Here\u2019s how Ramchal depicts the process.<\/p>\n
The first thing to realize is that the World of Nikkudim,<\/em> which we\u2019ll be concentrating upon here and is the \u201ctheater\u201d upon which the Breaking of the Vessels played itself out, was a sort of temporary way-station between Adam<\/em> Kadmon<\/em>, which we discussed before, and the Worlds of Atzilut<\/em>, Briah<\/em>, Yetzirah<\/em>, and Assiyah<\/em>, which we\u2019ll be concentrating on from here on.<\/p>\n As he worded it in his comments to Petach<\/em> 36:<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the way Atzilut<\/em> developed: the Supernal Will began to conceive of it \u2026. And while it was beginning to be conceived of, before it took actual form\u2026 the lights of Nikkudim<\/em> came about, which corresponded to an as-yet incomplete Atzilut<\/em>. And only then was the actual form of Atzilut<\/em> completed\u201d. That\u2019s to say that \u201cthe World of Nikkudim<\/em> \u2026 emerged while the form of Atzilut<\/em> was still incomplete\u201d.<\/p>\n And the Zohar depicted the temporary nature of this realm, Ramchal points out here, with the statement that, “when the Craftsman struck with His hammer, He produced sparks on all sides \u2026 (which) came out as flashes that shone and were then immediately doused”\u00a0(Zohar <\/em>3, p.\u00a0292b).<\/p>\n (c) 2012 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n Feel free to contact me at feldman@torah.org<\/a><\/p>\n ———————————————————-<\/p>\n AT LONG LAST! Rabbi Feldman’s translation of Maimonides’ “Eight Chapters” is available here<\/a> at a discount.<\/p>\n You can still purchase a copy of Rabbi Feldman’s translation of “The Gates of Repentance” here<\/a> at a discount as well.<\/p>\n Rabbi Yaakov Feldman has also translated and commented upon “The Path of the Just” and “The Duties of the Heart” (Jason Aronson Publishers).<\/p>\n Rabbi Feldman also offers two free e-mail classes on www.torah.org entitled “Spiritual Excellence<\/a>\u201d and \u201cRamchal<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here\u2019s how Ramchal depicts the process. The first thing to realize is that the World of Nikkudim, which we\u2019ll be concentrating upon here and is the \u201ctheater\u201d upon which the Breaking of the Vessels played itself out, was a sort … Continue reading