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

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corrected. Therefore, if man reached the level of Ruach of the world of
Yetzira, it means that he permanently corrected this state and will never
fall below it.
Each level in each world should be completely corrected. This is
the way that constant spiritual ascent takes place.
But what if man falls from these levels? When this occurs, it only
helps him! Unless he fell, he would not be able to rise. He should fall
from these levels in order to acquire the additional Aviut. By doing so
he ascends from the level of Ruach of the world of Assiya to the level of
Ruach of the world of Yetzira.
The same happens to the other levels: the additional desires are
acquired and man falls again. So the falls are essential. The rise entails
the fall; the lower the fall, the higher the rise, but it refers only to the levels
where man has not yet completely corrected himself. There is always
some fixed (previous) level, whereupon man ascends to the higher level.
Modulo each consecutive state is more critical (both in minus and in
plus) than the previous one.
53. After correcting “the animal” part of his desire, man receives and
transforms it into the desire to bestow, so much so that the Creator
Himself testifies to the permanence of this condition. He achieves
the similarity to the world of Beria, ascends, and receives the light of
Neshama (in the world of Beria).
That is, he ascends to the world of Beria, where the level of Neshama
is completely corrected. Naturally, the levels Ruach and Nefesh are also
fully corrected on the level of the world of Beria. At that, the levels Haya
and Yechida remain uncorrected. This is necessary to ascend to the world
of Atzilut while correcting the level of Haya and proceed to the world of
AK
while correcting the level of Yechida.
54. When man deserves to correct “the human” part of his desire,
he becomes similar to the world of Atzilut, ascends there and receives
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