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Now we find that this aspect of Iyun (repetitive deep study) is just in the aspect of a vessel in regard to the actual deep delving of Binah itself. In other words, the deep intensive study is just a vessel for reaching a true deep comprehension.
At first glance this Iyun is what is called the deep concentration of the mind in the language of the world, that is, Meditation or Contemplation. But it is not so since the concentration of the mind is just a vessel to come to the depths of the thing actually (as it is). Meaning that concentration on the subject matter is necessary in order to come to its depth.
So there is the Daas below Binah which is the concentrative contemplation necessary to grasp the analytical explanation.
And the Daas between Binah and Chochma which is the concentrative contemplation necessary to bring the flash of Chochmah into Binah.
And higher than this is called a Ma'amik (deep delver) who reaches higher than even the wisdom itself. Even though the Chochmah is in the aspect of being the actual Ein (nothing) (non-apprehended ethereal source) of the concept before it came to be include in the depth of the point of the Musag of Binah (the idea as it is intellectually grasped by understanding). Like a spring in regards to a river as stated above. But the aspect of going deep into the root of the idea, the root of this (aspect) reaches into the root which brings forth the flowing of the spring of Chochmah etc. and is called the depths of Chochmah or the hidden places of Chochmah. And this is the Daas above Chochmah and Binah.
And according to the above, what the world calls Haamakas Hadaas (the deep engrossment of the mind - Daas is usually translated as knowledge),this is not the main substance of the deep delving like the depth of the Musag of Binah for this has no relationship to Daas.
But rather, Daas is the aspect of the thorough bonding of his feeling (of the mind) to the Musag (concept) and this is what brings about the aspect of deep (comprehension) of the musag after the above mentioned Iyun so that it is just like an aspect of a vessel to the depth of the Hasogah (the understood concept) as was stated above.
So that the contemplative or meditative concentration is only a vessel to get to the depth of a subject. Wheras the Iyun of Binah, that is, intensive analytical explanatory study is the vessel to the actual subject itself.
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