Baal HaSulam writes in “The Writings of the Last Generation” that the collective soul, called Adam HaRishon, is a single system in which each of its components is important. But despite this, when it was divided into many parts, a hierarchy emerged with some souls becoming more important than others depending on the order of their correction and the significance of their mutual integration.

It is the same with a body. Naturally a body cannot be complete until the very last soul is corrected and joins the collective whole. But in the structure of the soul follows a hierarchy much like a pyramid with society, in its mass, at the base of the pyramid, and the individual at its apex. Therefore, it may appear that there is a different Torah for the masses and for the individual, as it is said, “The opinion of the Torah is opposite to the opinion of the masses.”

But this pertains to the time of development and correction and not to the final correction. Therefore, the absolute sovereignty of the Creator, the state we must reach, is attained according to the principle: “first in the individual, and then in the masses.” Thus, the instructions that we need to receive must be different for the individual and for the masses. However, it is forbidden to leave the masses aside in terms of advancement toward the purpose of creation.

This does not mean that we take only a few chosen souls and abandon everyone else. We are obligated to engage in dissemination among the masses as well, although individuals and the masses are taught differently.

For the masses, prayer consists simply of each person praying for their own well-being. They are not taught what is good and what is bad in the true sense. They do not understand that good is equivalence of properties and correction.

Therefore, Baal HaSulam writes that even in the last generation, this structure, a pyramid, will remain. There are those who merely agree to belong to the last generation, and this is enough. They are accepted since they are not capable of more. Such is their structure.

There are those who fully participate in spiritual work. It is precisely for this reason that the collective Kli, structured as a pyramid, is perfect.

Thus, a distinction is made between the work with regard to the masses, which is carried out in accordance with the surrounding light, and the work of individuals in accordance with the inner light, who strive toward it, understanding that it is precisely this that is lacking in the Kli. And these are not only different things, but opposite ones.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/26/26, Rabash, “The Importance of Recognition of Evil”

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