In this shiur Rabbi Triebitz explains the difference in approach to kaballah between the Arizal and his teacher (if he had a teacher), Rav Moshe Cordovero.

It all begins with the following quote from the page 42b in the Zohar Shemos

Rabbi Triebitz quotes a lot from Pardes Rimonim (from Rav Cordovero) available here:
or here

He also quotes again from the Leshem Hakdamos u-Shearim, which is not online.

Here is the source from the Etz Chaim.

The first chakira of Rav Chaim in Etz Chaim

(If you prefer, here is a text version of Etz Chaim, rather than the pdf)

He also quotes from the end of the Etz Chaim (p. 119) but I can’t seem to find it in any of the online versions that I looked it. Please send me the link if you can find it.

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