Tzimtzumim

Tzimtzumim

1. The word "Light" is used as a metaphor.
2. The word "Day" has multiple meanings.
3. The word "Night" (in the beginning) was called Choshek, Lailah and Erev.
4. Tzimtzum is singular.
5. Tzimtzumim is plural.

Tzimtzum is the word used in Kabbalah which describes the "contractions" of Light (of The Creator) so that the levels below can be sustained without damage from the intensity of the energy from the Level(s) above.

This is where the concept of "day and night" comes from.

These TzimTzum (contractions) are also often referred to as "Madrigot" which means Grades or in modern Hebrew it means "steps".

It also helps explain why the first day is called "Day One" י֥וֹם אֶחָֽד and not "the first day" like the other days (Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh).

{יּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י} {י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי} {י֥וֹם חֲמִישִֽׁי} {י֥וֹם רְבִיעִֽי} {י֥וֹם שְׁלִישִֽׁי} {י֥וֹם שֵׁנִֽי}

For those with a curious mind, you will notice that days 6 and 7 have the letter Hey in front of them. Why do you think this is?

In simple English, the "original" Light of The Creator is so powerful that we could not exist in any proximity to this light - so The Creator installed levels (Grades / Constrictions / Contractions / Steps / "Madrigot" ) between The Creator per se and the lower levels of Creation including "us" and this is where you get the Plural of the word "Shamayim" (שָׁמַיִם) which literally means "Heavens" in Hebrew.

I tell you this because most religions only refer to "Heaven" as a singular entity and this is not only false, but also very misleading and impedes a person from asking WHY are there "heavens" and what does it mean?

It is little cuts to our knowledge - like this - which makes people think in Bonsai mode instead of Oak Tree mode.

"Genesis 1:1" says "God Created The Heavens And The Earth" - which is a very liberal translation of the words in Hebrew.

A "very basic" example of the energy of The Creator compared to us, would be if you turned the volume down from 1,000,000,000,000 to a level which we could be comfortable with (for example, 1).

We think that "The Sun" or a "Black Hole" is the most powerful thing in our physical existence but in reality, these and other such "objects" are all sustained from the energy which comes from the Level "far above" ours.

Which in turn is sustained from the level "far above" that - etc etc.

How Many Levels? ↟↟

To answer the question, some say 3, some say 4, some say 5 and some say 7- as in the 7 days - but the truth (IMO) is that we will never know until we complete "the challenge".

The fact that people want to know how many levels is "cute" but in reality, it serves no real purpose to persue this line of thought because at the end of each lifetime, you have a certain and specific set of requirements to fulfill and that is all that is really important.

And whilst there is a short cut to completling each lifetime ("Psalms And Karma" ), for most people - especially these days of greed, arrogance and more greed - whatever positive "Karma" they accrue is being destroyed by their ignorance.

By The Way

While to us on a physical level, they may appear an infinite amount of time, both Kabbalah and Hindu teaching tell us that there is a Time Limit.

In Hinduism, Vishnu is currently "exhaling" and we are manifested from this exhale.

Then Vishnu inhales and when the inhale reaches its final point, then all of the universes cease.

Then Vishnu exhales again and all of Creation restarts. (Deja Vu anybody?)

While your body may age and die, to your "soul" time is irrelevant - it is the End Game which counts (not calories).

All souls are old, not all souls are wise.

According to the Ari'zal, there was a quantum leap from the infinite to the finite, calling this leap of states a contraction (Tzimtzum).

What is not defined is how many of these Tzimtzumin (contractions) happened above the one on our level?

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The Light Paradox ↟↟

The word "Light" is used to describe many things on the "other side" including "God" but in truth, the Light you think of in your brain is both coarse, linear perfunctory in its construction when you compare it to the Light you see when you die. (as I did twice in 2023)

The light you see when you die is not as refined when you compare it to the light of the Shekinah (Dakini) - and - the higher UP you go in the "structure", the more refined the "Light" becomes.

If you read these words with your heart, then you will see the truth in them.

1,000 Years Conundrum ↟↟

There is a saying that "a thousand years is like a day to you Oh Lord" so people automatically assume that this 1,000 years are "Earth (Solar) years when in fact they could be like the Hindu "Divine Year".

In Vedic cosmology, a complete Yuga (युग) cycle, also known as a "Chatur Yuga" or "Maha Yuga", lasts 4,320,000 years. (12,000 divine years)

One "Brahma" day is equal to 1 Kalpa which is equal to 1,000 Yugas which equals 4,320,000,000 years.

And the next important question is, "How long does "Brahma" live for?" (with "Live" being the operative word).

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It may even be longer in our Solar years and based on yet a higher counting system.

I go through some interesting numbers on the "Time Travel" page if you are interested.

Another way to describe TzimTzumim is the "Madrigot" levels.