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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
the Kli Hochma picks only the light of Hochma (Ohr Haya); the Kli Malchut
picks only the light of Nefesh, and so forth.
What does it mean? If man entered the world of Assiya with his
minimal Kli, which consists of five parts, he receives in them the light
from all the five worlds. It passes through them, because in fact, the
world of AK is a source of the light of Yechida; the world of Atzilut is a
source of Haya; the world of Beria is a source of Neshama; the world of
Yetzira is a source of Ruach, and the world of Assiya is a source of Nefesh.
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If I reach the minimal level
of the world of Assiya and cross
the Machsom, then already on
this level I have the sensations
of all the worlds, of the entire
universe, because I already consist
of the 10 Sefirot filled with
the lights (albeit very small)
from each world. That is on
the one hand, my minimal level
allows me to receive the lights
from the other worlds. On the
other hand, my work should
also include all the worlds.
But how can I include all the worlds on such a low level? The next
paragraph speaks about it.
It is impossible to even attain the light of “the inanimate” level of
the world of Assiya without including the four parts into man’s
work. Hence everyone should be engaged in the Torah and the
commandments (i.e., use all the possible means of correction
and purification) in order to acquire the level of Ruach. Man should
also study the secrets of the Torah to acquire the level of Neshama
and the tastes of the commandments (i.e., to start receiving the