Spiritual entities become separated from one another only by disparity of form. In other words, if one spiritual entity acquires two forms, it is no longer one, but two. …

You now see that as a corporeal matter is divided, cut, and becomes separated by an ax and motion that increase the distance between each part, a spiritual matter is divided, cut, and separated by the disparity of form between each part (Baal HaSulam, The Study of the Ten Sefirot – Inner Observation).

The Creator created one general desire to receive, which was broken into 600,000 main parts, which in turn split into billions of parts (desires). The distance between various desires (the red and green circles in the diagram) is determined by the difference in their qualities.

If the difference in qualities diminishes due to one or the other, then accordingly, either the first desire moves toward the second, or the second toward the first.

When the difference becomes zero, they connect and become as one.

The program of creation lies in the fact that all 600,000 parts, which make up one general desire, must connect together.

At first, they organize into groups of tens (small green circles in the diagram). And then these tens gather together until they form one common Kli (vessel) called Adam. In this way, the system reaches its correction.

Question: Is there any correspondence in this to the human microcosm in which there is an enormous number of different microbes, atoms, and molecules? It is the same in the macrocosm,  there are a multitude of stars, planets, and celestial bodies.

Answer: There is absolute correspondence. Everything consists of the same small desires, each of which is in the same state: approaching, dissolving, and distancing from one another. All this is for the purpose of reaching one common denominator. All of nature is moving toward this.

Isn’t this evident from all of history, from what we study in the sciences? Today we say: the world is becoming integral, revealing itself more and more as one integral system. Previously, this was not revealed, but now we already see it.

Question: So both the macrocosm and the microcosm have a spiritual root?

Answer: Everything does! It is all one system that exists within one desire created by the Creator.

All the particular desires, as they are corrected, bring themselves to altruistic connection with the other parts and merge into one unified whole.

In the unified desire, they become similar to each other and differ from one another in no way at all. This is the very point of correction of all creation.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian, 4/15/2018

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