TUESDAY PRAYER: HOCHMA-MAIN READING OF THE WEEK – THE ZOHAR BOOK

READING: SUNSET MONDAY

Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 155-156.

ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson

That is why Tzadik said to the Creator that the righteous are sealed by
its name as a mark of their union with Him, by circumcision and turning
up of the place of contact (Zivug) with the Creator, which, thanks to these
corrections, repels all the impure forces.
The Creator, called Bina, is also marked by Tzadik, for He is righteous
like ZA, since the Upper Part of Bina of the world of Atzilut (Aba ve Ima—AVI)
corresponds to the male and female parts, like ZA and Malchut. And AVI are
forever joined so as to send down the Light of Mercy and thus sustain the
existence of all that are below them. This is why Tzadik thought itself suitable
for creating the world, for the world lives by the Light of Mercy, and can reach
the goal with its help.
The letter Tzadik is called the Sefira Yesod of ZA. When Yesod joins with
Malchut, it is defined as Tzadik (righteous), for the nine Sefirot of ZA are from Yod
to Tzadik, and Kuf is the beginning of Malchut, which consists of four Sefirot—
Kuf, Reish, Shin, and Tav.
When Malchut is joined with Yesod of ZA, Kuf is joined with Tzadik, and
Yesod is called Tzadik (righteous). And to this the Creator replied to Tzadik that
it is Tzadik in Yesod of ZA: “And you are Tzadik in Me, for AVI are forever joined
so as to pour down the Light of Mercy and sustain the existence of the lower
ones. And you are righteous, for Malchut is also connected to you, just as in the
alphabet, Kuf follows Tzadik. Yet, in spite of all that, you do not merit for your
properties to become the basis of the world.”
Yesod of ZA includes in itself Malchut in the form of the letter Kuf in the
word TzadiK. And when Malchut is included in Yesod as Tzadik, it is designated
by the letter Nun, for Nun is Gevura of ZA (Yod-Keter, Chaf-Hochma, Lamed-Bina,
Mem-Hesed, Nun-Gevura).
When ZA grows and becomes big, his Sefirot Hesed-Gevura-Tifferet become
Sefirot Hochma-Bina-Daat. Thus, Gevura becomes Bina. And when ZA becomes
small once again, Bina, too, returns to being Gevura (Nun). This fall is designated
by Nun’s head looking down.
The letter Tzadik consists of the letters Nun and Yod connected back-to-back.
The letter Nun designates Malchut with the properties of the Sefira Yesod included in
her; Yod designates the actual Yesod of ZA. Their connection—back-to-back, facing
out in opposite directions—indicates that impure forces cling to their backs.

They conceal their backs from strangers since there is a flaw in their backs—the
desire to receive the Light of Wisdom (Ohr Hochma). This flaw must be concealed
so as to prevent the impure forces from clinging to their backs. Therefore, the
letter Tzadik is unsuitable for the world to be created by its properties. Its very
shape reveals an opportunity for the impure forces to cling to it; this is why Adam
(created out of ZA and Malchut when they are joined as Tzadik) is also created
consisting of two halves, male and female, joined at their backs.
And if the letter Tzadik were to argue that in the big state, in the presence
of Ohr Hochma, ZA and Malchut unite face-to-face, it would be told that such
connection is impossible at their place, but only during their ascent to AVI. For
if such a connection were possible in their own place, the impure forces would
immediately cling to them. For this reason, the letter Tzadik is unworthy of
becoming the basis of the universe.