Question: In contrast to the point in the heart, does the “Aviut” (thickness, coarseness) of the desire to receive also grow?

Answer: Naturally, the Aviut of the desire to receive grows opposite the point in the heart. Initially, you connect with this point, while the Aviut, the force of desire, is still concealed.

However, when you begin to sense fulfillment in this point, one that reveals the greatness of the Creator to you, the question of how to handle His greatness arises. Do you need it for the sake of self-enjoyment and comfort or do you view it as a means for further advancement, where you close your eyes, and choose not to see His greatness, but use it exclusively for further spiritual advancement?

If after receiving inspiration you do not go to the group with it but only fill yourself and enjoy it, then immediately a void is revealed within your Kli. A similar phenomenon occurs whenever we fill ourselves for the sake of receiving. I received what I strongly desired, yet I find myself empty once again; the air has escaped, and I am empty once more.

The same thing seems to happen to you in spirituality as well and you begin to feel the emptiness even more than before: You have expanded your Kli, filled it with an awareness of the Creator, only to find yourself emptied of this vast newfound awareness. “Never have I have felt so empty, never have I suffered so intensely! Is this what spiritual advancement is? You ask yourself. “Is this the Torah and is this the reward?”

This happened because you failed to notice that critical moment when you began to derive pleasure from your state rather than using it effectively to further your advancement. Learning to discern this is a very long, difficult, and complicated process. As one learns, one eventually becomes sensitive to this point.

After establishing contact with the Creator, a person is literally at the peak of understanding regarding what one is doing with this connection, whether one using it for one’s own benefit or whether one is truly channeling every awakening, every ascent, and all the strength one has received into further advancement in order to eventually acquire the intention to please the Creator. Basically, throughout our journey in the dark, we study how to sense this point.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/17/26, Rabash, “What Is the Difference between Law and Judgment in the Work?”

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