Morning Lesson June 13, 2021, Transcription
TES:
Baal HaSulam. "Study of the Ten Sefirot" (TES). Vol. 1. Part 2. Inner light #9 ("Meaning every upper one surrounds its lower one.")
ARI Item 7 “Each and every world has its own ten Sefirot ….”
Inner Light 9 “Meaning every upper one surrounds its lower one ….”
ARI Item 8 “The close of the circle to Ein Sof ….”
Inner Light 10 “You already know that the term “close” ….”
44. R. This is already a result of the influence of the line as it passes through all of the circles.
45. S. (07:16) On one hand he says the left a central most corporeal world is the most distant and the most external is more refined but we know it's only refined according to its corporeal part, that there has to be more corporeality to put a screen on it so it can be more refined. What is more corporeal?
R. In Igulim you don't have more or less corporeal, only straightness, but straightness that traverses through all of the circles we can give it a characteristic of the circle according to the straightness but it is not like in the circles that you have someone who is more or less of value.
S. He says in the end of excerpt 8 that he is so corporeal that it is the middle point of all Igulim.
R. Yes but it is about the illumination of Ein Sof hardly reaching it, only enough to sustain it corporeally.
S. So it is towards external illumination of that desire?
R. Why the same desire, the desires are according to Igulim.
S. Supposedly the more refined we should have more desire?
R. If it is better, if it is lighter, it is closer to the desire to bestow if you can put it this way but it's not like he chooses as a result of his work.
46. S. (09:13) He says that the middle point which is most coarse is distant from Ein Sof more than all, what is this middle point and how was it created?
R. It is the center of all of Igulim.
S. Why is it the most distant from Ein Sof?
R. Because Ein Sof is outside of Igulim.
S. Malchut is the middle point?
R. Malchut of all the circles.
47. S. (09:59)
R. If there is no restriction there is no place for the created beings to be there.
S. Keter of the highest circle is separated from Ein Sof?
R. Yes.
48. S. (10:29) The point in the heart is a Divine point from above, what coarseness does it have, each has its own with a different point in the heart belonging to the line or Igulim?
R. The point in the heart belongs to the center of man's desires, to Malchut, this is why it is at the center of all Igulim and all the straightness of a person.
49. S. (11:06) In relation to who is he writing about Igulim here because we say the circles are?
R. To the extent that he is a Kabbalist he decides how much he can tell us about it and he writes.
50. S. (11:36) The friends would like to remind everyone about the intention to draw the reforming light during the study.
R. Thank you very much we will try.
51. S. (11:56) Only in the illumination of the line can we measure Igulim higher or lower and before there wasn't a difference in height?
R. With respect to what do you measure it, high or low as you have nothing to measure it, the line that he gives is called the measuring line, it gives you measures to everything, in Igulim there is no above or below there is internal and external but this is not the same.
Chapter 2 “Explains the Sefirot of straightness, their emergence ….”
ARI Item 1 “Now we will explain the second discernment ….”
52. S. (15:50) What is the upper Adam?
R. Adam is the form of the 3 lines that emerged after Ein Sof.
53. S. (16:06) What is he saying about 3 lines?
R. The form of Adam that is similar to the Creator, 3 lines that emerge from Ein Sof and develop, in the light of Ein Sof you have a desire and that desire opens up, developed through the light and then it comes to the form of 3 lines, what is that I don't know, but that is what he writes let us learn.
54. S. (16:42) I have the same question: how to depict Adam?
R. I don't know, we haven't learned it.
Inner Light 1 “In each Sefira, the Keter is regarded as ….”
55. R. (17:39) We already have new definitions what is Malchut, what is ground, it's not what we think so let's not begin to imagine what is Adam that the wisdom of Kabbalah talks about it is not us, we are beasts, we are not Adam, we are not humans, it is a completely different created be something corporeal not spiritual. So, Rosh, Toch, Sof but they write about in the spiritual structure is not what we have.
Reader continues “The upper circle is the Sefira of Keter ….
Inner Light 2 “The clothing of the Mochin is called Tzelem ….”
56. R. (19:40) In other words the illumination from the first three Sefirot downwards is called Adam and we will talk about that later, there is a lot more to learn about it is not at all so I don't want to hear the philosophy learn what is written in the book and accept it, that's the wisdom of Kabbalah in tens not different definitions that we give to it on our own and become confused.
Inner Light 3 “The Rosh of every Sefira and Partzuf ….”
57. R. (21:39) In other words it all depends on how the lights cells the vessels, if the lights are inside the vessels that are suitable for them in the appropriate vessel it is called upright, standing up, the light of Rosh fills Rosh and the light of Guf fills as if in Rosh we only have the light of Guf than this is considered lowering the head, like a horse, not like men but like a horse this is the difference between the degree of man and the horse.
58. S. (22:18) What does it mean that we acquire Rosh in our work?
R. That if I attain lights that clothe in Rosh, lights of GAR that clothes in Rosh by becoming a man standing upright.
59. S. (22:44) What is the difference between Sefira and our world?
R. Sefira is only one part of the body and the world is something that has ten Sefirot and it consists of a complete perception of reality, maybe with different scales but it is already called a world with 10 compared Sefirot with all of the discernment in them.
Inner Light 4 “There are 248 discriminations ….”
60. R. (24:03) In other words each Partzuf of ten Sefirot divides into Rosh, Toch, Sof … Rav Draws…. in a Partzuf we should mark the Rosh Toch and Sof, we set up all the lights are in all of those parts and Partzuf is considered standing upright Toch and Sof are considered as the Guf, the body, and the Rosh is the head. We have 248 (Ramach) organs, and 365 (Shasa) parts in the Sof all together we have 613 of the Partzuf correcting each and every part and filling it with light, with its appropriate light is called performing a commandment. So, what we have to do is 613 commandments. Taryag, Rosh is the head, Peh, the mouth, Tabur, Sium. We will learn all of those things in Hebrew because this is how it is accustomed in the wisdom of Kabbalah. It is like every science or field that has their own definitions.
61. S. (28:09) When we attain the Creator do, we immediately build the whole structure or is it gradual?
R. We attain the Creator gradually but all of these gradual things are clarified in a general way like from clearing out the fog.
62. S. (28:41) The state when you don't stand up can you elaborate?
R. Nothing, only according to what is written in the book.
S. He wrote about not standing upright.
R. So that is enough for you.
63. S. (29:04) Concerning the 248, what are the discernments of Hassadim?
R. What he said, is how we go, I can't jump around from here to all the directions, you have to understand how limited I am, do not confuse you. It can't be that to a class at school that a geography teacher will come in and he will say you know there's big mountains in the world, like Mount Everest and all kinds and then you can confuse them by asking him about all kinds of other things, I know he can't give the lesson in such a way. He has to give you what you need according to the plan and this is what Baal HaSulam is writing about in order to build a right and certain approach in you to reveal the world not like now that like in movies you will start traveling all over the place. So gradually you will understand everything. Please ask only about what we're learning.
ARI Item 2 “There are five types of the light in lower Adam ….”
64. R. (31:56) We don't really care that it was mentioned they are in some place, it is important for us that the body of Adam is 10 Sefirot Rosh Toch Sof in each Guf and desire and there are five parts of the light NRNHY let us see what he adds.
Inner Light Item 5 “There is not an essence in all the worlds ….”
65. R. (32:58) There is not much to ask about here so it's right that there aren't any questions.
Inner Light Item 6 “The vessels in the ten Sefirot are called:”
Inner Light Item 7 “You have already learned that the degrees are ….”
66. R. (34:36) We are learning, we hear what the reader is reading and we are also thinking about that and also praying that it helps us enter a spiritual Partzuf to feel that we are in it and that we are incorporated together and that we reveal all of these states that this is our soul.
ARI 3 “Each of the 10 Sefirot of the circles ….”
Inner Light Item 8 “The lights are NRNHY and the vessels are KHBZON.
Inner Light Item 9 “The spiritual division happened due to ….”
67. R. (40:45) The upper one as usual gives his lights to the lower one to the extent that the lower one can receive but still being in equivalent form to bestow to the upper one. The lights that's a lower one cannot receive, the upper one leaves them and even though those lights are in the style of the upper one because the lower one didn't receive them they were in a negative connection with the lover one they remain as surrounding light compared to the lower one and the upper one with the help of that surrounding light can awaken the lower one and stimulate him, that he will still search for ways to receive the screens that he will receive in order to bestow to the extent of the light that remains in the air for one, that's a lower one could not receive.
68. S. (42:06) Where he talks about the lights in vessels saying that the form of light that comes from the upper to the vessel of the lower one what is he explained in here?
R. He is explaining that there has to be equivalence between the lights and vessels. This is why this is the way we need to work.
S. So why does he say that the coarser form is equal to the finest and lowest?
R. That is the order of the degrees that the upper expands from refined to course from above down until it stops expanding and the next degree can come out starting in a worse refinement in the upper one and this is how all the degrees keep coming out.
S. Is this man's work or still not?
R. Well yes, now he is speaking in general, we aren't speaking about who is causing what but this is the way it is. Why that we will learn later, for now he is just giving us an external observation about it.
69. S. (43:37) The surrounding light becomes inner light, does this depend on our work in the ten in the right relation towards the ten?
R. Yes, it only depends on our work. There are external lights, say now humanity is in all kinds of trouble, we feel pressure with the pandemic, with everything getting expensive and all kinds of problems with supplies, each and everything we feel problems. What are those problems? It is external light surrounding light that needs to enter us in order to bestow on behalf of the vessels but the vessels can't receive it as they don't have the force in order to bestow to receive that light so the light is standing on the outside, pressing on us to awaken all kinds of trouble. From this trouble and problems, we will gradually reach a state where we will agree to receive this light in order to bestow that we will be better.
70. S. (45:28) We learned there's no light without a vessel and the vessel for the surrounding light is this something higher or a broken vessel?
R. Surrounding light exists in a special vessel which is called a vessel for the surrounding light, Ohr Makif. We will learn about it. It is a right question. We can't scrutinize it yet.
71. S. (46:00) Is this surrounding light, is this at a fixed volume around us?
R. There are lots of forms of surrounding lights, they're surrounding light that awakens us in all kinds of states, there is surrounded light that brings us to life bringing us a feeling that we exist in a certain state compared to the Creator all together, one towards the other, towards special degrees as there is a lot of forms of surrounding light. We will learn let's say 20 forms of surrounding light and there is inner light, there are a lot of details.
S. How do we choose from the surrounding lights because he also writes about inner light? How do we choose what we can receive and what to bestow?
R. I am trying to achieve a maximum state of bestowal in each and every state and according to that vessel are built in me and the surrounding light enters them and becomes inner light.
72. S. (47:23) You mentioned during the last and how you feel the connection that is woven between us and humanity also with regard to the congress and the work that we do and regards to what is happening in the future and you said that the work that we do in some form humanity will also begin to do or is already beginning to do, can you explain what you feel with regard to this?
R. No, our work and what humanity is doing is different but actually it is in the same direction towards one goal, but they are developing and we are developing in different ways. We are developing in the line, they are developing in the circle now you can already start imagining what it is called, depicting it there as we are developing only by developing a greater and greater screen and they are developing in a circle that they require a vessel that is broader and broader and the difference is huge. But in the end by trouble, that's a light stops bestowing and there will be such states of, like the pandemic and all kinds of restrictions then we reach a state that we come close to each other and we hope that we will reach states that we will be able to speak in the tongue of humanity, in the language and explain to them what is really happening in reality and that the amenity with all the frustration problems and troubles that are being revealed this year and onward and a few years ahead, will start feeling as much as humanity is obligated to restrict themselves in all their actions and activities. As much as they are suffering, then we will be able to explain to them what the suffering is and what they need to do in order to save ourselves and give contentment to the Creator.
73. S. (50:30) This refinement that is taking place in the vessels, is this just a perception that is being refined like the vision is being clearer?
R. Relatively, yes.
74. S. (51:03) You say these surrounding light presses the created being to develop what is inner light?
R. The inner light is what the vessel receives in order to bestow.
S. And all of humanity yearns for this without knowing?
R. Humanity isn't yearning for inner light. This is what you have with the intention to bestow and humanity is not thinking in that direction they are thinking how to receive and fill themselves with the surrounding light. What is pushing on them, how to receive it and by that to be in that reception. What is pressing on me? The fact that I want and feel that I can't attain, that is the pressure that comes from the surrounding light.
S. In the ten we demand to light so it becomes inner light?
R. We demand a screen in the ten to receive in order to bestow to the Creator.
75. S. (52:30) In the diagram you drew can you explain how that works?
R. No, if you haven't learned what the Partzuf is yet, write your question down and you will see how you will study for hours and hours what it is.
S. In the ten how do we do this?
R. That is even more complicated.