The hair on the beard of Arich Anpin

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon says that both the upper and lower beings all look to receive bounty from the Mazal that is the beard of Atika Kadisha, as all life derives from that Mazal; even heaven and earth and bountiful rains come from it. We learn about the thirteen streams of oil, or the thirteen attributes of mercy, that are derived from that beard and that come out to Zeir Anpin.

Atika Kadisha Beard Earth Food Heaven Hosts Mazal Rain Zeir Anpin

58. Overall preciousness derives from the beard of Atika Kadisha, WHICH IS ARICH ANPIN. It is called general Mazal (Eng. 'luck'). From this beard, WHICH IS CALLED Mazal, which is most precious, the upper and lower beings became successful. They all look TO RECEIVE BOUNTY from that Mazal. All life derives from that Mazal, everyone's food. Heaven and earth, WHICH ARE ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT, come from that Mazal, and bountiful rains. Everyone looks to that Mazal. The upper and lower hosts come out of that Mazal.

58. בְּדִיקְנָא דְּעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא, תַּלְיָא כָּל יְקִּירוּ דְּכֺלָּא. מַזָּלָא דְּכֺלָּא אִקְרֵי. מֵהַאי דִּיקְנָא, מַזָּלָא, יַקִּירוּתָא דְּכָל יַקִּירִין, מַזָּלֵי עִלָּאֵי וְתַתָּאֵי. כֻּלְּהוּ מַשְׁגִּיחִין לְהַהוּא מַזָּלָא. בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא תַּלְיָיא חַיֵּי דְּכֺלָּא, מְזוֹנֵי דְּכֺלָּא. בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא תַּלְיָין שְׁמַיָא וְאַרְעָא. גִּשְׁמִין דְּרַעֲוָא. בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא, אַשְׁגָּחוּתָא דְּכֺלָּא. בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא תַּלְיָין כָּל חַיָּילִין עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין.

Beard Judgment Mazal Mercy Oil Streams Thirteen Thirteen Attributes of Mercy Zeir Anpin

Head Holiness (Kedushah) Holy of Holies Kedushah (Holiness) Mazal

60. הַאי מַזָּלָא, תַּלְיָיא בְּשִׁקּוּלָא עַד טַבּוּרָא. כָּל קִדּוּשֵׁי קִדּוּשִׁין דִּקְדוּשָּׁא בֵּיהּ תַּלְיָין. בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא, פָּשִׁיט פְּשִׁיטוּתָא דְּקוּטְרָא עִלָּאָה. הַהוּא רֵישָׁא דְּכָל רֵישִׁין, דְּלָא אִתְיְדַע, וְלָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע, וְלָא יַדְעִין עִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין. בְּגִין כַּךְ כֺּלָּא בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא תַּלְיָיא.

Atika Kadisha Beard Head Hebrew Letters Mazal Moses Tetragrammaton Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH) Zeir Anpin

61. In this beard, the three heads I mentioned expand and they all connect to this Mazal and rest in it. For that reason all that is most precious derives from this Mazal. All the letters OF THE NAME YUD HEI VAV HEI that come out of Atika do so ONLY from the beard and connect to this Mazal and depend on it to support the other letters IN ZEIR ANPIN. And had not these letters gone up to Atik, NAMELY TO ITS BEARD, the others IN ZEIR ANPIN would not have survived. Hence Moses said, when it was needed, "Hashem, Hashem" (Shemot 34:6) twice, THE FIRST COMING FROM ARICH ANPIN AND THE SECOND FROM ZEIR ANPIN with a punctuation mark between them. Everything depends on Mazal AND NOT ON ARICH ANPIN ITSELF. The upper and lower beings shy away from this Mazal and are subdued before it.

61. בְּדִיקְנָא דָּא, ג' רֵישִׁין דַּאֲמֵינָא, מִתְפַּשְּׁטָן. וְכֻלְּהוּ מִתְחַבְּרָן בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא, וּמִשְׁתַּכְחִין בֵּיהּ. וּבְגִין כַּךְ, כָּל יְקִירוּ דְּיַקִירוּתָא, בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא תַּלְיָיא. כָּל אִלֵּין אַתְוָון דְּתַלְיָין בְּהַאי עַתִּיקָא, כּוּלְהוּ תַּלְיָין בְּהַאי דִּיקְנָא, וּמִתְחַבְּרָן בְּהַאי מַזָּלָא, וְתַלְיָין בֵּיהּ, לְקַיְּימָא אַתְוָון אַחֲרָנִין. דְּאִלְמָלֵי לָא סְלִיק אִלֵּין אַתְוָון בְּעַתִּיקָא, לָא קַיְימִין אִלֵּין אַחֲרָנִין. וּבְגִין כַּךְ אָמַר מֺשֶׁה כַּד אִצְטְרִיךְ, יְיָ' יְיָ,' תְּרֵי זִימְנָא, וּפָסִיק טַעֲמָא בְּגַוַּויְיהוּ. דְּהָא בְּמַזָּלָא תַּלְיָיא כֺּלָּא. מֵהַאי מַזָּלָא, מִתְכַּסְּפֵי עִלָּאֵי וְתַתָּאֵי, וּמִתְכַּפְיָין קַמֵּיהּ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ מַאן דְּזָכֵי לְהַאי.