Lesson 13. From Shattering to Correction

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THE THREE AXIS MODEL

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THE THREE AXIS MODEL

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“We have to know that all of the souls are extended from the soul of Adam HaRishon, for after he sinned in the sin of the Tree of Knowledge, his soul was divided into 600,000 souls. This means that the one light that Adam HaRishon had, which The Zohar called Zihara Ila’a [upper brightness], which he had in the Garden of Eden at once, spreads into numerous pieces.”

– RABASH, article 10, 1984 “What Is the Degree One Should Achieve in Order Not to Have to Reincarnate?”

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“…We understand that the eternal soul of life that the Creator had blown into his nostrils, only for the needs of Adam HaRishon, has departed because of the sin of the Tree of Knowledge. It acquired a new form, called “Sweat of Life,” meaning the general has been divided into myriad parts, tiny drops, divided between Adam HaRishon and all his progeny through the end of time.

It follows, that there are no changes whatsoever in the acts of the Creator, but there is rather an additional form here. This general light of life, which was packed in the nose of Adam HaRishon, has expanded into a long chain, revolving on the wheel of transformation of form in many bodies, body after body, until the necessary end of correction.”

– Baal HaSulam, Introduction to the Book “Panim Meirot u-Masbirot", p. 22

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“For example, a king wanted to send a large number of gold coins to his son overseas, but all of his countrymen were thieves and swindlers, and he did not have one loyal messenger. What did he do? He divided, he broke all the coins into pennies, and sent them through many messengers, so that the joy of stealing would not be worth blemishing the glory of the kingship.”

– RABASH, Article N. 10 (1984) ”What Is the Degree One Should Achieve in Order Not to Have to Reincarnate?”

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“…There is indeed only one soul in the world… That same soul exists complete in each and every one, as in Adam HaRishon, since the spiritual is indivisible and cannot be cut—which is rather a trait of corporeal things. Rather, saying that there are 600,000 souls and sparks of souls appears as though it is divided by the force of the body of each person.”

– Baal HaSulam, ”600,000 Souls”

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“…the whole is found within each element, since in the end, all the souls will unite into one discernment, returning to their spiritual root.” – Baal HaSulam, ”600,000 Souls”

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“Many actions emerge from each created being, and in the end they will unite in one another until they literally become one action. This unification comes in every creature and its actions. …Hence, after all the actions of the creatures unite into an act, […], afterward, all the souls in the world must unite and merge into one soul, truly one, which emerges out of all the souls and they truly become one, as in the beginning of creation, when only one man [Adam] was created.”

– Baal HaSulam, “Man’s Actions and Tactics”

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“All the worlds, upper and lower and everything within them, were created only for man. […] In the beginning, they were restricted and hung down degree by degree and world after world, down to our material world, to bring the soul into a body of this world, which is entirely to receive and not to bestow,[…]. In that state, one is regarded as the complete opposite of Him, and there is no greater remoteness than this…

Afterward, through the soul that clothes within one, he engages in Torah and Mitzvot. Gradually and slowly, from below upward, he obtains the same form of bestowal as his Maker, through all those qualities that hung down from above downward, which are but degrees and measures in the form of the desire to bestow. […] In the end, one is awarded being entirely to bestow and not to receive anything for himself. At that time, one is completed with true Dvekut with Him, for man was created only for this.”

– Baal HaSulam. “Introduction to the Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah”, Item 9

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“One who wants to taste a good taste in life should pay attention to his point in the heart. Every person has a point in the heart, except it does not shine. Rather, it is like a black dot. The point in the heart is a discernment of the Nefesh [soul] of Kedusha [holiness], whose nature is a vessel of bestowal. However, she is in a state of Shechina [Divinity] in the dust, meaning that a person regards her as nothing. Instead, to him she is as important as dust.”

– RABASH, Article No. 34, TANTA [Taamim, Nekudot, Tagin, Otiot]