## Introduction to Sulam Commentary Chapter 71

###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 71:1
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עא. השלב השני הוא עולם הנקודים, שיצא על מסך דבחינה א' המחובר עם המלכות, שבו יצאו עשר ספירות בשני זמנים.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
71. **The second stage is the** **world of *Nekudim*****, which emerged from upon the** **partition** **of the first** **level**¹⁹⁴ of *Adam Kadmon* emerged as a result of the direct light impacting the partition in a fusion through collision and creating returning light. The partition initially contained opacity of the fourth level, then was purified to the third level, then the second. Each level of opacity created a different height of returning light, with the fourth level creating a height of *Keter*, the third level creating one of *Ḥokhma*, and the second level creating one of *Bina*. At this point in the process, the second constriction occurred, leading to the ascent of *Malkhut* to *Bina* in every *sefira* from that level onward. The partition in this context has opacity of the first level, since the previous levels were purified from the partition in the previous fusions through collision. **that is attached to** ***Malkhut*****, in which ten** ***sefirot*** **emerged at two** distinct **times.**¹⁹⁵ of *Nekudim* requires two stages.

footnotes:
¹⁹⁴ The first three partzufim
¹⁹⁵ As this section explains, as a result of the new situation created by the second constriction, the creation of the partzufim


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 71:2
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כי תחילה עלתה המלכות לבינה דס"ג דא"ק. ואחר כך כשנזדכך המסך דס"ג לבחינה א' הנקראת 'ניקבי עינים', עלתה המלכות ונתחברה עם בחינה א', וסיימה את המדרגה תחת החכמה הנקראת 'עינים'. ונמצא שנשארו במדרגה רק שני כלים – כתר וחכמה, עם שני אורות – רוח נפש. ושלשה כלים – בינה ותפארת ומלכות – נפלו מהמדרגה. וזהו שנקרא 'קטנות הנקודים'. ובזמן הגדלות הוחזרו שלשה הכלים בינה ותפארת ומלכות אל המדרגה, ונשלמו חמשה כלים כח"ב תו"מ במדרגה, עם חמשה אורות נרנח"י (על דרך שנתבאר לעיל אות י"ט).

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**Initially the** *sefira* of ***Malkhut*** **ascended to** the *partzuf* of ***Bina*** **of** ***Sag*****of *Adam Kadmon*****.**¹⁹⁶ **Then, when the** **partition** **of** ***Sag*** **was purified to the first** **level****,**¹⁹⁷ **which is called the “apertures of the eyes,”**¹⁹⁸ of the head of the *partzuf*. **the** ***Malkhut*** **ascended and attached itself to the first** **level****, terminating the** **level**¹⁹⁹ and its partition to the higher position of *Bina*. This new placement prevents the supernal light from continuing onward and leads to a fusion through collision at that point. This is the same concept as that discussed in many previous sections regarding the rectification of lines and the descent of lower aspects of a level (*Bina*, *Tiferet* and *Malkhut*) to the level below. **under** ***Ḥokhma*****, which is called “eyes.”**²⁰⁰ and, as always, to the five main *sefirot*. Those five features are the skull (*gulgalta*), eyes (corresponding to *Ḥokhma*), ears (*Bina*), nose (*Tiferet*) and mouth (*Malkhut*). **Thus, only two vessels were left in the** **level****,** ***Keter*** **and** ***Ḥokhma*****, with two lights,** ***ruaḥ*** **and** ***nefesh*****,**²⁰¹ **while three** remaining **vessels –** ***Bina*****,** ***Tiferet*** **and** ***Malkhut*** **– fell from the** **level****. This** state **is called “the** **immaturity** **of the** ***Nekudim*****.”**²⁰² remains in *Bina*, constricting the supernal light. The phase of maturity is when *Malkhut* descends back to its proper place, allowing the level to have a full set of vessels and lights once again. **At the phase of** **maturity****, the three vessels,** ***Bina*****,** ***Tiferet*****, and** ***Malkhut*****, were returned to the** **level****, and the five vessels,** ***Keter*****,** ***Ḥokhma*****,** ***Bina*****,** ***Tiferet*****, and** ***Malkhut*****, were completed in the** **level****, together with the five lights,** ***nefesh*****,** ***ruaḥ*****,** ***neshama*****,** ***ḥaya*****, and** ***yeḥida*** **(in the manner explained in section 19 above).**

footnotes:
¹⁹⁶ This is the ascent of the second constriction, beginning only at this point and downward in the structured “stack” of existence.
¹⁹⁷ This refers to the purification that takes place as a result of the surrounding light beating against the vessel of the returning light after a fusion through collision has taken place.
¹⁹⁸ The aperture of the eyes refers to the level of Ḥokhma
¹⁹⁹ This termination is the result of the ascent of Malkhut
²⁰⁰ The five aspects of the human head correspond to five “features” of the head of a partzuf
²⁰¹ Recall that higher vessels always come in first, while lower lights always come in first. Hence, when the lower vessels are ejected, the higher lights also leave.
²⁰² As was discussed previously, the phase of immaturity is when Malkhut


###### Introduction to Sulam Commentary 71:3
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והנה נתבאר שבעולם הנקודים לא יצאו עשר הספירות בבת אחת כמו בשלשה הפרצופין הראשונים דא"ק. אלא שיצאו בשני זמנים, בזמן קטנות ובזמן גדלות, שבזמן הקטנות יצאו רק שתי ספירות, ובזמן הגדלות יצאו שאר שלש הספירות.

**The Sefaria Sulam, 2023:**
**It has thus been explained that in the** **world of *Nekudim*** **the ten** ***sefirot*** **did not emerge all at once, as in the first three** ***partzufim*** **of** ***Adam Kadmon*****. Rather, they emerged at two** distinct **times, during the phase of** **immaturity** **and during the phase of** **maturity****, with only two** ***sefirot*** **emerging at the phase of** **immaturity** **and the other three** ***sefirot*** **emerging at the phase of** **maturity****.**