Question: When we first cross the Machsom, do we receive the spiritual vegetative level? Now are we at the animate level?

Answer: The animate level is not as small as you think. That is a very serious level. We are yet to leave the Domem, the still level.

Comment: I want this to happen as soon as possible.

My Response: As soon as possible? Then you have to make an effort.

Question: It is clear that the still level is the fundamental level of support of a form in the universe. What level does “I did not change My HaVaYaH” belong to?

Answer: This is the general level. The four letters of HaVaYaH mean the four levels of creation: Domem, Tzomeach, Hai, and Medaber (still, vegetative, animate, and speaking).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/11/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Still, Vegetative, Animate, and Speaking”

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Question: The Creator twists and turns us, and raises us. What is the solution for a ten to become like an embryo and understand what He is doing to us?

Answer: You must decide to hold on to each other and turn together. Whatever the Creator does, let Him do what He wants, but you do not let go of each other.

The most important thing everyone should receive from the ten is a willingness to connect into one single system called a Kli. Under your general pressure, this system will move toward the Creator until it catches Him itself. That is your task.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Two Discernments in Attainment”

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Many Kabbalistic articles write about hearing, sight, and action. Hearing symbolizes the quality of Bina, sight is the quality of Hochma, and action is the quality of Malchut.

Action in spirituality means that a person acts like the Creator, becomes His ally, His partner, and thus begins to participate in full force in creation by oneself.

At the same time, such phenomena as sight and hearing are also types of communication with the Creator. Communication is carried out either through Bina—hearing, Hochma—sight, or Malchut—action. The gradation is as follows: Bina, Hochma, Malchut.

The fullest, strongest connection is through actions. These include any actions of a person by which he wants to become like the Creator.

When we say “to see” and “to hear,” we do not mean to see and hear with eyes and ears. That is about internal hard work. Seeing, hearing, and acting are different types of inner connection with the Creator.

Comment: It is difficult to understand what it is until these feelings develop.

My Response: Feelings will come gradually. First of all, it is necessary to develop internal spiritual organs.

Question: What should I do now, while I do not have these Kelim (Vessels), these feelings?

Answer: Read The Book of Zohar, try to penetrate it, and then you will develop feelings through it.

Question: Are there any other methods?

Answer: No, because what you read must pass through your efforts into feelings, which you direct at the Creator with the help of the same efforts.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 1/7/24

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Question: We have to perceive the point at which a person gives up receiving pleasure for oneself as a desired state so as to get out of it into another world. But here we have a feeling of fear. Kabbalists describe it, but they do not seem to say anything further. Must a person determine for oneself how to stay in this?

Answer: We need to prepare ourselves to get out of our egoistic hearts, out of our “I.” We must get closer to this.

Then it will be easier and simpler for us to see our world from a different position—not from the body, not from the heart. Try to imagine it that way.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/7/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Understanding What Is Written in Shulchan Aruch”

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Question: What does it mean to come to the temple and want to take the Creator?

Answer: It means to get to know the Creator, i.e., achieve the same qualities as the Creator, come closer to Him, and be in contact with Him.

Question: What is “striking the lion first and defeating him?” What kind of work is this?

Answer: This work is to be unafraid of any obstacles on our way and boldly go forward.

Question: How can you fight laziness when you are too lazy to make an effort?

Answer: Make an effort against laziness. Besides, you have friends. So together, put pressure on your laziness and stifle it.

Question: I make efforts, but the Creator takes and turns everything around. Why does what seemed right turn out to be wrong?

Answer: It does not matter. The Creator can do as He sees fit, and you do as you see fit. Thus, you will come to a mutual solution.

Question: We must work in joy. But when we feel the joy, we do not see a lion (obstacle) on the road. So where are the efforts we are making?

Answer: You should see with your efforts that you are approaching the lion, seizing it, and putting it away.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/15/24, Writngs of Baal HaSulam “A Sage Comes to Town”

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Question: When you read the Psalms of David, there is such a strong connection that you feel the meaning of every word. Is it the revelation of the letters or a connection with the author?

Answer: This is not yet a connection with the author nor the revelation of the letters. We have yet to achieve this. This is simply revelation of a certain next level of connection with the Creator, but still a very small one.

Question: How does the understanding of the reading come about?

Answer: Pray, ask that the inner meaning of the words be revealed to you, that King David would reveal to you what he wanted to say. He was a great Kabbalist, which is why he reached such heights.

All Psalms from beginning to end can be read in any state. They are very, very sensual. Each of them contains a piece of infinity.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/14/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “A Commentary on the Psalm, ‘For the Winner over Roses’”

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Question: Disciples asked the sage, “What happens after death?” The teacher did not answer. The disciples insisted, “Is there life after death or not?” The Sage replied: “Is there life before death, that is the question.”

What do you think about the sage’s answer?

Answer: This is a usual response. How do we perceive our current state, our existence—is it life or death?

Question: So then, what is life?

Answer: Life, by corporeal definition, is the existence of protein matter.

Question: If I pinch myself and feel something, is this life? If I eat something delicious and enjoy it, am I living? Is this life?

Answer: Yes, the life of protein matter.

Question: What about the life you are talking about?

Answer: This is a completely different level that needs to be achieved.

To do this, we need to rise above our nature and enter into the scope of spiritual, highest nature, when we feel life in which our non-corporeal matter exists. If the corporeal exists in the property of receiving, the non-corporeal exists in the property of giving. If we reach this state, we will feel what that life is all about.

Question: So I am a receiver now. This is called “protein existence.” And if I become a giver, is this above the corporeal?

Answer: Sure.

Question: Is that what you call life?

Answer: There is a different definition of life there, a way of giving to everyone and everything, and ultimately to the Creator.

Comment: As I understand it, the sage meant that you have to rise above this world in some way.

My Response: Yes.

Question: So why is it that even the disciples of the sage are interested in this question of what is beyond death?

Answer: Everyone is interested in it. The students have not reached this point yet, they strive for it, they have not revealed it to themselves, they also exist in this world. That is why they are asking. Naturally.

Question: Have you asked yourself this question, what is in that world?

Answer: I had a purely scientific interest in it. But I realized that science does not deal with this and never will. Today, they are talking about it openly. But in the days of my youth, they did not talk about it so openly, although I understood it anyway.

Question: When you were searching, did you seek what was there? Or what is here?

Answer: No, I was not looking inside myself.

Question: What did you long for?

Answer: I longed to reveal the secret of life.

Question: The secret of this life?

Answer: Yes, of course. I knew of no other.

Question: Whether I live or not, right?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Did you have a feeling you were not living?

Answer: I felt there is something more, beyond.

Question: When a person has this question of what lies beyond, does it mean he is pulled by this life? That is, when a person has such a sign, suddenly such a feeling arises in him, should it be seized?

Answer: Yes, we need to develop it.

Question: Not to run from it?

Answer: No, of course not.

Comment: But it gets to you, it hurts.

Answer: If it gets to you, good. It means you will get to it, too.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 11/23/23

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Question: What is the state of the still level in the ten?

Answer: The indicator of the still level in the ten are the very initial feelings of spirituality. At this level, we do not yet experience the quality of bestowal.

The initial, spiritual thing is when we read the articles of Rabash, Shamati of Baal HaSulam, and feel that they develop us.

Question: What facilitates the development of the transition to another level?

Answer: The fact that we are constantly studying and learning from our materials.
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From the Daily Kabbalah lesson 1/11/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Still, Vegetative, Animate, and Speaking”

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