Early Death of Tzadikim
Gate of Reincarnations: Chapter Seven, Section 5
Translation by Yitzchok bar Chaim;
explanation by Shabtai Teicher
People who do not know how to draw down Ruach and Neshama
through the "yibum at night meditation" have to die, and if
they are tzadikim who have rectified the Nefesh at an early age,
then they will die young, and this applies to second level souls as well.  | | " This person must therefore die in order to rectify his Ruach in a second body..." | | |
A person may completely rectify his Nefesh, but not know how to draw his Ruach to him to rectify it, as has been previously explained:
leaving his Nefesh at night (in the
Supernal Well) through meditation upon the verse, "My Nefesh has desired You at night...." (Isaiah
26:9) This person must therefore die in order to rectify his Ruach in a second body. When it is
rectified, then his Nefesh will join him.
If by this time he still does not know how to send his Ruach away at night in order to draw his
Neshama to rectify it according to
the previously mentioned meditation, then he will have to die a second time so
that his Neshama can enter a third
body to become rectified. After rectification, his Nefesh and Ruach will
re-enter to join his Neshama, as
discussed previously. | | " They die at an early age since there is no reason to delay their time in this world..." | | |
Remarkably, this is why some completely righteous people die
early in life. They have rectified their Nefesh
entirely after only a few years, but they do not know how to draw down their
Ruach by sending away their Nefesh using the meditation we mentioned
earlier. They die at an early age since there is no reason to delay their time
in this world.
There is no reason for them to remain in this world since they
have completed the tikun of their Nefesh.
If they would receive Ruach, then they could begin
the tikun of Ruach while still in the same lifetime. However, since they do not
know how to draw down their Ruach,
and have no need for further rectification of the Nefesh, there isn't
any reason for them to remain in this world.
They leave early [so] that their Ruach may enter a second body to become rectified. The same is true
for righteous people who merited their Nefesh
and Ruach and rectified them, and do
not know how to send them away to draw down their Neshama.
This is the esoteric meaning of the verse "...They die, but
not with wisdom" (Job 4:21). Sometimes people die due to a lack of
wisdom, not knowing how to draw down their Ruach
or their Neshama. However, this only
applies for someone who has rectified his Nefesh,
but whose Ruach and Neshama still remain blemished from the
first time.
It should be recalled that the Rav reverted to the
discussion of the "yibum at night meditation" by way of
explaining the second advantage of first level over second level souls. | | " Their ascent can go beyond Beriya to the level of Nefesh of Atzilut..." | | |
Second level souls are those that remained in Adam after his
sin and were transmitted to his sons, Cain and Abel. Like first level souls,
they can complete immense tikunim in one
lifetime, from the Nefesh of Asiya to the Nefesh of Atzilut.
However, unlike first level souls, they can only accomplish this with great
difficulty and effort, and it was for this reason that the Rav reverted to the
discussion of the "yibum at night meditation."
However, second level souls have been somewhat blemished by
the sins of Adam, Cain and Abel. They can only advance from level to level with
difficulty and with the assistance of the "yibum at night meditation".
We have now explained the advantages of the first level over the
second level.
These second level souls were blemished to some extent by
the sins of Adam, Cain, and Abel, although not like those souls of the third
level who fell into the realm of the kelipot. Therefore, they need the "yibum
at night meditation" in order to ascend from level to level, but their
ascent can go beyond Beriya to the level of Nefesh of Atzilut.
In contrast, someone whose Ruach and Neshama
were not previously blemished does not need the meditation in order to ascend
from level to level.
Someone whose Ruach and
Neshama are already rectified and now
completes the rectification of his Nefesh,
then his Ruach and Neshama can enter to be clothed within
the Nefesh since they are already
rectified like it.
Obviously, Ruach and Neshama do not need to
enter a body if they have already been rectified. In contrast, if they are only
unblemished, they will still need to come in order to complete their tikun.
Thus, it is likely that the words "already rectified" written here
should be understood as "not blemished". Ruach and Neshama
that are unblemished, but their tikun has not yet been completed, will
be able to enter and become ensconced within a rectified Nefesh. Since
they are not blemished, the rectified Nefesh can become an exterior
garment or throne for them. To link to the previous article in this reincarnation series,
Challenge to 2nd Level, click here
To link to the next article in this reincarnation series,
Advantage of Level 2 Souls, click here
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