Question: What is faith in the wisdom of Kabbalah?

Answer: Faith is bestowal above reception. We use the force of faith because within a person, there is no inherent force of bestowal; one must receive it from the Creator. Through the influence of the upper light on a person, the ability to bestow is created within him.

It is like a magnet holding a piece of metal. The ability to bestow is maintained in a person only because he is under the influence of the upper light, and that is why it is called faith. He must be permeated by this impression from above, and only then can he perform altruistic actions, selfless calculations. That is why it is called faith.

If bestowal arose from his own strength, it would not be called faith. It exists only on condition that the upper light conveys its quality to the person and creates the ability to bestow within him. The quality of bestowal in a created being comes from its similarity to the upper light, its aspiration toward the upper one, and therefore, it is called faith.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/4/2012, Writings of Rabash, Article No.16, 1988 ”What Is the Foundation on which Kedusha [Holiness] Is Built?”

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