Question: How can we raise the Hissaron (deficiency) to the Creator through our friends in the group? What are the practical mechanics of this action?

Answer: The fact is that I cannot personally be connected with the Creator. I must achieve a connection with Him through the group, through my friends.

Only through the connection with them do we eventually reach the state where we turn to the Creator, and He can respond to us through these same states.

Question: In our world a diagnosis results from contact with a doctor. Does the revelation of the evil inclination testify to contact with the Creator?

Answer: Yes, the revelation of the evil inclination is indeed evidence of contact with the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/27/24, Writings of Rabash “The Lack Is the Kli [Vessel]”

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Question: We study the Torah not for knowledge, but for correction. Does this bring contentment to the Creator?

Answer: Yes, if you are correcting yourself with the aim of coming closer to the Creator, which is called Lishma (for Her sake), then you are bringing Him contentment.

Question: Can we intentionally use the energy of egoistic desires to contribute to society?

Answer: No, through incorrect actions you will not achieve any results.

Question: What can we offer humanity so that they envy us and join us?

Answer: We should share with everyone what we know and try to attract them to our groups and tens. You will see that in this way, both we and they will advance and unite with one another.

Question: If the Klipot take away all the light, how can we attract the reforming light?

Answer: When we desire to rise above the Klipot is when we receive the reforming light.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/26/24, Writings of Rabash “From Lo Lishma to Lishma”

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Comment: When we lose connection with the Creator, we turn into a herd. Yesterday for example, a woman on crutches was almost trampled over on the bus.

My Response: You are shown from above what you really are.

Question: How can we not lose the human face we are trying to find here?

Answer: You do not have it yet, so you feel the kind of face you do have.

Question: Many people want to leave Kabbalah because of this.

Answer: Let them go. You know, I am not worried about anyone. If a person does not understand he has nowhere to go; let him leave and realize he has no other place.

If not this time around, he will die and be reborn; it will take several decades before he begins to think about the meaning of life again. So it will not be our group or me, but something else. He will get there; he cannot escape it. Every person will reach their point of correction.

So there is no need to worry. We must do everything in our power. If we do not, it is a minus for us. But if we have done everything we can and the friend has left anyway, let him be, and we will meet in Gmar Tikkun (Final Correction).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/28/20, “Questions from World Kli”

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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to the Study of the Ten Sefirot,” Item 86

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Question: People come to Kabbalah with a point in the heart but few realize it. What does it depend on?

Answer: When a person comes to Kabbalah, one is in a state of confusion. On one hand it is said that the whole light is in the Torah, but to the contrary, they get the impression that there is no light in it for them.

Therefore, while studying it, they must be carried in the arms of their friends, who will revive, uplift, and pull them forward, and in this way, they will gradually be able to attain spiritual lights.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/26/24, Writings of Rabash “From Lo Lishma to Lishma”

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Question: Can we accelerate exiting descents by observing commandments in the corporeal world, in addition to studying and our connection?

Answer: I don’t know what you mean. In our world observing commandments is what we learn in the wisdom of Kabbalah: receiving the Creator’s light and getting closer to Him to bring Him contentment.

Question: When the Torah becomes the potion of death, should we try to avoid this state since we cannot immediately form the right intention? Or does this state come as a result of serious mistakes?

Answer: No, these states come from great effort and deep prayer.

Question: What does it mean to act on our own when there are doubts in decision-making?

Answer: You should act according to your spiritual state, and everything will work out for you.

Question: What is missing in longevity that exists in eternity?

Answer: In longevity, there is still unfinished work, while in eternity, this work is complete.

Question: If a ten already feels like it is in a state of dust, where should it start to rise?

Answer: From lifting itself from the dust, meaning by adding more and more desire to bestow, to fill, through actions and prayers, and thus elevate itself.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/25/24, Writings of Rabash “The Torah Must Be Received with Both Hands”

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Comment: In order to understand The Study of the Ten Sefirot, a person must at least fully know Pticha (“The Introduction to the Wisdom of Kabbalah”). Currently, not many graduates of KabU and MAK have completed all of Pticha. So what we are studying seems like a set of words to them.

My Response: I think the most important thing for us is to go through the texts written by Baal HaSulam and delve as little as possible into various explanations. The main goal is to feel the flow of thought. From there, we will try to grasp the understanding of the actions of the Partzufim. It is not that difficult.

I would suggest making a brief summary after each lesson, with or without a diagram, specifically indicating which forces act on the Partzuf and what it performs under their influence. After that, it will become easier.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/28/24,Baal HaSulam, Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot

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Question: How do you know where the limit of your efforts is? It seems there is always room to add more.

Answer: It is always good to add, but it is important to clearly define how immersed I should be in the material, how much I implement it in connection with my friends, how much I give to my family, and how I handle my work. Everything should be organized. This stems from the fact that we are living in this world. You must establish these things for yourself.

A person must feel a sense of responsibility toward his or her family and never reject the idea of building one. This is a fundamental condition for men. In fact many Kabbalists did not accept bachelors as students. To those who strongly desired to study Kabbalah, they would say, “Go get married, and then come back.”

It was this way with Baal HaSulam. A person could not become his student until the day after his wedding. And there was no talk about women at that time. Today we accept both men and women. Keep in mind that having a family is a requirement for men and is desirable for women.

Rabash was also strict with bachelors; he demanded they resolve this matter within a month or two.

We must fulfill all the conditions of a spiritual society, and it is represented in the form of a family. The Creator views the family unit—husband, wife, and children—as His creations. Based on this, He elevates them to a spiritual degree.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/15/24, “Continuing the Congress With an Ascent”

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Question: How can I envy a friend correctly to connect with him and acquire his positive qualities?

Answer: We must be closer to each other and try, in our common desire for fulfillment, to wish our desires were spiritual, i.e., we must be connected to each other not through the intention to be fulfilled, but through using our desires only for bestowal.

Question: What is the spiritual envy of a true Kabbalist?

Answer: The spiritual envy of a true Kabbalist lies in his desire to help his friends in any way he can, and to be completely immersed in it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/26/24, Writings of Rabash “From Lo Lishma to Lishma”

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