54. For this reason,117As a result of the ascent of Malkhut, it took these vessels of Beria, Yetzira, and Asiya into its domain, meaning, below Malkhut. Malkhut took all the vessels in Beria, Yetzira, and Asiya into its domain, because Malkhut is now positioned at the point of the chest. This positional point expelled the vessels of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod of Ze’er Anpin into Beria, Yetzira, and Asiya, and it likewise returned those vessels to the levels of Atzilut when the phase of maturity of Nekudim emerged, before the vessels were broken.118The “breaking of the vessels” refers to a process that took place in the world of Nekudim, ultimately giving rise to the world of Tikkun (rectification) (rectification).
At the phase of maturity, the terminating Malkhut again descended from the place of the chest to its place under Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod of the vessels of Ze’er Anpin, and then the vessels of Bina, Tiferet, and Malkhut, which had fallen to Beria, Yetzira, and Asiya – these are Tiferet Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod119As explained in the preceding section. – ascended back to Atzilut. Since at that point Ze’er Anpin acquired completion120These sefirot returned to the level, completing it. with the vessels of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod, the first three of the lights emerged upon it (as stated in section 19 above).121As explained in the footnote in the previous section, quoting from section 24 of Petiḥa LeḤokhmat HaKabbala, when there are more vessels, higher lights are able to be contained.