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Posted on March 10th, 2025
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A person achieving the recognition of evil, where he sees how far he is both in mind and in heart, that everything is blocked and covered, that he sees no inlet making it possible to be rewarded with Dvekut [adhesion] with the Creator, this is called the “covering throne” (Rabash, Article 2, “What Is the Meaning of Failure in the Work?“).
Question: The one who ascends, who does not fear or flee, approaches the throne of glory. What can we be afraid of, and how can we overcome it?
Answer: It is written that the Creator is surrounded by a wall of fire, so approach Him with caution.
Even in the first verse of the article we are reading, one can sense the great turmoil, the great caution, and the fear that envelop those who attain the Creator when they begin to draw near to Him. It is like water boiling from fire.
We listen to what the Kabbalists tell us and generally agree with them because their words do not contradict us; in fact, we often find answers in them for certain states we experience.
However, even though we strongly desire to reveal the Creator—this desire being inherent, something we are born with—it varies in strength and form from person to person. But when we truly begin to draw near to the Creator, meaning to interact with Him directly, we sense a dual quality in His relationship with us.
On one hand, He draws us in; on the other, He pushes us away. Most importantly, there are times when we feel neither one nor the other or both at once, which leaves us uncertain about what to do.
Therefore, clarifying such states when we do not know what to do is our duty.
I believe that in the near future, even before the new year begins, we will strive to reveal the Creator. And after that I think we will begin to attain Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/24/25, Great is Repentance, for it Reaches Unto the Throne
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“He who comes to purify is aided.” It follows that this throne, that was in such lowliness, meaning that he felt a state of lowliness and degradation, has been rewarded with the glory of the King being on it. It follows that that same lowliness has become the throne (Rabash, Article 2, “What Is the Meaning of Failure in the Work?“).
Question: How can one remain in lowliness at all times in order to crown the Creator?
Answer: I do not think we need to remain in lowliness all the time, because if that were the case, we would not have a Kli (vessel). A Kli is after all some kind of desire, a sense of pride. Think about it; we are born with a Kli, but over time we lose it.
The Creator places us in conditions to which we must respond. All these conditions distance us from Him, obscure our path, and dull our feelings.
I must turn to Him, speak with Him, and demand from Him: “If You created me with certain qualities, then please give me the opportunity to realize them.” We must demand this from the Creator. It should become part of our daily practice.
Question: It is said that one who comes to purify is aided. In such a state, is it more correct to ask specifically for the correction of this state, or to rise toward a single great state, a great heart?
Answer: To rise toward a single great state.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/24/25, Great is Repentance, for it Reaches Unto the Throne
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Conversely, great lights are deposited in Torah and Mitzvot [commandments], unlike corporeal pleasures, in which only sparks of the light of Kedusha fell.
Hence, Klipot [shells/peels] give one an awakening to enter Kedusha because they want to be rewarded with great lights. This is called Lo Lishma [not for Her sake]. Afterward, from this Lo Lishma, he can be rewarded with Lishma (Rabash, Article 119, “From Lo Lishma to Lishma“).
Question: As I understand it, the primary motivating factor for desiring greater lights is the Klipa. But what is the form of work when the desire for greater lights fades, when there seem to be neither positive nor negative stimuli, just some kind of emptiness?
Answer: This is not emptiness. This is done so that a person begins to discern the lights—a small light, a larger one, even larger, and so on— and thereby builds a ladder before him by which he can ascend. The foundation of his work lies in understanding why he is doing this and how he distinguishes greater lights from lesser ones, greater desires from lesser ones. In this process there is nothing except serving the Creator.
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From Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/15/25, “Reaching Lishma through Envy”
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Question: How can we focus more on what you want to give us and build our next step from that? After all, books like The Zohar and TES are very sublime.
Answer: You will be fine. These so-called smart questions will soon disappear and you will start asking about what matters: how we can reach the Creator faster, correct ourselves, and be around Him, support each other, and create a place for the revelation of the Creator to all. This is what we must do.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/23/25, Continuing the Convention With an Ascent
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Question: What is the role of reason in spiritual work if the main thing is to go above knowledge? How can we verify that we are truly going above reason and not just suppressing our doubts?
Answer: We learn to perceive the world around us, not in the attribute of reception, but in the quality of bestowal. In this case, we will sense the Creator in our perception of reality.
In order to properly experience everything that exists, we must first absorb the perception of reality of the creatures, then the perception of reality of the Creator, and then build our sense of reality on their basis. We consider this to be the goal of our forum.
We need to find contact with the Creator in which He constantly changes His attitude toward us, and we must change our attitude toward Him accordingly.
As a result, we will begin to feel His actions and His intentions, and we will act accordingly until we see that only the Creator rules over all our feelings.
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From the International Kabbalah Convention “Unite In Lishma” – 2/20/25, Lesson 2
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What Do We Gain from Checking Our Connection With the Creator?
Checking our connection with the Creator, what we receive from Him, for what purpose, and so on, gives rise to a complex relationship with the Creator. We start to notice that in our relationship with the Creator, there is right, left, and center. We continue to examine the actions of the Creator, as it is written, “From Your actions, I will know You,” and also, “If someone does not know the will of their Master, how can they serve Him?” We are about to receive something from the Creator that will place us into the heart of the process.
From the moment we wish to connect with the upper one, we must constantly examine this relationship. There is nothing else. Everything else we receive is a result of this connection, a connection that determines everything. How we feel is based on what happens to us. Everything that comes to us—the discernments, the emotions, what the Creator wants from us, what we are meant to be, how we react, what we think—we experience internally as a result of our effort to feel the Creator’s influence upon us.
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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, Shamati 12, “The Essence of Man’s Work”
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