{"id":919,"date":"2011-11-08T11:24:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T16:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramchal.wordpress.com\/?p=919"},"modified":"2011-11-08T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T16:24:40","slug":"the-solution-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rabbiyaakovfeldman.aishdas.org\/ramchal\/2011\/11\/08\/the-solution-part-7\/","title":{"rendered":"The solution (Part 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are just a couple of points to underscore about all this before we move on. There\u2019s this statement in Petach<\/em> 28: This <\/strong>co-existence of two modes of Divine governance: that of the actual and imperfect one of the trace, and that of the potential and perfect one of the line is <\/strong>(i.e., touches upon the idea of) the \u201cinternal\u201d and \u201cexternal\u201d lights of the Sephirot<\/em> which is <\/strong>(i.e., also touches on) the mystical notion of the vessel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As Ramchal explains in his comments here, the \u201cinternal\u201d and \u201cexternal\u201d lights refer to God\u2019s \u201cencompassing light\u201d (or, \u201cpresence\u201d) as opposed to His \u201cpermeating light\u201d (or, \u201cpresence\u201d) [1]. God unto Himself, outside of the space created by the Tzimtzum<\/em>, is termed His \u201cencompassing light\u201d, in that it hovers over and around the place (and all of existence); God\u2019s manifest presence within<\/em> the place and existence is termed His \u201cpermeating light\u201d, in that it\u2019s situated within the space.<\/p>\n

Both of these manifestations of God\u2019s presence function as a \u201clight\u201d (or, \u201cas the essential content\u201d) behind and within reality, which itself functions as a \u201cvessel\u201d (or, receptacle\u201d) for that light. This is analogous to the relationship between the \u201cbody\u201d and \u201csoul\u201d, in that the body likewise functions as the soul\u2019s \u201cvessel\u201d [2].<\/p>\n

The final though vitally important idea to consider about the line itself is that it functions as the central-core to the Sephirot<\/em> and Partzufim <\/em>which over-cover them and serves as its tools.<\/p>\n

As Ramchal termed it in Petach<\/em> 29: The Sephirot<\/em> are what came forth from the mystical space that occurred at the time of the Tzimtzum<\/em>. But<\/strong> each Sephira<\/em> is a part of the trace, for within each Sephira<\/em> lies an inner core that came about by the line of the Ein<\/em> Sof<\/em> entering it. This line shines within the inner core of each Sephira<\/em> with the mystical implications of a soul .\u2026 which is<\/strong>, i.e., which functions as, the line\u2019s \u201cgarment\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/p>\n

[1]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See Zohar 3, 109b.<\/p>\n

[2]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are also two sorts of souls (five actually): an \u201cencompassing\u201d over-soul and a \u201cpermeating\u201d animating soul. But that\u2019s beyond the present discussion. See Ramchal\u2019s comments to Petachim<\/em> 28 and 29 for some explanation of this dynamic.<\/p>\n

(c) 2011 Rabbi Yaakov Feldman<\/p>\n

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