AyinBase with R' Paltiel Friday 29 MenachemAv
5772
Page
172 – 3rd line of the second paragraph of the page
(line
starts, 'ha-or...') For text, see picture below.
The
main point is to explain how in ohr ein sof before the
contraction/tzimzum there are 2 levels.
The
light before the tzimzum is called, atzilus de klalus.
It
is known that atzilus is distinct from what is above it due to the
revelation aspect. Prior to that it is contained within its source.
In kesser/crown there are no 10 sphirot per se. But atzilut reveals
essence in the form of 10 sphirot.
The light has the aspect of being 'betzalmenu' – 'in our form'. This like seeing the person directly, as opposed to seeing his reflection in the mirror. Seeing the person is like seeing the essence in visible form – this is tzelem.
Spreading
of the light is like a reflection of a reflection – ha-arah de
ha-arah. Ie removed from the essence. So how do we say it is tzura
atzmi? Still it is like the essence itself.
Before
the world was created, 'there was He and His name alone'. His name
corresponds to the ohr ein sof – infinite light.
Light
like name is only a reflection of the thing itself. Think of a
name... even at the most superficial level, what has a name? Every
human being has a name. Animals don't have names. Giving a name to
an animal is like having a 'pet rock'.
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