{"id":1132,"date":"2012-03-05T09:45:18","date_gmt":"2012-03-05T14:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2012-03-05T09:45:18","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T14:45:18","slug":"and-vessels-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2012\/03\/05\/and-vessels-too\/","title":{"rendered":"And Vessels, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"

But, there are not only lights at play, but vessels (i.e., more tangible phenomena) here, too. Where do they come from? After all, Ramchal points out in his comments to Petach<\/em> 33, \u201cthe end of this \u2026 process is the formation of the vessel, which relates to the lower realms\u201d.<\/p>\n

So, in explanation, Ramchal says that each while aspect of Adam<\/em> Kadmon<\/em> has \u201ca potential \u2018vessel\u2019 absorbed within it\u201d (Klallot HaIlan<\/em> 1:4), nonetheless, as we learn in Petach<\/em> 33 (which is then confirmed in Petach<\/em> 35), the \u201cinner\u201d and \u201cencompassing\u201d lights \u2026 come closer together, little by little, until they reach <\/strong>Adam Kadmon<\/em>\u2019s \u201cmouth\u201d, where a vessel is then brought about <\/strong>in fact.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(c) 2012 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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