Category: THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

Now, the two levels of the world of Tohu, plus the level of the world of Tikkun correspond to the three world of Akudim, Nekudimand Brudim. These terms, which mean “bound”, “speckled” and “splotched”, have their source in the Torah account of...

On the other hand, the aspect of tikkun (rectification) is when a quality emerges from its essential point, to extend outside of the bounds of the essential desire and intellect. This is to say, that he...

We will now discuss the revelation of the desire. In order to understand this it is necessary to introduce the concepts of Tohu(Chaos) and Tikkun (Rectification).  In general, the difference between chaos and rectification is that in Tohu, there is...

As mentioned above, Chochmah (Wisdom) is the intuition and insightful wisdom which flashes into the comprehending brain ofBinah (Understanding).  Now, if one does not immediately grasp on to the seminal insight of Chochmah and begin analyzing it, it will begin to...

According to the above, it is clearly understood that concentration, in and of itself, can only act as a vessel for understanding. This is as stated, “If there is no Da’at, there is no Binah” (Pirke Avot).  It is...

As mentioned above, Chochmah is the flash of intuitive insight.  Using the analogy of the river, it is clear that the only way to achieve the intuitive flash of insight is by swimming the length and width...

Before we can understand how the influence comes down from Keter (Desire) to Chochmah (Insight) and Binah (Comprehension), and their interrelationships, we must first understand what Chochmah and Binah are and how they work....

More particularly speaking, it is only the upper three sefirot of Atik which are considered to be part of the Self. This may be understood as follows. Each of these two parts of Keter,...

The first sefirah of every level is its Keter which is the desire to bring it about, for if there were no desire for it, it couldn’t exist. This principle applies both above, in...

Now, the general rule is that the lowest level of the upper realm, becomes the highest level of the lower realm. This is to say, that the Malchut of the upper world, becomes the...