Q&A: Tzimtzum According to the Ari
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Tzimtzum According to the Ari
Question
Hello Rabbi,
In your book ‘No Man Rules Over His Spirit,’ page 93, there is a circle with a point at its center that describes, according to the Ari, the end of the process of tzimtzum.
Question: Is the circle a sphere? What is the envelope? What is beyond the envelope? What is the point at the center of the circle?
Thank you in advance,
Ephraim
Answer
The point is the center of the void (the circle) from which the tzimtzum began, and the empty circle was formed. Beyond the sphere is the Infinite Light that was contracted.