The greatness of the Creator and His glory—which we constantly talk about in the group, and thereby elevate Him—is in fact a means by which a person, based on constantly turning to his inner self, begins to turn to the Creator.
This can be seen even in simple examples. You came here at three o’clock in the morning, you could care less about anything, and you are still half-asleep. The most that you can think of is feeling better. Let’s say that you are not in a good state, that you feel low, and that you have no interest in anything.
There is nothing you can do; you have already come here, you are listening to the lesson, and you are catching all sorts of words and conversations of your friends. You observe that they think differently, that they are in high spiritus, and this starts to inspire you.
When you are inspired, a certain shift, whether you intend it or not, takes place within you regarding your attitude toward life and the purpose of life; as a result, you become capable of exerting some effort. You can say, “Yes, I am making efforts, but they are all based on the elation that I got from the group. Had I not come here, had I not sat here listening to all kinds of things, I would not be inspired. But now I am in a great mood.”
True. But you have already paid for it by coming here. After all, everyone is just like you, and everyone who comes here affects the others in some way. Then, in fact, if you influence everyone so that everyone influences you in some way, and all the benefits from this will be yours.
You are not running on someone else’s fuel, you are running on your own fuel. Then you fulfill another law, another condition, despite the fact that you do not see the goal or the Creator. However, you already understand that it is good that you do not see Him because it does not tempt you to enjoy seeing the Creator for your own sake.
It is good that the Creator is hidden, and that you can get a push toward Him from the group, rather than from Him directly. After all, had you received an impulse directly from the Creator, you would instantly fall into pleasure for your own sake: “Look who I have a connection with! Look who is giving to me! Look at me!” The fact that I receive a push from the group toward the Creator supposedly frees me from the problem of making the first restriction on my Kelim while still obeying the law.
Therefore this work is called the preparation period. Because I have started work and I have made a certain number of efforts, efforts that I must go through according to the root of my soul, I reach a state where I am given a Masach (screen). Then I merit the revelation of the Creator, and to receive forces from Him.
When I see the Creator, I am able to selectively accept, not pleasure, but only the strength to get closer to Him. From the light that comes from Him, I will take what I need to correct my Kelim, but will not use Him to fill them. After I correct these Kelim, I will fill them in order to get even closer to the Creator, to become even more like Him. This is how a person ascends the spiritual ladder and moves from law to judgment.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/17/26, Rabash, “What Is the Difference between Law and Judgment in the Work?”
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Comment: Until you have entered the spiritual world, what you read in the books, such as “do this, do not do that,” does not help you at all, and yet this is very important.
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