Comment: There are certain things that ordinary people simply do not understand. For example, if a few people stand on the street hugging each other and loudly reading an article from Shamati while pedestrians walk by, it looks at the very least strange in their eyes. I have personally participated in such events.

My Response: That is foolish. Kabbalah is completely against this. It has always remained concealed, even afraid to reveal itself as it is understood that people are not capable of accepting its ideas. And now, to demonstrate it in such a way…

I do not see any real dissemination in this. On the contrary, this just makes you appear odd to others.
People, for the most part, are conservative and cautious. If young people behave differently, it is only because they want to stand out, to assert their individuality. But even that is calculated within certain egoistic boundaries. A human being, by nature, is a small animal that first and foremost thinks about its own safety.

So if you act this way, you must be aware of what you are doing. Do you really think that by standing in the middle of the city, hugging each other and reading an article from Shamati that you will spread some miraculous force in that area? Can it not be done differently? I have never done such a thing, never instructed anyone to do it, and I do not believe it is necessary. This is not Kabbalah.

I am not against such things when they are done within the framework of festivals. But the inner, delicate, intimate spiritual impulses of a person do not align with this. All of this should remain concealed.

There is a saying: “The true importance, the true value, of a person lies in the depths of his heart” that is, always concealed from others and even from oneself.

When I am in public, whether walking, traveling, or flying, I try to behave in a way that no one can tell who I am or what I do.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. Without Showing Off” 5/21/10

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