ontent'ent to their Ma*er) Rather0 they *eep the it$#ot only for their o(n benefit0 ande&en the be%t a'on the'0 (ho dedi4ate all their ti'e to en a e'ent in the Torah0 do it only to

benefit their o(n bodie%0 (ithout the de%irable ai'Gto brin 4ontent'ent to their Ma*er)

It i% %aid about the eneration of that ti'e< A %pirit lea&e% and (ill not return to the (orld0'eanin the %pirit of the Me%%iah0 (ho 'u%t deli&er I%rael fro' all their trouble% until the4o'plete rede'ption0 to *eep the (ord%0 Qfor the earth %hall be full of the *no(led e of theLord)F That %pirit had left and doe% not %hine in the (orld)

/oe unto the' that 'a*e the %pirit of Me%%iah lea&e and depart fro' the (orld0 and 4annot

return to the (orld) They are the one% that 'a*e the Torah dry0 (ithout any 'oi%ture of4o'prehen%ion and rea%on) They 4onfine the'%el&e% to the pra4ti4al part of the Torah0 and do not(i%h to try to under%tand the (i%do' of Kabbalah0 to *no( and to under%tand the %e4ret% of theTorah and the fla&or of it$#a ) /oe unto the'0 for (ith the%e a4tion% they brin about thee9i%ten4e of po&erty0 ruin0 and robbery0 lootin 0 *illin 0 and de%tru4tion% in the (orld)

., The rea%on for their (ord% i%0 a% (e ha&e e9plained0 that (hen all tho%e (ho en a e in theTorah de rade their o(n internality and the internality of the Torah0 lea&in it a% thou h it (ereredundant in the (orld0 and en a e in it only at a ti'e that i% neither day nor ni ht0 and in thi%re ard0 they are li*e blind %ear4hin the (all0 by that0 they inten%ify their o(n e9ternality0 the

benefit of their o(n bodie%) Al%o0 they 4on%ider the e9ternality of the Torah hi her than the

internality of the Torah) And (ith the%e a4tion% they 4au%e all the for'% of e9ternality in the(orld to o&erpo(er all the internal part% in the (orld0 ea4h a44ordin to it% e%%en4e)

Thi% i% %o be4au%e the e9ternality in the (hole of I%rael0 'eanin the Nation% of the /orld inthe'0 o&erpo(er% and re&o*e% the internality in the (hole of I%rael0 (hi4h are tho%e (ho are

reat in the Torah) Al%o0 the e9ternality in the Nation% of the /orldGthe de%tru4tor% a'on the' Ginten%ify and re&o*e the internality a'on the'0 (hi4h are the Ri hteou% of the Nation% of the/orld) Additionally0 the e9ternality of the entire (orld0 bein the Nation% of the /orld0 inten%ifyand re&o*e the Children of I%raelGthe internality of the (orld)

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In %u4h a eneration0 all the de%tru4tor% a'on the Nation% of the /orld rai%e their head% and(i%h pri'arily to de%troy and to *ill the Children of I%rael0 a% it i% (ritten J &e#amot D1 0 No4ala'ity 4o'e% to the (orld but for I%rael) Thi% 'ean%0 a% it i% (ritten in the abo&e 4orre4tion%0that they 4au%e po&erty0 ruin0 robbery0 *illin 0 and de%tru4tion in the (hole (orld)

And throu h our 'any fault%0 (e ha&e (itne%%ed to all that i% %aid in the abo&e;'entionedTikkunim 0 and 'oreo&er0 the ud 'ent %tru4* the &ery be%t of u%0 a% our %a e% %aid J Baba %amaD# 0 And it %tart (ith the ri hteou% fir%t) And of all the lory I%rael had had in the 4ountrie% ofPoland and Lithuania0 et4)0 there re'ain% but the reli4% in our holy land) No( it i% upon u%0 reli4%0to 4orre4t that dreadful (ron ) Ea4h of u% re'ainder% %hould ta*e upon hi'%elf0 heart and %oul0 tohen4eforth inten%ify the internality of the Torah0 and i&e it it% ri htful pla4e0 a44ordin to it%'erit o&er the e9ternality of the Torah)

And then0 ea4h and e&ery one of u% (ill be re(arded (ith inten%ifyin hi% o(n internality0'eanin the I%rael (ithin u%0 (hi4h i% the need% of the %oul o&er our o(n e9ternality0 (hi4h i% the

Nation% of the /orld (ith u%0 that i%0 the need% of the body) That for4e (ill 4o'e to the (hole ofI%rael0 until the Nation% of the /orld (ithin u% re4o ni?e and a4*no(led e the 'erit of the reat

%a e% of I%rael o&er the'0 and (ill li%ten to the' and obey the')Al%o0 the internality of the Nation% of the /orld0 the Ri hteou% of the Nation% of the /orld0 (illo&erpo(er and %ub'it their e9ternality0 (hi4h are the de%tru4tor%) And the internality of the(orld0 too0 (hi4h are I%rael0 %hall ri%e in all their 'erit and &irtue o&er the e9ternality of the(orld0 (hi4h are the nation%) Then0 all the nation% of the (orld (ill re4o ni?e and a4*no(led eI%raelF% 'erit o&er the')

And they %hall follo( the (ord% JI%aiah ,80 " 0 And the people %hall ta*e the'0 and brin the'to their pla4e< and the hou%e of I%rael %hall po%%e%% the' in the land of the Lord) And al%o JI%aiah850 "" 0 And they %hall brin thy %on% in their ar'%0 and thy dau hter% %hall be 4arried on their%houlder%) That i% (hat i% (ritten in The Zohar J Nasoh 0 p ,"8b 0 throu h thi% 4o'po%ition0(hi4h i% The Book of Zohar 0 they (ill be deli&ered fro' e9ile (ith 'er4y) A'en0 (ould that

be %o)

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A /andmaid that Is /eir to /er 0istress

Thi% re:uire% a thorou h e9planation) To 'a*e it 4lear to all0 I %hall 4hoo%e to interpret the 'atter by (hat appear% to u% for thi% rea%on and e9tend% to u% here in the 4ondu4t of thi% (orld)

The Internality of the E9ternality

The thin i% that the Hi her Root% e9tend their po(er by 4a%4adin until their bran4he% appear inthi% (orld0 a% it i% (ritten in the e9planation of root% and bran4h) A% a (hole0 the (orld% are4on%idered internality and e9ternality) Thi% i% %i'ilar to a hea&y load0 (hi4h none 4an lift or'o&e fro' pla4e to pla4e) Hen4e0 the ad&i4e i% to di&ide the load into %'all part% and%ub%e:uently tran%fer the' one at a ti'e)

It i% %i'ilar in our 'atter0 %in4e the purpo%e of Creation i% in&aluable be4au%e a tiny %par* %u4h a%a per%onF% %oul 4an ri%e in it% attain'ent Hi her than the 'ini%terin an el%0 a% our %a e% %aidabout the &er%e0 no( it (ill be %aid to a4ob and to I%rael< Q/hat ha% =od (rou ht F Theyinterpreted that the Hi her an el% (ill a%* I%rael0 /hat ha% =od (rou ht

The E&olution of I%rael JInternality 2ne at a Ti'e

Thi% bounty (ill 4o'e to u% only by de&elopin one at a ti'e) A% in the abo&e alle ory0 e&en thehea&ie%t load 4an be lifted if (e %plit it into pie4e% and rai%e the' one at a ti'e) Not only the

eneral purpo%e 4o'e% to u% in thi% 'anner0 but e&en the phy%i4al purpo%e0 (hi4h i% but a preparation for the eneral purpo%e0 4o'e% to u% throu h radual and %lo( de&elop'ent)

Hen4e0 the (orld% ha&e been di&ided into internality and e9ternality0 (here ea4h (orld 4ontain%illu'ination% %uitable to operate in %lo( de&elop'ent) And the%e are 4alled the internality of the(orld)

In%tantaneou% E&olution of the Nation% of the /orld JE9ternality

2ppo%ite the' are illu'ination% that 4an only a4t in%tantaneou%ly) Hen4e0 (hen they appear herein their (orldly bran4he% and are i&en 4ontrol0 not only do they not 4orre4t0 they ruin)

2ur %a e% 4all it unripe0 a% it i% (ritten 4on4ernin the Tree of Kno(led e and (dam ha Rishon 0 that they ate unripe fruit) Thi% 'ean% that it i% truly a dainty deli ht0 de%tined to deli ht'an0 but in the future0 not at pre%ent0 a% it i% %till ro(in and de&elopin ) Thi% i% (hy they4o'pared it to an unripe fruit0 %in4e the fi 0 too0 (hi4h i% the %(eete%t0 daintie%t fruit0 (hen eaten

pre'aturely0 (ill up%et oneF% %to'a4h and he (ill die)

Indeed0 (e %hould a%*0 /ho i% the one (ho brin % %u4h an a4t into the (orld After all0 it i%*no(n that there i% no a4tion in our (orld that 4o'e% (ithout the %tri*e of a Hi her Root) Kno(that thi% i% (hat (e 4all the do'inion of the e9ternality0 a% in the &er%e0 =od hath 'ade e&enthe one a% (ell a% the other) It 4ontain% a for4e that ur e% and ru%he% to(ard% the re&elation ofthe do'inion of the internality0 a% our %a e% ha&e %aid0 I pla4e upon the' a *in %u4h a% Ha'an0and he (ill for4e the' to repent)

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The Internality Are the People of I%rael

2n4e (e ha&e 4larified the Hi her Root%0 (e (ill 4larify the bran4he% in thi% (orld) Kno( that a bran4h that e9tend% fro' the internality i% the people of I%rael0 (hi4h ha% been 4ho%en a% anoperator of the eneral purpo%e and 4orre4tion) It 4ontain% the preparation re:uired for ro(inand de&elopin until it 'o&e% the nation% of the (orld%0 too0 to a4hie&e the 4o''on oal)

The E9ternality Are the Nation% of the /orld

The bran4h that e9tend% fro' the e9ternality i% the nation% of the (orld) They ha&e not beeni'parted the :ualitie% that 'a*e the' (orthy of re4ei&in the de&elop'ent of the purpo%e one ata ti'e) Rather0 they are fit to re4ei&e the 4orre4tion at on4e and to the fulle%t0 a44ordin to theirHi her Root) Hen4e0 (hen they re4ei&e do'inion fro' their Root they de%troy the &irtue% in the4hildren of I%rael and 4au%e %ufferin in the (orld)

A Sla&e and a Hand'aid

The Hi her Root%0 4alled E9ternality0 a% (e ha&e e9plained abo&e0 are enerally 4alledhand'aid and %la&e) Thi% ai'% to %ho( that they do not intend to har' at all0 a% it 'ay %ee'

in %uperfi4ial ob%er&ation) In%tead0 they %er&e the internality0 li*e the %la&e and the hand'aid (ho%er&e their 'a%ter%)

The E9ternality Rule /hen I%rael @oe% Not @e'and @epth in Their /or*

The abo&e;'entioned rule of the e9ternality i% 4alled the e9ile of I%rael a'on the nation% of the(orld) Throu h it0 they infli4t 'any for'% of %ufferin 0 de radation0 and ruin upon the I%raelination) Ho(e&er0 to be brief0 (e (ill e9plain only (hat i% re&ealed throu h a eneral ob%er&ation0(hi4h i% the eneral purpo%e) Thi% i% the idol (or%hippin and %uper%tition0 a% it i% (ritten0 But'in led the'%el&e% (ith the nation%0 and learned their (or*%) Thi% i% the 'o%t terrible anddan erou% poi%on0 (hi4h de%troy% the %oul% of I%rael0 a% it brin % their &anitie% 4lo%er to thehu'an rea%on) In other (ord%0 they do not re:uire reat depth to under%tand and thu% plant thefoundation% of their (or* in the heart% of the 4hildren of I%rael) And althou h an I%raeli 'an i%:uite unfit to a44ept their non%en%e0 in the end they do indu4e idolatry and filth0 do(n to blatanthere%y0 until he %ay%0 all fa4e% are e:ual)

The Rea%on for the Con4eal'ent of the Kabbalah

No( you 4an under%tand the i%%ue of the 4on4eal'ent of the (i%do' of the hidden fro' the eye%of the e9ternal%0 a% (ell a% (hat the %a e% %aid0 A entile 'u%t not be tau ht Torah) There%ee'% to be a 4ontradi4tion bet(een thi% and the Tanah J reat %a e in the early CE year% @ebeiEliyahu0 (ho %aid0 E&en a entile0 e&en a %la&e0 and e&en a hand'aid (ho %it and learn Torah0@i&inity i% (ith the') Thu%0 (hy did the %a e% prohibited tea4hin the Torah to entile%

Tea4hin Torah to =entile%

Indeed0 the Tanah @ebei Eliyahu relate% to a 4on&erted entile0 or at lea%t to one (ho retired fro'idol (or%hippin 0 fro' %uper%tition) 2ur %a e%0 4on&er%ely0 referred to one (ho did not retirefro' idol (or%hippin and (anted to *no( I%raelF% la( and (i%do' in order to %tren then and

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fortify their idolatry) And you 'i ht %ay0 /hy %hould (e 4are if thi% entile ha% be4o'e 'ore piou% in hi% idol (or%hippin be4au%e of our Torah If it doe% not help0 (hat har' (ill it do

Ra%hbiF% /eepin

Indeed0 thi% i% (hat Ra%hbi 4ried for before he e9plained an i'portant %e4ret in the (i%do' of thehidden0 a% it i% (ritten0 Rabbi Shi'on (ept0 Q/oe if I tell0 and (oe if I do not tell) If I tell0 the%inner% (ill *no( ho( to %er&e their idol%O and if I do not tell0 the friend% (ill lo%e that (ord)F

He (a% afraid le%t thi% %e4ret (ould 4o'e by the hand% of idol (or%hipper% and they (ould perfor' their idolatry (ith the for4e of thi% Holy Mind) Thi% i% (hat prolon % our e9ile and brin % upon u% all the affli4tion% and the ruin%0 a% (e no( %ee before u%0 %in4e the %a e% of thenation% of the (orld %tudied all the boo*% of the 4hildren of I%rael and turned the' into deli4a4ie%to %tren then their faith0 'eanin their (i%do'0 4alled theolo y)

T(o Har'% fro' Re&ealin I%raelF% /i%do' to the Nation% of the /orld

They ha&e done t(o (ron %ol) "0 $

I (rite only to e&o*e the heart% of di%4iple% of %a e% to en a e in the %tudy of the internality ofthe Torah and to %tudy the Holy Zohar a% dili ently a% the Mi%hnah and the =e'arah) 7et0 not allare ready for it by the nature of their %oul%) Hen4e0 one (ho i% not 4apable0 and (ho%e heart i%*een0 %hould 4ertainly prolon the :uip in Mi%hnah and =e'arah) But one (ho i% 4apable ofdel&in in the (i%do' of Kabbalah0 %hould dedi4ate the reater part of hi% %tudy to *no( hi%Ma*er)

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The youn 0 or tho%e (ho find the'%el&e% hea&y and of little de%ire for the Inner Li ht0 'u%t0 atthe &ery lea%t0 'a*e it a rule to dedi4ate one or t(o hour% a day to the (i%do' of truth) In ti'e0their 'ind% (ill broaden and abundant %u44e%% (ill unfold on their %tudy of the e%%en4e of theTorah0 a% (ell0 and their %tren th in %4rutiny (ill 'ount and ro( (ith pure idea% and broadeninof the 'ind)

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A% lon a% orthodo9y in%i%t% on %ayin 0 No 2nly =e'arah and Mi%hnah0 no le end%0 no ethi4%0no Kabbalah0 and no re%ear4h0 it d(indle% it%elf) All the 'ean% it u%e% to prote4t it%elf0 (ithoutta*in the true potion of life0 the Li ht of the Torah in it% internal%0 beyond the tan ible andob&iou%Gthe re&ealed in the Torah and it$#ot Gare utterly in4apable of leadin to it% oal in allthe eneration%0 and e%pe4ially in our eneration0 unle%% a44o'panied by e9pandin the 'any%piritual root%)

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/e did not heed the &oi4e of the true prophet%0 the &oi4e of the be%t of the %a e% of all theeneration%0 the &oi4e of the ri hteou% and the Hassidim 0 the %a e% of 'oral%0 the %a e% of %tudy

and %e4ret%0 (ho (ere 4ryin out loudly that the ri&er of the pra4ti4al %tudy alone (ill ulti'atelyrun dry0 unle%% (e 4on%tantly dra( into it the (ater of the (i%do' of Kabbalah)

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