Question: We know that in any endeavor, there must be someone responsible. Without that nothing gets done. So why, in inner work, is everyone responsible?

Answer: We see that in any work, if we want to succeed, for example, to build a Sukkah, we divide into teams.

Each team is responsible for its own part—electricity, cooling, heating, kitchen, and so on—and then we succeed. Everyone cares about the overall success, but works on their own portion. Still, everyone is thinking about the common goal.

Now you are asking: in our group, does everyone have to think about Arvut, or can we form a dedicated team for that? Teams are necessary for carrying out tasks that require practical implementation. But each person must have the intention to succeed, and that success is defined as the fulfillment of the condition of Arvut. Everyone must feel that they have come out of their own will to receive.

That is called exodus from Egypt and it is the condition for receiving the Torah. After that, the upper force comes and gives the ability to work with the vessels of reception.

The desire to attain Arvut must be present in each one, otherwise there is no point being in the group at all. Each can perform different actions according to the character of their soul and their capabilities, according to what they are able to do in the group, whether physically, mentally, or theoretically, but the intention must be shared by all.

You cannot divide responsibilities by saying, “You deal with the group’s intention and we will do the action.” Baal HaSulam says that Arvut must apply to everyone. Each one places the whole world on the scale of merit. Each one! You cannot shift this burden onto others because each person has their own vessel (Kli) that they must correct through Arvut.

From my Kli, I must provide my share of Arvut for everyone. He must provide it from his Kli, another from theirs, and so on. And if someone is missing, then because we are all connected, I will be lacking what he was supposed to contribute. I will feel: yes, the group is good, and I always get help, but still something is missing.

But I should not worry about whether I will be filled with Arvut or not. I do not know that. What happens is, a person reaches a state where he breaks free from the will to receive and begins to work in bestowal. That is called crossing the Machsom.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 5/13/2025, Writings of Baal HaSulam The Arvut (Mutual Guarantee)

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