Petach 15

כל מה שתלוי במציאות הבנין, שהוא המונח הראשון של הספירות, אין לשאול טעם עליו, שהוא תלוי ברצון העליון. וכל מה שבא אחר המונח הזה – ניתן לשאול ולהבין, שהוא פעולות המדרגות האלה – מה הם בהנהגה:

We’re to not the question anything about the reasons for the makeup of the first principal, which is the Sephirot, as they’re rooted in the Divine Will (alone). But we are to ask about and (try to) understand (the makeup of) whatever come after that, which is to say, about the actions of the gradations and about how they function in the governance of the universe.

And here are the ancillary themes listed in Ramchal’s comments:

What exactly we can and must inquire about and what we may not; and the relationship between Keter, Chochma, Binah, Zeir Anpin and Nukveh.

(c) 2011 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman

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