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Posted on July 14th, 2024
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The group that Abraham organized in ancient Babylon was founded on the single principle that everyone was ready to achieve the state where he can be connected with another and to “love his neighbor as himself.” In the Torah and other sources this is noted as the most important commandment.
In general, it should be a commandment for all of humanity, but we see that people of that time could not implement it. Today we are facing this question once again.
Therefore, as Kabbalists have said, we exist in the state of the last generation that must bring this idea to life. We have all the means to do that. The same system that Abraham attained some time ago is becoming revealed for the entire humanity, and we have to realize this idea.
The essence of this system is that we have once again to gather into one single whole through our thoughts and feelings rather than with our bodies. The corporeal world has nothing to do with this. The main thing is the person’s aspiration that directs him or her toward becoming closer with others. Only in this case will we come to the state of loving the other as yourself.
As soon as we reach the smallest level, the minimal connection between us, then right away we will begin to sense the upper world through it, a different state, a different nature.
Our nature is felt in five corporeal senses, but in addition, we will also start sensing the upper nature through the connection between us. To the extent we are able to connect between us, we will experience a completely different universe, different world, and different nature that is built on the property of bestowal rather than the property of receiving.
Let’s say our earthy nature is considered as “minus” because it is constantly attracting others in a negative way, while the upper, spiritual nature is built on the principle of bestowal, “plus,” and we will begin to feel it.
The sensation of the positive nature is completely unlike what we see today. After all, we will start sensing the upper forces, life beyond the boundaries of time, space, and movement. We will start sensing eternal states.
Our correct use of egoism, meaning our ascent above it, will bring us to this state.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/20/20, “The Ten”
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Question: When working on a mutual guarantee, how can one avoid approaching the precipice to which Rabbi Akiva’s disciples approached?
Answer: The question is valid, but don’t worry, you won’t get any closer to it.
The spiritual system works according to a specific plan, according to which the construction and destruction of the First Temple should have occurred. The First Temple is a spiritual level called Mochin de Haya.
Then the descent from this level began with the destruction of the First Temple. The people of Israel remained in this state until the construction of the Second Temple (Mochin de Neshama). All this was planned and clear from the initial state when Abraham’s group was forming in Ancient Babylon. They had to go through this.
Our generation has only one task: to rise to the third state, the Third Temple (Mochin de Yechida), when the light of the level of Yechida fills the final corrected creation to realize the connection between all souls.
Let us hope we can achieve this. At least we have the opportunity.
Question: Why can’t we implement this practically, like say with building a kibbutz?
Answer: We do not have such a spiritual opportunity. The point is not to build some buildings. We should not do this. We do not need to create, destroy, or rebuild anything in this world. We need to rebuild ourselves, rebuild our relationship, and based on this everything will change.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson 2/18/20, “The Arvut [Mutual Guarantee]”
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Question: The human body is an integral system of nature’s creation where each cell works to give and care for the entire organism. How is the interconnection between the human body and its soul expressed as an integral system of nature?
Answer: There is no connection and no need to invent this connection. It simply does not exist! Not to confuse you, but even the body does not exist. We should leave this alone.
We have the perception of a reflection of our soul to start understanding what we are dealing with. But we do not deal with the body at all! If there is a problem with the body, go to a doctor. But the soul is by itself.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson 2/18/20, “The Arvut [Mutual Guarantee]”
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Question: We learn that from love for creatures one comes to love for the Creator. It is impossible to unite without the help of the Creator. Does it mean that we first need to contact the Creator?
Answer: We must ask the Creator to unite us.
Question: Should we ask the Creator to build some kind of image?
Answer: You do not need any image! You need to ask the Creator to unite you. Then, as you begin to unite, you can ask Him to unite you even more. Then you will begin to work with Him, study Him, and connect with Him.
The first action is our unification. But for this, we need the Creator. We set the task of unification between us, and the Creator is an auxiliary force that we ask to help us in this. We then turn to Him to connect with Him even more. But until we unite with each other, we have nothing to turn to the Creator with because we do not yet exist at His level.
Question: To whom then do we turn?
Answer: We turn to nature, to the upper force, for help.
Question: What is this nature made of?
Answer: This should not interest you. You just need to get the force of connection.
First, we use the Creator to connect with each other. When we succeed in this, we turn to the Creator in order to begin to unite with Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/23/20, “Preparation for Convention”
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Comment: I understand that spiritual work helps us go through all our states with acceleration. If we linger for a second in some state, it is simply a waste of time.
My Response: There is no need to think about it. You better act. Otherwise, you will always regret the seconds you lived and why you didn’t do what you needed.
There is no need to focus on this. Think about the future, not the past.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/23/20, “Preparation for Convention”
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Answer: You must clarify these issues among yourself, sharpen your actions, knowledge, and thoughts so that they come closer to each other, and then you will see what you should do with them next.
Therefore, you should always check your friend’s knowledge and actions.
Question: When we justify our friend and agree on everything with the Creator, is this coming to the truth?
Answer: This is a step forward toward the truth. You must do it every minute.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/26/24, Writings of Rabash “What Is Truth?”
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At congresses, we get together with all our might and renew our spiritual movement toward each other. We try to find out how we can get closer, feel another, completely incomprehensible, unknown person, and establish a contact with him that will be influenced by the upper force.
We can achieve much more at a congress than in my regular ten. I can be very connected to my own ten, but when I join a random ten, we have no past. I sit with people I have never worked with spiritually. That makes it easier for me.
I can wholeheartedly open myself to connection with them without any past superficial impressions. We must try to do this. In spiritual things this is how it should be, and even with your old ten, you can be completely open.
In such cases, it is our egoism that allows us to be more open and closer to each other. I will not have that ten tomorrow, nor did I have it yesterday, so I am in such an open state with them.
Think about it. Overall there are many opportunities at congresses. You can do it if you look for ways to feel your soul merge with a random ten.
If you have no complaints about them, no memories, no promises for the future, this is what always happens in spirituality. Every minute in spirituality you are in a completely new state. Every person is new at every moment. So you owe absolutely nothing to anyone except instant unification with each other and the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/18/20, “The Arvut [Mutual Guarantee]”
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