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Posted on October 30th, 2024
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Question: The four types of plants used during Sukkot—citron, palm, myrtle, and willow—symbolize four degrees we must go through. So why is it said that we must unite them? Aren’t we, on the contrary, striving to move from degree to degree? What is the essence of this connection?
Answer: The essence is to gather from each type what is essential in it for connection into a single bundle. This is a spiritual action, where we gather all four types of desires that can be attributed to bestowal. By uniting them, we receive a complete set of qualities that elevate us toward the Creator.
Question: In the process of spiritual work should we collectively search within ourselves for all these qualities of the plants, or should we find only the one we are currently on?
Answer: Find one of these qualities at a time. Then continue to strive toward a higher quality until you encompass everything.
Question: How can we correctly receive the manifestations of all four types in the soul?
Answer: According to the writings. In each of Rabash’s articles, something is discussed. You need to collect the actions described in each article, connect them together, and in the end, you will achieve complete correction.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/20/24, “Sukkot”
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Question: Sometimes in the group, there is a certain condemnation for not being able to rejoice in the same way as your friends. Which is better: to artificially pretend to be joyful or to stay silent?
Answer: There should be no artificial play. You should be happy about what the group is happy about.
Question: Could it be said that joy is naturally linked to intention, and when the intention gradually changes, joy may disappear as one moves on to deeper inner work?
Answer: Joy should not disappear.
Question: So we just have to look for it?
Answer: There is no need to look for anything. If you are engaged in deeper spiritual work, you will also experience its consequences more deeply.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/8/24, Writings of Rabash “What Is Joy?”
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Question: I feel like we do not have enough time to work in the ten because there is so much to work on and it is unclear where to start. What does the Creator want the most?
Answer: The Creator wants us first and foremost to feel united within the ten.
This unity should create a platform on which we stand, and it should never slip away from under our feet.
We should all fit on this platform, even if there are hundreds of us, hold each other’s hands, and strive to fill ourselves as much as possible with the light of the Creator.
When we reach such a state, we will experience a special feeling where it does not matter what happens next. What matters the most is that we hold on to one another. That is all.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/9/24, Writings of Rabash “Seek Peace and Pursue It”
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Question: If the Creator separates a person from the ten, what does He want to say to him and the whole ten?
Answer: The Creator wants to say that He does not want to bring a person in this form closer to Himself. Therefore, let him show to everyone—himself and the Creator—that he is ready to “die” to get out of the egoistic state and think only about his friends and the Creator.
Question: Is willingness to “die” an egoistic desire? Does it feel the opposite of gratitude?
Answer: It all depends on what a person is willing to “die” for. For whom, for what? You must figure it out.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/1/24, Writings of Rabash “The Godliness Made the Concealment”
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Question: You said that we should as if “photograph” our states. Why is that?
Answer: For various reasons. We need to somehow fix our states—those we have experienced, those we are in, and those we will experience.
Question: So, it seems that the reality before us is as if sliced into fragments that we need to be disassembled like old scrap paper, and in their place we will discover new parts of the world that were hidden until this moment? Is this what correction and renewal are about?
Answer: Yes. We should strive to renew our thoughts, decisions, actions, and feelings, and in this way move forward.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/9/24, Writings of Rabash “Seek Peace and Pursue It”
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Question: Let’s say I see something better ahead and want to achieve it, but I don’t know how to do it. How can I work with it?
Answer: There is only one way to achieve it: always think only about gaining strength in moving toward the Creator. Then you will begin to feel Him more and more, and you will begin to understand how you can strengthen your connection with Him.
Afterward it is His work. You must bring your desires to the Creator, and He will correct them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/14/24, Writings of Rabash “Two Forces within Man”
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Question: We want a high level of development and are thinking not only of our group but of the entire global community and the whole world. How can we pour it all into the world?
Answer: Pour it out all you can. Turn to the Creator and glorify His actions, what you have come to, and what is yet to come.
Question: It is said, “And He was saddened in His heart.” What does it mean?
Answer: This means that a person is always accompanied by a sense of suffering, feeling the suffering of the Shechina.
Question: Which flaw in the work of the ten saddens the Creator the most?
Answer: When a person forgets about Him and prides himself on his abilities, powers, etc.
Question: When the Creator drops one off a degree, a person loses a Kli. Can this be called spiritual death?
Answer: No, this is a spiritual fall but not death.
Question: How do you feel your actual state as acutely as possible?
Answer: Open your heart.
Question: What is the difference between a sincere confession to oneself of one’s sin, of one’s true intentions, and a confession out loud, for example, to like-minded people?
Answer: There is a big difference. It depends on the depth of realization.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/11/24, Writings of Rabash “The Sorrow of the Shechina – 2”
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Question: It is a special time now, the holidays, and we have the opportunity to take a step forward. How can we be responsible to the Creator for our actions?
Answer: Yes, we have a unique opportunity to connect, reveal the Creator in the connection between us, hold on to Him, and take a step into His palace. I invite you to do this.
Question: But how can we use this opportunity so nothing pulls us in the wrong direction, only forward?
Answer: Hold on to me.
Question: How do we hold on to you? By supporting you and bestowing to you?
Answer: By holding on to each other and the Creator and constantly desiring to stay together so that the Creator is at the center of the ten.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/1/24, Writings of Rabash “The Godliness Made the Concealment”
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Question: Is awe the same as love?
Answer: Awe is awareness of the greatness of what you are exploring. If you feel both love and awe simultaneously, that is a good feeling.
Question: How can one be direct with the Creator and remain in awe as if He is already revealed?
Answer: You can be absolutely direct with the Creator since you are already naked before Him.
Next, strive to establish a connection in which you sense what He truly intended to convey and how you should respond to Him. Then you will see that His question and your answer align perfectly.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/10/24, Writings of Rabash “How I Love Your Teaching”
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