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Hi Adelina,
Galgalta, AB, SAG, MA, and BON are the expression of Keter, Hochma, Bina, Zeir Anpin, and Malchut. It’s the same qualities from the four phases of direct light, only on a different degree. Let’s say you have a sequence of zeros and ones that the computer reads as a letter if within the context of Microsoft Word, or as a color if within Photoshop. So, these are the same qualities manifesting at different levels – first at the level of Eyn Sof, and now at the level of the world of Adam Kadmon.
This is simply the root of the intention, “for myself”. Prior to this, there was no such thing as “I’m going to receive just because” nor “I’m going to receive for my enjoyment”. The “sin” is simply that I want to connect all my kelim (vessels) and thus receive the Light in them, but he is missing such a Masach (screen), that is, he does not have such a great intention to bestow back to the Light that is capable of covering the unimaginable pleasure the Light has in it.
Instead of trying to picture the Klipot – which definitely won’t be a correct picture – just think that the Klipot are intentions to receive. When we get to the Upper World, which are worlds of holiness, meaning bestowal, next to each ‘holy act’, which means an action of bestowal, there is a unique Klipa next to it that can turn this holy act into an act of reception. Imagine you buy someone a gift, but as you’re about to give it you discover that you yourself want this present so much that you’re unable to give it away. Next to each spiritual action, which is what the Upper World consists of, there stands this Klipa, an intention to receive that has to be corrected and made holy. Meaning it is a way that could either throw me back down into our world or it can aim the intention more precisely to the goal of bestowal, precisely by standing opposite to it, giving it precision.
Yes, one who can receive in order to give contentment to the Upper Force without any admixture of self-reception, is considered to be actually bestowing – since I don’t want to receive, I’m as removed from my own desire as the Upper Force is, and thus I can relate to my desire only as a tool to give.
