The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

88Question: What is the sin of the Tree of Knowledge?

Answer: The Tree of Knowledge of good and evil is our entire nature, which consists of good and evil forces that distance, push us apart, unite us, and bring us closer.

The system of interaction of these two opposing forces is the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil.

In Kabbalah, good means coming closer to each other when you wish others well, and evil is separation, when you move away from others and do not want to help them in their correction. And all this is determined regarding the whole of humanity.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 1/2/24

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Questions about Spiritual Work—61

504Question: You said that the attainment of true reality is the attainment of spirituality. Is there a concept of an imaginary spiritual reality?

Answer: If it is imaginary, then it is not real.

Question: When we read about the righteous in the lessons, feel the state they were in, and thank them that such information comes through them, can we say that we are at some degree of spiritual attainment?

Answer: No. That is not yet a degree, but this is a preparatory state.

Question: I see my flaws in my friends. Does it mean that by praying for them I ask the Creator to correct me?

Answer: Yes, because you cannot ask for yourself since you are an egoist, but you can ask for your friends.

Question: At each degree, the main thing is faith above reason, which elevates us. But we must also desire the revelation of the Creator. Do these two desires—to reveal the Creator and go by faith above reason—not cancel each other?

Answer: No, they do not cancel each other. You will see how much faith above reason opens your eyes.

Question: By gaining experience from mistakes that do not lead to connection and bestowal, we develop some skill of how to avoid mistakes. Can this be called preliminary attainment, or is this some kind of psychological level of correction?

Answer: No, you should just rely on integrating with the group, and then, together with the group, your mistakes will be minimal.

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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/8/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Spirituality Is Called That Which Will Never Be Lost”

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Daily Kabbalah Lesson – 1/23/24

Preparation to the Lesson

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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, “What Are Holiness and Purity, in the Work?”

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2nd part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Study of the Ten Sefirot,” Vol. 2, Part 6, “Cause and Consequence, ‘Seder Siba ve Mesubav,’” Item 28

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3rd part of the Lesson — Lesson on the Topic, “Preparation for the Convention”

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Selected Highlights

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