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Chochmah brings the oneg hanefesh into the kochot and relates back the koach to the nefesh. It is an intermediary. The special ability it has to do this is that it is a vessel for giluim atsmi-im of the nefesh. This is a gilui that does not stand for the nefesh, is says, “this is what nefesh is” and chochmah is a keili for this.
Chochmah is like sight – it perceives the object as it is.
How does chochmah relate to ohr ein sof? It sets itself aside and “sees what there is to see”.
Chochmah lives with, and is fully affected by the ohr ein sof – it doesn't just see from a distance. This is like sight giving us a sense of being part of the world. In this way ohr ein sof gets the parameters of the world. For “world” one can ask “where does it come from”, but for ohr ein sof you cannot ask this. The question doesn't apply. Chochmah transmits to the world this level of reality.
... וחיי עולם
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