Then, after she [Malchut of Ein Sof] had diminished the will to receive, consequently, the light departed from there, for it is already known that the light depends on the desire, and the desire is the place of the light, for there is no coercion in spirituality (Baal HaSulam, The Study of the Ten Sefirot, Part 1, “Restriction and Line,” “Inner Observation,” Chapter 2).

Question: How is it possible to restrict your desire?

Answer: If I am among people for whom my desires are completely out of character, then by looking at them, these desires decrease for me too.

Comment: We know from experience that our desires are beyond our control.

My Response: In some ways, of course, they are beyond our control. But by being in a certain environment, I can use them so that they will change to become either greater or smaller. At the same time, the desires themselves remain. We are not talking about their disappearance.

Comment: Baal HaSulam talks about restricting them.

My Response: To restrict means to make smaller.

Question: What does the principle there is no coercion in spirituality mean?

Answer: This means that no one will force you to restrict your desire or, conversely, increase it. It depends only on the decision of the person himself.
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From KabTV’s “The Study of the Ten Sefirot (TES)” 11/20/22

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