Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride”  

Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar”

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A man is created from the material of the desire to enjoy; therefore, he is constantly worried about whether he will be able to get pleasure. A person is concerned about this every moment of his life; a person feels some kind of deficiency and fears that he will not be able to fill it. He is like a bunny always hiding under a bush and trembling with fear.

The fear of not getting what we want lives in us all the time. This is our nature of the desire to enjoy, which is based on fear.

But when we correct ourselves, we must move from fear to trembling. This is something completely different. I am afraid that I will not be able to give to the Creator, I will not be able to draw near Him, to become like Him, to fulfill His desire. He has been guiding me and giving me exercises all my life, and I am afraid I will not feel it and will not connect with Him correctly.

Fear is anxiety about my own existence, and trembling is anxiety about whether I will give pleasure to the Creator. The main task of a person is to achieve such trembling; this is the very first commandment.

The feeling that everything comes from the Creator and there is none else besides Him is the root of the right trembling from which one already comes to wisdom, attainment, and correct fulfillment.

The source of trembling of the Creator is in Bina, and above Bina is Hochma, wisdom. And even higher is Keter, the full governance of the Creator over all reality. Therefore, it is possible to enter the GAR, the higher Sefirot Bina, Hochma, and Keter, only through Bina, which is called trembling.

There are different stages of fear. At the initial stages, a person worries about himself, about what will happen to him and what he will not have, and he is afraid of punishment. And so he goes through all the fears until he rises to true trembling when he is afraid whether he will be able to please the Creator.

And in order to come to trembling before the Creator, a person needs proper work with his friends, where is the root of all fears: Will I be able to help my friends, will I be able to feel their help for me or not? All work on spiritual development revolves around mutual guarantee.
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From the 2^nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/23/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar”

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The staff that we rely upon in our spiritual work in the ten is the connection of Malchut with Bina; it is the force that we hold on to that does not allow us to make mistakes and fall. When we connect with each other in the ten, we thereby build such a staff, i.e., connection between us. Through our connection with each other, we connect with Bina.

Each one annuls his egoistic desire in something and joins the tiny will to bestow that shines before him. In this way, together we can grasp this force, this concept called the staff (Mate). This means that the will to receive becomes of lower (Mata) importance for us.

Each of us tries to set an example to our friends of how we can hold on to the staff together.
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From the 2^nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/12/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar”

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The fear of the Creator is the feeling that He reigns within me; He controls all my thoughts, all my desires, and everything that happens to me. I feel more and more clearly each time that He determines my whole life.

I am not worried about my life, but whether in this life I am in adhesion with the Creator. I yearn to adhere to Him more and more, and I feel that we are connected together, that He embraces me from all sides, and that I am completely at His mercy.

First of all, we must reach fear, and then we can build love on fear. Without fear, it is impossible to come to love.
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From the 2^nd part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/23/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar”

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Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 138 

Selected Highlights

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Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 136

Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” Item 70

Selected Highlights

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Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 131

Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” Item 70

Selected Highlights

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Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 130 

Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” Item 68

Selected Highlights

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Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 127 

Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” Item 66

Selected Highlights

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Preparation to the Lesson

Zohar for All “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” “On the Night of the Bride,” Item 125 

Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” Item 63

Selected Highlights

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