Talks about the Steps of the Ladder, Part 129

How Do We Choose a Society That Will Bring Us to the Correct Desire?

It is according to the extent by which we are impressed by the society, by the friends, and think that the spirituality they engage in is unique, great, and overshadows everything else. If we are impressed in such a way, then this is the right society for us. If we are not impressed by anyone in the society, that society is no good for us.

If we observe the friends carefully and, no matter how much we look, we are still uninspired, it might be that we simply have no desire to see these matters as good. Or it might be that we are truly seeking, but no one does anything that inspires us. In the latter case, we need to seek out another society.

In other words, we must constantly be concerned about improving the society surrounding us. Baal HaSulam writes that this is the only choice given to us.

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