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In kabbalah, the divine soul (; ''nefesh ha'elokit'') is the source of good inclination, or ''yetzer tov'', and Godly desires. The divine soul is composed of the ten sefirot from the side of holiness, and garbs itself with three garments of holiness, namely Godly thought, speech and action associated with the 613 commandments of the Torah.〔Likkutei Amarim ch. 4, Tanya〕 Because its desire is to cleave to Godliness, it is usually in conflict with the ''nefesh habehamit'', whose desire is initially for physical pleasures.〔Likkutei Amarim ch. 9, Tanya〕 ==Reluctance of the soul to be born== In Pirkei Avot 4:22 it is stated: Regarding this, Bartenura explains〔Bartenura to Avot 4:22, "Al karchach atah notzar"〕 that the soul does not desire to leave the pure place where souls reside before coming down to earth. An angel forces it to leave its heavenly abode and enter the mother's womb, after which an angel again forces it to come out and be born. On the same passage, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, notes that "against your will you live" seems to conflict with "against your will you die." "Against your will you live" makes sense according to Bartenura, because the soul was on a much higher level before it came to this world; at that time it was blissfully cleaving to Godliness. How, then, can it be said that "against your will you die," when the soul returns to God? He resolves it by explaining that the soul was convinced to descend when it was informed of the Divine Intention to "make a dwelling for God in the lower realms."〔Midrash Tanchuma, Naso 16; also Likkutei Amarim ch. 36, Tanya〕 This can only be accomplished by studying Torah and performing mitzvot on earth. Despite being reluctant to leave the Heavens, its most powerful, core and essential desire is actually to cleave to God; and because of that, it also yearns to cleave to and be in accord with the Divine Will. The soul therefore descends, in order to create the "dwelling place in the nether realms" and fulfill the Divine Will. Likewise, it is reluctant to die and leave the world, because the mitzvot can only be fulfilled while enclothed in a physical body.〔Likkutei Sichot vol. 4, p. 1217〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「divine soul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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