(1) The work of the Residue exists only through the Unlimited. This means that even though what Eyn Sof brings about is, as far as the lower realms and creatures are concerned, within limits, this does not mean that He executes what He does in a limited manner like a human being. The way in which He acts is beyond our ability to grasp, because He acts without limits. However, His Will decreed that even though He continues acting in His way, we receive only what reaches us, which is within limits.
It is therefore true that the results of His action are within limits but not His actual performance of that action. For the lower creatures can receive only what they are ready and able to receive. Accordingly, in all our discussions, we are speaking only about the results of His action, which are within bounds and limits. But the way in which Eyn Sof actually executes that action is far beyond us.
We cannot understand it, and we should not inquire into it, for the boundaries of our knowledge include only what is done and what it means. How it is done, we cannot know.