The form of the human being is not this way to house various kochot. It is a tzelem of the etzem . The essence is described in it.
And torah is called “Our form”. Torah comes from chochmah which is the essence of atzilus.
Even though in atzilus there are also the 10 sphirot, at that level they are part of chochmah, which is “to see the truth at it is from above”. That is why atzilus is not really a created world – it is fully representative of kesser.
It was also explained previously that torah in its ultimate root it is even higher – rooted in the Primary Chochmah. This means the helem ha-atzmi (that which is concealed within the essence). This is similar to “the knowing of Himself” as it were. “By knowing Himself, He knows the torah.”
The concept of kn/owing of oneself, is something which in itself “self contradictory”. Usually I know something which is not me. So what is knowing oneself? In sechel there are 2 parts, the way I see it and the subject the way it is. Elokus has the element of the truth because it is the truth, not because it is “me”. This is where the truth and the “me” come together. So too with a human being – he is supposed to know himself – he knows his limits and his merits and demerits. He's able to look at himself from a perspective of true value, not just from a stance of, “this is me”.
This is why no matter what a human being achieves, he feels an emptiness unless it has an inherent value. A human being is essentially sechel and he must see what he does as having value at that level.
Torah is yediah – right from wrong – but it is yediat atzmi. It is knowing Himself. Not just “this is me”. Ultimately torah is rooted in oneg, but it is reflected in chochmah.
... וחיי עולם
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