Machshava:

Ethics 

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p. 82. The infusion of the neshamah (soul) into the guf (body). It first happened with Adam harishon (first man) and again every day with us. The greatness of the Jewish soul - a part of Hashem. Two ways of expelling breath from our mouths. Ari Hakadosh: When Hashem created Adam, all future souls that were wrapped up in Adam were Jewish souls alone. The creation of gentile souls came from the change that took place in Adam after the sin of the tree of knowledge. Feeling superior at the expense of others. Jewish souls emanate from machsheves Hashem - Hashem's deep thoughts, rather than speech. Dibur (speech) and breath in the creative process. Dibur is the way to express ourselves to others, but machshavah is within myself.