Comment: Sometimes it is a pity that a person cannot endure the spiritual work and leaves.

My Response: There are very few such people. In the time of Baal HaSulam and Rabash, the dropout rate was very high. I estimate that throughout Rabash’s entire lifetime,  between 3,000 to 5,000 people passed through his hands. And how many remained? Probably somewhere around 70 to 80 people. And even that is a generous estimate. In other words, there was a very high dropout rate. Today, it is much lower.

And where can people go? Our time is completely different. Today, it is clear to a person what Kabbalah gives him. We explain this in plain language.

People think that in Kabbalah, you have to penetrate somewhere with your mind and operate there just as one does with everything in our world. Suppose I am a physicist. They teach me how to work at a nuclear reactor, and I do it. That is all. Do I have to change myself for that? No. I received a degree, clearance, and went to work.

But here, no. Here, you must begin to change yourself. The whole science is built on changing yourself and never anyone else. Therefore, Kabbalah is a completely different method.
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. The Sufferings of the Kabbalists.” 10/8/10

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