When one’s intention is for the sake of the Creator, he wants the annulment of reality. That is, he agrees to serve the Creator without any vitality or pleasure, a complete annulment of the spiritual reality (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 97, “The Torah Must Be Received with Both Hands”).

Question: What kind of work is this without pleasure and strength?

Answer: Pleasure and strength come and go, but we must think about how to serve the Creator and want to work for Him. We must tune in to direct all our desires, thoughts, and intentions to the Creator. Only based on the connection we restore in this way can we consider ourselves in a desire that He welcomes.

Comment: But we learn that it is impossible to perform even the slightest action without pleasure.

My Response: The point is that it does not matter whether He gives us pleasure for fulfilling His desires or not. It does not matter because the main thing is that we fulfill them.

Question: In principle, I should enjoy what the Creator bestows. And if I agree to annul all kinds of pleasure, do I not annul approaching the goal by this?

Answer: No, you reveal that in this case you work for the sake of elevated pleasures, but you address them to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/25/24, Writings of Rabash “The Torah Must Be Received with Both Hands”

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