{"id":12927,"date":"2025-12-20T22:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T22:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&p=12927"},"modified":"2025-12-20T22:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T22:55:10","slug":"breath-sound-and-speech","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"111. Breath, Sound, and Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I heard on Sivan<\/em> 29, July 2, 1943, Jerusalem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a discernment of \u201cbreath,\u201d \u201csound,\u201d and \u201cspeech,\u201d there is a discernment of \u201cice,\u201d and there is the discernment of \u201cterrible.\u201d Breath means Ohr Hozer<\/em> [reflected light], which comes out of the Masach<\/em> [screen]. This is a limiting force. As long as it is not accumulated to the measure of \u201clet them not return to folly,\u201d it is called \u201cbreath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When its measure is completed, this limitation, the Masach<\/em> with the reflected light, is called \u201csound.\u201d Sound is like a warning that tells him not to breach the laws of the Torah. And if he should breach, as soon as he breaches he will stop tasting. Hence, when he knows for certain that if he breaches he will come to a cessation, he retains the limitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then he comes to a state of \u201cspeech,\u201d which is Malchut<\/em>. At that time, there can be the Zivug<\/em> [coupling] of the Creator and His Shechina<\/em> [Divinity], and illumination of Hochma<\/em> [wisdom] will extend below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is known that there are two degrees: 1) bestowal without any reception, 2) reception in order to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, when he sees that he has already come to a degree where he can receive in order to bestow, why does he need the servitude, which is only in the form of bestowing in order to bestow? After all, the Creator has more contentment from reception in order to bestow, since the light of wisdom, which enters the vessels of reception, is the light of the purpose of creation. Hence, why should he engage in the work of bestowal in order to bestow, which is the light of the correction of creation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, he immediately stops tasting and is left bare and destitute. This is because the light of Hassadim<\/em> [mercy] is the light that robes the light of Hochma<\/em>. And if the robe is missing, even though he has light of Hochma<\/em>, he still has nothing with which to clothe the Hochma<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, he comes to the state called \u201cthe terrible ice.\u201d Yesod de Abba<\/em>, which gives Hochma<\/em>, called \u201cnarrow of Hassadim<\/em> and long of Hochma<\/em>,\u201d is ice. It is like water that has been crystallized: Although there is water, it does not expand below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesod de Ima<\/em> is called \u201cterrible,\u201d considered short and wide. It is called \u201cshort\u201d because there is blocking on the Hochma<\/em>, because of the absence of Hochma<\/em>there due to the second Tzimtzum<\/em> [restriction]. And this is \u201cterrible.\u201d Hence, it is precisely by both: Hochma<\/em> extends through Yesod de Abba<\/em>, and Hassadim<\/em>extends through Yesod de Ima<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I heard on Sivan<\/em> 29, July 2, 1943, Jerusalem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a discernment of \u201cbreath,\u201d \u201csound,\u201d and \u201cspeech,\u201d there is a discernment of \u201cice,\u201d and there is the discernment of \u201cterrible.\u201d Breath means Ohr Hozer<\/em> [reflected light], which comes out of the Masach<\/em> [screen]. This is a limiting force. As long as it is not accumulated to the measure of \u201clet them not return to folly,\u201d it is called \u201cbreath.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When its measure is completed, this limitation, the Masach<\/em> with the reflected light, is called \u201csound.\u201d Sound is like a warning that tells him not to breach the laws of the Torah. And if he should breach, as soon as he breaches he will stop tasting. Hence, when he knows for certain that if he breaches he will come to a cessation, he retains the limitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then he comes to a state of \u201cspeech,\u201d which is\u00a0Malchut<\/em>. At that time, there can be the\u00a0Zivug<\/em>\u00a0[coupling] of the Creator and
His Shechina<\/em>\u00a0[Divinity], and illumination of\u00a0Hochma<\/em>\u00a0[wisdom] will extend below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is known that there are two degrees: 1) bestowal without any reception, 2) reception in order to bestow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, when he sees that he has already come to a degree where he can receive in order to bestow, why does he need the servitude, which is only in the form of bestowing in order to bestow? After all, the Creator has more contentment from reception in order to bestow, since the light of wisdom, which enters the vessels of reception, is the light of the purpose of creation. Hence, why should he engage in the work of bestowal in order to bestow, which is the light of the correction of creation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, he immediately stops tasting and is left bare and destitute. This is because the light of Hassadim<\/em> [mercy] is the light that robes the light of Hochma<\/em>. And if the robe is missing, even though he has light of Hochma<\/em>, he still has nothing with which to clothe the Hochma<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, he comes to the state called \u201cthe terrible ice.\u201d Yesod de Abba<\/em>, which gives Hochma<\/em>, called \u201cnarrow of Hassadim<\/em> and long of Hochma<\/em>,\u201d is ice. It is like water that has been crystallized: Although there is water, it does not expand below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesod de Ima<\/em> is called \u201cterrible,\u201d considered short and wide. It is called \u201cshort\u201d because there is blocking on the Hochma<\/em>, because of the absence of Hochma<\/em>there due to the second Tzimtzum<\/em> [restriction]. And this is \u201cterrible.\u201d Hence, it is precisely by both: Hochma<\/em> extends through Yesod de Abba<\/em>, and Hassadim<\/em>extends through Yesod de Ima<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I heard on Sivan 29, July 2, 1943, Jerusalem There is a discernment of \u201cbreath,\u201d \u201csound,\u201d and \u201cspeech,\u201d there is a discernment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6231,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[25],"class_list":["post-12927","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-baal-hasulam"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKabbalah | 111. Breath, Sound, and Speech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""Breath, Sound, and Speech" by Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) is an exploration of spiritual degrees, divine illumination, and the flow of bestowal and reception.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kabbalah | 111. Breath, Sound, and Speech\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\""Breath, Sound, and Speech" by Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) is an exploration of spiritual degrees, divine illumination, and the flow of bestowal and reception.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kabbalah\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kabbalah-rep.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kabbalahinfo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah | 111. Breath, Sound, and Speech\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-20T22:55:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"\\\"Breath, Sound, and Speech\\\" by Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) is an exploration of spiritual degrees, divine illumination, and the flow of bestowal and reception.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Books\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/book\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Shamati (I Heard)\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/shamati\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"111. Breath, Sound, and Speech\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Kabbalah\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png\",\"width\":49,\"height\":48,\"caption\":\"Kabbalah\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/kabbalahinfo\",\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@kabbalahinfo\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/kabbalah.info\",\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/kabbalahedu\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehiddenreality\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kabbalah | 111. Breath, Sound, and Speech","description":"\"Breath, Sound, and Speech\" by Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) is an exploration of spiritual degrees, divine illumination, and the flow of bestowal and reception.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kabbalah | 111. Breath, Sound, and Speech","og_description":"\"Breath, Sound, and Speech\" by Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) is an exploration of spiritual degrees, divine illumination, and the flow of bestowal and reception.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/","og_site_name":"Kabbalah","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2026\/04\/kabbalah-rep.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@kabbalahinfo","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/","name":"Kabbalah | 111. Breath, Sound, and Speech","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-12-20T22:55:10+00:00","description":"\"Breath, Sound, and Speech\" by Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) is an exploration of spiritual degrees, divine illumination, and the flow of bestowal and reception.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/breath-sound-and-speech\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Books","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/book\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Shamati (I Heard)","item":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/shamati\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"111. Breath, Sound, and Speech"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/","name":"Kabbalah","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#organization","name":"Kabbalah","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/favicon.png","width":49,"height":48,"caption":"Kabbalah"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kabbalahinfo","https:\/\/x.com\/kabbalahinfo","http:\/\/youtube.com\/@kabbalahinfo","http:\/\/instagram.com\/kabbalah.info","http:\/\/pinterest.com\/kabbalahedu","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thehiddenreality"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/12927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/book"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book\/6231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=12927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}