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

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In this case, they certainly receive the light of Atzilut. First, we need
to enter into the Worlds of BYA, reach their highest point in the World
of Beria, get as close to the Parsa as possible, and force all the Worlds of
BYA to rise to Atzilut. Together with the Worlds of BYA we will ascend to
the World of Atzilut and receive the light that is there.
10. All the same, this allegory does not completely reflect the essence,
because the book of wisdom of this world consists of a white background
and the color of the letters in which there is no spirit (Ruach)
of life.
Actually, the allegory about the World of Atzilut is as a white page,
and the attainment in the Worlds of BYA, being similar to letters, is
pretty lifeless. It does not convey the vast breathtaking picture that man
attains when he enters into these worlds, feels new spiritual universes,
the Upper Souls, angels, palaces. He discovers a wonderful, effervescent
life, reveals the forces that govern not our tiny world, but the immense
universe.
Naturally, this example fails to express such sensations. Why is it
so? Baal HaSulam says: …because the book of wisdom of this world consists of
a white background and the color of the letters in which there is no spirit of life.
The revelation of wisdom (in our sensations) is not within their essence, but
outside of them, i.e., in the intellect of the one studying them.
As we ascend from the Worlds of BYA to the World of Atzilut and
attain the heavenly wisdom, it exists not on paper, not outside us in
some book, but turns into reality that permeates and surrounds us as a
result of our inner changes.
In accordance with this, one must be aware that the color white
contained in the book is a subject of study in and of itself, and the
function of the other three colors is to manifest it.
This is a very important sentence. I advise you to look at it closely.
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