The transition from an infinite existence to one which is bounded also creates a distancing from the source. That which was previously omnipresent, is no longer. This is what our Sages refer to as the left hand (גבורה, the ability to create distinctions which is on the left side of the Sefiros Tree) pushing away, שמאל דוחה.
The distant vacuum that is created sucks a person towards it. This is referred to as the סיטרא אחרא, the other side. Like a black hole the power of the emptiness has the ability to pull a person towards complete destruction, so Hashem tempered it to give a person the ability to resist the force. עלה במחשבה לברוא את העולם במדת הדין וראה שאינו מתקיים...
The distant vacuum that is created sucks a person towards it. This is referred to as the סיטרא אחרא, the other side. Like a black hole the power of the emptiness has the ability to pull a person towards complete destruction, so Hashem tempered it to give a person the ability to resist the force. עלה במחשבה לברוא את העולם במדת הדין וראה שאינו מתקיים...
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