Question: Should the examination of the concept of bestowal be carried out from the perspective of an observer or from that of a participant who wishes to advance in a particular direction?

Answer: Examining the concept of bestowal should reveal whether my life, my destiny, and my very self are truly contained within it. There is nothing else in this world that I need to investigate.

Whatever level I may be at, I simply take my life and examine, moment by moment, how I relate to the quality of bestowal at every stage. I do this not for the sake of results or conclusions that I must subsequently put into practice but solely for the sake of the examination itself.

As a result, we will come to recognize the importance of the concept of bestowal. It will gain depth and substance through the various situations in which my desire to receive develops its attitude toward it, and we will begin to live within this concept. Ultimately, this is about exploring the Creator and my attitude toward Him, toward this quality.

Question: When conducting this investigation, do you observe the situation from the outside or are you immersed in it?

Answer: Both from within and from the outside. It does not matter. Ultimately, we need to examine the system of relationships between me and the Creator. There is no other work.

If a person does not distinguish between himself and his body, that is, his desire to receive, then how can he investigate the concept of bestowal and form an attitude toward it? Where should he begin? From separating himself from his desire to receive. To the extent that he is able to detach himself from this desire, he can investigate it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/11/26, Rabash, “The Rosh Hashanah Prayer”

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