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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