Reach the level of ayin, to become “like nothing” [to negate one’s sense of self], and this is very relevant to this topic. Specifically, there is a level of ayin that applies to each of the spiritual realms, and to any spiritual level a person may be on.
Question
It seems that all of the parts of a person’s body are needed for various functions and to maintain one’s existence. For example, the eyes, mouth, the feet, the liver, and etc. are all needed for various functions, except for one part of the body, however, which does not seem to upkeep one’s physical existence. A man’s private part, which is called the “Yesod” (“the foundation”), does not serve to upkeep one’s personal existence, and instead, its entire function is to enable the survival of mankind in general [through procreation]. Does this make sense? Is this a physical manifestation and a logical outcome that results from the importance and the holiness that is represented by this part of the body, the Yesod/Foundation?
Answer
Correct! This part of a man’s body, as it is well-known, is called Kol, “Everything”, because it connects a person to “everything”, to the collectiveness of everything. This has several implications:
- It connects a person to the collectiveness of his own self [it connects him to the entirety of his being]. As an illustration, each droplet of human seed contains a microscopic image of the person himself. This is because the entire person’s being is contained in each droplet of human seed.
- This is the part of a man’s body which connects him to his spouse. Each of the spouse are a “half a body” before they unify through marriage, and together through the union of marriage, they become “everything”, they become part of a collectiveness. This is hinted to in the word “kallah”, a newlywed bride [which contains the root letters of the word kol/everything].
- It connects a person to the chain of the future generations that will come from him, and it upkeeps the existence of mankind in general [through procreation, which is the function of this part of the body].
- All of Creation is designed to reflect the creation of the human being. In this part of the body, there is the power to become a creator of worlds - the power to formulate the world and to formulate man – which is the all-inclusiveness of
