## Introduction to Sulam Commentary Chapter 32

###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:1
[Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Introduction%20to%20Sulam%20Commentary/r/32:1)

לב. ואין תקון למחלוקת הזו אלא על ידי הקו האמצעי, הנעשה על ידי התחתון העולה שם למ"ן, בסוד הקו האמצעי. שנעשה זווג מהאור העליון על המסך של התחתון, המכונה **מסך דחירק**, ויוצאת עליו קומת החסדים, שהוא סוד הקו האמצעי. שמצד אחד ממעט המסך הזה את שלש ראשונות דקו שמאל, ומצד שני הוא מרבה את אור החסדים, ובשני אלו הוא מכריח את הקו השמאלי להתיחד עם הקו הימני.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
32. **The only remedy for this dispute is by means of the middle line, which is formed by the lower one ascending there as** **feminine waters****, in the mystical meaning of the middle line.**⁴⁸ ascended to *Bina*, it caused *Bina*, *Tiferet* and *Malkhut* of that level to be blocked from that level and descend to the level below. In the phase of maturity, these *sefirot* return to their place (though there is still a division between them and the remaining *sefirot* of *Ḥokhma* and *Keter*, because of the diaphragm, as explained above). In addition to the return of these descended *sefirot* to their place, the *sefirot* of the lower level also desire to ascend to the upper level. As the author of the *Sulam* explains, this is because these lower *sefirot*, through their interaction with the descended upper *sefirot*, develop an affinity for that original higher level. Their yearning to receive from that level is the concept of the ascent of “feminine waters.” **A fusing from the** **supernal light** **occurs on the** **partition** **of the lower one, which is called the partition of *ḥirik*, and the** **height** **of** the light of **giving** **emerges from upon it, which is the mystical meaning of the middle line.**⁴⁹, is achieved through the vessels of the level below, this vessel is symbolized by the *ḥirik* vowel, a dot that floats below the letter, and which represents the partition of the vessel of *Malkhut* from below. **On the one hand, this** **partition** **diminishes the first three of the left line, and on the other hand it increases the** **light of giving****.**⁵⁰ from a full column to a column of six extremities. As the author of the *Sulam* explains, this allows the light of *Ḥokhma* to be enclothed in the light of giving so that the light of *Ḥokhma* can then be received by *Malkhut* and the lower levels (including our world). **In both regards, it compels the left line to unite with the right line.**

footnotes:
⁴⁸ The “lower one” refers here to the level underneath the upper level in which the second constriction transpired. Recall that when Malkhut
⁴⁹ Because this rectification, and the subsequent illumination of Ḥokhma
⁵⁰ The excess light of giving generated by this column reduces the light of Ḥokhma


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:2
[Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Introduction%20to%20Sulam%20Commentary/r/32:2)

ובזה נמצא אור ו"ק דחכמה של קו השמאל, מתלבש בחסדים שבקו ימין, שעתה הוא יכול להאיר, ונשלם קו השמאל. וכן אור החסדים שבקו ימין מתיחד עם החכמה שבקו שמאל, ונמצא משיג בזה את אור שלש ראשונות, ונשלם קו הימין.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**Thus, the light of the** **six extremities** **of** ***Ḥokhma*** **of the left line is** **enclothed** **in the** light of **giving** **of the right line, which it can now illuminate, and** thus **the left line is complete. Likewise, the** **light of giving** **in the right line unites with the** ***Ḥokhma*** **of the left line and thereby attains the light of the first three, and the right line is complete.**


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:3
[Introduction to Sulam Commentary 32:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Introduction%20to%20Sulam%20Commentary/r/32:3)

והנך רואה, איך הקו האמצעי משלים שני הקוין, ימין ושמאל. והנה נתבאר תקון שלשה קוין בדרך כלל, שנתתקן בשבע ספירות תחתונות.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**Consequently, it can be seen how the middle line completes the two lines, right and left. The rectification of the three lines, which transpired in the seven lower** ***sefirot*****, has hereby been explained in broad outline.**