Question: Is the group like a core that preserves the center both on the left and on the right?

Answer: The group represents the soul; that is, ten people (Minyan) united together by the common goal of attaining the Creator and are called “soul” (Neshama).

By working with each other according to the Kabbalistic methodology, they can consciously move forward, and they choose the pace at each step.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/3/19, Writings of Baal HaSulam “There Is None Else Besides Him”

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Comment: We are egoists. We cannot cultivate love for the Creator if we don’t first have love for a child, for family, or for a profession, because all of this can be dedicated to the Creator.

My Response: This will not be bestowal to the Creator. I am not saying you should cancel your love for your child, but do not think that by annulling egoistic desires you can delight the Creator. The Creator does not need this at all.

Question: So can we bring contentment to the Creator only through our unity, love for friends, reading something together, and feeling something positive in that?

Answer: Yes.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/5/24, Writings of Rabash “The Meal of a Wicked One”

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Question: If egoism is fuel, how can it disappear? What is this state?

Answer: The Creator can neutralize egoism partially or even completely, as He created it for His own purposes. Therefore, if He wishes, He elevates it; if He does not, He removes it.

Question: When I am satisfied with myself, is this always the evil inclination? And when the ten is satisfied with me, is this the result of working with correct intention?

Answer: Usually, yes.

Question: If the evil inclination is increasingly revealed and the level of tension rises, how can such processes be covered with love?

Answer: Gradually, not all at once, but piece by piece, fragmentarily.

Question: Can we as a group reach a state where there are no stains at all, only the pure quality of complete bestowal of everything we receive, with the entire flow of received light fully directed to the Creator?

Answer: That is the final correction (Gmar Tikkun).

Question: You said we can change the intentions of our friends by uniting everyone within ourselves and raising MAN (prayer for correction). Is this the best approach?

Answer: It is the only way.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/24, Writings of Rabash “Jacob Sent”

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Question: I understand that achieving the state of a single soul in my personal development is becoming a big goal for me. I am constantly striving for it, learning about it, and preparing myself for it.

But sometimes, it feels like: “It is impossible to achieve this! The goal is too far away.” From this impossibility and from the fact that you reveal evil in yourself leads to disappointment, shame, and anger. You are angry at yourself for lacking something. How can these states aid in my advancement?

Answer: Look at these states from the outside. Sort out this person you represent. You will see how much you are given balanced forces that you can control.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/13/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Meaning of Conception and Birth”

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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “The Love of God and the Love of Man”

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Jacob is the quality of a person engaged in Torah and Mitzvot [commandments], and Esau is the evil inclination (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 375, “Jacob Sent”).

Question: If Esau symbolizes a state in which the evil inclination convinces a person that their actions are already perfect and worthy of greatness, how can one avoid the trap of self-satisfaction and pride to continue working on oneself and striving for spiritual growth?

Answer: A person must simply keep moving forward, constantly examining whether their thoughts, intentions, and desires enable them to progress.

Question: Why does Esau not want to accept Jacob’s blessing, and why must he be persuaded?

Answer: Because he is entirely opposite to the quality of bestowal. This makes it extremely difficult for us to connect with him. However, once he finally accepts this quality, a great correction will occur.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/24, Writings of Rabash “Jacob Sent”

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Question: In the group we learn to direct all our intentions and actions toward the Creator for the benefit of a friend. But we have no control over our hearts, and we have egoistic intentions. What determines the success of a single common group action in bestowal?

Answer: The general success depends on how connected you are with each other. This is the most important thing!

I cannot influence the Creator alone and neither can you, nor anyone else. But the group as a whole, even if it is a weak group, can.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/24, Writings of Rabash “Jacob Sent”

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Question: How can a person verify that his actions come from love for his neighbor and not from self-interest even if he sincerely strives to follow this path?

Answer: The extent to which a person deceives himself, whether he feels it or not, will appear later. In the meantime, we must do everything we can to evaluate in ourselves the actions that arise in our lives, in us, and try to correlate them with the group.

Question: If a person discovers that his desire to love his neighbor is associated with the expectation of reward, what should his next step be in order to gradually move closer to bestowal?

Answer: He must performs acts of bestowal, encourage the group to do the same, and check how this changes the attitude of the Creator toward them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/24, Writings of Rabash “Jacob Sent”

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In spiritual work, as a rule, one person gives, and another receives; otherwise, there is no connection between us. Therefore, since we, as creations, are initially receivers, the most important thing is to develop within ourselves the intention for which we are receiving.

We receive in order to bring contentment to the Creator. Then we have no problems.

This is similar to a small child. If the child eats what the mother gives, it brings her joy, even though, in principle, the child enjoys it himself. But a Kabbalist always adds intention to this process.

Question: A person forgets to build an intention. What does this memory depend on? How can it be strengthened?

Answer: By constantly keeping yourself directed toward the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/5/24, Writings of Rabash “The Meal of a Wicked One”

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Question: Criticism that comes from the evil inclination is always wrong; it has flaws and pulls you into wrong thoughts. How can we resist it?

Answer: Try to divide it into many parts, egoism in a person and altruism in a person, compare them, connect them, and move forward with them.

The correct criticism of the evil inclination is determined in the group when I try to choose the right advice over the wrong advice and thus begin to feel where it is in me. This is the best method.

Question: Sometimes you may need to reorganize a ten or add something. There is a very subtle moment here when I seem to have to do something, and we, as a ten, must reorganize. Where is the good and the bad here?

Answer: This can only be determined in practice. Constantly check and control what is talking in you, and then you will be able to separate the action of “Esau” (the evil inclination) from the action of “Jacob” (the good inclination).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/24, Writings of Rabash “Jacob Sent”

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