269) \u201cA perverse man spreads strife and a slanderer separates the champion.\u201d \u201cA perverse man spreads strife\u201d are the wicked ones who cause a flaw above. Strife means a flaw, \u201cAnd a slanderer separates the champion\u201d means that he separates the champion of the world, the Creator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
270) \u201cA perverse man spreads strife\u201d means that he sends strife to those plantations, ZON<\/em>, which causes them to be nourished from the side of Din<\/em>, the left of Bina<\/em>. Strife implies Din<\/em>, \u201cAnd a slanderer separates the champion\u201d are the wicked ones that inflict a flaw above. He separates because there is no unification between ZON<\/em>, for he separates the queen from the King. For this reason, he is not regarded as one, meaning ZA<\/em> and Malchut<\/em> are not in unity. Woe unto those wicked who cause separation above, and happy are the righteous who keep the sustenance above, the unification of ZON<\/em>, and happy are those who repent, for they restore everything to its place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 271) For this reason, in a place where they who repent dwell, complete righteous do not dwell. Rather, they who repent are established in a high place, the place of the watering of the garden, Bina<\/em>, who waters the garden, which is Malchut<\/em>. This is the repentance that brings Malchut<\/em> back to Bina<\/em>, and this is why they are called \u201cthey who repent\u201d [Hebrew: return]. And the complete righteous are corrected elsewhere, for they are called Tzadik<\/em> [righteous], which is Yesod<\/em> de<\/em> ZA<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 272) Hence, they who repent dwell in a high place, Bina<\/em>, and the complete righteous dwell in a small place\u2014Yesod<\/em> de<\/em> ZA<\/em>\u2014since they who repent bring back the water, the abundance, from the high place of the deep river, Bina<\/em>, to the place called Tzadik<\/em>, Yesod<\/em> de<\/em> ZA<\/em>. And complete righteous extend the abundance from their dwelling place\u2014Yesod<\/em> de<\/em> ZA<\/em>\u2014to this world. This is why they who repent are superior and the complete righteous are below. Happy are they who repent, for they extend the abundance from Bina<\/em> to Yesod<\/em> de<\/em> ZA<\/em>, and happy are the righteous, since the world exists for them, for they extend the abundance from Yesod<\/em> de<\/em> ZA<\/em> to this world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 273) \u201cThen it shall be, if he has sinned and is guilty.\u201d It is also written, \u201cOr has found what was lost and lied about it.\u201d The sinner makes a flaw above, hence the Creator departs from everything. It is as though the Creator is nonexistent because the assembly of Israel, Malchut<\/em>, was separated from her place, as it is written, \u201cFaith has been lost.\u201d Faith is the assembly of Israel, as it is written, \u201cYour faith in the nights,\u201d where night is Malchut<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFaith has been lost,\u201d as in, \u201cWhy is the land ruined?\u201d It is all one, since Malchut<\/em> is called \u201cfaith\u201d and she is called \u201cland.\u201d And we already said that when it writes that she is lost, it means that Malchut<\/em> has lost her mate, Yesod<\/em>. It does not say, \u201cIs being lost\u201d or \u201clost,\u201d which would mean that she herself has been lost. Similarly, it is written, \u201cThe righteous is lost.\u201d It does not say, \u201cIs lost\u201d or \u201cWas lost,\u201d but \u201clost,\u201d meaning that he has lost his mate, Malchut<\/em>, as it was written, \u201cFaith has been lost.\u201d This is why it is written, \u201cThat he shall restore that which he took by robbery … or the lost thing,\u201d since Malchut<\/em> that was flawed by his sin is called \u201clost,\u201d and the loss must be returned to the righteous, Yesod<\/em>, who lost it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 269) \u201cA perverse man spreads strife and a slanderer separates the champion.\u201d \u201cA perverse man spreads strife\u201d are the wicked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14654,"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":[28],"class_list":["post-14700","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-zohar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n