In order to bring a person to the final state where their Kli becomes as great as possible, meaning their aspiration toward the Creator becomes truly immense, the Creator must lead them through a wide variety of states. In each of these states, the person essentially learns the difference between the state of the Creator and the state opposite to it, or between the lights and the Kelim, between light and darkness.

After all, only by the existence of a thing and its opposite can one learn about that thing and its opposite, as well as about both of them and the relationship between them.

Can a person do this? It is the Creator who does it. A person must only feel and realize what state they are in.

The Creator influences a person both in darkness and in light, as it is said: both in exile and during the time of redemption. He enters every state and literally does everything.

“I, the Creator, dwell with them amidst their impurity. I go with them into exile in order to teach them what Galut (exile, dispersion) is. And I will bring them to redemption, drawing them out of exile by showing them how terrible it is, so that they will desire to leave it. And to the extent of their desire to free themselves from oppression and come out of exile, I will bring them out.”

Thus, everything is done by the Creator, the person only needs to determine their attitude toward it, accepting everything that exists and everything happening to them exactly as it is while also arriving at a state of gratitude for the worst state just as for the best, because through this, they connect to the goal that is more important to them.

They understand how necessary their current adverse state is for attaining the goal and that there are no other states more conducive to achieving it. They must realize this, accept it, and wish to remain in such a state, regarding it as a stage of advancement toward the goal.

However, since being in a state opposite to the Creator does not correspond to His desire, one must strive to come closer to the Creator. But the reason for doing so should not be that I feel bad now and want to feel better. We must learn to discern these differences as we gradually accumulate various states and advance toward the goal with them.

In every state, a person must first realize, “I am suffering,” and subsequently, “The Creator is suffering.” From the perspective of the goal, this state is beneficial for the person; however, from the perspective of the purpose of creation, it is unfavorable for the Creator because He has established that the goal is adhesion with Him. In other words, the degree of closeness to the Creator, the degree of advancement, is determined by the created being’s capacity to bestow.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/20/26, Rabash, “The Creator and Israel Went into Exile”

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