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Posted on October 14th, 2024
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Question: People come to Kabbalah with a point in the heart but few realize it. What does it depend on?
Answer: When a person comes to Kabbalah, one is in a state of confusion. On one hand it is said that the whole light is in the Torah, but to the contrary, they get the impression that there is no light in it for them.
Therefore, while studying it, they must be carried in the arms of their friends, who will revive, uplift, and pull them forward, and in this way, they will gradually be able to attain spiritual lights.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/26/24, Writings of Rabash “From Lo Lishma to Lishma”
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Question: Can we accelerate exiting descents by observing commandments in the corporeal world, in addition to studying and our connection?
Answer: I don’t know what you mean. In our world observing commandments is what we learn in the wisdom of Kabbalah: receiving the Creator’s light and getting closer to Him to bring Him contentment.
Question: When the Torah becomes the potion of death, should we try to avoid this state since we cannot immediately form the right intention? Or does this state come as a result of serious mistakes?
Answer: No, these states come from great effort and deep prayer.
Question: What does it mean to act on our own when there are doubts in decision-making?
Answer: You should act according to your spiritual state, and everything will work out for you.
Question: What is missing in longevity that exists in eternity?
Answer: In longevity, there is still unfinished work, while in eternity, this work is complete.
Question: If a ten already feels like it is in a state of dust, where should it start to rise?
Answer: From lifting itself from the dust, meaning by adding more and more desire to bestow, to fill, through actions and prayers, and thus elevate itself.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/25/24, Writings of Rabash “The Torah Must Be Received with Both Hands”
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Comment: In order to understand The Study of the Ten Sefirot, a person must at least fully know Pticha (“The Introduction to the Wisdom of Kabbalah”). Currently, not many graduates of KabU and MAK have completed all of Pticha. So what we are studying seems like a set of words to them.
My Response: I think the most important thing for us is to go through the texts written by Baal HaSulam and delve as little as possible into various explanations. The main goal is to feel the flow of thought. From there, we will try to grasp the understanding of the actions of the Partzufim. It is not that difficult.
I would suggest making a brief summary after each lesson, with or without a diagram, specifically indicating which forces act on the Partzuf and what it performs under their influence. After that, it will become easier.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/28/24,Baal HaSulam, Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot
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Question: How do you know where the limit of your efforts is? It seems there is always room to add more.
Answer: It is always good to add, but it is important to clearly define how immersed I should be in the material, how much I implement it in connection with my friends, how much I give to my family, and how I handle my work. Everything should be organized. This stems from the fact that we are living in this world. You must establish these things for yourself.
A person must feel a sense of responsibility toward his or her family and never reject the idea of building one. This is a fundamental condition for men. In fact many Kabbalists did not accept bachelors as students. To those who strongly desired to study Kabbalah, they would say, “Go get married, and then come back.”
It was this way with Baal HaSulam. A person could not become his student until the day after his wedding. And there was no talk about women at that time. Today we accept both men and women. Keep in mind that having a family is a requirement for men and is desirable for women.
Rabash was also strict with bachelors; he demanded they resolve this matter within a month or two.
We must fulfill all the conditions of a spiritual society, and it is represented in the form of a family. The Creator views the family unit—husband, wife, and children—as His creations. Based on this, He elevates them to a spiritual degree.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/15/24, “Continuing the Congress With an Ascent”
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Question: How can I envy a friend correctly to connect with him and acquire his positive qualities?
Answer: We must be closer to each other and try, in our common desire for fulfillment, to wish our desires were spiritual, i.e., we must be connected to each other not through the intention to be fulfilled, but through using our desires only for bestowal.
Question: What is the spiritual envy of a true Kabbalist?
Answer: The spiritual envy of a true Kabbalist lies in his desire to help his friends in any way he can, and to be completely immersed in it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/26/24, Writings of Rabash “From Lo Lishma to Lishma”
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Question: My wife does not study Kabbalah. Would it be better if we studied it together?
Answer: Yes and no, it depends on how you coexist together. It is probably more peaceful for you that she does not study Kabbalah, but supports you.
Why? Because sometimes a man and a woman can enter into a very strong resonance.
The Creator gives each person the appropriate conditions according to their soul, and you must accept them as the best and most optimal for progressing toward complete correction.
So there is no need to complain about anything except your own lack of participation in the group. That is where your progress lies.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”
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Question: What is the proof that my work is for the benefit of the Creator?
Answer: The main thing is that your “horse” (your will to receive) should be focused in its actions on the Creator and on the good things it can bring to the Creator through its work. Otherwise, you would not bother dealing with it, with its stable, and everything that connects you.
So when you take all the desires of the “horse” and aim them toward the Creator, then you are clearly performing this work.
Question: What should I do if I do not have great Kelim (vessels) in my senses, but I want to bestow to the Creator?
Answer: If you do not feel large desires, the issue may be that you do not feel them. But in principle, you can always find desires that are directed toward the Creator.
Question: Can hating my body (desires for my own sake) bring contentment to the Creator? Or should I accept it as a necessary part of creation and work outside of it?
Answer: You cannot hate your body. You cannot take your desires and say that you hate them specifically.
You must divide your desires into those that can be directed toward the Creator and those that can be directed toward creation in general.
The most important thing is when a person feels they have control over their “horse” and say to it: “What I am giving you now is not because I love you but so that you can do the work that is needed for the Creator. Everything you receive, you get in the amount I want to give you. Why am I doing this? So that the Creator benefits from it; otherwise, I would not give you this work.”
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/24/24, Writings of Rabash “A Horse to Ride On”
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In the News (BBC): “Dr Caspar Addyman from Goldsmiths, University of London is an expert on why babies laugh and author of The Laughing Baby.
“At Goldsmiths’ InfantLab, he leads an exciting branch of child development research designing laughter experiments, talking to parents around the world and even monitoring viral social media trends. …
“It’s actually in the second month that you will likely see your baby’s first real smile. …
“By about 3 or 4 months old, you may find that your baby starts to smile at the sound of your familiar voice. …
“Most of us think the starting point for laughing is a funny joke or action, but actually it’s a way of connecting to the people we’re with.”
Question: What does this indicate?
Answer: Children want to receive positive stimuli from their environment. Therefore, if people around them are smiling and laughing, it excites them in a positive way.
Question: We grow up, and all this fades away. We start to take pleasure in the misfortunes of others.
What happens to us? Where does that baby, that infant, go? Where does all of it disappear?
Answer: We sense the state of another person and rejoice in their problems. This instantly reassures us. We understand that it is not happening to us, and so we feel happy.
Question: At what point does this absolute and complete shift in thinking and consciousness?
Answer: When our egoism is aroused. We immediately start to orient ourselves around it.
Question: Now many would disagree and say they are not such egoists, but are quite the opposite. Many write to us saying this is not true, that they are giving, loving people, and so on. When does a person start to recognize this critical view of themselves? What is that moment?
Answer: This is already the next stage.
Question: So the first stage even for an adult is: “I am not an egoist, others are.” And the second stage is?
Answer: Is when they look at themselves.
Question: Will we ever return to that infant state when we are happy for the happiness of others?
Answer: If we create such an atmosphere among our friends, in a group, and so on, then we will return.
Question: So in principle a person should seek friends who look inside themselves?
Answer: Yes.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 4/8/24
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