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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 concealed Himself and cut man from His light, he would immediately fall from this level. We are constantly “suspended in the air”. Between our world and the world of Infinity, we always depend on the intensity of light, which descends from above and sustains us on this or that level. However, as man enters the spiritual realm, he is always given a minimal level from which he begins to ascend. By correcting himself completely on a certain level, man turns it into his minimal spiritual platform, below which he will never fall and continues ascending. To the extent of man’s similarity to Him, the Creator constantly guarantees that he will never fall from the achieved level. We find that, as it has been said, were a person to correct the inanimate level of his will to receive, he would merit the attainment of the Partzuf Nefesh. He rises and “dresses” the Sefira Malchut of the world of Assiya, and of course, he merits the Final Correction of the still level. That is, he will not return to his past (under the Machsom, below the world of Assiya), but will be able to rise to the spiritual world of Assiya because he is purified and absolutely equal to this world’s properties. According to this law, the transition from this world to the world of Assiya is only possible if man acquires a minimal constant spiritual property. However, the other levels of the world of Assiya are Ruach, Neshama, Haya, and Yechida. To obtain their lights one needs to correct the vegetative, animal, and human levels in one’s desire to receive. The correction does not have to be final “until the Creator Himself testifies that the person will never return to his folly” (meaning his previous state). If I passed from this world into the world of Assiya, I continue developing, i.e., I build a Partzuf consisting of 613 commandments. Since it is impossible to differentiate between the affirmative and negative com- 250
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 mandments in the world of Assiya, I divide them into Nefesh, Ruach, Neshama, Haya, and Yechida. Baal HaSulam says that man should constantly be in the world of Assiya in his sensations, whereas his presence on other levels may not necessarily be permanent. In fact, he will be unable to do that. It is possible only on the level of Assiya de Assiya, because the world of Assiya is characterized by just this level. After that, when I ascend to the level of the world of Yetzira, it is important for me to make the levels Assiya and Yetzira in the world of Yetzira permanent. The levels Neshama, Haya, and Yechida may remain temporary, and so on. Every time I reach a certain level, I need to correct it within me. All other levels complementing my Partzuf may be temporary. As, for example, an expert on metallurgy should know his field very thoroughly, while his knowledge in other spheres is necessary to him only as much as it can help him to be proficient in his own trade. The same applies to desires. If I work on my desires of the vegetative level, all other levels just assist me to distinguish it in them and work with it. It is said, “Until the Creator Himself testifies to the impossibility of man’s return to his previous state”. How does the Creator testify to that? He shines upon us with a certain light and according to this light’s intensity; He keeps us on a certain spiritual level. If He shines more, we rise, if He shines less, we fall. In other words, only the intensity of the light determines our spiritual level, because our desire is constant and unchanging. Only the power 251
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