The bottom Hey in HaVaYaH is Malchut, meaning phase four, the complete manifestation of the act in the vessel of reception that has intensified to extend more abundance than its measure of expansion from Bina. (Baal HaSulam, “Study of the Ten Sefirot (TES)“. Vol. 1. Part 1. Inner Observation)

Question: What is the meaning of the fact that Malchut has intensified to extend more abundance and a greater measure of its expansion from Bina?

Answer: Malchut is a greater desire than Bina, as it is written, “the cow wants to nurse more than the calf wants to suckle.” This happens when the desire of the upper one to bestow is revealed more than the lower one wants to receive, and from this Malchut grows in its desire to receive in order to stay in contact with Keter.

Comment: But they are completely different.

My Response: It does not matter. One bestows and the other receives, but one serves the other. If Malchut has no desire to receive, who will receive from Keter? If there is no desire to bestow in Keter, then where will Malchut receive from? It does not matter that they are opposites. Opposites just complement each other.

Question: It is still unclear why Malchut and Bina are designated by the same letter.

Answer: The first Hey is Bina, and the lower Hey is Malchut. The desire to receive, in fact, operates in both, but in a different style. In Bina, it receives to reveal all the abundance from above, and in Malchut, in order to receive all this abundance.
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From the 2^nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/14/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Study of the Ten Sefirot”

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Question: What is happening now in Israel and in the world is all from the Creator. The feeling is that only the ten, the importance of the goal, and Kabbalah can help us save ourselves.

In the ten, we compose a prayer to the Creator to free our hostages so that the soldiers return home alive, so that peace would come.

What request can we raise to the Creator from our connection to somehow influence Him and the world?

Answer: We can only act in the direction of unity among all the members of Bnei Baruch throughout the world so that we all unite as much as possible and ask the Creator to reveal Himself within our connection.

Let each of you request in your heart that you want to get closer to each other, incorporate together in one desire, and turn with it to the Creator so that He unites you and connects everyone within Himself. Ask for it to happen here and now.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/11/23, Writing of Rabash “The Life of Sarah“

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Question: Can actions of bestowal feel like sweetness? Or is bitterness an indicator of bestowal in our work?

Answer: In our work, the indicator of bestowal is our desire to connect and reveal the Creator in this connection. We want to present our connection to Him as a dish, as a gift, as a place where He can reveal Himself.

Question: The harder the work for the Creator, the better its result. Where is the pleasure we receive from working for the Creator? How does it fit together?

Answer: It is very simple, the harder the work, the more we can invest in it and, accordingly, receive more. From this, pleasure arises.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/11/23, Writings of Rabash “The Life of Sarah“

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Comment: In Rabash’s article “What is Peace in the Work” it is said that the point of our union, which we are all striving for, is coming to peace with the Creator, that is,  concluding a union with Him so that he can help us abolish our nature of receiving for ourselves.

My Response: Yes, this is the point of our unity.

In order to build this circle in a ten and from its center turn to the Creator, we must try to be together all the time, to unite into one whole, as they say, into one person with a single desire for one goal.

And so gradually we will have a common desire for this. That is, we will demand that the Creator  help us unite to become one and in this form reach the goal.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/12/23, Writing of Rabash “What Is Peace in the Work?”

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Question: In Rabash’s article “What Does It Mean that the Creation of the World Was by Largess,” it is said that when a person connects the name of heaven, i.e., the Creator, with something else, he is eradicated from the world.

How can one turn to the Creator so as not to connect any egoistic desires and intentions with Him, but only to ask for bestowal?

Answer: Only if you ask for the benefit of people and not for yourself, then you will have the right request aimed at ensuring that He fills creation. But the Creator Himself does not need anything.

Question: But when you stand before the king who can give you everything and answer all your questions, how can you not take advantage of this for yourself and ask only for your friends? How does a Kabbalist choose bestowal?

Answer: He gradually gets closer to it by making a restriction, and building a screen and reflected light.

Question: What is the energy that drives us to achieve this?

Answer: The importance of the Creator, His greatness.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/11/23, Writings of Rabash “What Does It Mean that the Creation of the World Was by Largess?“

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The whole of reality was emanated and created with a single thought. It is the operator; it is the very operation; it is the sought-after reward,, and it is the essence of the labor (Baal HaSulam, Study of the Ten Sefirot, Vol. 1, Part 1, Inner Observation)

This thought of creation contains everything from the beginning to the end, in all forms.

Question: Do my efforts and my reward also belong to this thought?

Answer: No, we are not talking about us, but about the Creator, about the light that comes from the Creator and builds the entire creation.

The reward is inside this light. The Creator causes certain actions in the creation, and He also fills the created beings with light.
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From the 2^nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/3/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Study of the Ten Sefirot (TES)”

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Michael Laitman on the Times of Israel: “On MIT Predicting Society’s Collapse in 2040”
The civilization we should aim for is one that could prevent the predicted collapse, and it is built on universal love, interconnection and mutual assistance. However, achieving such a state in human society requires acknowledging the flaws in our current civilization, that we relate to each other with an egoistic and divisive mindset instead of upgrading our relations to positively connect above our egos. Our challenge lies in exposing these flaws in our present way of life.

We must recognize the flaws of our egoistic attitudes in an increasingly interdependent world in either a positive or negative manner: either through blows of suffering that will eventually lead us to a positive state, or by revealing a path that will let us progress to a better world without having to experience the blows.

Given the current state of humanity’s competitive, materialistic and individualistic way of life, it appears that we will have to develop through suffering. It now seems unlikely that humanity can recognize or understand this. Each person must first acknowledge the flaws in their inherent egoistic nature, and we can then begin a correction process where we each focus on self-transformation rather than trying to correct others.

Ideally, we hope to avoid significant blows, but the overall trend suggests otherwise. Our current path prioritizes individual success at the expense of others, leading to exploitation, manipulation and abuse of all kinds. This trajectory should make us realize that we are enemies of each other, and likewise, we are also enemies of ourselves. The true enemy is not external but resides within. It is crucial to bring humanity to this realization as soon as possible.

Self-transformation and self-correction are necessary for a future where love and goodness triumph over evil. In a world filled with relations of love and mutual care, people will abandon unnecessary work, enjoy leisure activities and care for their families. They will find joy in simple pleasures like walks in the park, listening to birds singing and relating positively to each other, being able to stop, greet and talk pleasantly at length with anyone. This vision, while some might find it ideal, can also be considered naive. In reality, we understand our lives as involving struggles over resources, territory and the like. But if we accept the direction to a civilization guided by principles of love and mutual consideration, then we will find plenty of struggles in the fact that we try to create and achieve a harmonious outcome together.

In a civilization with love and positive connection as its leading principles, the struggle will shift toward how to demonstrate more and more love for others. This will indeed be challenging. We can expect myriad dramas alongside joy and love. Dramas are an integral part of life, but ultimately, we will strive for mutual love and positive connection as our primary goal. We will then feel ourselves moving closer and closer to such a goal the more we value others over ourselves, and despite the challenges, we will experience a life of harmony, peace and happiness increasingly widen ahead of us.
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Question: Usually, children under the age of five play without relating to each other in any way. Humanity is going through the same state now as we do not seem to be in contact with each other.

Do we have to go through this state at an accelerated pace or do we have to go through everything we are supposed to without hurrying anywhere?

Answer: We have already passed the state of infancy because we have received instructions for correcting ourselves in connection with each other. That is why we all have to think only how to be connected by good intentions. That is what we ask in prayer.

Question: Then is a real prayer for all of humanity born?

Answer: For the Creator so that we provide Him with a vessel that He would fill with His love.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/3/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Concerning the Giving of the Torah – 2“

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