Associating Mitzvot & Tikun
Gate of Reincarnations: Chapter Four, Section 2
Translation by Yitzchok bar Chaim;
explanation by Shabtai Teicher
It seems to me that all the aspects of rectification are really
the fulfillment of mitzvot, which are dependent upon the
"limbs" of the Nefesh. All blemishes result from violating
negative mitzvot.  | | " All blemishes result from violating negative mitzvot" | | |
It is well known that there are 248 positive mitzvot and
365 negative mitzvot. The negative mitzvot tell us what not to
do. Their number corresponds to the 248 limbs of the human body, which is made
in the image of the Nefesh. Thus, each one of the negative mitzvot
corresponds to one of the limbs of the Nefesh, and transgression of any
one of them causes a corresponding blemish or damage in one of the limbs of the
Nefesh.
Positive mitzvot, on the other hand, require a person
to actively do something. They cause tikun (rectification) of the Nefesh.
| | " Positive mitzvot... cause tikun (rectification) of the Nefesh " | | |
The complete entry of the Nefesh into the body, which is
called tikun of the Nefesh, is accomplished only through the
performance of mitzvot. Although sins blemish the Nefesh, they do
not prevent its sparks from entering.
A person can perform positive mitzvot, and in the
same lifetime transgress negative precepts. As a result of the positive mitzvot
he will be rectifying levels of soul, one after the other. The sparks of the Nefesh
will be entering the body and becoming rectified.
On the other hand, as a result of the negative mitzvot
that he has transgressed, he will have caused blemish or damage. These will
have to be atoned for, one way or the other, but they do not necessarily
prevent the progress of tikun. To link to the previous article in this reincarnation series,
2nd Gilgul Is Like 1st, click here
To link to the next article in this reincarnation series,
Reincarnation and Resurrection, click here
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