Seder Hishtalshelus p 20 3 lines from bottom (New Edition p 28 bottom – 29)
1)Lifnei hatzimtzum there are no levels – all is pshitus – all is Aibishter. By seeing what comes out at later stages, we can extrapolate back that there must have been levels. Here there is Giluy Atzmus. 2) Bli Gvul – After TzimTzum haRishon – Sovev kal almin – Seder Hahishtalshelus. There are different levels but in comparison to Atzmus all are equally far. The whole point is the creation of Atzilus. Here is Giluy Elokus. 3) Gvul – BiYA – No giluy Atzmus – No giluy Elokus. Atzilus is the point of creation. Because of Atzilus WE can experience Elokus – Giluy Ohr Ein Sof. Giluy means A) to a zulas, B) the zulas gets it, and C) the zulas determines what can be given. Atzilus is Ohr in kelim. Before Tzimtzum the ohr also carried the kelim together with it. After the tzimtzum the two split and there were kelim and ohr. In Adam Kadmon the vessels are destroyed by the strong light. In Akudim there are 10 vessels that ended up as one. In Nekudim (TOHU) the kelim are ten points that don’t interact with one another and they are also destroyed. Finally in Atzilus there are ten stable kelim and when the ohr comes down in them, they hold the light and they share with one another.
