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Posted on November 30th, 2025
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Question: How do we ascend upward?
Answer: If, in a small state (Katnut), the lower one clings tightly to the upper one—who has descended to him in order to help and is standing nearby—then when the upper begins to rise, he lifts the lower together with himself. And all the lower needs to do is hold on to him more and more firmly.
The ascent of the upper to his place means that he constantly adds bestowal and returns to his own state. The lower must constantly add effort on his side. He cannot add bestowal, he has no such qualities; all he can do is cling to the upper, tighter and tighter.
It is as if you grabbed the end of a rope, and suddenly the rope began to rise, pulling you off the ground and lifting you higher and higher. And the farther you get from the ground, the more frightened you become, and the more tightly you cling to the rope. This is what it means to hold on more firmly to the upper—that is the work of the lower.
The upper performs the acts of bestowal, while the lower cannot bestow, he only annuls himself.
The difference between the degrees—if I was on one degree and rose to another—is in the depth of desire that is corrected by the screen. For example, if I had Aviut Alef and I ascended and received Aviut Bet, then I must annul myself even more.
The upper adds depth of desire and ascends. Ascent is not movement in space; it is an increase in the depth of desire and the strength of the screen. This is how the upper ascends. And accordingly, the lower must annul himself. But relative to what does he annul himself?
The upper, having added desire and a screen, attains a greater level of bestowal. And the lower looks at this bestowal, and feels bad! He doesn’t want it, he is unable, he does not know what to do. Therefore, he must cling to the upper even more tightly so the upper can help him annul his ego, his egoistic desire, relative to the bestowal he now sees before him so that this bestowal does not frighten him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/11, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah”
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Question: What things are we forbidden to reveal in our inner work and in the work with the whole world?
Answer: We do not yet have the things that are forbidden to reveal, and therefore we do not know them.
And when we do learn them, then we will see in what way the connections between us are revealed, whether all of them are in the key of our helping one another, because this is the most important thing. We must use this correctly.
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From the 2nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/26/25, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“
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However, if one’s faith is incomplete, and he engages in the Torah and in the work only because the Creator commanded him to study, then we have seen above that in such Torah and work the light will not be revealed at all (Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“).
Question: It is usually believed that for successful advancement we need to study the Torah and observe the commandments. But here it is said that performing the commandments does not lead to the revelation of the light. Or am I misunderstanding something?
Answer: I understand this only slightly more than you. We simply need to try to study the Torah ever more deeply, its causes and its consequences.
In this way, we will arrive at clarifying what these causal connections truly are, and gradually we will begin to understand the Torah.
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From the 2nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/23/25, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“
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Question: How does one know when it is time to conceal the secrets of the Torah and when it is time to reveal the tastes of the Torah?
Answer: We receive that along with the revelation of the task set before us.
I think we should simply continue studying the articles, examine all the nuances of every sentence, and in this way make our way toward the understanding of the spiritual.
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From the 2nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/23/25, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“
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Question: Is it possible to always go by faith above reason?
Answer: Of course it is impossible. But Kabbalists do not discuss whether we can or cannot go this way. We simply must!
And when we cannot, we ask for help, and the Creator performs this work for us! All the work is the work of the Creator and not the person’s. But we need to ask Him to carry it out.
A person is obligated to go all the way in trying to do this work! Even though it is clear from the start that in the end, he will fail to reach the goal on his own. But the success lies in discovering that the Creator will do it, and in knowing how to ask Him.
I am always in this process, moving in a straight line between the initial (current) point and the final goal, which I must inevitably reach.
The final point is bestowal, love for the Creator and the created beings, faith above reason, and bestowal over reception. And once I leave the starting point, I must arrive at the final one.
And on the path I have:
But being at the very beginning, I must know that I will definitely reach the end and rely on my own efforts! I cannot fold my hands and simply wait for action from above.
If I do not give my absolute all in the first stage, if I do not do everything possible within my power, then I will never reach despair, I will never reach the understanding of my own helplessness. And therefore, I will never realize that I need help from the Creator. And then, how will I draw the light that returns to the source?
One stage unfolds after another; each stage defines and builds the next state. A person does not truly know where he is or what awaits him in the next stage, in the very next moment. But all advancement happens thanks to his own pushing forward.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/30/10, Writings of Rabash, Article 35, 1985
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Hence, the student pledges, prior to the study, to strengthen himself in faith in the Creator and in His guidance in reward and punishment. Thus, he will be rewarded with enjoying the light in it, and his faith will strengthen and grow through the power in this light (Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“).
Question: Why would a person aspiring to aim his efforts at the Creator exert them for the sake of the commandments of the Torah? Why tell him that in this way he will enjoy the light of the Torah?
Answer: This is necessary to assure him that the path that leads him to the revelation of the Creator is the same path that reveals the whole Torah to him.
Question: Let us say a person just wants to work for the sake of the Torah. If you tell him that there is a special, great pleasure in it, you will complicate things. You are being shown that you are not working for pleasure, but pleasure awaits you there. This is not clear to me.
Answer: First of all, I need to figure out what I am striving for: pleasure, knowledge, or maybe for some other goal?
Question: What if I just want the work itself to be a reward? Why would you tell me that a certain pleasure is awaiting me? I want to work for the sake of the commandments of the Torah, to direct my efforts only there.
Answer: In the end, this is what will happen, but not immediately. Under the influence of your requests, because the Torah, which influences you with its light, gradually changes you, shifting you from this point to a more correct request.
Question: But there is not only pleasure in spirituality. We learn that there must be suffering, hatred covered with love. Why not write about hatred covered with love, or suffering covered with pleasure? It only talks about pleasure.
Answer: Because that is not the actual goal. The true purpose of studying is to reveal the Creator to man and fill him with the Creator, which is called the human Kli .
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From the 2nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/19/25, Writings of Baal HaSulam, Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot
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I do not believe at all in a positive change in the world. I believe only that humanity will bring itself to such a state, I hope not to the final one, where it will understand that it must change, and seriously.
Question: So are you saying that humanity will change only when it is horrified?
Answer: Yes, it must see its own end.
Question: But you surely have some hope? After all, you are conveying something, one way or another. Many, many people watch you.
Answer: I hope people will see that they are heading toward a quick and inevitable end. And then, perhaps, they will understand that there must be some way out. But they do not see this way out.
Tell people today: “Let’s treat one another well.” And what then?
Comment: For them, this sounds like something childish. And for you it is something very high.
My Response: It is a very high approach, but unfortunately, it sounds unattainable. Although I do not laugh at it, and I understand that, in principle, it must happen. But how much suffering must humanity still endure before it says: “Enough!”?
Question: But one step before the abyss, what thought will suddenly come to humanity or to a person? What thought? One step before the abyss.
Answer: I believe that when people understand that they are losing everything, for example, their children. Something so terrifying that there is nowhere left to run, nowhere to turn away, and they must make a decision.
In such a case, perhaps they will agree to change something. Because change will still come from above, but only when we are ready for it. And readiness, it looks like this: when children and grandchildren are under the threat of death, disappearance, extermination, then we will be able to do something with ourselves.
Comment: I see. But this is a formula where I cannot stop along the way, but must reach that point.
My Response: Yes. We are moving toward this, and we cannot stop.
Comment: So neither my reason nor my logic will work.
My Response: There must be a feeling, the deepest inner feeling, that a dead end is inevitable.
But let us hope that, on one hand, through our dissemination we will accomplish something. And on the other hand, humanity must see its own end and decide.
There must be a way out. Otherwise, our entire existence is meaningless. But how can we make this happen quickly, smoothly, and perhaps even somehow in a controlled manner? That is the problem.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 11/14/25
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