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Regarding what our Sages o.b.m. said (Chagigah 11b) that it is forbidden to look into what is above, what is below, what is before, what is behind — Rabbainu, o.b.m., said that every single person has his own dimension of "what is above, what is below," etc., according to his level, that he is forbidden to look into.[410] For with some people, their intellect ends at the spheres and firmaments, and he is forbidden to look further beyond. And also all the philosophers and investigators — their entire intellect and investigation goes only as far as the spheres, and above that they know nothing. And also in what is below the spheres, they have erred greatly in several things, to the point that great disputes fell among them on every matter. And it has already been explained that it is forbidden to look into them at all. The general rule is: every person — at the point where his intellect ends, he is forbidden to go further. For that is his dimension of "what is above, what is below." Rather he must rely on faith alone. 410. RAK: See Likutay Halachos, Orach Chaim, Washing of Hands, Law 6, section 79.