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Created page with ""Adam HaElyon" is a title for the level of G-dliness that resides in the world of Atzilut, which the lower man resembles. Adam HaElyon is the revelation of G-dliness in the "form" of man - through the ten sefirot. == Level == When the prophets describe the Divine Chariot (Merkavah), they describe the Throne of Glory and the One sitting upon it:<blockquote>"I saw the L-rd sitting on a high and lofty throne" — Sefer Yeshayahu 6:1</blockquote><blockquote>"And above the f..." |
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This thought is the reason that the Holy One, blessed be He, contracted the Infinite Light through so many contractions, to be in the 'form of man' of the ten sefirot and also of the entire order of the chain of worlds, because for the formation of souls in the 'form of man,' the chain of worlds also needed to be in a similar form - since the lower man is actually created from the supernal man (ten sefirot). And in truth, the contraction into the 'form of man' was made for the creation of the lower man. And the reason for these contractions is due to the Holy One's love for the people of Israel, wanting to dwell among them, and "love (as it were) pushes aside the flesh." | This thought is the reason that the Holy One, blessed be He, contracted the Infinite Light through so many contractions, to be in the 'form of man' of the ten sefirot and also of the entire order of the chain of worlds, because for the formation of souls in the 'form of man,' the chain of worlds also needed to be in a similar form - since the lower man is actually created from the supernal man (ten sefirot). And in truth, the contraction into the 'form of man' was made for the creation of the lower man. And the reason for these contractions is due to the Holy One's love for the people of Israel, wanting to dwell among them, and "love (as it were) pushes aside the flesh." | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Abba Ila'ah]] | |||
* [[Adam Kadmon]] | |||
[[he:אדם העליון]] | |||