The whole world thinks that the work for the Creator is what the religious people are doing: learning a little bit, observing a few practical commandments.

I am not writing this off, but the work for the Creator consists of imitating the Creator and acting like Him, much like a son emulating his father, “You are children to the Lord your God.”

Question: What does” like Him” mean?

Answer: A son looks at you and imitates you, like a little monkey. Later as he matures, he performs these actions with understanding. This is, in essence, our path as well. Initially, at the embryonic stage (Ibur) we act without understanding; we simply nullify ourselves. Then at the stage of suckling (Yenika), we bring more desire and understanding into it, followed by that stage of greatness, adulthood, Mochin (Gadlut).

The Creator wants us to resemble Him completely. Resembling Him means acquiring a screen over the will to receive, whereby we become like the Nukva to Him. We enter continuous, face-to-face union with Him. This means we reach the complete work of the Creator.

When we correct ourselves and reach a state where we are just like Him, standing opposite Him, following the end of correction, we will begin to work differently. These are the secrets of Torah. We will find out eventually what it is, but it is for this purpose that we do everything. The goal is not to reach the end of correction (Gmar Tikun), but the goal is to reach the end of correction in order to prosper later with Him together.

What I want to say is that the work of the Creator does not consist of performing some corporeal actions. Baal HaSulam writes that the Creator does not care if you slaughter the beast from the neck or from the throat. All the commandments were given to purify Israel, or to bind them to the desire of the Creator. The commandment without an intention is like a body without a soul. All the work of the Creator is the intention, which is ultimately just the means to mimic the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/12/26, Rabash, “One Should Always Sell Everything He Has and Marry a Wise Disciple’s Daughter”

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