Question: The Torah describes the laws of communication with the upper force. Do these laws manifest themselves in our world as a root and branch?

Answer: Some do because the Creator is the whole of nature around us, Elokim, in gematria is the same as Teva (nature). And if we treat it correctly, then, naturally, we will influence correctly the upper force called the Creator, and by this, it will influence us correctly.

Comment: That is what is confusing. On one hand in The Book of Zohar, which in principle comments on the Torah and decodes it, it is written that the Torah does not say a single word about our world but only about states outside of time and space.

My Response: It is about the forces that are above our world.

Question: Yes. On the other hand we see some manifestations of things in the Torah in our world also. There are some well-established traditions. How can one figure it out?

Answer: Very little is said about our world because our world is a world of consequences. If we begin to correctly impact the upper force, the Creator, according to the fact that we will become more and more correctly like Him, then naturally, His influence on our world will be positive for us.

In other words, a commandment is an action to change an intention for oneself to an intention for the sake of bestowal, for the sake of the Creator.

Such an action is possible only when a person is in direct contact with the Creator. And before that he performs simply mechanical actions in our world, which are, as it were, preparation for spiritual ones.
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From KabTV’s”Spiritual States” 11/21/23

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Day to day utters speech, and night to night tells knowledge (Psalms 19:3). That means everything flows smoothly from day to day and from night to night.

Therefore, a person should try to make these transitions smoothly. Then all the nights turn into one night, and all the days turn into one day.

A day is a state when we have the greatness of the Creator, the greatness of the quality of bestowal. And the night is when we are in exile from this state.

 Sit, O dear ones, sit, and we will renew the correction of the bride on this night. Anyone who bonds with her on that night will be kept all through that year, above and below, and will complete his year in peace. It is written about them, “The angel of God camps around those who fear Him and will rescue them. Taste and see that the Lord is good” (Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai [Rashbi], Zohar forAll, “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 150)

The point is that to all your corrections you need to add a global correction for all, for all nights and days, put them together so that they all turn into one day, and this day shines on a person.

Kept all through that year means a person is protected from darkness.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction to The Book of Zohar” 11/12/23

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Question: Is it enough to simply study the system of spiritual worlds to develop spiritually?

Answer: No, it is not enough. The Kabbalah methodology explains how the system created by the Creator cascades from above downward under the influence of the upper light, which builds all the degrees.

Now, we must climb the same degrees from below upward by working with each other.

In principle, a person’s spiritual development should include both types of study: theory and practice. One is impossible without the other.
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From KabTV’s “Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah” 11/7/23

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Question: Why is so much importance attached to the fact that “one must not let one’s mouth cause the arrival of an evil thought”?

Answer: When you speak out loud and breathe something positive or negative out of yourself, you connect with the entire world and are awakening positive or negative waves in it.

Question: But a bad action is more harmful than mere slander, correct? In principle, Kabbalists always wrote about slander as something very terrible that destroys the system, but they did not talk about actions at all. Was this something that goes without saying?

Answer: Yes, of course. It is clear that the bad actions of an individual harm others. But even if the negativity comes from words or thoughts, it is bad for the whole system.

Comment: But I cannot control my thoughts.

My Response: Correct yourself so that these thoughts do not arise in you. The main thing is to try.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 11/12/23

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The word Hatan [bridegroom] also indicates descent, as we learn, “Come down from your degree and marry a woman” (Rashbi, Zohar for All, “On the Night of the Bride, 128”).

Hatan (groom), from the word “Nahut,” Nahut Darga, means that the groom descends from his height to the bride, and takes her as his wife.

In other words, the Creator clothes himself in people so that they can begin to attain Him. In this case, He approaches them and they can study Him. A person begins to feel that he has a longing for understanding the meaning of life, spiritual ascent, and the closeness between people.

This is how the first encounter between the Creator and the soul of a person takes place.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 11/12/23

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Question: It is written that one’s greatness is measured by one’s measure of Dvekut (adhesion) with the Creator, meaning one’s measure of annulment before the Creator. What does the measure of one’s greatness mean?

Answer: To the degree a person can rise above his egoism, meaning to ask the Creator to annul his egoism and to replace his property of reception with the property of bestowal and love in connection with others, is the degree of his spirituality.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/29/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Descends and Incites, Ascends and Complains“

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Question: Recently, during our meeting we felt like we were entering some kind of space through the superimposition of our reality. It happened through the perception of the ten, through integrating with everything, through you, your voice, and your speech.

But after that, there was some confusion as to whether we were making the right progress. After all, we did not enter there to visit. There was a feeling that we did not have enough knowledge.

If sensations precede knowledge, should we restrain them and wait until we gain knowledge?

Answer: Feeling and knowledge are not the same thing, one can be ahead of the other.

But we should not be afraid, we should just go toward the goal and break forward as far as possible. It does not matter whether feeling is above knowledge or knowledge is above feelings. Just keep moving forward.

The main thing is to be together. When we are together, we cover everything with it.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/28/23, Writings of Rabash “What Is, ‘An Ox Knows Its Owner, etc., Israel Does Not Know,’ in the Work?“

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Question: How do we feel the state of a meal in the ten during a virtual connection?

Answer: This is a problem. Put everyone in front of you with a meal or at least a sandwich, and eat it together with everyone. At the same time, you should feel that you are sitting at the same table with your friends and have a pleasant feeling from eating together.

Question: According to the great Ari, during the meal, new qualities from the shattering are revealed, although not everyone feels it. How do these scrutinies happen?

Answer: The shattering of the vessels (Kelim) continues until the final correction. Therefore, do not pay attention to it, but think only about the correction. The correction will slow down and stop the shattering of the vessels.
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Fromthe 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/25/23, Writings of Rabash “What Is, ‘Every Day They Will Be as New in Your Eyes,’ in the Work?“

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