Audio Version Of The Blog – 9/11/24
Posted on September 11th, 2024
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Question: When I work in a group, there is always anxiety about if I am acting for the sake of bestowal. Sometimes a friend misunderstands you, and then this apprehension just does not let you rest. How can such a situation be balanced?
Answer: You must understand that this is the path of correction given to us to follow.
The path of correction is a long one. You are still in the process of correcting all your desires, intentions, and everything you have in relation to others so that you radiate goodness, are ready to help and elevate them, and bring them closer to the Creator. So don’t worry. Gradually, we will master it all. This path will not escape us.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/22/24, Writings of Rabash, Notes 146 “Suffering and Joy”
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Everything is ruled by chance. If only we knew who rules chance (Jerzy Stanislav Lec).
My Response: Actually, it is incorrect that chance is above all.
Comment: But he says: “If only we knew who rules chance.”
My Response: Chance is ruled by idea of the Creator, the path of the Creator. And what else do you need to know about this?
Question: So you need to know that there are no accidents in life?
Answer: Of course.
Question: There are no accidents in life?
Answer: None.
Comment: Everything that happens to me, all encounters, marriages, divorces, everything.
My Response: Everything, everything, absolutely everything! Everything you want is not accidental.
Question: And all these paths–where do they lead to?
Answer: To the realization that a person is under the Creator.
Question: And what does this realization give me? Here I am under the Creator. Let’s say I even felt it in my heart and with all my fibers. What does this give me?
Answer: Cling to Him and do not let go like a little child.
Question: That’s it, just like a child clings to mom! The child wraps his arms and legs around mom and holds on like that. And what will happen if I can suddenly do this?
Answer: You can be sure that nothing will happen to you.
Question: This is my complete safety?
Answer: Yes.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 7/1/24
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Question: What is an illness in spirituality? How can we recognize and prevent it?
Answer: An illness in spirituality is not the power of all sorts of microbes and viruses, but the power of egoism over us. In this case, we are considered spiritually ill. Therefore, we need to recover and maintain such a standard of living so as not to be spiritually ill.
Question: If I feel the pain of separation from the group, the pain of disunity between us, and a reluctance to get up for the morning lesson and unite with my friends, can this be called a disease, and the group is a doctor?
Answer: Yes, it can be seen that way; you’re correct.
Question: How do you deal with such states?
Answer: You should annul yourself in relation to the group. Self-annulment, without questioning whether your friends are right or wrong, is always the correct approach. If the entire group has a unified opinion, you can join it without any further checks.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/16/24, Writings of Rabash “A Near Road and a Faraway Road”
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Question: The evil inclination takes away the taste for work. And if a person still does daily actions of working in the ten and in the world Kli, what happens to the evil inclination? Is it annulled?
Answer: It is changing but very slowly.
Question: How can we speed up this process?
Answer: To do this, you need to work against the evil inclination and be in the right intention.
Question: How can you correctly direct your ten to such an intention?
Answer: By setting an example.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/24/24, Writings of Rabash “One Who Restrains Himself in Strife”
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Comment: In the article “You Stand Today-2,” Rabash writes that one cannot form a covenant alone because individuals are like reeds, but together, like in a bundle, they are strong.
My Response: Yes, one person alone cannot connect with the Creator. It is simply impossible. In the past, there were special souls that were different from ours. But now, a person must be within a group of people that aim toward the Creator.
Question: We did an exercise where our entire ten prayed for the advancement of one friend. But is it possible that this is an egoistic prayer when we pray for just one person?
Answer: Praying for the advancement of one friend is not egoism. But in principle, you should all advance together, and the Creator should move you forward. Therefore, the main thing is that you should try to connect among yourselves so that the Creator is revealed in your feelings.
Question: What is the law of equality between us by which all the goodness cloths upon us?
Answer: Each of you receives the goodness of the Creator in your own way and your own measure. Not everyone receives the same; each person feels it differently.
Question: What does it mean for the Creator to be revealed to us?
Answer: A person receives a feeling of closeness to the Creator.
Question: Before making a covenant, should we clarify the intentions of each friend so that we can build one common intention from individual ones?
Answer: Yes, we are obliged to do this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/20/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Today – 2”
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Question: In his notes “The Last Generation,” Baal HaSulam says that nothing can be done by force, it must be through public opinion. He explains why the altruistic system did not work in the Soviet Union. That social system collapsed because it lacked an element of the upper force. How can this be explained to people so everyone has a common understanding?
Answer: Only through gradual learning.
Comment: Baal HaSulam says that education will not help either. We saw what positive education there was in the Soviet Union.
My Response: No, it should be different. Education should be based on what people feel, where it leads, and how all layers of society support it.
In other words, education and public opinion are tools. But there must be a higher value: why we want to build such a society.
We must understand that humanity’s development has a purpose, which, as Baal HaSulam writes, is to achieve adhesion with the Creator. That is our work. If we do not explain this to people, we will not be able to accomplish anything.
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From KabTV’s “Era of the Last Generation” 8/8/24
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Their desire [husband and wife] must be as one, without coercion (Rashbi, Zohar for All, Beresheet – 2, “Reconciliation and Receiving Permission”).
Question: What is one whole desire? After all, we are so different, and our desires are different.
Answer: The Book of Zohar means husband’s request to stay the night with his wife. Therefore he ensures that this desire is for them as one whole.
Question: Still men and women are very different. I always try to understand how to come to the same desire in our everyday life. It this not about fighting less, but to achieve a single movement in our relationship?
Answer: Now we are talking about daily practice. Life itself directs you so you would treat each other more correctly.
Question: What is it based on: respect, compromises, love?
Answer: On respect. I do not know how appropriate it is here to say “respect,” although it has to be such an attitude. But in general, one has to consider the desires of the other.
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From KabTV’s “Man and Women” 7/30/24
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Question: How do I connect my intention with the intention of the group?
Answer: Look at your friends and think about how to adhere to them with one intention, toward one goal, and support each other. Then you will have a wonderful group directed toward the Creator.
Question: Is it similar to making a covenant when the merging of intentions takes place?
Answer: Yes, of course.
Question: What should I do when my intention toward the group is almost always egoistic? How can I not lose faith and what can I do besides praying?
Answer: Besides prayer, there really isn’t much else. But to clarify your attitude to the group and the group’s attitude to you, you need to be closer to it. Then, you will understand where you still need to make efforts, add connections, etc.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/21/24, Writings of Rabash “The Concealed Things Belong to the Lord Our God”
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