Hence, the student pledges, prior to the study, to strengthen himself in faith in the Creator and in His guidance in reward and punishment. Thus, he will be rewarded with enjoying the light in it, and his faith will strengthen and grow through the power in this light (Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“).

Question: Why would a person aspiring to aim his efforts at the Creator exert them for the sake of the commandments of the Torah? Why tell him that in this way he will enjoy the light of the Torah?

Answer: This is necessary to assure him that the path that leads him to the revelation of the Creator is the same path that reveals the whole Torah to him.

Question: Let us say a person just wants to work for the sake of the Torah. If you tell him that there is a special, great pleasure in it, you will complicate things. You are being shown that you are not working for pleasure, but pleasure awaits you there. This is not clear to me.

Answer: First of all, I need to figure out what I am striving for: pleasure, knowledge, or maybe for some other goal?

Question: What if I just want the work itself to be a reward? Why would you tell me that a certain pleasure is awaiting me? I want to work for the sake of the commandments of the Torah, to direct my efforts only there.

Answer: In the end, this is what will happen, but not immediately. Under the influence of your requests, because the Torah, which influences you with its light, gradually changes you, shifting you from this point to a more correct request.

Question: But there is not only pleasure in spirituality. We learn that there must be suffering, hatred covered with love. Why not write about hatred covered with love, or suffering covered with pleasure? It only talks about pleasure.

Answer: Because that is not the actual goal. The true purpose of studying is to reveal the Creator to man and fill him with the Creator, which is called the human Kli .
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From the 2^nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/19/25, Writings of Baal HaSulam, Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot

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