The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:80
The next level up in thought is “speech of thought”. There are two general levels here as well. The lower level of “speech of thought” is when one is listening to someone else speaking...
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The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:81
The third level is “thought of thought”. In contrast to the above, this is when he is thinking to himself, without any intention of bringing out his thoughts into speech. For example, this is...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:82
We must now understand the powers to divide and combine the letters of thought, on the third level which is “Thought of thought”. Through this, we will gain insight into the source of the...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:83
From the above statement in the Zohar, “The father (Chochmah) founded the daughter (Speech)”, we see that the source of speech is actually higher than the source of thought. (Binah, only, “Lends the clothing...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:84
From all of the above, which is the allegory, we may now have a greater understanding in the analogue, which is the first source, the essence of the Infinite Light of G-d. When the...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:85
From the above, we can understand how these three aspects, “Thought of thought”, “Speech of thought” and “Action of thought” exist throughout the entire chaining down of the worlds. Just as in the essential...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:86
It is self understood that the source of the letters of Leah, which is called Malchut of Tvunah or Machshevet Sechel, and is the thought of the meaning of the words of Leah, as...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:87
It must be pointed out that there are two types of “speech”. There is actual speech and inner speech, which cannot be heard by others. As explained before, when we refer to speech, we...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:88
Now, as explained above, there is actual speech and there is speech of thought. Speech is known as the open Mem (מ), because of the fact that it is open and revealing. In contrast,...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:89
We may now understand the name Elokim which is the aspect of the divisions of the combinations of letters of thought. Elokim is the aspect of Gevurah (Concealment and restraint), as in the verse,...
