Question: We perform various actions in order to fulfill our desires. How should we relate to these desires?

Answer: We do not focus on the desires themselves; rather, we seek the source of the desires because that is where our correction lies. One who remains within one’s desires remains within their animal nature. One will never find fulfillment, peace, or correction in that state; there is no way out of it. There is nothing within the desire itself; it is empty.

If you want to fulfill a desire, you must turn to its source and not remain immersed in the desire. “The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.” This is what those do who constantly look inward at their desires. The Creator gives us a sense of emptiness within our desires that leads us to ask: “What is the source of pleasure? Where is fulfillment?”

Accordingly, we should strive toward fulfillment by thinking about Him, not about our emptiness. We should not suppress our desires, dwell on them, or remain attached to them. Rather, we should rise above them and establish a connection with the source from which they can be fulfilled.

I cling to the upper one. By doing so, I do not detach myself from reality or from the desire to receive; I simply understand that the answer is not found within reality itself. This is a very logical, precise, and scientific method. It is not without reason that it is said that the wisdom of Kabbalah encompasses all sciences; those are not empty words.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/10/26, Rabash, “What Is Above Reason in the Work?”

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