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Posted on July 7th, 2026
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It is very difficult for us to understand for what purpose we must perform spiritual work, and why the Creator created the world in such a way that we have to exert effort. If He is omnipotent, why did He not create the final state from the outset? And if it already exists and we are already in it, why didn’t He make it so that we would feel this perfect state (Gmar Tikkun) immediately?
Why must we open our eyes and develop the organ of perception of the spiritual, called the screen (Masach) and the reflected light (Ohr Hozer) since it is only then that will we feel where we truly are and perceive true reality?
We are told that all this is because of shame. We ask: Why did He create shame? And we are told that shame is a correction, and that if we do not correct ourselves, we will not feel the goodness that has been prepared for us.
We must acquire the greatness and importance of the Creator, the giver. Our attitude toward Him must be with the intention for the sake of bestowal. A Kli (vessel) with an altruistic intention is an eternal Kli that never disappears and is never emptied. On the contrary, it becomes increasingly filled.
There are many more explanations used to “justify” our present state, and a person may live by them for a long time until one acquires a second nature, the nature of the Creator.
But before that, a person is incapable of understanding or agreeing with the states they have to go through, because the definitions they hold now are opposite to the definitions they will have afterward.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/23/26, Rabash, “What Is the Importance of the Groom, that His Iniquities Are Forgiven?”
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Question: What does it mean to make a correct discernment?
Answer: Making a proper discernment means seeing that every state is sent to us by the Creator, and that the upper force wants you to turn to it and, at the very least, attribute that state to the Creator.
If you are able to continue further, think about the fact that this state was sent so that you could unite with Him and understand the reasons for what is happening. Think about why the Creator is sending you this situation as a path toward adhesion with the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/23/26, Rabash, “What Is the Importance of the Groom, that His Iniquities Are Forgiven?”
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States of descent or ascent are not defined by whether I feel good or bad at the moment. If I have thoughts about the Creator, even in the most difficult state, then spiritually this is regarded as a “good” state. A descent, however, is a state in which a person loses connection with the Creator.
Maintaining connection with the Creator, holding a thought of Him even during an unbearably difficult state, is preferable to losing that connection in the most favorable state. Here we must make tremendous efforts to correctly distinguish between what constitutes a descent and what constitutes a spiritual ascent.
At any moment when the Creator reminds us of His presence, no matter how He does it, we must thank the Creator for it. The reminder may come in the form of a blow or through extremely difficult situations.
Conversely, as soon as we lose our connection with the divine, animalistic pleasures or everyday concerns distract us from thoughts of spirituality. We become confused and forget that it is precisely the Creator who sends us all these situations and problems; this is what we call a descent. Thus, a state of spiritual descent or ascent is not determined by our animate senses as a feeling of bitter or sweet, but by whether it is truth or falsehood.
Therefore, it is very difficult for us to become accustomed to this kind of discernment. But when a person examines his states in this way, he begins to analyze them in a new light.
By evaluating them according to the principle of “truth or falsehood,” one assesses their state according to only one criterion: Is it beneficial for my spiritual advancement? This discernment is made independently from sensory perception. Then, as a person becomes truly ready for it, doubts arise once again: should I turn to the Creator or attempt to do something myself?
If I turn to the Creator when I am capable of doing something myself, then it will be an artificial request. Rabash gives the following example: a little boy is crying in the street, and hardly anyone pays attention to him. After all, he is still a child and cries over trifles. But when a grown man is weeping, it is taken seriously.
Similarly, a person carrying a heavy load that is about to fall and asks for help is helped immediately. But if he cries out, “Help!” for no particular reason, and everyone sees that there is nothing serious happening, no one will even pay attention to him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/23/26, Rabash, “What Is the Importance of the Groom, that His Iniquities Are Forgiven?”
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Comment: The famous couturier Karl Lagerfeld managed to create his own image in fashion, and his statements are very popular. Yet it is surprising just how incredibly egoistic they are!
“I am a sort of vampire, taking the blood of other people” (The Observer Magazine).
“Vanity is the healthiest thing in life” (The Guardian).
“I hate intellectual conversations with intellectuals because I care only about my own opinion” (The World According to Karl).
People marvel at the way he speaks.
My Response: He speaks very well, straight to the point. He truly expresses what comes from his own nature.
He stated his credo very succinctly, like an ordinary person albeit one who understands his nature. He is peaking the truth!
Question: What is it in his statements that fascinates people?
Answer: What captivates them is that he says things they are afraid to say.
Question: So this exists inside a person?
Answer: Naturally, because each of us is like that.
Question: Does a person have a feeling that vanity is the healthiest thing in life?
Answer: Of course, because vanity elevates us. What else in our world can raise a person above everyone else? What is considered victory, achievement, success? nothing but the fulfillment of vanity.
Question: But you are engaged in a science that does the exact opposite aren’t you?
Answer: I am, yes. But “real” people, people like him, they glorify this nature. But it is nature! Therefore, it cannot be denied.
I think he is right in expressing himself so beautifully. He opens people’s eyes to what they actually are.
Question: Should we somehow fight this or not?
Answer: Why should we? On the contrary, we must open people’s eyes to the fact that they are like this, and perhaps this will lead them to the recognition of evil.
Question: Is this precisely what you call upbringing? Revealing that is is who they really are to a person?
Answer: Of course, absolutely. Only the revelation of evil in a person will compel one to correct oneself, to see “This is my nature, and it is evil.”
I like talking with people who are opposite to me yet are open and frank. That is the truth. Truth stands above everything else. If we gloss over the truth, what will come of it? We will never be able to accomplish anything in our world. We will always limit ourselves to half-statements, vague hints, and evasions. And then what?
Without the revelation of evil, you will not even know or understand what good is and what it ought to be, or how to build it as the opposite of evil.
For example, imagine looking at an article of clothing and seeing something bad, baffling, incorrect, crude, or repulsive about it. Then you realize: it is turned inside out! You simply need to reveal the right side. And so you reveal it. Evil and good are two sides of the same upper force.
Question: What is the ultimate formula for you?
Answer: It is written in Kabbalah that “Love covers all transgressions.” It means that there is no other way to attain love; it is impossible to achieve that “covering” or the transformation of all the evil within oneself.
Only after all transgressions are revealed do you realize that love must necessarily take their place! It must cover them all—not destroy them! They must exist together. Only together, when they help and nourish each other in this way, will they truly exist.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman,” 3/3/25
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Does Separation from the Creator Also Come from Him?
Certainly separation also comes from the Creator. Everything comes from Him. However, separation is punishment.
How should we respond to this state? We need to bless the good as we bless the bad and the bad as we bless the good. Yet separation from Godliness, or more precisely, the cessation of the ability to advance, meaning the ability to equalize our form with the Creator, is indeed the only punishment in reality.
In the corporeal world, this separation manifests as troubles that befall us, as negative events in our lives, and even as effects on the physical body. All the good comes from Him, and all the bad comes from the posterior (Achoraim) of the Creator, from concealment. The issue is not the concealment itself, but how we receive it and relate to it.
Punishment is punishment. Nothing can be done against it. The more we feel the concealment, the more we resist it. Concealment can be corrected through Hassadim (mercies). To the extent that we detach from our personal sensation and rise above it, we become those who delight in mercy (Hafetz Hesed), and then we perform corrections. In any case, anything less than final correction is considered punishment. However, we who are in this process view everything that happens to us as reward.
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Preparation to the Lesson
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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, Article 28 “What Are Holiness and Purity, in the Work?” (1991) (17.06.2002)
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2nd part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah” (5.17.2001)
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