Dear Friends, please ask questions about these passages from the great Kabbalists. The commentaries in brackets are mine.

Obtaining the Greatness of the Creator through the Environment

There is one point we should work on—appreciation of spirituality.
– The Rabash, Rabash—the Social Writings, “The Agenda of the Assembly”

“Make for yourself a rav (teacher) and buy for yourself a friend.” This means that one should create an environment for oneself that would help him obtain the greatness of his rav so that…bestowal upon one’s rav will become reception and give one energy to act for the sake of the Creator. An individual alone cannot do a thing about it whatsoever.
– Baal HaSulam, “A Speech for the Completion of The Zohar”

We can receive delight from bestowal only to the extent that we appreciate bestowal. Hence, only the greatness of the Creator will give us strength to bestow. …Hence, he should seek out like-minded people, who are also seeking to enhance the importance of any contact with the Creator, to receive assistance from them, perform acts of bestowal, and sense the Creator.
– The Rabash, Rabash—the Social Writings, “The Agenda of the Assembly”
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