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Introduction to the Book of Zohar (PDF) - Kabbalah Media Archive

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I N T RO D U C T I O N T O T H E B O O K O F Z O H A R<br />

previous Partzuf Neshama on <strong>the</strong> animal level). The power <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>se lights corrects <strong>the</strong> “human” part in his desire <strong>to</strong> receive and<br />

turns it in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> desire <strong>to</strong> give (The light <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> Neshama<br />

rises as well, and man corrects <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> Haya). To this extent,<br />

a point <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ohr Haya is built in him.<br />

When <strong>the</strong> Partzuf is complete, it rises and dresses <strong>the</strong> Sefira Hochma.<br />

This Kli is exceptionally transparent (<strong>the</strong> matter concerns <strong>the</strong> Kli<br />

Haya as it rises <strong>to</strong> Atzilut) and, <strong>the</strong>refore, passes a huge light from<br />

<strong>the</strong> World <strong>of</strong> Infinity <strong>to</strong> man. This light is called Ohr Haya. All<br />

(previously acquired) parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world <strong>of</strong> Assiya, i.e., <strong>the</strong> still,<br />

vegetative, and animal that belong <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sefira Hochma help <strong>the</strong><br />

person <strong>to</strong> receive <strong>the</strong> complete light <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sefira Hochma.<br />

This is called a “spiritual human”. His essence is directed <strong>to</strong>wards<br />

<strong>the</strong> correction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> “human” part in <strong>the</strong> person’s body. The meaning<br />

<strong>of</strong> this light in <strong>the</strong> spiritual world corresponds <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> meaning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

human level in <strong>the</strong> four levels (still, vegetative, animal, and human)<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> material world. The greatness <strong>of</strong> this light exceeds that <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

light <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> still, vegetative, and animal levels in <strong>the</strong> spiritual world.<br />

This can be compared <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> difference between humankind and <strong>the</strong><br />

still, vegetative, and animal kinds in <strong>the</strong> material world. The light <strong>of</strong><br />

Infinity “clo<strong>the</strong>d” in this Partzuf is called <strong>the</strong> Ohr Yechida.<br />

Yechida is already Keter, Infinity, but <strong>the</strong> Infinity relative <strong>to</strong> that particular<br />

person, that particular Partzuf, and not <strong>the</strong> whole light <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Torah<br />

in <strong>the</strong> world <strong>of</strong> Infinity. Moreover, this light (we will call it individual<br />

Infinity), <strong>the</strong> light <strong>of</strong> Yechida, is similar <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Crea<strong>to</strong>r in its “actions” and<br />

is individually infinite.<br />

Here <strong>the</strong> 248 and 365 commandments are created, <strong>the</strong> corrected<br />

desires, from which we enter <strong>the</strong> world <strong>of</strong> Yechida. Baal HaSulam and <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Zohar</strong> do not discuss <strong>the</strong> world Yechida, <strong>the</strong> world <strong>of</strong> AK; <strong>the</strong>re is only a<br />

hint in those books about <strong>the</strong> world <strong>of</strong> Atzilut. That is because we mostly<br />

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