{"id":2088,"date":"2015-07-22T09:12:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2015-07-22T09:12:40","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T13:12:40","slug":"section-16-over-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2015\/07\/22\/section-16-over-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 16 over-all"},"content":{"rendered":"

We start off by situating Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em> — the subject of this section — in the continuum of worlds and Partzufim<\/em> and find that Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em> is the first Partzuf<\/em> in <\/strong>the world of Atzilut. <\/em>And <\/strong>when it comes to its relationship to the various combinations of MaH<\/em> and BaN<\/em> cited in the previous section, we find that it is comprised of <\/strong>different combinations of MaH<\/em> and BaN<\/em>. <\/strong>And we’re told that it is <\/strong>also the root of the rest of Atzilut<\/em>, as they<\/strong>, i.e., all of the other Partzufim <\/em>below Erich Anpin<\/em>, are truly offshoots of Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em> which acts through them. <\/strong>(Petach<\/em> 90)<\/p>\n

Now we explore Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em>‘s characteristics. There are two aspects of Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em>. One is the way it governs with complete Chessed<\/em> by itself<\/strong>, i.e., without its offshoots. And the other is the way it governs with its offshoots<\/strong>, i.e. the four Partzufim<\/em> of Atzilut<\/em>, through Mishpat<\/em>, <\/strong>which will continue until everything will ultimately return to the essential nature of Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>i.e., pure Chessed<\/em>. <\/strong>(Partzuf <\/em>91)<\/p>\n

Having touched on the idea of Chessed<\/em> versus Mishpat<\/em> (or, Gevurah<\/em>) we go on to learn that the ultimate goal of the entire order of the Sephirot<\/em> and their governance is to ultimately bestow utter and perfect beneficence. It’s just that in order to reach this ultimate goal it’s necessary to <\/strong>first go through the <\/strong>entire required cycle until we reach the end. Thus, the universe must <\/strong>first be governed with justice and sinners must be punished in order for complete beneficence to <\/strong>eventually be bestowed. Thus, the justice that must exist before the end is a consequence of the ultimate goal itself, even though the two seem to contradict each other. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But what does this have to do with Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em>? And how might it relate to the lower, related Partzuf<\/em> of Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em>? As Ramchal says, this then is the whole matter of Erich Anpin<\/em> and Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em>: Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em> represents the mystical notion of utter beneficence which only bestows goodness, yet Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em> which represents the mystical notion of justice must emit from it. For Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em> is truly a product of Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em>‘s makeup. <\/strong>(Partzuf <\/em>92)<\/p>\n

We now return to Chessed<\/em> versus Mishpat<\/em> with this. The very fact that judgment emerges <\/strong>for the meanwhile for the sake of utter benevolence alone <\/strong>actually mitigates judgment. For a king’s ultimate<\/strong> goal is to be benevolent. It’s just that judgment is necessary <\/strong>in the world, and why? so as to achieve perfect benevolence <\/strong>in the end, which wouldn’t be the case if the only point of judgment was to take revenge on sinners. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The point is that<\/strong> it’s<\/strong> Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em>\u2019s own makeup that mitigates the judgments of Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em> by means of Erich<\/em>\u2019s actions even without <\/strong>also intensifying its irradiations over Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em> in order to remove the latter\u2019s Judgment. <\/strong>(Petach <\/em>93)<\/p>\n

That theme continues with the statement that it’s sometimes necessary for benevolence to prevail over judgment and to bring about kindness even when the\u00a0<\/strong>actual letter of the\u00a0law wouldn’t call for that — in order for the world to survive. This is when the irradiation of\u00a0 Erich Anpin<\/em>\u00a0prevails over\u00a0Zeir<\/em>\u00a0Anpin<\/em>\u00a0and removes its strict judgments completely. <\/strong>(Petach<\/em> 94)<\/p>\n

Since Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em> is derived from Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em> we must <\/strong>now understand two things about Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em>. First, those aspects of Erich\u2019s governance that are based on its intrinsic nature, that is, how Erich intrinsically governs through its <\/em><\/strong>characteristic Chessed <\/strong><\/em>nature. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next <\/strong>— and this will call for a lot of explanation — in light of the fact that Erich<\/em> Anpin<\/em> is the root of Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em>, how we’re only to consider Erich<\/em>\u2019s governance by means of its “skull” and “brain” as well as the other Tikkunim<\/em> according to their functions in light of the strength of Chessed<\/em>. But when it comes to the generation of Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em> <\/strong>from Erich<\/em> we’re to consider “the three heads”, i.e., “crown”, “cavity”, and “brain” and all the other Tikkunim<\/em> that generate Tikkunim<\/em> in the case Zeir<\/em> Anpin<\/em>. <\/strong>(Petach<\/em> 95)<\/p>\n

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