A person receives a complete need and desire for the Creator to help him since he sees that otherwise he is lost; not only is he not progressing in the work, he even sees that he regresses. That is, he lacks the strength (Baal HaSulam, Shamati, 1, “There Is None Else Beside Him“).

When I begin to understand that the whole picture of the world comes from the Creator, and that He gave me only a tiny micro-desire to reveal Him, I realize that I am unable to act. That is, the small desire itself is me, but I cannot control my thoughts or strength with this desire and thus explore it.

Therefore to properly direct a person to the Creator, a person keeps losing Him. Although he finds the Creator as the source of his worldview, in the end, the Creator is concealed. Attempts fail, and the person seemingly falls.

Here, the group that can help me is especially important. Since I am in a state of connection with my own kind, I can rely on them. I fell, they rose, one of them fell, I pull him along, and so on. Everyone pulls a friend out of the river of selfishness, which takes him somewhere to the side.

That is why it is said, “Those who trust in the Creator renew their strength.” That is, those who see that there is nothing else in the world besides the Creator, and that they can only grasp the Creator through the group, otherwise He will not be revealed, they renew their strength at every moment. It turns out that the fall itself, especially if it occurs in a group, is the reason for the rise.

If it is not me, then it is my friend; if it is not my friend, then it is me. In this way, we can constantly rise.
If a person is alone and in descent, this state can last for many months, until the Creator sends him the force of ascension. We know this for ourselves. This condition sometimes stretches for several weeks, and I cannot do anything about it; I cannot pull myself out of this swamp.

That is how I can determine if I am in the right group. If I am in the right environment, I should not feel like falling because our correct interactions in the group always revive us.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/4/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “The Work in Concealment”

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