Sixth chamber: Chesed

Synopsis

This is the chamber of the righteous who say, What is mine is yours and what is yours is yours. The truly righteous share everything they possess, desiring and keeping nothing for themselves. This sixth chamber is loftier than all the rest and governs over all others.

Chambers Ein Sof (Infinity) Grades Infinity Infinity (Ein Sof) Love Righteous Unity

24. The sixth chamber is the chamber of the righteous. IT IS FOR THOSE WHOSE CHARACTER IS TO SAY, "WHAT IS MINE IS YOURS AND WHAT IS YOURS IS YOURS." THIS MEANS THAT THEY SHARE, BUT DO NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FOR THEMSELVES. This is a loftier chamber than the rest, and governs them all. THUS, ONE CANNOT REACH THIS CHAMBER IF ONE HAS NOT PASSED THROUGH ALL OF THE LOWER LEVELS. It is a right-hand chamber BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF CHESED IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE RIGHT COLUMN, and it cannot be attained BY ANYONE except the holy righteous souls and all those who greatly love their Master. At the entrance of this chamber are those who proclaim their Master's unity each day. THESE ARE THE ONES WHO DRAW DOWN THE REVELATION OF HIS UNITY, BLESSED BE HE, FROM THE BLESSED ENDLESS LIGHT TO THE SFIROT AND ALL THE WORLDS. And they are the first to ascend from there to higher chambers, MEANING THEY ARE THE FIRST OF THE RIGHTEOUS IN THAT CHAMBER TO ASCEND.

24. הַאי הֵיכָלָא שְׁתִיתָאָה: הֵיכָלָא דָא הֵיכָלָא דַּחֲסִידֵי, הֵיכָלָא דָא, הֵיכָלָא עִלָּאָה עַל כֹּלָּא, וְהַאי הוּא הֵיכָלָא דְקַיְימָא עַל כֹּלָּא. הֵיכָלָא דְיָמִינָא, לֵית מָאן דְּיָקִים בֵּיהּ, אֶלָּא אִינוּן חֲסִידִים קַדִּישִׁין, וְכָל אִינוּן דִּמְרַחֲמֵי לְמָרֵיהוֹן בִּרְחִימוּ סַגֵּי. וּלְפִתְחָא דְהַאי הֵיכָלָא, קַיְימָא כָּל אִינוּן דִּמְיַחֲדֵי יִחוּדָא דְמָרֵיהוֹן בְּכָל יוֹמָא וְאִלֵּין עָאלִין בְּהַאי הֵיכָלָא, וּזְמִינִין לְסַלְּקָא בְּקַדְמֵיתָא.

Abraham Altar Chambers Female Head Isaac Jacob Lights Sacrifice Shechinah Twelve

25. Above this entrance, WHERE THE LIGHTS OF NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD ARE, stands Abraham to the right of the Holy One, blessed be He. THAT IS, HE STANDS ON THE SIDE OF CHESED. And at another entrance is Isaac, who was bound upon the altar and was an unblemished sacrifice before the Holy One, blessed be He, AND REPRESENTS GVURAH. And at another entrance stands Jacob, a perfect man, surrounded by twelve tribal heads who have the Shechinah over their heads. THEY CORRESPOND TO THE LIGHTS OF CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET OF THIS CHAMBER, AS ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB ARE THE EMBODIMENTS OF CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET, AS WE KNOW.

25. וְעֵילָא מֵהַאי פִּתְחָא אַבְרָהָם, יָמִינָא דְקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְפִתְחָא אָחֳרָא קַיְימָא יִצְחָק, דְּאִתְעַקַּד עַל גַּבֵּי מַדְבְּחָא, וַהֲוָה קָרְבָּנָא שְׁלִים קַמֵּיהּ דְקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וּלְפִתְחָא אָחֳרָא לְגוֹ, קַיְימָא יַעֲקֹב שְׁלֵימָא, וּתְרֵיסַר שְׁבָטִין סַחֲרָנֵיהּ, וּשְׁכִינְתָּא עַל רֵישַׁיְיהוּ.

Chambers Correction Crowns Eden Faith Garden of Eden Patriarchs Shechinah

26. And when Yisrael are in a time of trouble, the three Patriarchs awaken and arouse the Shechinah to protect Yisrael. Consequently, THE SHECHINAH ascends and, after being crowned (receiving THE THREE TOP SFIROT, CALLED CROWNS), protects Yisrael. BUT SHE CANNOT PROTECT YISRAEL UNTIL THE PATRIARCHS ARE AWAKENED AND SHE RECEIVES THE CROWNS OF THE TOP THREE SFIROT. Just as chambers are found in the lower Garden of Eden, corrected chambers can be found in the supernal GARDEN OF EDEN. These constructed chambers contain the secret of Faith, NAMELY MALCHUT. FOR MALCHUT, UPON HER COMPLETION, IS CALLED 'FAITH' AND EACH CHAMBER IS AN ASPECT OF MALCHUT.

26. וְכַד יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעָקוּ אִתְעָרוּ תְּלַת אַבָּהָן, וּמִתְעָרֵי לָהּ לִשְׁכִינְתָּא לְאַגָּנָא עֲלַיְיהוּ, וּכְדֵין אִיהִי סַלְקָא וְאִתְעַטְּרָא לְעֵילָא, וְאַגָּנָא עֲלַיְיהוּ דְיִשְׂרָאֵל. וּכְמָה דְּאִית הֵיכָלִין לְתַתָּא בְּגִנְתָּא דְעֵדֶן, הָכֵי נָמֵי לְעֵילָא אִית הֵיכָלִין מְתַקְּנָן, דְּאִינוּן רָזָא דִמְהֵימָנוּתָא.