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Glossary of Terms

10 Sefirot

10 properties of the soul

     

125 levels

from the lowest to the highest level of the worlds (5 worlds x 5 Partzufim x 5 Sefirot)

     

1995

the year that marks the beginning of the time when egoism within the souls that descend into our world demands correction

     

5 levels of desire

creation begot by the Creator consists of 5 levels of the desire to feel pleasure

     

620 levels

the degrees of correction of the soul’s desires

     

6000 years

The period of correction of souls on Earth starting with Adam. The levels of the worlds BYA (Beria, Yetzira, Assiya).

     

600,000 souls

fragments of the only creation, the general soul called “Adam”.

     

7000 years

the level of the world of Atzilut

     

8000 years

the level of the Partzuf SAG

     

9000 years

the level of the Partzuf AB

     

10,000 years

the level of the Partzuf Galgalta

     

ABYA

4 stages of direct light, the name of the Creator

     

Avraam

the attribute of Hesed

     

Adam

the general creation, the collective soul

     

Adam Kadmon, AK

 

the first world, overall Providence

     

AHP

the will to receive in creation, the soul

     

Animal soul

the life-giving or animating life force in the biological body

     

Ari

the founder of the Lurian School of Kabbalah, the modern method of attaining the Upper world (16th century).

     

Assiya

the lowest world that includes our world

     

Attribute of bestowal

the intention “for the sake of the Creator”

     

Atzilut

the world of governance and correction

     

Atzmuto

the unattainable essence of the Creator

     

Baal HaSulam

the author of the modern method of correction

     

Babylonian Talmud

description of spiritual laws using earthly language

     

Beria

the world of the attribute of bestowal

     

Bina

the attribute of bestowal in creation

     

Breaking, Shevira

loss of the intention “for the sake of the Creator”

     

BYA

Beria, Yetzira, Assiya (the worlds surrounding the human soul)

     

Creation

the desire to feel pleasure

     

Creator

the desire to please creation

     

Egoism

the intention to feel pleasure for one’s own sake

     

Eve

the receiving part of the soul, Hava

     

Faith

the attribute acquired by perceiving the Creator

     

Faith inside of knowledge

faith on the level that is no greater than a person’s knowledge

     

Faith above reason

faith in spite of a person’s knowledge

     

Faith below reason

faith without knowledge, fanaticism

     

First restriction

ceasing to feel pleasure for one’s own sake

     

Freedom of will

the only force of motion towards the Creator

     

Gevura

the force of overcoming egoism

     

Gematria

The numerical value of properties of corrected desire.

     

GE

the desires to bestow

     

Haya

light in the desire of the 4th level

     

Hesed

the source of the light Hassadim in the Partzuf

     

Hochma

the source of the light Hochma in the Partzuf

     

Hod

Malchut in the Partzuf

     

Idol worship

to relate to what is happening as something that does not come from the Creator

     

Inanimate, vegetative, animal, human

the four levels of desire

     

Inner light, Ohr Pnimi, OP

light that fills the soul

     

Intention (Kavana)

the attuning on a desire

     

Introduction to the Talmud of the Ten Sefirot

Baal HaSulam’s article

     

Israel

one who aspires toward the Creator

     

Kabbalah

the method for attaining adhesion with the Creator

     

Kabbalist

the person who practically realizes the method of Kabbalah on himself

     

Kli

creation’s desire to feel pleasure

     

Klipa (pl. Klipot)

the intention to feel pleasure for one’s own sake

     

Knowledge

attainment of the causes and effects of what is perceived

     

Keter

creation’s desire to give pleasure

     

Language of branches

the use of words of our world to describe the upper

     

Malchut

creation’s desire to receive pleasure or light

     

MAN

the plea for correction

     

Masach

anti-egoistic force

     

Moshe

the attribute of Bina in a Partzuf

     

NaRaNHaY (Nefesh, Ruach, Neshama, Haya, Ehida)

the five lights in creation

     

Nations of the world

uncorrected desires to receive

     

Nefesh

the minimal light or light of stage “zero”

     

Netzach

ZA in Partzuf

     

Neshama

light in the second level

     

Our world

perception without the screen

     

Outside the Land of Israel

below the attributes of Bina

     

Partzuf

desires that are distributed according to the size of the screen

     

Pleasure

perception of light

     

Reflected light, OH, Ohr Hozer

the intention to please the Creator

     

Rashbi

rabbi Shimon bar Yohai, the author of “The Book of Zohar”

     

Ruach

the light of the first level

     

Screen

the intention to please the Creator

     

Secrets of the Torah

light that is attainable after the full correction

     

Sixth organ of perception

the soul, the desire to feel pleasure from the Creator’s light

     

Soul

the desire to take pleasure in union with the Creator

     

Spiritual

the attribute of bestowal

     

Spiritual gene (Reshimo)

an unrealized state of bestowal

     

Spiritual world

that which is perceived within the desire to bestow

     

Spiritual ascent

the growth of the attributes of bestowal

     

Surrounding light, OM, Ohr Makif

light that wants to enter into creation

     

Talmud of the Ten Sefirot (TES)

the main textbook of Kabbalah students

     

Tastes of the Torah

Ohr Pnimi, the inner light of the soul

     

The Book of Life (Etz Haim)

the main Kabbalistic textbook

     

The Book of Zohar (The Book of Splendor)

collection of upper wisdom or knowledge

     

The Book of Creation (Sefer Yetzira)

the first Kabbalistic book

     

The end of correction

the correction of all of Adam’s desires

     

The reincarnation of life (Gilgul)

successive corrections of the soul

     

The Land of Israel

the level of Bina (Israel) attained by Malchut (Earth)

     

The second restriction

the prohibition to use will to receive

     

The Upper world

that which is perceived within the desire to bestow

     

The Upper light

the pleasure of bestowal

     

The World of Infinity

boundless reception of light

     

Tifferet

the attribute of bestowal in creation

     

Torah

the general upper light that corrects and fulfills

     

Torah (the Pentateuch)

the account of correction using everyday language

     

Vessel

desire

     

World

creation’s perception of its state

     

Yesod

the place of adhesion between creation and the Creator

     

Yehida

the greatest light in creation

     

Yetzira

the world of angels

     

ZA (Zeir Anpin)

the small state of creation

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