The Creator makes us believe that we are not the only ones who feel ourselves from the inside, but that there are other people around us who perceive and evaluate us. This is an illusion, a deception! There is nothing outside, everything is only within me.

With these additional impressions, He expands our Kelim, builds our new level, and lifts us above the animal level to the level of “Adam” (“like the Creator”) in order to become like Him.

It seems to us that the Creator is outside and we are talking, interacting, and cooperating with someone outside of us. I imagine Him before me, and then bring Him in and merge with Him. Then there is nothing before me, He and I become one.

But for now, I imagine Him outside myself. This is a deceptive fantasy, but because of it, as I consider my Kelim to be “external,” I gain additional Aviut of desire, egoism (a desire in which I feel myself relative to others or others relative to myself), which helps me achieve the upper property and become like the Creator.

I just need to bring this image from the outside in, and I will merge with Him!

What happens after this final correction called Gmar Tikkun? Kabbalists say the end of our correction is only the beginning of a new state. Once I have corrected my desires, a new stage will begin. Let us wait and see.
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From Daily Kabbalah Lesson on 1/4/10, Baal HaSulam, Preface “Foreword to The Book of Zohar”

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