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This is the aspect of Tefillin. The matter of Tefillin is explained there (LM II:67), on the verse: "Va'amalei oso Ruach Elokim b'chochmah u'visvunah u'veda'as u'vchol melachah" — these are the aspect of four Mochin that flow from the "Rosh Bayis" [Head of the House]. This = Tefillin: four Mochin filling the batim = the Rosh illuminating into the Bayis.

All the aspects described there are Tefillin: the true Tzaddik = Tzaddik Yesod Olam = the pe'er, the chein, and the yofi [splendor, grace, and beauty] of the entire world. He = Shem Hashem, for "shemo meshutaf bishmenu" — His Name is interwoven with our names. From there flow the four Mochin from the four letters of the Name = the three colors of the eye and the pupil. From there flow the four yesodos [elements], from which all character traits derive.

This = Shabbos = "Shin — Bas" = the three colors of the eye and the pupil. Shabbos = the Name of HaKadosh Baruch Hu = the name of the Tzaddik: "Ant Shabbos d'chul'hu yomei" — he illuminates the Beis HaMikdash. All this = Me'orei Or [Luminaries of Light]: when they prevail, the Me'orei Eish [Luminaries of Fire] are subdued — and then there is a "Ba'al HaBayis" for the world = Bereishis = Rosh Bayis = Tefillin.

Whoever is included in this Rosh Bayis, included in the holy Name — in the true pe'er, chein, and yofi — his eyes are opened and he begins to examine himself, to see where he stands in all his traits. But when this light (= the Tzaddik's light = Shem Hashem) is concealed → the Me'orei Eish prevail → the Beis HaMikdash is destroyed.

What has passed has passed. But now — Hashem yearns every day to return to us. The essential tikun: to return to Him through Kimas Chatzos [rising at midnight]. One must awaken to care for the repair of his soul — to rise at midnight and mourn greatly over the Churban, and especially to mourn and weep over the blemish of one's own deeds that caused the destruction or delay its rebuilding. Through this, the concealed light is revealed: "Lasum la'avelei Tziyon pe'er tachas eifer" — "pe'er instead of ashes" — the very pe'er (= the four Mochin = Shem Hashem) is restored. Apply your heart to this well, until you actually rise at midnight to mourn over your deeds that delay the building of the Beis HaMikdash — until the true light of all these rectifications shines upon you.

All this = Tefillin. The Arizal's writings explain that the light of Tefillin emerges through the rectifications accomplished by Kimas Chatzos. Through the Tzaddikim and upright ones who rise at midnight and mourn the Churban → all the above aspects are rectified → the Me'orei Or prevail → the light of the Rosh Bayis (= four Mochin = pe'er = three colors of the eye and the pupil) illuminates. All this = Shem Hashem = Tefillin Mochin: "V'ra'u kol amei ha'aretz ki Shem Hashem nikra alecha" — our Sages said : "These are the Tefillin on the head." Tefillin = pe'er: "Pa'archa chavush alecha" . They are the colors of the eye: "U'l'totafos bein einecha." They are the Rosh Bayis: the parshiyos (= Mochin) filling the batim.