What holds a man back on the path to the Creator and prevents him from drawing closer to Him?

The entire problem lies in the fact that, in reality, we do not yearn for the Creator. Instead, we seek Him merely because we want to receive something from Him.

True aspiration toward the Creator means striving to include all His creations within oneself and cleaving to Him in such a way that all my desires are solely about how to fulfill Him.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/13/24, Baal HaSulam Memorial Day, Rav Yehuda Ashlag

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