The Soul Returns to Understanding Its Own Gradations

Da'at Tevunot 87:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

Said the Soul - This is enough for me now in regard to this matter for the parallel. Let us return to the understanding of the behavior itself in its gradations:

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