The spirit and the soul mean the intention in the matter. This is why the King of Sodom said, “Give me the soul,” meaning the intention of a person, why he engages in Torah and Mitzvot, this will be for him (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 374, “He Touched the Hollow of His Thigh”).

Question: The King of Sodom says: “What is yours is yours, what is mine is mine.” Why does he need a true intention? Why does he ask for it?

Answer: He wants to make a person like himself. At each stage, a person reveals the “King of Sodom” in himself, but this state will not become apparent until a certain measure has accumulated in him.

Question: How should we relate to the negative characters in the Torah, such as the King of Sodom? Should we discuss it in the ten?

Answer: Why not? You can discuss it and find out how much you are still in the egoistic line or no longer in it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/9/24, Writings of Rabash “He Touched the Hollow of His Thigh”

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