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Posted on March 7th, 2024
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Question: If I have a Hisaron (spiritual deficiency) and the Creator fulfilled it only by 80% and 20% still remains empty, but I feel even more pain than before, how should I perceive this new Hisaron that originated from the previous one?
Answer: You should perceive it as a new Hisaron. This means that you have not fully completed the previous state.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/24/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “There Is a Discernment of the Next World, and There Is a Discernment of This World”
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Question: Every desire has an end goal and components. Do we need to cling to the final goal and ask for it all the time? Or do we need to delve as much as possible into the constituent moments, clarify them, and ask until these requests lead us to the final request for the ultimate goal of the desire?
Answer: We, after all, need to look through the immediate goal to the last goal and in this way, move forward.
Question: Could the clarification lead me to another desire or goal?
Answer: It depends on how you look at the goal. For example, a gun has two sights. When you look at the target from the nearest sight to the far one, you will hit the target. The same goes for us.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/20/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “You Shall Not Have in Your Pocket a Big Stone”
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Question: Birds have a very clear goal: to fly south, to arrive into warm lands where it will be comfortable, warm, and plentiful. And when you observe the laws of a flock of geese, you see that their task is not just to fly, but to fly and not lose a single friend. That is how nature works. These are pure laws of nature. And the flock instinctively follows them.
The laws for geese are as that the shape of the flock should be like a wedge. Ornithologists who study bird flight say that this allows almost doubling their flight range.
What does it mean for a person to align themselves correctly in pursuit of a goal? What is this wedge?
Answer: Geese understand that if they arrange themselves like this, they will save energy and not deviate from their path. These two parameters determine their structure.
Question: And for a person? How should they structure themselves like this wedge to reach their goal?
Answer: If people were defined by such parameters, then we would also, as Napoleon said: “Wise men in the center, and the whole army around them.”
Question: So, is this essentially moving like a wedge?
Answer: Yes. It is some serious organization that plans its future. That is, the brain should be at the center.
Question: Moving on to the second law. The wing beats of each goose create an updraft of air, which supports the birds flying behind.
So people move toward a goal. Let’s say people understand that they need to move together. What are these wing beats?
Answer: It is the movement that birds make for themselves and for others.
Question: And what are the wing beats for people?
Answer: For people, it can be when they define a higher goal for themselves and understand how to achieve it.
Question: It is said here that this updraft of air from the beating of the wings supports the birds flying behind. How does this manifest in people, how do they support it? What do they support?
Answer: Just like in battle those who lead the way set an example for those following them. So beating wings are the example that you show.
Question: Moving on. When a bird breaks formation, it starts to experience sharp air resistance, which quickly forces it back into formation and allows it to continue flying with less effort.
Suppose people set high goals and falter, deviate, or drop out. How can you make sure that they have the thought in their minds and hearts that a loner won’t break through? What should be present in the group for this?
Answer: They all must be obsessed with the same goal together. And then some will move forward and stick together, while others will cling to them, and in this way, they will all reach the goal together.
Question: Do those who cling to them understand that they are weaker, so they hold onto their friends, and they will have the thought, “I won’t break through alone”?
Answer: Of course.
Question: Is this if the importance of the goal is constantly emphasized?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Moving on. When the leader gets tired, it flies to the rear of the flock, and another bird takes its place.
In life, leaders, politicians, and those leading people and states don’t feel the responsibility.
They only step down during elections. There is no such thing as feeling tired and giving way to someone else. What must a leader have in order to have this thought?
Answer: The importance of the goal of the entire flock.
Comment: The importance of the goal, it is the most important; it is the foundation.
My Response: Yes. A leader must understand that they are responsible for ensuring that the flock continues the journey and reaches the goal.
Comment: Even if he’s not there…
My Response: It doesn’t matter.
Comment: So his thoughts are all about the flock, not about himself.
My Response: Yes.
Comment: That is the most important thing! In Israel, there was such an example. Begin left like that on his own. Suddenly, he stood up in the middle of a meeting and said, “I’m tired.”
My Response: Yes. It was a great decision.
Question: And then he remained quiet for ten years, he hardly gave any interviews. That is how he left.
Also geese in a flock encourage those flying ahead with their cries to increase the flying speed.
What does it mean to inspire others? What do the “cries” of friends mean?
Answer: So that everyone feels, especially those lagging behind, that we are flying, thinking about them. And they must show their zeal to be behind us.
Question: So each one thinking about the others is what the cries are?
Answer: They all have the same thought collectively, and they feel it. It is like they have a a kind of transmitter, a receiver, I don’t know how to call it, but it’s pounding inside them, like one, common heart.
Comment: We are talking about friends, about the group.
My Response: Like with geese, geese feel each other, feel the common heartbeat, the common thoughts. And in general, they feel each other. That is how it should be among friends. In other words, thoughts replace any cries. Thoughts are movement, support.
Question: There is another very interesting law when one goose in the flock loses strength and falls down, two birds follow it. They try to help the one in trouble and protect it. The escorts stay with the friends until they either perish or regain strength to continue flying. After that, the geese join another flock and continue flying.
Now the central question, what is mutual guarantee?
Answer: Mutual guarantee is when I commit to, as much as I can, to follow the flock, and the flock commits to support me as much as it can.
Question: Is that similar in a group of friends moving toward a goal?
Answer: Yes, of course.
Question: With birds, it’s clear, it’s instinctive. It’s nature saying, “I have this law, and you must follow it.” And birds follow it. Humans don’t have such an instinct. Does mutual guarantee need to be cultivated? How is it cultivated?
Answer: Partly, it is done in organized societies, like the army, for example, or a group of travelers, pioneers, and so on. But in general, it is a problem; it needs to be taught. Humans do not understand this.
Question: So it doesn’t come naturally; it takes effort?
Answer: Yes.
Question: But can we consider it one of the most important rules? There is a goal and there is mutual guarantee. Can these two points be placed at the forefront?
Answer: Yes. Only if they support each other, will their bearer reach the goal.
Question: Why can’t we learn, for example, from nature? We understand that it’s instinctive, but at the same time we can understand that nature requires this from us.
Answer: We are created precisely contrary to this principle. Therefore, only if we all together accept commitments can we then bow before these two principles. But I don’t see how this can be done under normal circumstances without the threat of survival and without upbringing.
Comment: So this alliance that we form simply cannot be made. You know, how they did it, they sealed all alliances with blood.
My Response: No, it requires spirit.
Question: At what point will I be able to form an alliance?
Answer: When people cross the threshold between life and death, then they can sign their spirit for going together with the group. I’m crossing the threshold between life and death.
Comment: Life, death, it all merges.
My Response: Nothing matters except maintaining the connection.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 12/4/23
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Question: What will help us realize our interdependence within the ten and the world group and maintain the intention to bestow before each action?
Answer: Just as we currently want to receive everything for ourselves, we should desire to bestow everything to our friends in the ten and through them, to the Creator. Bestowal indicates that I think about my friends and ask the Creator for them to receive everything they desire.
If the ten can unite and direct all its desires to the Creator, it means that there is a force of bestowal within it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/22/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “A Mitzva that Comes through Transgression”
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Question: What is the revelation of the Shechina to the created beings?
Answer: It is the revelation of all souls connected correctly. When a person attains this, the entire vessel the Creator made is revealed and He is ready to fill it. The revelation of the vessel is more than just feeling the ten; it is Malchut of infinity.
Question: Should I first feel the suffering because the ten is not receiving the light of correction, and then the ten should feel the suffering of the Shechina?
Answer: No, it is you who should suffer that you cannot correct the Shechina because all your friends should gather in it, and you want them to have the intention to pass the collection of all your desires to the Creator.
Question: How can I inspire the ten to think about the Shechina and build an intention in one direction? After all, I do not know what is in the hearts of others.
Answer: It does not matter what is in their hearts. You just need to talk about this among yourselves, and gradually, through your conversations, the upper light will begin to work on the heart of each friend.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/22/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “A Mitzva that Comes through Transgression”
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Question: What do we connect if we feel everything differently?
Answer: We connect our Kelim. When they become larger and deeper, we begin to feel our similarity to each other in them. If we connect to create a common Kli, then in this common Kli we begin to attain the Creator.
Question: How can we come to such a perception of reality that everyone is in complete unity?
Answer: With love, everyone should strive for love.
Question: What is the reason for the transition between our understanding of the relationship between the Kli and the light, and the actual, practical comprehension of these relationships in our receiving Kelim?
Answer: The attainment of the connection or dependence of the light on the Kli is the attainment of the wisdom of Kabbalah.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/21/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “All the Worlds”
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Question: How do we distinguish self-sacrifice from narcissism?
Answer: You need to approach yourself soberly, look at all your shortcomings, weigh your strengths, and evaluate how you can overcome these shortcomings on your own.
Question: The more efforts we make in self-sacrifice, the more suffering increases. Why does this happen?
Answer: This is how you feel now. It is in self-sacrifice that we will feel great joy and adhesion with the Creator.
Question: Self-sacrifice seems easy when it is a one-time movement. But this is a serious and lengthy process. How can I feel it? It is easy to jump up once with your saber drawn. How does one live in self-sacrifice?
Answer: Every minute, every second, jump out with a saber against your internal enemies.
Question: Is self-sacrifice an individual or a group state?
Answer: This is an individual state.
Question: Is there a difference if I sacrifice everything to adhere to the Creator or so that my friends will do it?
Answer: There is a big difference. When you sacrifice yourself for the sake of your friends, then it is indeed a great sacrifice and a great action.
Question: Can self-sacrifice be fictitious? After all, everything we do is a game.
Answer: No, self-sacrifice is not a game. You are actually sacrificing something relatively dear to you.
Question: Can we say that true love is self-sacrifice? If I do not sacrifice anything for my friends, does that mean I do not truly love them?
Answer: Not only do you not love them, you hate them because you have the opportunity to come closer to them in love, but you push away this opportunity.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/18/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Labor”
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