page 178-9. כלים. The difference between ביטל and דביקות: a[n independent] thing that is Bottul, while דביקות is an expression of Godliness, which may have מציאות but has no ישות. דביקות ניכרת- אור דביקות בלתי ניכרת- כלים. כלים are דבוק just like אור is (and more) but it only becomes evident if and when אור…

Page 177-8. Reading inside. The duality of Kav: A new מהות that is יש מאין like And close, revealing it’s source like עילא ועלול. סובב is the true עילא ועלול in this discussion.

Page 177- 8. Ila ViAlul and Yesh MeAyin are different in two basic ways: 1) In Ila ViAlul the cause and effect are similar to each other, while in Ayin LiYesh they are dissimilar from each other. 2) In Ila Vialul the effect reveals its’ cause, and in Ayin and Yesh the yesh is hidden…

page 176. A thought on the יסודות. A question.

Page 177. Explanation of meeting of Ohr and Keli: Atzilus, revealing Godliness. The point of everything according to Kabbalah is revealing Godliness which depends upon Atzilus: the compatibility of Ohr and Keli. Sefiros and Tikunim.

Page 176- 7. Ohr meets Keli because of Keli ShebiOr, Keli meets Or because of Ohr ShebiKeli here the added aspect is from someplace else [the fact that there was יחוד מ”ה וב”ן בשרשם] According to the Ayin Bais it is each by itself because of כונה.

Page 175- 6. Atzilus is Ila ViAlul from one Sefira to the next both in Oros and in Keilim. מהתעבות האור נעשה הכלי The two ideas associated with the thickening (more revealing, and in revelation more is always less [of the essence]) of the light: 1) Keli emerges. 2) The “keli within the Ohr” emerges…

Page 174- 5. Ila ViAlul Four Meshalim in two classes: A. Sechel & Midos, B. Thought Speech Deed C. Soul and the emergence of the faculties from the (plain and infinite) Soul, D. Sunlight from the Sun. The first two are about Hishtalshelus: Oros and Keilim, the second two are about Ein Sof coming into…

Page 174. Introduction to the second idea of Yesh Me’Ayin- that the source is “far away” that means hidden from what it creates. This is like (but more distant than) quantum separateness. Malchus- The Pnimyus is far from the Chitzoniyus. Parsa like scrambling the words so that it no longer reflects the words (let alone…

Page 172. עיר אלוקינו vs. עיר אלוקים. Orderly words and disorderly words. Kedusha and Klipa all come from עיר אלוקינו but Kedusha reveals more.