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Leshem on Suffering: Sefer De’ah, Derush Olam haTohu, chelek Alef, derush Heh, ot Heh, p. 82a.
Since the upper light and vessel only shines through body and vessels, this makes the lower vessel be created and revealed on its (lower) level, and is able to help a still lower vessel to do the same, to the point that only in this way does it lead to the existence of the spiritual worlds, down to the lowest level, including the physical universe of the world of Asiya-Making. It thus becomes clear that whenever the upper vessel went down below its level, it was only to rectify the vessel in a lower position, so that the lower vessels would emerge as well. Then, afterwards through its rectification, it surges upward to connect to the higher consciousness. The preceding is the mystery of all the falls and times of constriction that every person goes through (including all elements of Creation although in a hidden manner). This is because the purpose of a fall is only so that upon coming down, a person and all of creation gets closer to one below their spiritual level and they help them ascend. The holy sparks in the soul of the person (and all creation) who was formerly in a lower level are thus enabled to ascend from their previous situation in which they were swallowed up, retrieving their precious light from the shell enclosing them. We learn from this to what
כי ע"י שאינו מאיר העליון אלא רק דרך גוף וכלים הנה עי"ז יוצא התחתון על מדרגתו וכן מתחתון לתחתון עד שרק עי"ז נעשה האפשרות למציאות כל העולמות כולם עד העשיה התחתונה ונמצא שכל ירידה אשר ירד העליון הוא רק לצורך תיקון וכדי שיוצא ויתהווה וזהו ג"כ סוד כל.עי"ז התחתון ג"כ הירידות והקטנות אשר עוברים בכל עת על כל אדם )וכן הוא בהעלם בכל הנמצאות כולם( כי הנה הוא כדי לירד ולהתקרב אל את אשר למטה הימנו וכדי כי נעשה בזה עליית הניצו"ק.להעלותו