Question: Is there trade in spirituality? After all, one can buy Kelim of bestowal, for example, for oneself through effort.

Answer: Of course. Egoism says that the whole body belongs to it, and the whole person belongs to it. And it is right. We start with the fact that we are complete egoists. Then we fight with this.

We are doing certain spiritual work. An effort is an action against our egoism. By purifying ourselves of the ego, we buy ourselves a spiritual degree. Over and over again.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/19/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “She Is Like Merchant-Ships”

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Question: Let’s talk about Israel today.

Our youth has matured a lot lately. There are many dead, many lost friends, many in the army. Those who are not in the army help in any way they can. Today, especially among young people, there is a feeling that it is good to be united, not only for young people, but for everyone. This is a good state.

There are already talks that when the war is over and everyone will return home, it is our youth who will want to build a new country based on this sense of unity.

How  can we not lose this hope? At least the hope that they will return with this feeling.

Answer: To do this, you need to be fed from our Kabbalistic sources all the time, because they say how necessary it is, how true it is always, and that you have no other way. If you don’t hold on to unity, then it disappears and troubles come.

Question: If I don’t hold on to unity, then troubles come; is it good if this formula enters into a person and he lives with it?

Answer: Of course.

Comment: But it is still based on fear.

My Response: It doesn’t matter, it’s good. A person has to hold on to it. Man is an egoist. He must constantly understand that if he does not hold on to others, and so each one on to everyone else, then we will not survive.

Question: Where is the protection from above that we are talking about here, from the upper force?

Answer: To the extent that we protect ourselves, the Creator protects us.

Question: What does it mean to protect ourselves?

Answer: Whatever we think about our unity, about supporting, saving each other, and so on, then we will be provided with the same support from above.

Question: How can we inspire our people, the Israelis, with this?

Answer: It is said in our sources, in everything: If a person is not for others, then there is no protection from above.

Question: So, I have to be for others all the time. And everyone should have this thought?

Now we watch, impressed by how the men hug before the fight and go into battle; that is how united they are. Could it be a symbol of such a state, an embracing country?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Do you believe that this is possible?

Answer: It is possible, but it depends on how much people understand that they won’t survive without it. If we don’t start living like this, then nature will destroy us.

Question: What do you call nature in this case?

Answer: Our ego. It is going to destroy us.

Question: In the form of these enemies that are coming?

Answer: It is us who invent our enemies, not that they exist on their own. We invite them.

Comment: We invite them, but they exist. Here they are, visible.

My Response: And you create them by your lack of unity.

Question: So, it’s like some kind of spirits?

Answer: Yes. That’s the way to see them.

Only our unity, only the responsibility of everyone for each other will save us.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 11/16/23

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Question: We seem to be working hard in the ten. We constantly pray, but I understand that I cannot grasp this truth because of the lack of time that corporeal life takes away and because of the large volume of source materials, and our lack of proper efforts and limited abilities. What should one do when there is such dissatisfaction?

Answer: Stop beating yourself up. You need to be satisfied with what you are in, that the next step is always revealed to you that the Creator loves you, the teacher loves you, everyone loves you, and this is a guarantee that you will reach the goal.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/15/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “In the Place Where You Find His Greatness”

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Question: Sometimes it feels like you are drowning in spiritual information. What is the best thing to do? Should you try to figure out every word, thread this knowledge letter after letter, or stick to your ten like a fetus to the uterus and look for the source of light in it?

Answer: In principle, both ways are good. Just don’t mix it up so that you don’t get in a mess.

I think first you just need to parse the text well so that you have the right internal associations with the words of the text. After it gets inside, chew it well and swallow it. After that, you can continue to parse it at the next stage.

Question: What if the text is rejected and you cannot accept it, then what should you do?

Answer: That is not good. Indeed, the text is rejected, but we still have to chew it and swallow it, otherwise we will not move further. There are some texts that have to go through us like this, hard. I understand you, but there is no escaping this, you have to work on them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/18/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Difference between Faith and Intellect”
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The mother of one of the hostages killed in Gaza wrote a letter to the Israeli soldiers who tragically shot her son when they mistook him for a terrorist.

In this letter, she says that she loves them and justifies their actions because they have an obligation to protect themselves from terrorists, they are not to blame for anything, and only Hamas is to blame for everything.

Where does a mother get the mental strength to support soldiers fighting for their country in such a way? I have no words to express my attitude to her action because it is truly beyond human strength.

The Creator will reward her entire family and give them peace of mind. Let us hope that such a tragic mistake will never happen again.

The whole nation needs to learn from the heroism of this mother how to meet the blows of the Creator and blind fate. We have to pay for our lives with our blood.

But you can also replace this payment. If we get closer to each other and unite with our entire nation, then we will not have to pay such a high price.
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From KabTV’s “Sight Inside” 12/24/23

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There is an inner force of holiness in the people of Israel. It comes from the root of every soul connected with the common soul of the people of Israel.

This inner force of ours, the desire to get closer and unite as brothers, will certainly reveal itself and bring us victory. The force of unity will break through from within our people and bring us so close that it will help us reach a common victory and get out of this whole situation.

A soldier who fights for the people of Israel and gives his life for them is called a righteous person, a hero of Israel; he is a great soul connected with the upper force, and he is under the wings of divinity.

Therefore, along with deep sorrow, we can also envy the one who ended his life with such a heroic deed, such a great action.

Israel has a magnificent army. We only need to be closer to each other within our nation, and then all the forces hidden in us will be revealed, and we will be able to defeat all enemies and be stronger than any other nation.

What force allows a soldier to give his life so that others may live? There is a very deep inner spiritual root in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) that will yet unfold and reveal that, in fact, we are all in the deepest and strongest connection with our inner soul. If we unite, then no one can defeat us.

If we want to win this war as quickly as possible and with minimal losses, then we only need to think about connection. We can protect every soldier by enveloping him and her in our prayers—the personal prayer of each individual and all of us together. If we are not yet completely successful in this and there are losses, it is only because we still lack unity.

War comes only to bring us all closer to each other. The people of Israel are obliged to unite so that there is no distance left between us, neither internal nor spiritual and physical. I believe that we can understand and implement this.
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From KabTV’s “An Inside Look” 12/24/23

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Question: Previously, it seemed to me that the sequence of spiritual actions is as follows: a desire arises, which is processed in the mind, and only then comes the action. However, in the articles of Kabbalists a different sequence is described: first desire, then action, and only then does the mind serve it. Why?

Answer: In spirituality, the most important is not the mind, but the action. We must act with what is called faith above reason. It will come gradually. Slowly this is processed within us, enters the necessary systems of perception, and eventually, we will understand everything.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/17/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Action Affects the Thought”

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Question: In the article “The Purpose of Society,” Rabash writes that it is required to be serious and not allow frivolity as it kills the connection between us. What is meant by frivolity?

Answer: It is necessary to take the group meetings very seriously, at which there should be one hundred percent presence of all its members. Friends must understand the tasks of the group, help each other, and be ready to unite in such a way that they desire nothing but the revelation of the Creator within them.

This goal is so fragile and does not provide any fulfillment to our egoism, and any frivolity, any disregard for it, can destroy the group.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 12/5/23

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