Kabbalah Library
Assorted Notes
34. TANTA [Taamim, Nekudot, Tagin, Otiot]
Taamim [flavors] means one who wants to taste a good taste in life should pay attention to his point in the heart.
Every person has a point in the heart, except it does not shine. Rather, it is like a black dot. The point in the heart is a discernment of the Nefesh [soul] of Kedusha [holiness], whose nature is a vessel of bestowal.
However, she is in a state of Shechina [Divinity] in the dust, meaning that a person regards her as nothing. Instead, to him she is as important as dust. This is called Nekudot [dots/points].
The solution is to increase her importance and make its importance as Tagin [crowns], like a “Crown on his head.” That is, instead of being dust, as before, he should raise her importance to be as a Keter [crown] on his head.
At that time, the Nefesh of Kedusha expands in Otiot [letters], meaning in the Guf [body], for the Guf is called Otiot. In other words, the Kedusha spreads from potential to actual, called Otiot and Guf.
