Question: What is the revelation of the vessel? If we build a Kli (vessel), is it not the light within it that is revealed rather than the Kli itself?

Answer: In relation to whom is the Kli revealed? It is in relation to me. The revelation of the Kelim, their correction, and all actions performed with them are carried out by the lights.

We learn that the upper light exists in a state of absolute rest;  and that nothing within it changes. So is it possible for the light to undergo changes? And if the light does not change, then the Kli cannot change either. After all, the Kli itself is ultimately a function of the light.

How is it possible for a creation, created and sustained by the light, to change if the light does not change?

When we say that the light is in absolute rest, this means that it always wants to delight the Kli one hundred percent. In this regard, it is absolutely unchanging. This is what “rest” means for it. But in every other respect, it constantly changes, indeed, across an infinite range in relation to the vessel, in order to influence it and do everything possible for it.

For example, I watch my neighbor and see how much he loves his son: he kisses and hugs him, takes him for walks, and genuinely cares for him. One day, I see the neighbor slap him, and the child cries. Then I see him hug and kiss the child again. What is going on? Does he love him or hate him?

He loves him even when he slaps him. This means that he has never changed in his attitude toward his son, except outwardly. In this sense, he remains in absolute rest and does not change. The upper light is the same in relation to us. Yet, in His actions toward us, in order to bring us to the goal, He is constantly changing.

It is difficult for us to return from this example to reality. Why? What is the problem? The problem is that here it is difficult: I must constantly justify the Creator, agreeing that He always acts as He should.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson on the night of Hoshana Rabbah, 10/2/26

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