The creation requires two sides, two qualities, without which it cannot distinguish itself from the Creator. It perceives only what exists within itself, and therefore, there is no Creator outside of creation.

Only the first act, the creation of something from nothing, was seemingly external, emanating from the eternal, perfect essence. This is how the Kabbalists reveal this message: the property of bestowal created the black point of creation, something outside of itself.

All subsequent actions occur within creation, within that very point. In it, the light begins to spread; the quality of bestowal begins to manifest, and in comparison with it, creation comes to know itself, it perceives the difference between reception and bestowal.

Having realized its nature, creation naturally feels an immense yearning for correction, for attaining maximum equality and resemblance to the original quality of bestowal.

Part of this process occurs forcibly. Two opposite qualities acting upon each other cause the descent of the worlds until their interrelation gives rise to something special—an intermediate quality, neutral, that belongs neither to reception nor to bestowal, neither to the quality of the Creator nor to that of creation.

Within creation, between impurity and holiness, Klipa Noga arises—a neutral part. This new reality gives the creation independence, the ability to express itself. Moreover, now the creation is not only able, but obligated to decide what it is and to what it relates.

This requires special work because creation must accept both opposing forces equally. But then how can it determine what is good and what is bad?

This dilemma is reflected in us; it manifests as light and darkness, as confusion of feelings, as faith above reason, as something that appears and slips away. This middle quality expresses itself in our thoughts and desires until ultimately we attain an independent position to reveal our independence in it by our own decision.

This is very difficult. Nature prepares us to become independent outside of itself, outside of creation. Then we will view both the Creator and creation, the entire universe, from the outside. This is what the two opposing forces prepare us for.

Based on the middle quality, we incorporate both holiness that lies above it and impurity that lies below it, in order to build ourselves as a complete spiritual Partzuf. In it, the Creator and the creation merge into one through our proper use of both forces and embrace the entire creation within ourselves.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/27/2011, “The Principles of Global Education”

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