Petachim 91 and 92 go together. Petach 91 begins with the statement that there are two aspects of Erich Anpin.
One is the way it governs by itself, i.e., without its offshoots cited in Petach 90, which is with complete Chessed. Complete Chessed is thus Erich Anpin‘s essential element [1].
And the other is the way Erich Anpin governs with its offshoots, i.e. with the other Partzufim of Atzilut in play as well, which is with Mishpat or Gevurah. And the combination of Chessed and Gevurah that will come into play while Erich operates with its offshoots is determined by our actions, Ramchal adds in his comments here. That’s because all of this plays itself out in the reward-and-punishment realm.
The system of reward-and-punishment won’t at all be permanent — it will only continue until everything will ultimately return to the essential nature of Erich Anpin, as will be explained in Petach 92.
Footnote:
[1] See Iddrah Zuta 289a.
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