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In the branch of Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah, Daʻat is the location (the mystical ... Properly, Daʻat is not a sefirah, but rather is all ten sefirot united as ... Da'at FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch LocationwherealltensefirotintheTreeofLifeareunitedasone NottobeconfusedwiththebandDååth. 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InDaʻat,allsefirotexistintheirperfectedstateofinfinitesharing.ThethreesefirotoftheleftcolumnthatwouldreceiveandconcealtheDivinelight,insteadshareandrevealit.Sinceallsefirotradiateinfinitelyself-givingDivineLight,itisnolongerpossibletodistinguishonesefirafromanother;thustheyareone. Daʻatisnotalwaysdepictedinrepresentationsofthesefirot;andcouldbeabstractlyconsideredan"emptyslot"intowhichthegermofanyothersefirotcanbeplaced.Properly,theDivineLightisalwaysshining,butnotallhumanscanseeit. TherevelationortheconcealmentoftheDivineLightshiningthroughDaʻatdoesnothappenonlyinDaʻatitself.Itcanappearbyahumanperspectivealsowithintheworldlyaffairs(Malkuth).TheperceptionoftheDivineLightshiningcanclearlyoccuralsoinMalkuth,allthetimesthathumansbecomeself-giving(Altruism).However,humanswhoremainselfish(Selfishness)cannotseeit,andforthemitsbenefitsseem"hidden". Contents 1Asarepresentativesefirah 2Asspiritualstate 3Asaspectofintellect 4Levels 4.1Lowerlevel 5Seealso 6References 7Externallinks Asarepresentativesefirah[edit] Properly,Daʻatisnotasefirah,butratherisalltensefirotunitedasone.Nevertheless,DaʻatissometimescountedasasefirahinsteadofKeter,fromtheperspectiveoffinitecreation,usingDaʻattorepresentthe"reflectionof"(the"innerdimension"of)theinfinityofKeter.ThusDaʻatappearsintheconfigurationofthesefirotalongthemiddleaxis,directlybeneathKeter.ItcorrespondstotheimageofGod.Alternatecountingsofthesefirotproduce10powers("10andnot9,10andnot11"-SeferYetzirah)byeitherincludingKeterorDaʻat.IntheschemeofMosesbenJacobCordovero,Daʻatisomitted,whileintheschemeofIsaacLuria,Keter(Will)isomitted.Cordoverodescribesthesefirotasonelightintenvessels.Luriafollowsthis,butlistssefirotbeginningwithChokhmah(Wisdom)todescribetheirouterdimensions. Asspiritualstate[edit] Thekochoshanefesh"spiritualstate"correspondingtothesefirahofDaʻatisyichud("unification"). Intheoccultbelief-systemofThelema,theNightofPanisrelatedtotheprogressionthroughDaʻat.TheCityofthePyramidsandBabalonisonthe"othershore". Asaspectofintellect[edit] AccordingtotheTanya,Daʻatisthethirdandlastconsciouspowerofintellect.Butinthiscontext,itisactuallythelowerDaʻatofthepartzufofZeirAnpin(nottheupperDaʻatofAdamKadmon).[clarificationneeded] ZerAnpinreferstothe'personification'(partzuf)ofsixsefirotfromChesedtoYesod-andasawholeembodiesitsowntensefirotanditsownDaʻat.ZerAnpinpersonifiestherevelationoftheTorahandrelatestothesecondlevelofthehumansoulcalled"spirit"(ruach),thatcorrespondstomentalaspects,includingreasonandemotion. Accordingly,Daʻatisassociatedinthesoulwiththepowersofmemoryandconcentration,powersthatrelyuponone's"recognition"(hakarah)of,and"sensitivityto"(hergesh),thepotentialmeaningfulnessofthoseideasgeneratedinconsciousnessthroughthepowersofChokhmahandBinah"understanding". Levels[edit] Seealso:Da'asElyonandDa'asTachton Daʻatoperatesontwolevels.Thehigherlevel,referredtoasDaʻatElyon("higherknowledge")orDaʻathane'elam("thehiddenknowledge"),servestosecurethecontinuousbondbetweenthetwohigherpowersofintellect--chokhmahandBinah,wisdomandunderstanding.ThisisDaʻatwithinKeter. Thelowerlevel,referredtoasDaʻatTachton("lowerknowledge")orDaʻathamitpashet("extendingknowledge"),servestoconnecttheintellectasawholewiththerealmofemotion;therebyenhancingone'sdeterminationandresolvetoactinaccordancewiththeessentialtruthsthatonehasintegratedintoconsciousness.ThisisDaʻatasthethirdpoweroftheintellect. Lowerlevel[edit] OfthislevelofDaʻatitissaid(BookofProverbs24:4):"Andbyknowledgeshallthechambersbefilledwithallpreciousandpleasantriches.""Therooms"arethechambersoftheheart,theemotionsofthesoul(asalludedtobythewordcheder,"room,"whichisanacronymforcheseddinrachamim,thethreeprimaryemotionsofthesoul).TheinnerconsciousnessofDaʻatfillstheseroomsandenlivensthemasdoesthesoultothebody. IntheZohar,thislevelofDaʻatisreferredtoas"thekeythatincludessix."The"key"ofDaʻatopensallsixchambers(attributes)oftheheartandfillsthemwithlife-force.Eachofthesesixchambers,whenfilledwithDaʻat,isreferredtoasaparticulardei'ah("attitude,"fromtherootofDaʻat)ofthesoul. Daʻatcorrespondswiththeinterstitiuminthehumanbody.Inthebrain,Daʻatisrepresentedbytheclaustrum.Thoughtheirformisseeminglyseparateanddissimilar,theirfunctionisfairlysimilar. Seealso[edit] Divinelight Da'asElyonandDa'asTachton References[edit] DaʻatTheKnowingI,byRabbiTzviFreemanDaʻat-TheKnowingI Externallinks[edit] Inner.orgaboutKabbalah LessonsinTanya Devekut.comAcompendiumofteachingsrelatedtoda'at Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Da%27at&oldid=1039390605" Categories:SephirotKabbalisticwordsandphrasesHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataWikipediaarticleswithstyleissuesfromNovember2009AllarticleswithstyleissuesArticleslackingin-textcitationsfromMarch2019Allarticleslackingin-textcitationsArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromMarch2019AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesArticleswithmultiplemaintenanceissuesArticlescontainingHebrew-languagetextWikipediaarticlesneedingclarificationfromMarch2012 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages DeutschEspañolPortuguêsРусский中文 Editlinks