When our actions engage the light, we feel changes. By studying and disseminating the wisdom of Kabbalah and working in the group, we notice that we grow worse, see evil in ourselves and around, have ups and downs with respect to the properties of bestowal, connection, love, the Creator.

Ordinary #egoism is not an evil inclination, but our nature, in which we are born and grow. If a person does not engage in Kabbalah, he has neither a good, nor bad effect on his nature. After all, a change in one’s nature occurs only with the help of the light that created it.

Baal HaSulam, “The Peace”: Each state lasts until the evil in it ripens to the extent that it becomes unbearable, at which point it will have to be destroyed, and a better one built in its place. Thus the states alternate, until they become evil-free.

Baal HaSulam, “The Peace”: Each state has a strictly defined length of time, required for the growth of the degree of evil contained in this state, to such an extent that society can no longer bear it.

#BaalHaSulam Evaluation of good and evil depends on the goal of creation: every state nearing the goal is positive and distancing from the goal—negative. The law of development says that a defect and sin included in a certain state cause the appearance and construction of a good state.

Baal HaSulam, “The Peace”: The law of development embossed in mankind by the Creator pushes us forth. Incorrect behaviors themselves engender and create positive states. In fact, each good state is nothing but the fruit of the labor of a previous negative state.

Baal HaSulam: The Creator made the world for people so that with His help they reach the exalted goal of merging with Him. All that the Creator predetermined in the creation and gave to people was not given as a gift. The Creator secured our reaching His goal with a guarantee.

#BaalHaSulam, “The Peace”: Circulation of souls. Although it seems that everything that exists disappears, there are circulations; and no particle is at rest, for it is in constant motion in the circulation of the change of form, all the while losing none of its essence along the way.

#BaalHaSulam—Souls don’t disappear, but change the desire-bodies until final correction. There are no new fulfilled souls that get renewed like body-desires. A certain number of desire-souls undergo incarnations in a changed form, dressing in new desire-bodies in a new generation

The Galei TZAHAL radio station issued an apology for broadcasting 2 news stories in January 2017 in the “Good Morning, Israel” show slandering the non-profit Bnei Baruch—Kabbalah L’Am Organization.
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Question: Do we consider our lessons to be acquiring knowledge by word of mouth?

Answer: No. To convey something by word of mouth is the highest degree, a spiritual action called a “kiss” (Neshikin), when two people obtain a common screen.

It has no connection to the physical human body, to our lips or kisses; it is only described using these terms because there are no words in spirituality—we use all the words from our world.

If we achieve this conjugation, when both our screens connect and work precisely in unison at the level of the highest part of our common Partzuf, our common soul (HBD), then we are in a relationship “in a mutual kiss.”

This is an interconnection between two people: a student and a teacher, two students and two teachers, between anyone, at the highest level of their attainment (HBD).
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From the Kabbalah lesson in Russian 3/11/18

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Question: What does it mean to rise to the level of the governance of our world? Does Kabbalah rule our world? What is it about?

Answer: Kabbalah does not rule our world.

The fact is that everything we perceive is what we call our world. This is my world. I do not know what the world really is and what it consists of. I only know what I feel and perceive. This is a very important point with which we have to start talking about a person and about where he is.

We have to understand that our world is one that we build within. Therefore, this concept cannot be objective. Everything is relative to the observer. For example, today one might comprehend some things a certain way, and tomorrow interpret them differently. There are, of course, general laws, rules, and methods, but in the end, we are only speaking of a person’s individual comprehension.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 3/11/18

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New Life 21 – A Warm Relationship At Home
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi, Nitzah Mazoz and Orit Dolev

Happiness stems from positive relationships. A warm atmosphere at home brings emotional and material security. In order to maintain this type of atmosphere, family members should smile at each other, show warmth, radiate joy, and support one another. Parents provide the example for the family. Criticism should be shared only at a specific time. Society needs to promote positive relationships through public campaigns similar to the “stop smoking” campaign that was so successful in changing attitudes and behavior around the world. Let’s build society together!
From KabTV’s “New Life 21 – A Warm Relationship At Home,” 6/26/12

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Rabash, The Social Writings, “Concerning Love of Friends”: What is the reason I chose specifically these friends, and why have the friends chosen me?

On one hand, we came together accidentally because we were looking for the meaning of life, the possibility of understanding existence, and we are guided by our common goal.

On the other hand, everything happens from above. As we later understand, it was the higher plan that led us to come together. It unites and brings us closer to each other despite the fact that we are egoists, especially those who come to study Kabbalah. These are people who have never really been drawn to each other or to others, everyone felt themselves as individuals.

Therefore, when they come together, they have a special job: to show love to each other, to organize meals and various activities together, and so on. Generally, this is not for them because such behavior is contrary to their nature. But they have to do this in order to become closer to each other.
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From KabTV’s “The Last Generation” 1/18/18

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The path “from love for the created beings to the love for the Creator” is a very subtle concept. Everyone will agree with loving the Creator, even a completely secular person who thinks about it just in case the upper force does exist, it is better to be on good terms with it. That is why everyone is ready to love the Creator and this is accepted by people in all traditions. A person is even ready to observe some religious rituals because love for the Creator is a non-obligatory abstract notion.

On the other hand, love for the created beings requires a lot because it clearly manifests itself in this world and is visible to everyone, and a person must prove that he really loves the created beings. This is not easy. There is no objection to love the Creator, but no one supports love for created beings. Therefore, it is written that “Israel is a small people,” that is, those who strive to love the Creator through love for the created beings.

Many fall on this path because love for the created beings does not arise in us naturally. Although a person understands that the science of Kabbalah promises him the revelation of the eternal and complete spiritual world, nevertheless, “a thousand enter the room and one comes out to teach.” People start studying and after a few years give up on spiritual revelation, without understanding what is actually being discussed.

There are two completely opposite approaches. One is to take a spiritual message and bring it down to earth, into our world, with reference to our behavior. This is religion. The other one is to elevate this spiritual message upward, rising with it to the Creator. This requires changing our properties, acquiring the property of bestowal, which cannot be achieved except through special exercises to correct the relationship between us with the help of the reforming Light.

Such work is contrary to our desire to enjoy and is possible only with mutual support. If such special people with burning points in the heart who want to attain the revelation of the Creator, adhesion with Him, and the purpose of creation, get together, then they are obliged to build relationships that will be influenced by the upper Light, which will correct them from egoistic to altruistic, for the sake of mutual bestowal. The upper Light will then be revealed within them, which is called “the revelation of the Creator to the created beings.”

From this it is clear that there are two completely opposite approaches about which it is written: “The view of the landlords is opposite to the view of the Torah.”

“The view of the Torah” is the use of the reforming Light called “the Torah,” which builds spiritual commandments in us, inverting every egoistic desire into bestowal.

“The view of the landlords” is the opinion of those who want to remain in their desire to enjoy, and therefore, try to invert the spiritual message for their own benefit so that there is an excuse to remain in egoism, without changing their desire. In this case, the intention remains egoistic. We observe this phenomenon throughout history.

From the moment the people of Israel received the Torah until today, these two approaches to the Torah have existed in the people. The world is about to face great suffering that will compel the people of Israel to understand and fulfill their mission, that is, to bring the revelation of the Creator to the whole of humanity, which means to reach the end of correction.

Meanwhile, however, love for the created beings repels people. They neither desire, comprehend nor want to hear about it. However, this is an obligatory stage—one on which the love for the Creator is being built. We will have to overcome both of these steps and we must prepare ourselves for the maximum possible connection. Although it is still egoistic and incomplete, our pain of being unable to do more attracts to us the Ohr Hozer (returning Light), which works on us.

The Creator will finish the work for us. We need only to raise a prayer to Him, MAN, to express our desire and pain, and the upper Light will complete our correction. Everything is achieved only by our efforts to unite, which lead to prayer, to the disclosure of the correct deficiency according to which the Creator completes the work for us: the upper Light comes and performs the action.¹
From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/10/18, Lesson on the Topic: “From Love for the Created Beings to The Love for the Creator”
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Question: How is it possible to stop constantly analyzing my actions?

Answer: Why would you? Constant analysis is imperative. We must, however, connect all of our actions to the Creator: His to me and mine to His, and thus we work in two lines.

Question: How do we develop the ability to react differently and not automatically in an egoistic, beastly way?

Answer: When you act consciously, not automatically, you become spiritual, then you will give a spiritual reaction. Until then, you will be who you are. Don’t expect to be able to control yourself. The Creator controls everything.

Question: What does “Jerusalem” (Yeru Shalayim), which translates to Yira’a Shlema – perfect/complete awe/fear/trepidation mean?

Answer: This is the characteristic of Bina that attains the level of Keter.

Question: What is the most common mistake in the process of self-discovery?

Answer: A person only knows himself when he knows the Creator, and understanding the Creator, he works on self-reflection. Therefore, a person is called Adam, from the word “Domeh” (similar). That is, the degree in which one resembles the Creator, one discovers the Creator, I see myself within the Creator and see myself as in a mirror.

Question: How many years of inner work are required on average to pass through the Machsom (barrier)?

Answer: The years don’t matter, although in the Introduction to the Study of the Ten Sefirot, Baal HaSulam wrote that it requires at least five years. However, I think that even with all our efforts, it can’t take less than 10-15 years. This is an inner correction of many properties in a person.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 2/11/18

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