The Shechina appears within the organs, filling the outer and inner Kelim. This is called “broadening the mind.”

This is obtained through envy, lust, and honor, which bring a person out of the world.” (Baal HaSulam, Shamati 9, “What Are Three Things that Broaden One’s Mind in the Work?“)

Question: What is lust?

Answer: Lust is a person’s mature desire for the Creator in order to receive Him in his Kelim, to be filled with Him, to feel Him, and thus to recognize that only the revelation of the Creator can lead him to perfection.

Question: The quality of envy manifests as a feeling of envy for the power possessed by the Creator. In this case it is a desire for power, like a Klipa that not everyone can handle. Why is it that a Klipa is revealed that cannot be handled?

Answer: This is in the power of the Creator. What He desires, He reveals.

His desire to give a person an ascent, a descent, or a transition from one level to another all depends on His plans for the next level.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/8/25, Writings of Baal HaSulam “What Are Three Things that Broaden One’s Mind in the Work?”

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