Chochma –Curiosity - a state of mind where one is open and empty, ready to receive without preconceived notions, just curious, wondering. The Hebrew word “Chochma”is made up of two smaller words, “co’ach”--“ma” which literally means, “the power of what”. It’s the ability to hear something completely new.

It is the capacity for one to stand back and watch something in wonder, to witness with an open heart.

It is the part of one’s soul that is able to feel and experience complete oneness with G-d and creation. Because it is a window into infinity and therefore not bound by time and space. When in this state of mind one can feel like they lose track of time. Time and space perception alters.

In this curious and creative space, one receives moments of inspiration, otherwise known as a “eureka moment” or a  stroke of genius and insight, you can say it’s when one ‘gets’ a concept; they know that they have it all in their head, but they can't explain it to someone else yet. i.e., When one goes to a class and feels totally inspired by what they learned, but when someone asks them what it was, they just have no idea how to say it.

It is creative inspiration before it is fully expressed into words; it is great ideas

Bina-This is the ability to take the insight of Chochma and expand it. Bing allows one to teach the insight, to understand it fully in all its details--its breadth and depth. It is the ability to derive one thing from another, to comprehend it in its entirety, and then express it.

Its logical thought processes.

Daas- This is the ability to fully integrate the idea until it becomes a felt sense in the body. Becoming a part of the person – who they are vs what they know. When one deeply knows something, it impacts their immune system and body; it becomes part of the, Nefesh or DNA (cellular memory). This felt recognition is achieved by ‘chewing over’ or contemplating ideas from many angles until all parts of one’s psyche get it.

Daas bridges the intellect and the emotions it sees the whole picture and hears all the parts. It is the source of compassion or empathy and one’s ability to see other perspectives

It is one’s self-awareness and the source of one's capacity for free choice.

It is the inner capacity for connection and integration with a person, an idea, or an object.