When a person begins to acquire the form of the light, the form of bestowal, he sees that the whole world, which seemed to him external, is in fact his own desires that he must reattach to himself with love. He discovers that they separated from him as a result of the breaking. And by re-attaching them, he reveals the qualities of bestowal within these desires, and then within them the Creator, the light.

And now he sees how the light plays with him, conducts a “dialog,” and awakens more strongly at times and less at other times. And the person, in accordance with this, must learn what the quality of bestowal is.

When one receives more light, one must give thanks for the Creator’s revelation. And when the light diminishes, you must give thanks that he has the opportunity to be in greater bestowal, and when you receives less than before, you should not lessen your gratitude and relate to the Creator with any change, regardless of how much light, clarity, or revelation you receive.

Through such ascents and descents, you begin to learn how to remain in bestowal regardless of the degree of light revealed within you. This is called: “thank for the bad as for the good.” And even more, you give thanks for being cast out of spirituality, for precisely “from such exits the Torah comes forth,” and through them you advance.

Egoistic desire grows and gives a person the sensation of being distanced from the Creator, i.e., the opportunity to draw closer to Him on one’s own. Instead of advancing by an increase of light, one can now advance by the growth of one’s desires to bestow.

Thus, a person reveals the upper light and is constantly “in conversation” with it, in various relationships, until one completely reveals one’s entire spiritual vessel.”
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/15/11, Writings of Rabash “The Merit of the Little One”

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