Truth, Faith and Holiness XLVIII existence as the all - embracing extension of holiness . But this holiness is generally represented only as potential holiness, so that in its absence or concealment the seeds of evil are sown, and impurity – as its distortion and falsification – spreads and grows stronger, covering and darkening the world with its heavy shadow . In this context a crucial importance is ascribed to the decisive imperative – to sanctify reality even in its profane and impure realms and to reveal the Divine also within them . The Concept of Evil and its Sanctification in Kabbalistic Thought XLVII achieved, first of all, by the separation of various elements ( such as the male and the female ) , after having initially been incorporated in an unrecognizable manner in the chaotic and non - distinctive being . In their separation from one another the unique functionality of each of them is manifested – the male, as the principle of giving, and the female as the principle of re...
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