T207 PNC - All Speeches Are Aspects of Gevurot — Sweetened Through Torah

Beginner: "And Your gevurah (strength/judgment) they shall speak" (Psalms 145). Every act of human speech contains an element of gevurot — the divine attribute of judgment and strength. Speech requires energy, force, and boundary — all aspects of gevurah. The Kabbalistic teaching is that the five gevurot in da'at (knowledge) are the source of all speech. This means every word we speak is rooted in a form of divine power. When we speak words of Torah and positive truth, we sweeten the harsh aspect of the gevurot. Our speech has the power to transform judgment into mercy. Intermediate: T207 seg1: All human speech is rooted in gevurot (divine judgments/strengths) — "And Your gevurah they shall speak" (Psalms 145). The five gevurot in da'at are the source of speech. Speech that has harsh/unrefined aspects reflects unsweet gevurot. LM 207.

Beginner: The sweetening of speech — the way to refine its harsh aspects — comes through Torah study and speaking good, holy words. When we study Torah and engage in wholesome speech, we sweeten the underlying gevurot that power our words. The result is that our very speech becomes elevated, our words become vessels of blessing rather than of judgment. Know also that all speeches ultimately come from heat — passion and warmth — and without inner warmth, speech cannot emerge at all. Intermediate: T207 seg2: Sweetening of speech-gevurot comes through Torah study and good speech (diburim tovim). All speech comes from inner heat (chom) — without warmth, speech cannot emerge. Good speech converts gevurot into rachamim (mercy). LM 207.