{"id":12134,"date":"2025-12-14T21:52:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&p=12134"},"modified":"2026-01-25T19:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T19:07:21","slug":"the-primary-basis-7","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/the-primary-basis-7\/","title":{"rendered":"48. The Primary Basis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I heard on the evening after Shabbat, Vayera<\/em>, November 8, 1952<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary basis is a path that is known to all. The care and the guard regarding the mind is because it is built on the basis of a question. If one encounters the known question, he must be armed and protected to stand guard and instantaneously reply with the known answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, the whole structure is built on questions and answers, and this is walking on the path of the Creator and being rewarded with building the structure of the Shechina<\/em> [Divinity]. And when one has no place for questions and answers, he is called \u201cstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Creator has prepared a place even to those who have already been granted the permanent clothing of the Shechina<\/em> and are already on the path of degrees, who no longer have a place for the above-mentioned work. In this place, they have a free basis where faith can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it is difficult to understand how such a thing can be in high degrees, the Creator Himself can do such a thing. This is the meaning of the correction of the middle line, and the prohibition on reception from the left line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, we see that Hochma<\/em> appears only in Malchut<\/em>. And even though Malchut<\/em> is an opposite attribute from Hochma<\/em>, still, the place for the appearance of Hochma<\/em> is precisely here in Malchut<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the meaning of \u201cand let this obstacle be under your hand.\u201d Our sages said that one does not observe a law unless he has failed in it. A law means a discernment of Malchut<\/em> (and this is the meaning of the bride. When going to the bride it is called \u201claw\u201d1<\/sup><\/a>). It is built solely on obstacles, meaning on a time of questions. When one has no questions, one does not have the name \u201cfaith\u201d or Shechina<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. In Hebrew, the words \u201cbride\u201d and \u201claw\u201d are written with the same letters in a different order.\u21a9<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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