Question: What does it mean to respect the evil inclination?

Answer: It means that we should respect the work of the evil inclination, to observe with what punctuality and meticulousness this “angel” works on us in pursuing the objective of awakening, time and again, in the correct direction. The method of its work is opposite to what we are supposed to do, yet at the same time it works on us constantly and continuously. This is truly remarkable. One can learn from it.

We must be vigilant about how these things manifest and understand that they come not from my own nature, but from an external force within me that constantly awakens me in a direction opposite to the Creator. And if I continually act in opposition to it and turn toward the Creator, I am , in that very act, reaching out specifically to Him.

It is the evil inclination that leads to this, according to its quantity, quality, and character, and according to the sequence of actions, thoughts, and desires it evokes. Cell by cell, it builds my spiritual Partzuf.

Question: Are there breaks in its work?

Answer: There are no intervals or pauses in the evil inclination. It is our spiritual gene and it is undergoing development. Since the shattering of the vessels occurred, it pulls us in various directions opposite to the Creator. Our task is simply to correct our intention regarding this gene. Once we do, it will develop properly.

Essentially, it has been developing all along as a simple Reshimo, and now it begins to expand more and more, like dough. We only need to give it a form.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/9/26, Rabash, “It is Forbidden to Hear a Good Thing from a Bad Person”

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