Editing Sefiras HaDaas (section)

== Those Who Lack Daat ==

==== Women ====
Chazal said "women's daat is light" - meaning that the dominant force in them is only the mind of Chochmah and Binah, not the mind of Daat. In other places, it is explained that the middot in women are drawn only from the sefirah of Binah, which is in the left line - the line of gevurot (5 gevurot of Ima), and not from the sefirah of Chochmah, which is in the right line - the line of chassadim (5 gevurot of Abba). Therefore, the power of Daat is weak in women, as Daat is the power to include two contradicting lines of chesed and gevurah. This is also the reason why women are more easily persuaded from yes to no and vice versa, because they have only one line, without the inclusion that comes from Daat. However, this doesn't mean that women have no Daat at all, rather their Daat is just "light" - meaning, in their Daat the gevurot are primarily felt and not the chassadim, and it isn't strong enough to include both chesed and gevurah together, therefore it isn't completely stable.

In avodat Hashem, there are two types of service - "when man seeds first, a female is born" and "when woman seeds first, a male is born": When the service is done through the power of influence from above, "itaruta d'leila" first, the result is an unstable avodat Hashem in the manner of a "female" whose daat is light, without the permanence that comes through Daat; but when the service is done through one's own power, "itaruta d'letata" first, one reaches an avodat Hashem of a "male", meaning stable and eternal service through the power of Daat.

==== Child ====
A child lacks Daas (higher consciousness/understanding), and therefore is not obligated in mitzvos and is not subject to punishment. The explanation for this is, as we see tangibly, that although a child can be sharp, knowledgeable and erudite, they cannot properly recognize and feel the true essence of matters.

==== Animal ====
An animal lacks Daas - meaning that although it sees and hears, and even has a certain understanding through its power of imagination, it cannot recognize and feel matters in their true essence.

Similarly, the lower neshamos (of the worlds of Beriah, Yetzirah, and Asiyah) are called "animal seed," because their grasp of Elokus is only through Chochma and Binah without Daas - meaning without true and stable feeling of Elokus. Therefore these neshamos need Moshe Rabbeinu who said "I will give grass in your field for your animal," meaning his role is to influence Daas in Elokus even to neshamos that are considered animal seed on their own.

However, in relation to Hashem as He truly is, even those high neshamos that have Daas in Elokus, and even the level of Daas Elyon (which is higher than Daas Tachton of the world of Atzilus) - they are all considered like animals without Daas before Him. About this the verse states "I was as animals with You" in plural form (referring to both types: both those considered like animals because they have no Daas at all, and those with Daas Elyon who are considered like animals only in relation to Hashem).

==== Klipos ====
It is stated in the Zohar: "The other god is castrated and does not produce fruits," meaning that in Klipos there is no power of reproduction. It is explained in Kabbalah that the main power of reproduction comes from the brain of Daas (as the verse states "And Adam knew Chava") - when the understanding does not remain only in the brain of Chochma and Binah, but penetrates through Daas, emotions are born from this. Therefore, since the Klipos draw only from the brain of Chochma and Binah without Daas - they do not produce fruits. It is explained that if the Klipos had the power of reproduction, they would destroy the entire world.

This can be seen tangibly in the animal soul within a person, whose root is from the Klipos: Although a person can understand matters of Elokus that are well-grasped in their Chochma and Binah, nevertheless, these things do not affect them to recognize and feel that the matter is indeed so, in a way that would give birth to love and fear in the heart.

It should be noted that the lack of Daas in Klipos is only regarding Daas in Elokus, but Daas in worldly matters - they do not lack at all (and on the contrary, it is explained that the main sin of the Tree of Knowledge is negative Daas - "self-awareness" - which is the root that gives place for evil). As we see tangibly that regarding the very existence of worldly matters, even the intellect of the animal soul has recognition and feeling, but regarding the Divine force in the world and matters above intellect - although these too are seen and understood by human intellect, there is no recognition and feeling of them.

==== Lazy Person ====
A person who is negligent in fulfilling mitzvos and does not utilize their power of Daas to learn, contemplate and understand is considered a person without Daas. There is a halachic prohibition for those around them to have mercy on them, unlike other types of people without Daas who should be shown mercy because they do not have free choice and ability to act with the power of Daas.