World Kabbalah Convention, “Connecting to Lishma,” Lesson 2

Question: Going in faith above reason means going with eyes closed. How do we come to prefer going in this way in order to see the Creator?

Answer: If we continue going the way we have until today, we will never understand what is happening in our world. But if we begin to direct ourselves toward perceiving the world in faith above reason, we will correctly feel both our world and the Creator within it.

Question: Does each person have their own perception of reality?

Answer: Everyone has their own perception of reality, similar to how we perceive reality in our world. After all, we gather together, thousands of people, exchange thoughts and plans, and somehow understand each other. The same applies in the spiritual world.
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From the World Kabbalah Convention 2/20/25, “Connecting to Lishma,” Lesson No.2

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Question: How should we regard the past convention, as a foundation for the future work of the ten or as returning to some pleasant moments? I am afraid that one might get stuck in this.

Answer: Of course, one can get stuck, that is obvious.

The most important thing is the constant and increasingly precise determination of the ultimate goal. That comes first.

Secondly, we must always determine to what extent the ten I am in is pushing through the distance between me and the Creator. At the very least, this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/23/25, “Continuing the Convention With an Ascent”

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Question: What should be the prayer in order to become included in the righteous ones?

Answer: Ask the Creator to keep the friends together and all of you to be concerned about a single state. Then you will have a common serious memory that will not disappear.

Question: Can we demand that the Creator raise our friends to the level of our forefathers and that they would feel what Rabash, Baal HaSulam, or you felt?

Answer: It is unrealistic, but you can ask for it. If you keep asking about something constantly, not about the same thing but still more or less, then you will find a necessity to enter this state once again and sense it. I recommend it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/23/25, “Continuing the Convention With an Ascent”

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At the convention, it is best to try to annul yourself and completely dissolve into your friends. This is the very first condition by which I want to include myself in everyone and become an absolute zero in relation to them.

The second condition is to find such a layer of desire that can be used to be slightly ahead of everyone and pull them along.

That is, I must have a degree that in some way is different from zero, something that can pull everyone forward and so on more and more. Ascent is possible only by adding desire. But at the same time it must be reduced to zero, meaning it should not be used for myself.

There is a feeling that a wall stands before us that prevents us from opening our hearts and from asking for the light of correction. We must break this wall with our persistence.

Let us think about how to reach the state of Pesach at this convention, that is, to make a single leap from the desire to receive to the desire to bestow. Let us work on this together!
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From Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/15/25, Preparation for the Congress “Reaching Lishma through Envy”

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World Kabbalah Convention “Connecting to Lishma,” Lesson 2

Question: What is the role of reason in spiritual work if the main thing is to go above knowledge? How can we verify that we are truly going above reason and not just suppressing our doubts?

Answer: We learn to perceive the world around us, not in the attribute of reception, but in the quality of bestowal. In this case, we will sense the Creator in our perception of reality.

In order to properly experience everything that exists, we must first absorb the perception of reality of the creatures, then the perception of reality of the Creator, and then build our sense of reality on their basis. We consider this to be the goal of our forum.

We need to find contact with the Creator in which He constantly changes His attitude toward us, and we must change our attitude toward Him accordingly.

As a result, we will begin to feel His actions and His intentions, and we will act accordingly until we see that only the Creator rules over all our feelings.
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From the International Kabbalah Convention “Unite In Lishma” – 2/20/25, Lesson 2

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World Kabbalah Convention Connecting to Lishma, Lesson 2

Question: What is bestowal?

Answer: Bestowal is the restriction of perceiving the current reality and gradual revelation of the true reality to the extent of bestowal to another.

In this way, we will begin to sense from whom we receive. And although everything that exists does so thanks to the Creator, if we receive from Him in this manner, we will be able to study Him. This will be our advantage over all other beings inhabiting our world.
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From the International Kabbalah Convention “Unite In Lishma” – 2/20/25, Lesson 2

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World Kabbalah Convention Connecting to Lishma, Lesson 2

Question: You say that one must rely on the teacher, on his opinion. But when you hear the advice of the teacher, sometimes it seems that there is a contradiction in it.

How can we help each other so that each friend has clarity in relation to what you say?

Answer: When you begin to receive the “revelation of the heavens,” then it will not seem to you that you need to speak in an understandable language because you will feel these states inside yourself. We must come to this. This is called the study of Kabbalah.

Question: Is the internal connection of the student with the teacher a quality of faith above reason, and on whom does it depend?

Answer: The connection of the student with the teacher depends only on the student.

Question: We turn to the Creator with prayers and requests for unity and adhesion. Is there a place for such an appeal to the teacher-sage?

Answer: I am here precisely to give you the end of this chain.
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From the International Kabbalah Convention “Unite In Lishma” – 2/20/25, Lesson 2

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Question: You say that we need to ask that our friends enter the common heart and feel it. I feel that with each passing day, it becomes more difficult for me to pray for my friends, to ask that they unite and reveal the Creator. My ego asks, “Why should you ask for them to do this?” What should I answer?

Answer: The fact is that only through connection with your friends can you reveal the Creator and unite with Him yourself. That is why you must constantly desire this.

Comment: It is difficult to feel this mutual dependence when I pray for my friends, and they reveal the Creator.

My Response: You turn to the Creator so that He reveals Himself to them. Your desire is not egoistic because you are asking for them. So keep asking.

Question: Do you pray for us?

Answer: Yes.

Question: What if we do not just talk about this but take it as a practical form of work? Before the convention we made a pact that we would all pray for each other, just as Israel did at Mount Sinai. Like in mutual guarantee: I pray for everyone, everyone prays for me, and each prays for the other.

Answer: Try it, and you will feel the result in the coming days.

Question: What result should we expect?

Answer: To reach unity in which the Creator will be revealed, and this revelation will lead you to the feeling of the entire world.

Question: Does the Creator take pleasure when we pray for each other?

Answer: That is when you will find out.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/17/25, Preparation for Opening the Heart at the Congress

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Question: We are advised to start with empty space. But what about the thoughts and information that came through the light? We cannot exclude them. We rely on them entirely.

Answer: If you consider yourself capable of attaining a new connection with the light, then do so.

Question: Why does the Creator completely erase certain concepts that were instilled in me?

Answer: So that you can realize them anew.

Question: Are we obligated as a ten to help other tens after the convention?

Answer: You are obligated to care for other tens and their advancement. Then you too will benefit.

Question: Empty space is a place where there is no authority of the heavens. How can we feel the spark within it on which we can rely and elevate it to holiness?

Answer: When you reach such states, you will perceive them somewhat differently, and you will no longer have these issues.

Question: You said that what the mind does not accomplish, time will, and if we do not understand something, we should not be afraid, understanding will come.

A friend advises me to engage in dissemination. He says: “You know languages, you are articulate. You need to disseminate. Why are you not doing it?”

But I am afraid that I do not fully understand something, and if a student asks me about it, I might answer incorrectly. Should I fear my incomplete understanding of the material and refrain from dissemination?

Answer: You have no right to refrain from dissemination. You are obligated to constantly renew and revive the connection between yourself and the Creator.

Question: Do I understand correctly that the past congress was a deeper form of work?

Answer: This congress should lead each of you to the proper personal attainment of the Creator.
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From Daily Kabbalah lesson 2/23/25, “Continuing the Convention With an Ascent”

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Question: You said that the Creator answers constant prayer. What can our common constant prayer for our friends look like in practice?

Answer: If you constantly think about our common correction, you will soon feel how all your thoughts turn in its direction, that is, in the direction of the common desire, the common intention. And then you will see how they come true.

Question: Yes, but sometimes there is a disconnection, and everything scatters. How can we avoid this? How can we stay constantly connected to prayer?

Answer: I advise you not to think about it. As soon as you feel that a disconnection is happening, immediately return to your unity.

Question: I remember at the last convention, a friend asked, “What do you ask for?” and you gave this prayer: “Creator, unite all of Bnei Baruch into one heart, fill this heart with love, and pass it on to the whole world.” In our ten, we still hold on to this prayer.

Can you give us a form of prayer for this convention?

Answer: I believe I include myself in the wishes of your hearts. I am very glad that more men are present at this congress. This truly speaks about its real strength. Let’s just continue the convention, and in the end, we will reach a state where we truly begin to feel that each heart is filled by all the other hearts.
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From the International Kabbalah Convention “Unite In Lishma” – 2/20/25, Lesson 1

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