Diaphragm (Kabbalah)

The diaphragm (parsa) is a term describing the separation between the world Atzilut and the worlds below. This separation is a result of the second constriction, in which Malkhut, with its attendant first constriction, ascended to the level of Bina. In Kabbalah language, the structures of the partzufim and the levels are described using terms derived from the human body. The diaphragm in the body lies at the point of the chest, similar to the location of the level of Bina within the body of a partzuf.