Expansion of the light means filling desires with light. Despite the fact that the light and the desire are opposite, they need each other simultaneously. After all, the light wishes to fill all creations, all desires. And the desire of the vessel, the Kli, is to be filled for its own sake.

Here arises a contradiction between them, and the light gradually corrects this desire so that from the state of being filled for oneself, it begins to understand that it is best to be filled for the sake of the light.

Question: Why does the by-product of the state of receiving for oneself manifest itself in our world as great forces of evil?

Answer: The fact is that we are interconnected parts of the system. So, if you do something for yourself, it goes to the detriment of others. No one can act in isolation from others; therefore, by not acting for the sake of others, you are acting to their detriment. That is the problem.

Question: Indeed, people do everything for themselves. I think any psychologist will confirm it. However, most people do not do evil to others. Yes, they receive for their own sake, but why is it called evil in Kabbalah?

Answer: If we saw the true picture of the world, we would understand how we constantly wish good for ourselves and, at the same time, necessarily cause harm to others.

Question: Even if I do nothing explicitly bad to others?

Answer: Even if you do not understand it. We are all in a closed system as if inside a sphere. And if you think only about yourself, you are definitely stealing from others.

This happens at the level of desires, thoughts, and actions. But we do not see these actions.

Question: Does it mean that even if I live on an uninhabited island, I still would cause harm to the whole system?

Answer: Yes. An enclosed system is totally closed in, and no one can disconnect themselves from it.
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From KabTV’s “The Study of the Ten Sefirot (TES)” 1/15/23

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