The Zohar says: “If a person is worthy, they give him the *nefesh-*soul. If he is worthy, they give him the *ruach-*soul. If he is more worthy, they give him the *neshama-*soul. If he is more worthy, they give him the neshama to the *neshama-*soul.”⁶ Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobyl said that the Baal Shem Tov attained the neshama to the *neshama-*soul. It is known that the nefesh comes from the world of Asiyah (Action), the ruach from Yetzirah, the neshama from Beriyah, and the neshama to the neshama from Atzilus. The soul of Baal Shem Tov was from the world of Atzilus.⁷, by the Komarno Rebbe: “Our Master the Baal Shem Tov merited the *nefesh-*soul from the world of Atzilus, and our Master the Arizal merited the ruach-soul [from the world of Atzilus].” Tzror HaChaim, p. 29a, in the name of the Trisker Rav

footnotes: ⁶ Zohar 2:94b ⁷ The highest of the four spiritual worlds. See the work Zohar Chai