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Posted on June 25th, 2026
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When a person is truly ready to leave their present state and move on, no matter what that new state might be, provided it is not the current one, they become like a seed that has rotted in the ground, ready to lose its former shape, unwilling to take anything with it, and desires only one thing: to attain a new state at any cost, and grow. And then they enter that state.
Such a demand must accumulate within a person. This happens gradually, without unnecessary haste, calmly, and with composure, accompanied with the awareness that this is necessary and it cannot be done otherwise.
Ultimately, a person reaches a state where he understands that it is absolutely unbearable for him to continue to be with himself the way he is. Therefore it is said that he abandons his knowledge, and is awarded higher knowledge; he becomes wiser.
But this does not mean that he comprehends all the wisdoms of our world; this knowledge is of an entirely different kind. We can see from the example of genuine Kabbalists who have attained great spiritual degrees that were not necessarily so experienced or adept at navigating all the little intricacies of our world.
They understood the true nature of our world perfectly. But the Kabbalist’s special knowledge does not extend to the the artificial constructs built upon that nature, things created in opposition to nature, or to what relates to our society with its contrived laws, that is, to everything that does not directly follow from the laws of nature. In this regard he will not be wiser than other people.
The knowledge that a Kabbalist acquires is the knowledge of a higher degree. But as to how to steal more from a bank, you will not learn that, so do not expect it. This is not merely because stealing is forbidden, but because everything devised by humans—all those laws, principles, and rules—are artificial and unnatural things.
A Kabbalist, who rises from degree to degree, acquires a higher mind. One might even say that with each step this intellect becomes increasingly removed from this world.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/13/26, Rabash, “And the Lord Appeared to Him at the Oaks of Mamre”
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One who advances by faith, by rising above reason, attains a higher reason.
In truth, a person is unable to go above reason. How can he part with his reason? For him, it is like separating the head from the body.
What does above reason mean? Reason is the self. This is the name for all the information about what I must do with my will to receive—the entire program of how I must fill it, what to do with it, and how to relate to it.
If I were to cast aside all the knowledge I have accumulated over the years within me, and retain only the most primitive instincts that even a small child has, could I possibly exist in such a case? Thus a person is not capable of wanting to free himself from his knowledge because it constitutes their very nature.
What we eventually arrive at is the recognition of evil. When I understand that everything within me—my insights, experience, understanding of how to act in different situations, what to do and how to behave, and everything that constitutes the inner me—is incorrect and flawed, then I renounce my knowledge, reason, and experience, and separate myself from them completely. I understand that all of this is evil because I realize that it cannot help me reach what I want.
What can help me pass into another state, the state in which I would like to be? I need to receive the reason from that state into which I want to enter, its knowledge. From here despair comes to me, and within me grows a demand, a prayer.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/13/26, Rabash, “And the Lord Appeared to Him at the Oaks of Mamre”
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Question: What would you call a sincere connection?
Answer: It is when you are understood. But that isn’t necessarily a good thing either. A person is left with very little of their true self in such a situation. After all, it is true that we don’t really want to open up.
Question: Yes, we are guarded, of course. So, what is a sincere connection?
Answer: I don’t know. It is when you feel at ease with a person. But with whom can you feel at ease, and consistently feel at ease?
Comment: That is also a problem.
My Response: Of course.
Question: What is a genuine connection?
Answer: A real connection is one in which you love a person and constantly want to do good for them.
Comment: You suddenly turned everything upside down. Instead of it being good for me, you say it should be good for the other person. And that is called a connection.
My Response: Yes. When I feel that I want to do good for them.
Question: If we are speaking about the upper one, about the Creator, what is a real connection?
Answer: That involves an equivalence of form. It means that I relate to the Creator in the same way that He relates to me. For that, I must change my nature, which, incidentally, is the nature He created in me. Therefore, I must ask Him to change it. That request itself is the connection.
Question: Can such a request be sincere?
Answer: Partly. Until I ask with complete sincerity.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 6/5/26
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The desire to receive is destined to be filled with the light of the world of infinity. Just as it was infinitely filled before the Tzimtzum (restriction), so too will it be filled after it, in Gmar Tikun (final correction).
This marks the fundamental difference in method of Kabbalah: we never deal with the desire itself. Instead, we acquire an intention for the sake of bestowal through the surrounding light (Ohr Makif), which brings us this intention, that is, the quality of Bina within Malchut.
All other methods cannot make use of the surrounding light because they have no connection to the spiritual source from which this light descends. Therefore, they turn directly to the desire to receive and conclude that it is the source of all evil.
From this they reason that evil must be eliminated. In other words, a person should desire as little as possible and restrict his negative qualities. But this is like cutting off a person’s hands. He may no longer be able to cause harm with them, but has anything truly been corrected?
Therefore, both the desire to receive and all the actions performed upon it remain intact. This is the fundamental difference between the method of Kabbalah and all other methods, a difference that will become increasingly apparent in the near future.
Today, various circles and clubs have sprung up around Kabbalah, each presenting its own interpretation of what the method is. Amulets, red strings, Tarot cards, and a myriad of other beliefs, there is no shortage of such things. Yet all of this serves, indirectly, to clarify what the wisdom of Kabbalah truly is, so that it may emerge as clear, pure, and authentic.
I am glad that all these things are flourishing today. It is a sign that clarification is approaching. These methods should not be suppressed. If, according to the desire to receive, there is still a need for them, if someone can find satisfaction in them and derive some fulfillment, then it means that person has not yet fully examined them. And if he has not examined them fully, he must remain with them for the time being.
That is why Kabbalah does not attack or destroy any method. Kabbalah says that each one has its place and its time, because all of them arise from the human desire to receive. People invent them, develop them, and believe that they can fulfill themselves through them. Until a person reaches recognition of evil and realizes that these methods do not truly fulfill him, he must continue along that path.
Therefore, everything has a right to exist: Chinese methods, Indian methods, and all the others. The more they are allowed to develop, the sooner their limitations will be revealed. Just as we must not suppress the desire to receive, we must not suppress any method that appears capable of satisfying that desire.
But we know that, ultimately, there is no alternative to the wisdom of Kabbalah, the method for working with the desire to receive, because that desire is the entire matter of creation. Trying to go against nature will not help us, because nature stands above us.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/10/26, Rabash, “What Is Above Reason in the Work?”
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Love disarms and deprives another person of their evil energy, and yourself as well.
Question: Why can’t we do this today? We very much want to, yet we cannot.
Answer: We are not accustomed to it. It has to become a part of our upbringing.
I had a very interesting incident in my youth. I used to tease a certain girl, and once I put my fist right up to her nose. And she kissed it. It stunned me completely! To this day I cannot forget it!
That was 65 or 70 years ago. Just imagine! And even now, when I recall it, I remember how unexpected it was for me, how utterly it disarmed me! I did not know what to do. I stood there confused, as though a bucket of filth had been poured over me! I suddenly felt who I really was.
It was terrible!
A single act like that, without words, without anything.
A terrible state!
Comment: And it remains. Listening to you tell this story now, I can see that it remains with a person for life.
My Response: Yes, it is within me. I still remember it.
Comment: It is a beautiful example! A very precise one.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 6/8/26
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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, Article 29 “What Does It Mean that a High Priest Should Take a Virgin Wife, in the Work?” (1991) (6.21.2002)
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2nd part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah” (4.19.2001)
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