The sixth Correction (formation)

136. The sixth Correction (formation): The hair is shaped rising from below upward, MEANING FROM UNDER THE LOWER LIP BY THE BOTTOM JAW TO THE TOP OF THE HIGHER JAW. The offering of the pleasant fragrance, MEANING THE SPREAD OF HAIRS, covers FROM BELOW THE LOWER LIP to the top of the mouth above TO THE UPPER LIP. The hairs again descend to the top of the opening of the lower passage of the mouth, UNDERNEATH THE LOWER LIP. THIS MEANS THAT THEY GROW AGAIN IN THEIR FIXED POSITION IN THE LOWER JAW. THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE BREADTH OF THE BEARD THAT UNFOLDS IN THE LOWER JAW FROM THE EDGE OF THE JAW TO THE TOP OF THE UPPER LIP AND UNDER THE LOWER LIP. THAT IS ALSO CALLED THE SIDE CURL, THE CORNER OF THE BEARD.

137. Rise, Rabbi Yesa, and establish the SIXTH Correction (formation). Rabbi Yesa rose and opened the discussion saying, "But my faithful love (Heb. Chesed) shall not depart from you" (Yeshayah 54:10), and: "But with everlasting faithful love (lit. 'Chesed of the world') will I have mercy on you" (Ibid. 8). These two verses are contradictory to each other, BECAUSE ONE SEEMS TO SAY, "SHALL NOT DEPART," INDICATING AN INFINITE TIME PERIOD. THE OTHER VERSE SAYS, "CHESED OF THE WORLD," WHICH MEANS IT APPLIES ONLY TO THE DAYS OF THE WORLD, WHICH ARE 6,000 YEARS.

138. HE RESPONDS: There is no problem, since we have learned that there are various types of Chesed. There is an inner Chesed, WHICH IS THE LIGHT OF NESHAMAH, and there is the external Chesed, THE LIGHT OF RUACH. HE EXPLAINS: The inner Chesed applies to the most ancient among the ancient ones, as we said, who is concealed on this side of the beard called the side curl, the corner of the beard, WHICH IS THE SIXTH CORRECTION (FORMATION). Hence, a man must not destroy this side because of this Chesed within. THAT IS THE SECRET OF SIX ENDS OF THE SOUL of Atik Yomin. Referring to the priest below, it is written: "They shall not make baldness on their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard" (Vayikra 21:5). What is the reason? It is in order not to destroy his paths, MEANING THE CORRECTIONS (FORMATIONS) of the Chesed of the Ancient One, since the priest represents that side; THAT IS, THE ASPECT OF CHESED.

139. We have learned in the concealed book that Chesed must become abundant and built in any MANNER and not be trimmed, MEANING NOT TO DESTROY THE CORNER OF THE BEARD, because it does not end from the world. This is what is written: "But my Chesed shall not depart from you," which is the Chesed of Atik Yomin, WHICH IS DRAWN THROUGH THIS SIXTH CORRECTION (FORMATION). "Chesed of the world" refers to the Chesed called Chesed of the world. That is another CHESED of Zeir Anpin, THE ASPECT OF RUACH, as it is written: "The world is built by Chesed" (Tehilim 89:3).

140. That Chesed of the most Ancient of all ancient ones, OF THE SIXTH CORRECTION (FORMATION), is true Chesed. And that true kindness does not apply to during the life of the body, WHICH IS THE ASPECT OF RUACH, MEANING ZEIR ANPIN REFERRED TO AS BODY. It applies rather to the life of the Neshamah, BECAUSE THE SIXTH CORRECTION (FORMATION) IS SIX ENDS OF GREATNESS, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF THE LIFE OF NESHAMAH. Therefore, it is written: "Because he delights in Chesed" (Michah 7:18), since that is the sixth Correction (formation) of the precious beard of the most Ancient of all ancient ones.