We\u2019d addressed the Tikkun<\/i> phenomenon a number of times before. We cited the ultimate Tikkun<\/i> in the course of which there will be an \u201cattaching of the lower and higher (realms, worlds, beings, phenomena) to each other, after which everything will be attached to God\u201d (see 1:4). And we\u2019ll return to it now in more depth.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just that this section — eleven — which focuses on the \u201cintermediate\u201d Tikkun<\/i>, one might call it, actually follows on the heels of Section Nine<\/i>.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just that Section Ten, which immediately preceded this one, stepped aside to explicate the 288 sparks that allowed for the Tikkun<\/i> process. With this section we return to the Shevira<\/i>–Tikkun<\/i> process itself [1]. We\u2019ll analyze it Petach<\/i> by Petach<\/i>, as is our way.<\/p>\n
Note:<\/p>\n
[1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Section Nine ended with the statement that everything that was degraded at the time of the breaking<\/b> of the vessels is to be repaired little by little <\/b>\u2026. \u00a0For everything that was lacking then began to be fulfilled at the time of the Tikkun<\/i> <\/b>(Petach<\/i> 53). <\/b>And it likewise hearkened to the ultimate Tikkun<\/i>, announcing that in the end everything will be fulfilled in the perfect Tikkun<\/i> that will come about in the ultimate future.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
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