Question: How does prayer reveal the feeling of spiritual lack to us?

Answer: When we ask the Creator to draw us closer to Him and feel that He is doing so, we ask even more and see His actions even more.

We must enter a state with the Creator where we are constantly demanding and He is constantly working on us.

We must try to feel ourselves more and more in relation to the Creator, extract additional lack from this, and turn to the Creator with a request.

Our need must be expressed in such a way as to be able to gain closeness to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/15/24, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 48

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Question: Why does restriction occur after a person’s desires are all similar to the Creator’s and one is filled with the upper light?

Answer: Because the desire that receives the upper light feels as if it is complete, but it does not see the result of its actions.

The only thing left for him that arises in his desire is to somehow interrupt his development and make a restriction on his desire so that it no longer develops.

And now, from this desire, at the initiative of a person (Adam), another action arises, which is not a continuation of development, but in a sense is the opposite. In other words, a person wants to transform the desire in which he was created into a desire in which he will resemble the Creator. This is important for him.

Therefore, it turns out that on the seventh day creation does not stop. After all, then there is action on the part of the person.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual states” 3/21/24

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Question: If there is no patience in the ten, does it mean that the Hisaron (deficiency) will be born precisely here?

Answer: Yes, you must have such a great desire that you are not willing to wait, you need to reveal the Creator, the spiritual world, and yourself in it right now. Only then can you find peace.

There is no need to fear that the cup of patience may overflow. We should value those states when a great desire arises within us, remember them, and try to evoke them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/15/24, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 48

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Question: How do we work with egoism and help each other? Suppose I invite friends to a meal. If I prepare a delicious meal, there is a risk that they will enjoy not the unity for which we gather, but the taste of the meal itself.

Answer: We must create the most comfortable conditions to make it easier for us to come together and feel the desire to embrace each other. Therefore, the main thing is that even if you enjoy the meal, at the same time, you strive to connect with your friends.

You cannot always act from negative feelings. Suppose you are pushed and run to the Creator, and then another push comes from elsewhere, and you run to the Creator again. No, that is wrong. You should see where your negative qualities manifest and correct them without waiting for blows.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “And It Came to Pass in the Course of Those Many Days”

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Question: If a person has done a good deed and his cup of merits weighs on the side of peace, then to preserve his right to choose between good and evil, some evil is added to him. Does this mean that recognition of evil is an endless process?

Answer: No, there is an end. But before that, a little evil is added to each person because as it is said, “Anyone greater than his friend, his inclination is greater.”

That is necessary so that a person can decide which way to tip the scales.

If our ratio of good to evil is fifty-fifty, we can make the right decision and tip ourselves and the world toward the scale of merit. Otherwise, we have no choice.

We are plunged back into egoism so that there is something to work with. After all, initially, it is necessary to bring a person out of balance to see how deeply he is in evil, and then he will understand that Kabbalah recommends he correct this state.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/13/24, Writings of Rabash “Bo [Come]”

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During the preparation period, all the work is in the no’s, that is, in the “no” (Baal HaSulam, Shamati 204, “The Purpose of the Work – 2”)

Question: What desires are we not allowed to use?

Answer: Check it out for yourself, see, and try to limit yourself from all sides so that you build your personal connection space with your friends.

In the articles there is a general direction, and then everyone, based on one’s feelings, decides how to get around some obstacles to push away the state of receiving for one’s own sake.

Question: If a person does not have the Kelim of bestowal, can he do the work of restriction?

Answer: Maybe. In any state a person can do what he needs to, give, and connect with his friends.

Comment: But his original nature is always strong and, in essence, does not change. A person invests in and still remains in reception.

My Response: This means that he has not yet done any good deeds.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/11/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Purpose of the Work – 2”

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Question: How can we develop sensitivity to the constant influence of the Creator and cling to each Hisaron in a timely manner in order to develop an even greater need for bestowal and realize it through prayer?

Answer: It depends only on a person. If one is constantly focused on how much egoism prevents one from getting closer to the Creator, then he feels an urgent need to get out of the ego.

Then he cries out to the Creator, and He hears him. This is how a person reaches the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/15/24, Writings of Rabash “The Torah Spoke Regarding Four Sons”

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Question: At what point does the state of Lishma begin?

Answer: Lishma (not for oneself) is a state where a person receives such reinforcement from above that he can already aim for a connection with the Creator and only this is his goal.

Question: In which quality can we bring contentment to the Creator more through our efforts: in Lishma (for the sake of others) or in Lo Lishma (for oneself)?

Answer: In both states. We should strive to be as kind, good, and bestowing as possible in the eyes of the Creator. Then we will see how precisely our desires are fulfilled.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/14/24, Writings of Rabash “Three Prayers – 2”

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