Hegai (The Eunuch of King Ahasuerus): Difference between revisions
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== The Neshamot That Do Not Need the Assistance of Malachim == | == The Neshamot That Do Not Need the Assistance of Malachim == | ||
Most neshamot (even the neshamot of great tzaddikim) are from the worlds of BIY"A (Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah), and therefore cannot receive the light of Atzilut directly from "Hegai" (but only through the assistance of malachim, who receive from Hegai). But the neshamot of Atzilut can, and do not need the help and assistance of malachim. This is similar to what the Gemara says about Rabbi Chiya, who unlike all other tzaddikim, his chariot ascends and descends in the upper worlds without the help of malachim (because the main reason for the descent of Rabbi Chiya's neshamah was for the assistance to Malchut), and similarly with Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (who was specifically after the destruction, for the same reason). Based on this, we can understand why "Esther did not request anything except what Hegai said," because Esther was a merkavah (chariot) for the level of Malchut (which is itself the word of Hashem), and therefore she could receive from the level of thought (of Atzilut) directly (and did not need the help and assistance of malachim). | Most neshamot (even the neshamot of great tzaddikim) are from the worlds of BIY"A (Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah), and therefore cannot receive the light of Atzilut directly from "Hegai" (but only through the assistance of malachim, who receive from Hegai). But the neshamot of Atzilut can, and do not need the help and assistance of malachim. This is similar to what the Gemara says about Rabbi Chiya, who unlike all other tzaddikim, his chariot ascends and descends in the upper worlds without the help of malachim (because the main reason for the descent of Rabbi Chiya's neshamah was for the assistance to Malchut), and similarly with Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (who was specifically after the destruction, for the same reason). Based on this, we can understand why "Esther did not request anything except what Hegai said," because Esther was a merkavah (chariot) for the level of Malchut (which is itself the word of Hashem), and therefore she could receive from the level of thought (of Atzilut) directly (and did not need the help and assistance of malachim). | ||
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