How can one come to a genuine prayer that arises from a true desire? It is said: “A person is where their thoughts are.” Therefore, one must begin by examining where their thoughts dwell: restricting oneself and one’s desires to a single point, and with that point, clinging to the Creator.

Then I will begin to sense the states passing within me, and in each of them I will return myself to a state of adhesion with the Creator. Even if I don’t know exactly how to achieve this restriction to a single point, I will try, like a child who wants to be an adult.

In this way, I begin to build my spiritual Partzuf and clarify the obstacles that the Creator constantly sends my way from all directions that frighten me, confuse me, and disturb my mind and heart. And every time, I return myself to the point of connection. Nothing more is required of me; through this, I am already creating my spiritual space.

If I nullify myself above all disturbances and once again cling to the Creator, then each disturbance in my mind and heart is corrected and incorporated into holiness. As a result, I will always remain in a true desire and a genuine prayer, constantly striving to return to unity while realizing that I cannot achieve it without the Creator’s help. I will continuously uncover challenges and make efforts to ask for unity with the Creator.

My initial point of unity must be genuine, one where I do not exist, but only my aspiration to cleave to the Creator does. Then I will begin to study the Creator, learn from His actions upon me to understand His attitude, character, and behavior, and to grasp what He wants to convey to me. Essentially this is what is called the science of Kabbalah.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/7/18, Writings of Rabash “A Real Prayer Is over a Real Deficiency”

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