“Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it” (Psalms 34).

There are two forces in the world that give man the motivating force that will compel him to revoke his rest force. That is, the force of rest, which is in the qualities of the soul, yields to two other forces, meaning become revoked, and by this the soul takes upon itself the force of movement: 1) the rejecting force, 2) the attracting force.

The rejecting force is from something bad and loathsome that compels one to run away. The attracting force is good and nice things that one is compelled to chase. However, a single force, whether attracting or rejecting, is insufficient to revoke the force of rest.

“Turn away from evil” is called the “rejecting force,” if a person feels that it is bad. “Do good” is called the “attracting force” if a person feels that this is good and he must chase it and obtain it.

“Seek peace and pursue it.” (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 219, “Seek Peace and Puruse It“)

Question: How can we rely on these feelings if we are not yet corrected? Should we experience them somehow?

Answer: You should experience them. You should explore them. You should understand where they lead you and what the Creator wants from you when He gives you such desires.

When you know this, then all your desires will become very clear, and you will move only toward the right goal.

Question: What helps us not get confused between the traditional choice of “pleasant—unpleasant” and the true choice of “striving for good and avoiding evil”?

Answer: It helps that we strive to get out of the control of good and evil, which we want to feel instead of “good—bad.” We must realize this aspiration in our connections and help each other.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/9/24, Writings of Rabash “Seek Peace and Pursue It”

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