[Jonathan Lawrence]

My name is Jonathan Lawrence, I’m happy to be learning Kabbalah with you all, I have had a rough last few years and honestly am happy to be here making sense out of life and finding the meaning of life, as I learn how to be happy and make people around me happy as I keep them safe.

[Jonathan Lawrence]

What was the exact discernment made that separates Behina Aleph from Behina Dalet? Since this is happening outside of time and space, I would assume that it is the appearance of the Tzimtzum, and only the appearance of the Tzimtzum, that prevents these two phases from being the exact same thing.

Am I then right in assuming that the appearance of the Tzimtzum is actually the birth of the spiritual desire? This seems like the actual beginning of the Will to Bestow rather than the Creature’s quest for more pleasure, as I assume Aleph, Bet, and Gimmel are supposed to represent. In which case, the fourth phase is where the two things that are completely opposite from each other (and the only two forces in existence) actually begin to become the same thing. That must be the most powerful single force that exists in Creation, unless I am mistaken – my mind actually equates it with the beginning of Creation as it “appears,” itself.

That would also explain why Aleph, Bet, and Gimmel are “Actions of the Creator” instead of “Actions of the Creature,” as the only action a Creature can really take in a world of pure Bestowal is to seek to become like that Bestowal. Everything else is predetermined and non-existential, and thus the work of the Creator alone.

Are the Tzimtzum and Masach the same thing? If not, what is the difference between them?

I know I asked a lot but I’ve needed clarification on this topic for a long time as I still do not quite grasp it. I intuit that this is unfathomably deep wisdom so I am almost hesitant to ask, but I want to understand what I am being taught without skipping anything. Thank you!

[Jonathan Lawrence]

I wish for all of us to use this wisdom to connect humanity.

[Jonathan Lawrence]

Elegant wisdom. Thank you.

[Jonathan Lawrence]

The more we come to know and understand the big picture, the easier our path is through the little picture.

[Jonathan Lawrence]

To perceive what the Creator intended for me and for all of us, and to perceive the ways I can make that happen quickly and easily.

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