Question: What are “reflected light” and “direct light” in spiritual work?

Answer: Reflected light is the reciprocal relationship of creation to the Creator when it desires to become similar to Him. It is the action performed by the creation with the intention to resemble the actions of the Creator. Reflected light is the measure to which the creation becomes similar to the Creator, equal to Him. It is the clothing on the direct light, the vessel in which they merge with one another.

Reflected light is bestowal. It is what reveals the higher reality to the creation. To the extent a person develops their reflected light, they begin to see what else exists in the world besides their own egoism, that is, besides our imagined reality.

We perceive all of this in reflected light, as if in a unified sensory organ. Reflected light gives us the ability to see what lies outside of us. All our qualities become arranged according to their integral connection, according to bestowal to others. We begin assembling all our internal qualities into an image of bestowal and examining how best to connect them in order to attain it.

Reflected light expresses the result of my inner work. It is my attitude expressing love, bestowal, the desire to unite, yearning, and striving. And within that, I reveal the direct light, the attitude of the Creator toward me, and the reflected light is my attitude toward Him.

There is nothing but relationships. Do you think you will receive something material from the Creator? You will be filled with the very attitude you wish to bestow upon Him. Love becomes your fulfillment. What is revealed to us is only the sensation of the greatness of the Creator, and it gives complete fulfillment to the desire to receive. The light of NRNHY, the light of infinity, all of it is your own attitude toward the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/11/12, Baal HaSulam, The Study of the Ten Sefirot

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