Part 2:

Baal HaSulam. General Preface. #2

Reading General Preface #2 (00:08) " Hence, the expansion of His light…"

1.S. (14:43) First of all in item 2, he actually goes through the four phases of direct light. It's an endless thing, if we can go through it slowly to study that's in general. What are the three discernments in Bina?

R. We learn this in many places. Also on the study of the TES. Bina includes in it Hochma, her first upper part for herself then Bina when she already becomes ZA seemingly begets ZA, therefore in Bina there are three parts.

S. What does each one do?

R. There is the light of Hochma that changes into Bina and the second part is Bina herself, and the third part is where Bina intends to birth, to beget ZA.

S. What is the first part different from the Sefira of Hochma?

R. That is when it is seemingly still Hochma , but it's the light of Hochma that is expanding in Bina and its beginning to build in her. Because Hochma and Bina are too contradictory manners. These are contradicting qualities. Hence there is the entrance of one into the other not in her place but in graduation.

S. How do those three faces in Bina expand as cause and effect?

R. The first part is very simple. It's actually the control of the upper one upon Bina which is Hochma. The second part, which is where they somewhat more participate together that which Hochma does within Bina and the third part is where it's born from their participation which is already what we call ZAT of Bina the lower seven of Bina. 

S. First phase at its end, what is that at its end that gives them the start with the formulation Bina?

R. The light of Hochma that operates in her makes her into this.

S. Why?

R. Because his nature is to bestow. Hence he operates upon matter which is desire  to receive and makes that which is the opposite and makes it in order to bestow.

S. Is that how the first phase in Bina comes?

R. Yes.

S. Why is it that it's the essence of Hochma?

R. Because there the light of Bina spreads and expands and controls her and by controlling her there he changes the initial qualities of Bina.  Bina is the essence of Hochma so the first part of Bina is the essence of Hochma.

S. What comes out of that?

R. From Bina we learn how the quality impacts one another, how the upper quality enters the lower quality and connects with her and changes her.

S. The first discernment in Bina that is the essence of Hochma is actually like phase one of Hochma? It's actually like phase one in Bina? 

R. It's like phase one but she is already in Bina?

S. What's that mean?

R. That's from there she already starts to change the quality of Bina.

S. Then what is the second phase?

R. The second face is Bina herself.

S. What does she want?

R. She only wants to be in the light of Hassidim.

S. The collected nature or the light that expands in her? From the first phase in her?

R. Yes, it is like this. On the one hand, I receive the filling which is the light of Hochma. On the other hand, like the light of Hochma. There are two discernments within one vessel. That's the first and second part of Bina.

S. The desire to resemble the light of Hochma is the second phase in Bina?

R. Yes.

S. And then?

R. Then the ZAT of Bina, the seven lower ones in Bina comes out.

S. What does she want?

R. Then she wants to be a Kli for the light of Hochma.

S. Why?

R. Wait, I'm sorry. I said it wrong. The upper three of Bina, the GAR of Bina, is the light of Hassidim. The ZAT of Bina is the light of Hochma and that's already the creation of a new Kli.

S.I don't understand?

R. I'm in my thoughts and I'm not exactly with you.

Reading (21:09 ) Also, three discernments should be made in the second Behina: First discernment: The essence of the Sefira Bina is Hochma. Second discernment: The intensification of the desire that it manifested, for which the root of the vessel of reception was revealed in her, in that sense, there is disparity of form in her, meaning Aviut [thickness], compared to the Ohr [light of] Hochma. This is called upper Gevura.

2. S. (22:48) Then he writes, he speaks about the difference between the light of Hesed and the light of Gevura when he speaks about ZA. So the light of Gevura is on behalf of the Created being the light of Hesed is on behalf of the Creator. So here is what we read that Hesed from the created being, that from all this I don't understand what the light of Hassadim is? What is Hesed? What I understood that it is always the response of the created being that wants to bestow like the Creator. Now he says that the Creator is mixed in this Hassadim, that it's not only the created being if you could please explain it?

R. We will learn about this discernment much more, yes. 

3. S. (24:18) Why does he say that there is 10 Sefirot and not 9 if Tiferet of ZA extends NHYM from her?

R. That's not what he says 10 and not 9. He says that there cannot be anything other than 10 Sefirot otherwise the light will not build the vessel, it will not fill the vessel and the vessel will not change and respond like the light.

S. Yes but according to the explanation that Tiferet of ZA begets NHY. So here there should be a complete clarity, the measure?

R. Tiferet is like Keter towards NHY, she gives birth to NHY, and?

S. It seems like NHY is the will to receive. As far as the Sefirot, the NHY is the desire to receive.

R. It is the expansion of the will to receive in the vessels of KHB.

S. What is the difference between NHY and Malchut? Where does that come from?

R. Malchut is a result of the connection of NHY.

S. NHY erects the masach, the screen of Malchut. It is the direct light that beats on the screen and becomes reflected light. Can you explain that?

R. We will learn about that later. We shouldn’t get into that.

4. S. (26:09) He says that Malchut is the fourth for the building and seven for the building?

R. The sons.

S. What does that mean? That it is fourth for the Patriarchs? Why does Malchut comes after Tiferet?

R. Malchut is the final will to receive that is revealed as a result of all the previous Sefirot.

S. What does it mean that it is the 7th to the sons?

R. 7th of the sons that if we count the VAK so Malchut is the 7th.

S. What is that discernment that Malchut can be counted on one hand?

R. HGT NHY Malchut.

S. I don't understand.

R. KHB are Sefirot that bestow, that they bring the light out into the vessels. From Hesed onward the vessels begin. So because of that Malchut is the 7th. 7th to KHB which are called the fathers, the patriarchs and towards them she is the 7th to the sons. Meaning it is the 7th Sefirot from Hesed to Malchut.