Daily Zohar # 4624 – Acharei Mot – Three levels united

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Zohar Acharei Mot
Continued from previous DZ
#160
That river is called the mother of the garden, which is Malchut because Binah is called the mother, as it is written, 
Proverbs 2:3
“כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא לַתְּבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלֶךָ.”
“Yes, if you cry out for discernment, And lift your voice for understanding (Binah, בִּינָה),”
Binah, which is above the garden, and called mother because Eden, which is Chokhmah, connects with it and does not separate from it. Therefore, all the sources of the Mochin emerge and flow from Binah and water every side, both to the right and to the left, and open pathways within it. For this reason, the Mercy that is found in the middle line opens within her. The beginning of the middle line unites the right and left, which brings perfection to all and starts in Binah.

#161
Because of this, they call Binah ‘mother,’ as she is a female aspect, and Gevurah and judgment emerge from her. Therefore, she is called Mercy in her own right, that is, in her essential nature, but judgments are aroused from her side. Consequently, the name of Binah is written with Mercy, that is, with the YHVH letters, which indicate Mercy, but with the vowels (Nikkud) of judgment, that is, the four letters of YHVH are with the vowels of the name Elohim. Thus, the letters of the name signify Mercy, but judgments extend from her aspect, symbolized by the vowels of the name, as in יְהֶוֹה. This is one level.
Explanation of the text: It is known that Chokhmah and Binah are referred to everywhere as Abba, Father, and Imma, Mother, and we need to understand the reason for this. The matter is that Malchut, from which the worlds were created, in her essence, is not fit to receive the upper light because the first Tzimtzum prevents her from receiving the upper light. In order to sustain the worlds so they can receive the upper light, Binah elevated Malchut to herself, thereby receiving within herself the judgments of Malchut. This caused Binah to lose her upper three Sefirot, and due to this, Malchut within Binah received the aspect of Binah’s vessels and smallness. Later, when Malchut descended from Binah and the upper three returned to Binah, Malchut received the upper three of Binah’s Mochin. All the worlds receive from Malchut. Thus, Binah received Malchut and her judgments and diminished herself so that Malchut could receive Mochin and existence. Malchut’s elevation to receive the Mochin from Binah is considered pregnancy and birth. Therefore, Binah became like a mother to Malchut, and Malchut is her daughter. Since Chokhmah and Binah are in a union, and Binah cannot be without Chokhma, Chokhmah is also considered a father to Malchut. 
YHVH with the nikkud of Elohim יֱהֹוִה 

#162
The second level, which stems from the first level, Binah, emerges and awakens another level called Gevurah. This is the left line of Zeir Anpin, and it is called Elohim, not merely in the vowels, as with Binah, but in the very letters of ‘אֱלֹהִים’ Elohim. Its beginning is from Zeir Anpin, that is, from Chessed of Zeir Anpin, from which Gevurah extends and in which it is included. Because the left line of Zeir Anpin is included in the right line of Zeir Anpin, which is Chessed, and since it is unified with it, it is written, ‘יְהוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים’ YHVH is God (אֱלֹהִים),’ because ‘YHVH,’ which is Chessed. ‘Is God (Elohim),’ which is Gevurah, and here, it is not just in the Nikkud of Elohim, as stated with Binah, but included in the letters of Elohim ‘אֱלֹהִים,’ and they are one. Being contained within each other, this is the second level.

#163
The third level is Tzedek (Righteousness), which is Malchut, the last sefira. This is the king’s court, which is Zeir Anpin. We have learned that the name Adonai is written and pronounced as such. The Congregation of Israel, which is Malchut, is called by this name. However, the name of Zeir Anpin is written as YHVH and pronounced as Adonai. This name is completed at the level of Malchut.
These are the three levels called by names of judgment: the level of Binah, called Havaya with the vowel points of Elohim; the level of Gevurah, also called with the letters of Elohim; and the level of Malchut, called Adonai. These are the three names of judgment because the discussion here is about the left line, which is judgment, whose root is Binah. Therefore, it is only hinted at with the vowel points of Elohim. It extends from there to the left line of Zeir Anpin, where it exists in reality but is included in the right line. Hence, it is also a secret of Elohim in letters. From there, it extends to Malchut, which is entirely built from the left line. Therefore, it is called Adonai, explicitly containing the letters of judgment (דינא). They are all interconnected without separation, as we have established.”

Notes:
Overall, there are intricate relationships between different sefirot and the holy names. The above illustrates how judgment and Mercy are related to each other and unified within the three lines of the Tree of Life. 

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