Question: It is written that the Creator hates the bodies. Does it mean that we are supposed to hate something or someone?

Answer: No, the phrase “hates the bodies” refers to egoism. In Kabbalah, the term “body” means the ego.

Question: But are we supposed to hate egoism or not?

Answer: The Creator calls on us to rise above the ego, to reject its use, and to replace it with bestowal, love, and connection. But this by no means refers to destroying the ego.

Egoism remains anyway, we cannot eliminate it. What we must do is create conditions for rapprochement above it despite the ego that separates us.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson 12/22/2019, “How to Climb the Spiritual Steps”

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