Pride Will Be Exalted on the Path to the Creator
Question: Is it normal to feel pride in studying Kabbalah?
Answer: Pride is inherent in everyone. Each of us, in a sense, is proud, because each of us is unique.
Initially there was one common vessel (Kli) that shattered into billions of fragments, and each of us is an individual piece of it. This means that each person is unique in their attributes. There is no one else like them, and they cannot be replaced.
This fragment, this spark, is the foundation of your soul. Everything else you acquire (whether by melting within others or by bringing others closer to yourself) is merely an addition to this foundation, which consists of a single point. But this point is your egoism, your self-love, your sense of importance and greatness. And it is necessary!
Kabbalah is the science of correctly realizing the desire to receive. Therefore under no circumstances should you erase, diminish, or destroy it. You must only learn to use it properly.
It is said that “the pride of a person will be exalted on the path to the Creator.” If I am engaged in spiritual work, I should take pride in it, rise above myself, and feel my uniqueness. But this pride must be positive, not in opposition to others, but as a means to help them, not from a place of superiority, but by supporting them from below.
Thus everything must be guided by love, like that of a mother for her young child. She considers the child as more important than herself. She does not take pride in being able to do what the child cannot; she does not feel that way. On the contrary she is entirely devoted to him or her. This is how we should take pride in the work the Creator has given us.
So there is no need to fight pride. Instead, all of the feelings inherent in egoism should be mirrored in altruism. Then everything will turn out beautifully. You will feel pride—pride in the fact that you have such a magnificent Creator. You will sense this through your resemblance to Him.
And no one will perceive this as arrogance. On the contrary you will appear as a very humble person to everyone. After all, what would there be to boast about? Ultimately, everything is done by the Creator. You have simply revealed it, while others have not—yet. That is the only difference.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/3/19, Writings of Baal HaSulam “There Is None Else Besides Him”
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