Hochma is called “light,” and Hassadim, “water.” Bina is called “upper water,” and Malchut, “lower water” (Baal HaSulam, The Study of the Ten Sefirot, Part 1, “Inner Observation,” Chapter 8, Item 29).

There are two types of light: the light of Hochma and the light of Hassadim. The light of Hochma fills the desires to receive, which have corrected their intention to bestowal. The light of Hassadim fills the desires to bestow, which have also corrected themselves, but not to reception for the sake of bestowal, rather for pure bestowal.

Therefore, the light of Hassadim is much weaker in intensity and strength than the light of Hochma. But, in principle, these two lights fill the entire universe, which is the desire to receive.

Since the correction of the desire to receive into the desire to bestow is the purpose of our work, first we neutralize reception. This is called “Tzimtzum” (Restriction), which means that we do not want to work with the desire to receive, we rise above it.

Then the Ohr Hassadim (the light of Hassadim) spreads in our desire. And then we can even rise to the level where our desires are filled with the light of Hochma.

That is, everything happens in desire, which is the only creation.
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From KabTV’s “The Study of the Ten Sefirot (TES)” 1/15/23

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