The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:50
The first level of intellect is the innermost. It is intellect purely to understand, similar to what was explained above on the matter of comprehension and analysis. As explained, Abba (Chochmah) is the seminal...
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The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:51
Now, the second level of the intellect constitutes the emotions of Chochmah and the emotions of Binah. In Binah this is intellect in a way of comprehendible terms and reasoning, which lean either toward...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:52
The third level of the intellect has two aspects. Firstly, it determines how to bring the intellectual influence out, as explained before. Secondly, it represents the matter of strong mindedness, as follows: The Zohar...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:53
Now, it is specifically the unification of the NeHi”Y of Chochmah with the NeHi”Y of Binah which gives rise to actual heartfelt emotions that are rooted in reason. This is to say that it...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:54
Now, before we can continue to explain the various parts of the emotions and their interrelationships with each other, the intellect, the desire and the self, we must first understand several important matters in...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:55
The ten sefirot have names. These names are the vessels for the sefirot. The reason for this is because a name draws out the essence and spreads it forth into revelation. This is understood...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:56
The vessels have two aspects which are interrelated: 1) The first aspect is that the vessels give form and definition to the lights. This is in order to give them defined existence. Furthermore, it...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:57
There are two kinds of limitation: 1) The first is the essential “ability to limit”. For example, a person has the “ability to limit” the unlimited power of movement to a specific movement. This...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:58
It is clear that there are two matters to every vessel: form and substance. For example, in an eye, the substance is the physical vessel of the eye, whereas the form is the spiritual...
The Knowledge Of G-D – 1:59
As mentioned above, the vessels come about from the “thickening” of the lights. This can be understood as follows. As explained earlier, the concept of a name is that it defines and describes something. ...
