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

P R E FAC E T O T H E B O O K O F Z O H A R
From this point of view, we call this light “His light”, as it is written:
“He, the light and His actions are one.” All three of these components
are said to merge above the Parsa of the World of Atzilut into
one notion, the Creator. This light never descends below the Parsa de
Atzilut. Only its tiny luminescence can do so.
We know that Ohr Hochma can only be present in the World of
Atzilut, but never under the Parsa. It only shines below the Parsa in order
to “tempt” the Kelim by its luminescence and attract them to Atzilut.
That is why it is impossible to comprehend the World of Atzilut per se. We
only perceive it as the white color of a book’s page, which serves a basis
for printing the letters.
31. The way “The Zohar” describes the Kelim HuBTuM in the
World of Atzilut, which increase or decrease as the result of people’s
actions, means that in the Upper Light itself there is nothing but its
simplicity, because no changes are possible in it.
At our lessons, we study the World of Atzilut, the Worlds of BYA,
how the Souls raise their desires to the world Atzilut through the Worlds
of BYA, and how the World of Atzilut begins to emanate the light and
pull us up to itself. We learn that certain actions take place in the world
Atzilut under the influence of MAN, our desires. That is, by our actions,
desires, demands, we can cause changes, developments.
Baal HaSulam says that there is another aid for the correct understanding
of “The Zohar.” If we disregard it, we will not receive the
spiritual information and will fail to understand what is really written in
the book. We will be as millions of other people, who kept reading “The
Zohar” one generation after another without understanding anything
and imagining all kinds of fantastic pictures.
So should what the correct tune-up to “The Zohar” be? The conclusion
is that we never affect anything in the World of Atzilut with our
actions. And as for all the actions that take place in Atzilut with regard to
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