Paths for Personal Growth Through the Hebrew Letters

LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING ---- PaRDeS


1. WHAT position am I in? Where are the parts of my body [guf] when I make this shape?

Physical level -- World of Asiyah (Action) -- P'shat (Simple perception)


2. HOW do I feel [regesh] in this shape? What does this shape feel like?

Emotional level -- World of Yetzirah (Formation) -- Remez (Hint, deductive perception)


3. WHY am I in this shape? What does this shape help me to know [da'at]? What does this shape remind me of? What do I learn about this shape when I am in this position?

Intellectual level -- World of Beriyah (Creation) -- D'rush (Search, inductive perception)


4. WHO am I in this shape? What is the intention of being [havayah] in this shape? What is the essence of this shape? Its "wholeness"? Its unity? Its soul?

Spiritual level, essence level -- World of Atzilut (Nearness) -- Sod (Secret perception, comprehension of the mystery)


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