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

READING: SUNSET MONDAY.

Main Reading for PRAYER OF MANY, today with ENGLISH ZOHAR READING, page 193.

ARVUT OF : Robin Anderson

THE VISION OF RABBI CHIYA

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THE VISION OF RABBI CHIYA

49. Rabbi Chiya prostrated himself on the ground and kissed it. He wept and
    said: “Dust, how hard and heartless you are, how many you have consumed,
    all the pillars of Light and all the great souls were consumed by you. And
    the greatest of all, Rabbi Shimon, the Light of the entire world, of all the
    worlds, who illuminates and governs over the descending Light, upon which
    our world exists, is also consumed by you, and yet you govern the world?” But
    then he collected himself at once and said: “Do not be proud, dust, for the
    pillars of the world will not be betrayed to you, and Rabbi Shimon will not be
    consumed by you!”
    Malchut is the sole creation. And this sole creation is nothing but a desire
    to receive pleasure. It was made this way, and its essence cannot be changed.
    Yet, what can be changed is the intention—for which or whose sake to receive
    the pleasure.
    As a result of Malchut’s union with Bina with an altruistic will to bestow
    delight, give pleasure, Malchut acquires Bina’s desire in addition to her own. That
    is, an additional desire appears in Malchut—to bestow, opposite to her nature.
    Only this desire of Bina in Malchut can result in a Zivug and reception of
    Light. When Malchut receives all the desires that she possibly can from Bina,
    and fills them with Light, only her own initial egoistic property will remain
    uncorrected, but even that will be corrected from Above by the Creator Himself.
    The order of correction and reception of Light in Bina’s properties inside of
    Malchut is referred to as the reception on the Zivug of Yesod, and it takes place
    sequentially along 6,000 degrees, called “6,000 years.”
    Malchut de Malchut of the world of Atzilut cannot receive any Light during the
    6,000 years until all of its parts are completely corrected. All the Zivugim (plural
    for Zivug) throughout the 6,000 years are made not on Malchut herself, but on
    the properties she received from Bina. The place of such a Zivug is called Yesod
    de Malchut or Ateret Yesod. Whereas Malchut herself (egoistic desires) remains
    closed to the Light, and is therefore called the “closed gates.”
    The reception of Light during the 6,000 years, correction of the Partzufim,
    and the gradual filling of Malchut with the Light, takes place with the help of
    Bina’s desires in Malchut, which are called Miftacha (Yesod de Malchut), for the
    impure (egoistic) force has no power over this part of Malchut.