Question: Soon we will have a convention, and it is clear that the Creator is inviting all of us. How can we be perfect guests so as not to disappoint Him?

Answer: The word “guest” is not appropriate for someone attending the convention. I do not want to see a single “guest” there. I want to see friends who come to unite, not just to visit.

I come to the congress to integrate with everyone, to feel the Creator’s influence through them, to dissolve into the others, and in this dissolution, to connect with the Creator.

I come so that the surrounding force of light can affect me to the extent that I no longer feel myself. The moment I stop feeling myself, I begin to feel the Creator.

A person cannot simultaneously feel both themselves and the Creator. It is one or the other. That is why I come to the convention, and not as a guest.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: How can we transform our ordinary life into commandments and connect everything to the Creator?

Answer: To do this we need to understand the meaning of the Creator’s directives. Everything in our lives can be directed toward actions for His sake.

Through the results of our actions, we will feel what we’ve accomplished and how much closer we’ve come to the Creator, and so on.

Correctly working with commandments means fulfilling them to bring Him contentment.

Question: But what if I still don’t understand what that means?

Answer: Then simply strive to be closer to Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/12/24, Writings of Rabash “Overcoming”

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Question: How can one reach the correct, true prayer at a convention?

Answer: All those attending the convention must understand why they are coming and what they will ask of the Creator. I come to the convention to be in such a connection with others that would give us a common force capable of breaking through the wall between us and the Creator.

Therefore, I come to the convention to unite with others, to be influenced by them, and to be inspired by how well they can do this, how they are managing, and the strength and opportunities they bring. I see friends who have traveled from far away, who are eager, who understand that there is a chance to break out of the shell in which we are trapped.

Baal HaSulam gives the example of a worm that lives in a radish, feeding on its bitterness, it thinks the whole world is like that. But when it pokes its head out, it sees sunshine, light, and hears birds singing: “Ah, what a beautiful world! Where was I before?”

This is what we need: to break through the shell of the radish we are in because beyond it, we see nothing. We come to the convention to absorb each other’s impressions and inspiration and together turn to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: What kind of preparation should virtual groups make for the convention?

Answer: If you attend our lessons consistently and make an effort to apply them in your ten, you are ready for the convention.

We prepare the program for it in advance: the lesson topics, the order of discussion, and so on.

Everything is aimed at preparing each participant so that at the convention, through being in a large gathering of like-minded people, he can collectively reveal the Creator with them.

The convention is a great force that draws the revelation of the Creator. Suppose 100 groups will gather together. This is a real force.

This is the purpose of the convention and the reason to attend: I want to be in a field of tension so strong that it evokes the feeling and revelation of the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, on the topic “Questions and Answers”

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Question: If a person constantly falls ill after participating in physical congresses,  is there any connection between his physical body and spiritual advancement?

Answer: Yes, this may be because he enters a particular environment where all sorts of forces influence him, which he is not yet able to tolerate without going beyond the boundaries of health.

Thus, some people complain that after the congresses they feel like they are out of the ordinary framework of life. Not because something bad happens to them, but precisely because they receive the impact of the reward for seeking closeness with other friends.

Therefore, they experience severe deviations in different directions, which do not harm them. On the contrary, it makes them healthier.

After all, we learn from Kabbalah that every recovery is associated with an even greater sensitivity to illness.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/27/24, Writings of Rabash, “The Lack Is the Kli [Vessel]”

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Question: At the convention, we always experience a spiritual ascent, after which I feel confident that I will regularly attend lessons, disseminate, write articles, and edit texts—do everything. Of course, this is a temporary state. How can I use this feeling without getting stuck in thoughts about myself?

Should I take this responsibility upon myself first, or should I think about my friends, and ensure that they have the strength to do the same? How can I avoid disappearing until the next convention?

Answer: If you disappear until the next convention, you will just become an auditor who arrives only to attend, observe, and listen—nothing more. The most important work is the daily effort between conventions, in order for you to regret such a state’s existence.

To return to a passive state after the convention is much worse than if you had not attended at all. You came, you connected, you filled yourself, and then you left, which spilled it all out. You did not add anything to yourself or others; it is a complete loss. Beware of this state. Life may end with a more negative balance than when you began.

If there is no dissemination, then all of it is in vain! Look at what Baal HaSulam, Rabash, and all the great Kabbalists write about this.

You were chosen, not to sit and listen to the teacher’s beautiful words, but to bring the world to correction. If you are not doing that, it is better to do nothing at all. Go and rest. I am speaking seriously.

You cannot imagine what will happen to a person who has received an attraction from above in order to bring the Creator’s will into the world through them, and they do not fulfill it. It is said about this: “It would have been better for them not to have been born at all.”
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/28/20, “Questions from World Kli”

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Question: Is gratitude something that comes from above, or do we need to acquire it as a certain skill when, despite of everything and in spite of everything, we are in joy and gratitude?

Answer: The most important problem of our world is selfishness, which separates us from each other. At congresses we become involved in something common and make all sorts of movements toward each other, maybe even artificial ones. There is no natural love between us. We are the same as all earthly creatures.

Therefore by making efforts and coming together, we caused a great outflow of kindness from above from the Creator. Now we need to take this benefit into ourselves, digest it and continue on.

Question: Why is it so important for Kabbalists to be grateful to the Creator?

Answer: The Creator feels our reaction to His actions. If we react correctly to the fact that He gathers us, brings us closer, and forms one common desire from us, then by recognizing His attitude toward us we raise His greatness, His role, and His value in our eyes. In this way we deserve to be treated kindly even more.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/14/24, “Continuing the Congress With an Ascent”

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Question: From life to life we are engaged in unification. How can we preserve the memory so that we are born not as wild animals, but continue our work?

Answer: This does not depend on you. The only thing that depends on you is aspiration for spiritual ascent. And what happens to you next is an egoistic question. We do not even discuss it. In other words, everything that will happen will already be above the state from which you started.

You must ask every minute to be closer to your friends in the ten; this is the most important thing, and do not deviate from this. And then you will see what happens. There are still steps that we will go through together.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/10/24, “Growing Stronger in the Ten” Convention

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Question: Why is it important to maintain love in connection rather than simply enjoying the light of life?

Answer: Enjoying the light of life is an egoistic pleasure. But if you are speaking about spiritual closeness with the Creator, you must put a ladder in front of you and at each step clearly define how you will ascend it.

Spiritual love between friends is the connection between you sustained by the Creator. You are connected with Him and with the ten, and by helping each other, you will constantly ascend this ladder toward the Creator.

Question: How can we imitate the qualities of bestowal, persistence, and consistency in spiritual work through love for one another?

Answer: Through effort. Consult with each other, make a single or a few united decisions, and follow them. Then you will see what works and what does not.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/11/24, Writings of Rabash “According to What Is Explained Concerning “Love Thy Friend as Thyself”

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Question: What is the connection of the ten? Is it a process or an achievable result?

Answer: Connection is the only spiritual action. We can unite in tens, hundreds, or thousands, depending on the scale we are satisfied with.

It is a process of ascending the degrees of the spiritual ladder where we feel a constant elevation and revelation at each step of our connection with the Creator.

Question: Is our task before the congress is to reach some minimal degree of connection?

Answer: How it turns out depends on you.

Question: When will this happen? What do we need to go through and feel? How many hearts must be opened to achieve even a minimal result?

Answer: You can open your collective heart today; there are no limitations. As much as you desire, that much you will ascend in the qualities of bestowal, love, and connection.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/9/24, Writings of Rabash “The Point in the Heart”

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