At the end of the parsha we learn that that the face of Moshe shone after he descended from the mountain with the second luchos. Why did his face shine only after the giving of the second luchos, not after the giving of the first luchos?
The Shem M'Shmuel explains that was caused Moshe's face to shine was the fact that we was מוסר נפשו for klal yisroel, he said מחני נא, since he was willing to forgo all his spiritual achievements, that elevated his body as well. The pure spirituality of the first luchos doesn't elevate the body, it is only because of the willingness to forgo great spirituality for the greater good that it is reflected and elevates the body.
The kabbalists explain that the second luchos were the luchos of baalei teshuva which are greater than the luchos of tzaddikim. The first luchos was a great spiritual power, but it couldn't be contained and was broken. It is the spirituality that a person is able to contain, that s/he prepares for, that has the power to elevate the body (see here.)
In which sefer do the kabbalists say this? It's not in your link
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