Editing The Talmud (section)

== Its Nature and Excellence ==
It is explained in Pri Etz Chaim that Kabbalah is in Atzilut, Talmud is in Beriah, Mishnah is in Yetzirah, and Scripture is in Asiyah. It is explained in this discourse that the concept of Talmud being in Beriah means that Torah extends even to Beriah, as Talmud involves comprehension of essence, unlike Kabbalah which is in the world of Atzilut where comprehension of essence is not possible. But the Talmud differs from Scripture, as Scripture extends down to the world of Asiyah, where the main aspect of Scripture is that it is written on parchment with ink, unlike Talmud whose main aspect is intellectual contemplation and can come in different letters ("oral matters you are not permitted to say in writing," unlike the Written Torah).