The flood is corporeal torments, meaning torments of the body. Within it, meaning within the torments of the body, there is yet another saboteur who sabotages spirituality ( Baal HaSulam, Shamati 104, “And the Saboteur Was Sitting”).

Question: Why did Baal HaSulam clearly distinguish between the flood and the saboteur within it? Why is this so important?

Answer: Because this is how it happens. There is a state called the flood, and there is also the source of this flood. You can call it the saboteur or you can call it the Creator because everything comes from Him.

Question: Can it be that the flood is a temporary phenomenon, while the saboteur is a constant force that affects us based on certain circumstances?

Answer: The flood and the saboteur are practically the same. It is just that when we speak about it in general, it is called the flood. But if something influences us individually, we call it the saboteur.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “And the Saboteur Was Sitting”

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Question: If the Torah and the Creator are one, why do we perceive them as opposites during the work?

Answer: We do not perceive the Torah and the Creator as opposites, we perceive them as one within the other.

When we talk about qualities, we refer to the Creator; when we talk about actions or what we want to achieve, we refer to the Torah, the light that influences us and brings us to the desired result.

Question: How should we correctly organize work in the group during the study when we feel this light? How do we correctly bestow it back to the Creator?

Answer: When we act among ourselves in the ten, try to come closer, unite, and hope to do so through our efforts as described in the articles about the group, then we begin to reveal the light within us, and in our unity, we try to direct it toward the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/13/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Torah and the Creator Are One”

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Preparation to the Lesson

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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, “The Creator and Israel Went into Exile”

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2nd part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” Item 66

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Question: How do we use spirituality in the ten?

Answer: You just have to convey to your friends your correct feelings and help them. Think about the fact that you want to please the other, fill him, and help him.

Success or failure in spirituality depends on persistence and attention.

Question: Will there ever come a time when spirituality will come first?

Answer: It is up to you and your friends to convince each other that there is nothing more important than spirituality.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/17/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Anyone Who Pleases the Spirit of the People”

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Question: Is consciously enjoying reading The Book of Zohar and the pleasure I feel at the same time considered bestowal to the Creator?

Answer: No, it is still reception.

Question: And when I thank the Creator and understand that He is behind it, is it bestowal?

Answer: Yes, if you feel that the Creator is behind all this, and you thank Him, then this is bestowal to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/15/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “To Understand the Words of The Zohar”

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A good angel is called “right,” by which one comes closer to serving the Creator. This is called “the right brings closer.” And the bad angel is considered “left,” pushing away. This means that it brings him foreign thoughts, whether in mind or heart (Baal HaSulam, Shamati 107, “Concerning the Two Angels”).

The work of both angels on us, the good and the evil, means using both angels to move toward a goal. To work correctly with two forces, you must try to imagine yourself in the middle, then find the middle line, and move forward between the right and left lines.

Question: How can we increase the influence of the good angel on us?

Answer: Only through prayer. To make prayer a constant work that covers all conditions and precedes our good actions, we must direct ourselves straight to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/16/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Concerning the Two Angels”

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Question: Our words are limited and cannot always convey our feelings in prayer. How can we elevate our prayer to the Creator without words?

Answer: Words say nothing. Open your heart, and that is all. A person needs words also, but not the Creator.

Question: What changes in the perception of reality for a person in adhesion with their friends and the Creator?

Answer: They see the whole spiritual Kli in connection with the Creator and move further toward the goal of creation.

Question: You say that we should be an example for each other. Should we be afraid of standing out from the rest?

Answer: Do not hide, fear, or be embarrassed under any circumstances. Show everyone a good example.

Question: Strong egoism resists a state of lowliness. Does this mean that it wants to be worthy of good deeds?

Answer: No, strong egoism wants everything for itself.

Question: During the lessons, we experience great inspiration. How can we share this with the world, and what is the point of working in a group of ten?

Answer: It is your heart. You should fill it with inspiration and then gradually spread this impression from it throughout the world.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/14/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Whose Heart Makes Him Willing”

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Question: It is said that we can merge with the Creator emotionally and attach ourselves to Him with our hearts. But we have the Torah and studying with our minds. What is the advantage of studying with the mind?

Answer: Some people strive to understand the Creator intellectually and technically. And some wish to understand Him emotionally within themselves. It all depends on the person.

We approach the Creator both with our minds and feelings. Often we attain Him more intellectually, and then there are periods when it happens more through emotions, and in this way we gradually move toward Him.

It is like walking on two legs: right-left, right-left, taking steps like that. The same applies here. Sometimes you may feel Him through your intellect, and other times through emotions. We need to progress in both ways.

Question: How can we properly balance the preferences of some for emotional study and others for knowledge-based study in the group? How do we avoid misunderstandings on this basis?

Answer: Gradually, you will start understanding each other because you are required to unite in all your inner qualities. For instance, one person might currently perceive everything through reason, while another through the heart, and then it may switch. You will have to manage this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/13/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Torah and the Creator Are One”

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Question: To raise the importance of participating in lessons and meetings, which is preferable: to scrutinize this issue or to create a warm, kind atmosphere and wait for the Creator to raise the importance?

Answer: Both are needed.

But most important is the importance of friends, the importance of the Creator, the importance of the path, and the importance of the ascents so we can move forward all the time.

Question: How can we build a large Kli of bestowal so that the Creator notices it and fills it if, from lesson to lesson, we see the importance of many other things not related to bestowal?

Answer: You should pay special attention to bestowal and strive for it because only in this quality will you feel the Creator, not in anything else.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/14/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Whose Heart Makes Him Willing”

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Question: How important is the Hisaron (the need) of the lower one in the ten? How important is his appeal to the friends to correct material suffering?

Answer: Any one of the friends turning to the ten is very inspiring and shakes everyone up. Then  everyone tries to respond with the proper answer.

That is very important. Without the Hisaron of the lower one you cannot correct material suffering.

Question: If we fail to correct something in the spiritual, it immediately passes into the material plane. Given the material problem, how can we learn what we must correct in the spiritual?

Answer: You cannot figure it out, at least not in your state. But what you can do is make every effort to combine all your actions and all your thoughts.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “And the Saboteur Was Sitting”

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