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Posted on February 23rd, 2025
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When engaging in virtual space, you interact with a group that seems to exist outside of you. But in reality, it is your personal Kli, your personal desires, your soul. Because apart from the environment, apart from the entire world, which is actually this very domain of your soul, there is only the point in the heart, only this spiritual gene (Reshimo).
Everything else in the world apart from this point that exists outside of it is what you currently perceive as yourself; this is your informational data.
Thus our entire world is intentionally presented to us as something external and even opposed to us so that by initially relating to it egoistically, we gradually begin to transform it into ourselves, to draw it in, to absorb it in an altruistic way, wanting to give to it. In other words, I can connect with the world to the extent that I am ready to give to it, to belong to it, to love it.
The same applies to the group. I deliberately create a virtual force composed of many forces, influences, and qualities outside of me, which then begins to actively work in relation to me.
That is, the entire world is now embedded in this simulator, in this testing ground, where I begin to refine myself through all the texts, all the articles, and all the Kabbalistic principles in relation to the group or the world. Over time, the entire world will enter this simulator. The point is that in the end, we will build the society of the future within a virtual space.
This means that I am now starting to program myself for spiritual assent. This is precisely what Kabbalah demands. It is our most real work, and it is not detached from life. Here, I study my own qualities; I act as my own inner psychologist. Baal HaSulam always endorsed corporeal psychology.
The group stimulates me. On the other hand, while I may be able to program myself to some extent at certain stages or participate in shaping my own steps by selecting different options, there is still a division of psychologists, ideologists, and programmers who continuously develop this system. And in this process, I too can actively take part.
I see in this collective action, in this game, a very clear realization of our movement toward the Creator because at the very least, you have something tangible in your hands: your relationship with the group and the group’s relationship with you. Each of us perceives our environment as something external, and together we deliberate on how to awaken one another.
This is a system that stands between the group and each of us. And we will be the ones to program our relationships with the group. We will have control over how the group influences the individual and how the individual should respond to this influence.
For now, this is the only vision I have for implementing the principles outlined in the writings of Rabash. He is practically the only Kabbalist who has provided us with a detailed description of the relationship between a person and the group—relationships that serve as the primary tool for achieving the purpose of creation.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. Virtual Community, Part 4” 5/16/10
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Question: You say that on a physical level, it is impossible to achieve what can be accomplished in virtual space. Do you think that only such a lifeless system can help us?
Answer: It does not work for us in that way. We cannot just sit down, come to an agreement, and then begin to systematically influence a friend. We cannot.
Comment: But this system is auxiliary; it in no way replaces the group.
My Response: I don’t know to what extent this system can replace a physical group, but I think to a great extent.
You see, what does a physical group mean? When I see others? When I express myself in relation to others as a bestower, bring them coffee, give them something, take care of them?
A physical group is the same as our internal spiritual relationships. And physical contact, does that mean I see your face, smell your scent like animals, or touch you with my shoulder? Yes, physical contact can take place, but is it fundamentally necessary? We do not know. We do not yet know these states, so we will test them on ourselves. I do not know them either. I have not gone through this in a group.
Everything I have experienced, I went through in the old system: teacher – student. So, I have no experience of how students who organize their own Kabbalistic spiritual space should interact with each other, where they shape themselves each within the group like a seed in the ground. And in this way, everyone in relation to each other creates such an environment for spiritual advancement.
As Rabash writes, it is only then that the group becomes your spiritual environment, and despite the fact that they are small, everything depends on your attitude toward them. If you believe you can receive nourishment from them, then receive it. Just start treating them that way, and you will discover that through them, all the upper forces come to you.
I do not have this experience. And no one has the practice. People can say whatever they want. But as of today, we do not see this in our world.
We hope that through our efforts, we will finally create the possibility of such interconnection. This will serve as a stimulus for each of us in the spiritual movement, one that is controlled by us. Rabash writes about this in his articles, and Baal HaSulam in his works on the realization of freewill. Nothing more is needed.
In the end, we will see that the environment we have created virtually can include concentric spheres like layers of an onion, with people who are more distant from the bright spiritual goal with less fervor for attaining spirituality.
It can be structured in such a way that it encompasses the entire world with all its possibilities, with all its supporting services necessary for our lives including children’s and family education, and in general all our relationships with anyone and in any way: social, socio-political, and others.
But the beginning of this must grow from the central point.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. Virtual Community, Part 5” 5/17/10
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Question: Imagine that we have created a system of virtual space, and it seems to be functioning, but it is lifeless; it doesn’t know how to take the next steps.
When you see a person’s state, you throw something their way. How can an inanimate system do this? It feels nothing.
Answer: There are people behind the system. We will have to constantly adjust it; every day we introduce new questions, new opportunities, new puzzles, and new moves that connect a person to society, and society with them. We will actively work on this.
A computer is just a record of information; it is our demonstration, like a showcase window behind which we stand. Therefore, we must feel how we influence each of us and how each of us responds to it. This is an interactive system of very deep two-way connection.
Question: But isn’t there a risk that this system could simply collapse?
Answer: It is quite possible. Let this computer collapse! Let the group start working live! So what? To me, this machine is not something sacred, not some kind of temple. It is just a means for me to connect with a million of our friends around the world. That is all.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. Virtual Community, Part 6” 5/18/10
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Comment: When a new person comes to Kabbalah or comes to Bnei Baruch, he is deeply impressed. But after some time, he begins to notice negative aspects.
My Response: Naturally, because his egoism should neutralize the initial impression. He cannot always feel inferior to the entire group and therefore begins to see flaws in it.
But if he understands that instead of the shortcomings of the group he should see his own shortcomings and try to figure out that the Creator allows him to see the deficiencies in the group in order to rise above them with faith above reason, contrary to his feelings and the apparent facts, then he develops.
He does not go back thinking: I am already used to the group, everything is fine, I know everyone, everything is as usual. On the contrary, he is cultivating his initial impression more and more.
Question: So, the first contact with the group is, in principle, the purest, when a person sees all his friends as perfect?
Answer: Yes, everyone is perfect, huge, great, and special. It is necessary to strive not to fall from this level and keep moving forward.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. First Impression of Kabbalah” 6/22/10
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Question: When a person begins to condemn and criticize his friends and the system saying that this is wrong and that is wrong, should he fight against this? Or is it a natural thing and should be left alone?
Answer: No, after the criticism, he is obliged to return to praise and see any aspect from two sides.
Question: Does his criticism not interfere with others?
Answer: It interferes, and it should interfere and at the same time help.
There is nothing absolute In Kabbalah just as, in principle, in our world. But in Kabbalah, our attitude should not be one-sided. It should always include two opposite sides.
We were created this way, and this is how we want to develop—consisting both of ourselves and the Creator!
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. There is no Absoluteness” 6/26/10
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How Can We Subjugate Ourselves to the Group’s Decision?
Unlike other groups in society, in Kabbalah, subjugating to the group is not achieved through self-limitation, which leads to foolishness. In a regular society, the more a person complies with society’s demands, the more they are considered a good citizen or a pious individual. Nothing beyond that is required.
People who wish to live their lives quietly, without any excess turmoil, need to diminish and hide their inner intensity. They should pretend to be slightly less than they truly are. By doing so, they accept society’s influence and rules, and in return, receive its support. This is how people grind on in life peacefully, finishing it as if they had never been born.
In a group engaged in Kabbalah, the opposite is true. We need to harness the full extent of our desire, personality, and everything within us to work on uniting the group, not to stand out against everyone, but to bring everyone together. How is this different from regular society? In the external society, i.e., outside of the group that advances to the spiritual goal, we do not achieve unity through strengthening our desire, but rather through diminishing and concealing ourselves.
In Kabbalah, the more we work on social cohesion, then the stronger our sense of self-worth and the greater our abilities, and the more we contribute to uniting the group. The two kinds of societies use opposite approaches. In Kabbalah, we form a group where each member dedicates their full strength and power to unify the collective. Accordingly, unity is a result of effort, not of prior submission, self-concealment, or dissolving into the collective.
In Kabbalah, everyone stands out and connects together. The unity we achieve in such a setting is on a very high level.
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