Question: Where does the transition occur so that I act not out of a desire to avoid blows, but start advancing at my own will?

Answer: No, you do not need to go by your will. Can we advance just because the idea is beautiful, abstract, and offers a chance to rise above the animalistic degree? It does not work like that; such a thing does not exist.

I follow this idea because I feel bad! What is the meaning of my life? I ask this question only because, like an animal, I want to escape a blow. “What is the meaning of my life?” That is an animalistic question! It arises when I feel bad, when I feel it in my body.

I do not think: “How miserable the Creator must be! Maybe I should keep Him company? Me and Him, that is already two. Maybe someone else will join too.” A person is incapable of such an attitude! It is an illusion. We are made of the will to receive, and only from this substance arises the demand: I don’t want to suffer, I want to enjoy! Or if not to enjoy, then at least to suffer less.

Question: When does my attitude shift from fear to love?

Answer: It is very simple! As soon as you turn to Him out of fear and feel that you have received a good response, you begin to love.

Let’s say someone constantly hits you and seemingly hates you. But then, from these blows, you begin to see a good result, and then you start to understand His attitude toward you. He does not want to hit you, but does so only because there is no other choice. Only based on the result do we begin to change our attitude toward the Creator.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 5/12/2025, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Arvut (Mutual Guarantee)”

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