Question: What gives the feeling of being before the Giver?

Answer: From the fact that you bestow to Him and He bestows to you.

Question: What is the difference between spiritual and corporeal shame?

Answer: Spiritual shame is not based on egoism, while corporeal shame is based precisely on it.

Question: Does shame help me not to ask for myself?

Answer: Yes, correction for myself is the very last thing. Look what is written in the prayer book (Siddur): “for the righteous, for others, and then for us.” Requests for ourselves are made last.

Question: How does praying for a friend reveal the importance of the Creator?

Answer: Very simply, because it is all part of one system.

Question: Should spiritual shame before the Giver be present at every degree, or is it a one-time, complete restriction when a sufficient measure of correction is reached?

Answer: There is no sufficient measure of correction. It increases more and more.

Question: What is the difference between shame and fear before the Creator?

Answer: It is a very small difference. You could say they are practically the same.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/6/24, Writings of Rabash “He Who Prays for His Friend”

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