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Hispashtus (Hashpo’oh)/ Mashpia

Hispashtus (Hashpo’oh)/ Mashpia

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Hispashtus, from the word poshut, which means simple, minimalist, etc., means spread. This word refers to expression, “light,” sharing, and influence. The same is true of hashpo’oh (hashpo’eh, depending who’s teaching the class). Hashpo’oh is how light exits a vessel to enter a second vessel, i.e., the way your idea makes its way out of your head into the other person’s head. Being mashpia is the process of having hashpo’oh. For example, one who gives over an idea, is being…

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Atzilus

Atzilus

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Atzilus. This definition truly won’t do it justice. This is the world where the vessels are literally the same material as the G-dly energy which creates them. Think, “maximum revelation,” that if there was any more light, or if the vessels where any less light, the whole thing wouldn’t be. The Alter Rebbe was known to not be able to finish writing the aleph and tzaddik of the word before falling into trance.  

Malchus

Malchus

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Malchus is the lowest sefira in any context. She is the universal recipient of any expression of any other (by definition higher) sefira: in the language of kabbala, “it has nothing to call its own.” Malchus manifests as the mouth, or speech, because the mouth expresses all of ones thoughts and emotions; speech, because words are little boxes (“teiva” means “word” in Loshon HaKodesh) to carry thoughts and emotions. Malchus manifests as earth and the womb since, like speech, they take a small…

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Tikkun

Tikkun

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In Tikkun, however, there is an added element of Hiskal’lus, inter-inclusion. Since there is now compatibility and integration, polar opposites no longer exist. That being said, dichotomies only exist in our mind and are tools by which we can understand abstract concepts. In Tikkun, chessed contains within it, chessed, g’vura, tiferes, etc., and g’vura contains chessed, g’vura, tiferes, etc. This will have tremendous (positive) ramifications, but is not relevant to ourma’mer.

Tikkun / Seder Hishtalshelus

Tikkun / Seder Hishtalshelus

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A characteristic of Tikkun, is Hishtalshelus. Hishtalshelus is related to the word, “shalsheles,” or “chain.” This refers to the process of organization, distribution and hierarchy of revelation of G-dly Light. The process of cause and effect; one spiritual rung leading into the lower and thereby becoming more and more limited and coarse (on the surface). When you see “Hishtalshelus,” think, “limitation,” “order,”“Tikkun,” “memale kol almin,” and the like.

Inspiration (Is’arusa D’L’Eyla, Is’arusa D’L’Tatta)

Inspiration (Is’arusa D’L’Eyla, Is’arusa D’L’Tatta)

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Inspiration that comes from on High is energy. That energy trickles down and is filtered through Hishtalshelus until it “thickens” and becomes the inspiration in your surrounings. (Hakdama, Siddur Torah Ohr. V’Hinei Porach, [Parshas Korach] Likkutei Torah). An is’arusa d’l’eyla (literally, an awekening from Above) is an abstract term referring to this type of experience. It manifests itself in the form of, say, waking up in the morning feeling good, feeling energized during davening or doing a mitzvah, etc. The downside is: as…

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Tzimtzum

Tzimtzum

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The translation of tzimtzum is, “to make small, minimize.” The description of tzimtzum throughout chassidus is, “ma’ale umastir,” “hellem,” “seiser,” etc. These are all terms that mean concealment and filtration yet they all have different connotations. Whenever “vessels (keilim),” “hishtaleshelus,” “quality (b’china),” degree (gedder),” etc. are mentioned i.e., limitation, it means that the underlying system is tzimtzum. Additionally, whenever “revelation (giluy)” (even if makkif), “expression/giving (hashpo’ah),” “experience (pnimius),” etc. or any other term that has to do with receiving or accepting…

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