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The Importance of the Article “The Last Generation”

526Question: In the article “The Last Generation” Baal HaSulam asks us to imagine that today we found a certain historical book describing the last generation that will live 10,000 years from now, and that this book explains all the wisdom of statesmanship as well as all the paths of the individual and society realized at the end of days.

What does this mean? Are we talking about a Kabbalistic or some other book?

Answer: Precisely about Kabbalistic books. Of course, you can look through other books, but it is a foolish idea.

Question: In which Kabbalistic book can one learn about statesmanship?

Answer: In principle, very little is written about that. But Baal HaSulam wrote such books.

Question: As far as I understand, “The Last Generation” is the only article in which he described what all the structures of the state should be like when some people are already in a corrected state, how the courts, social services, etc. will work. Why did he not publish these articles? Did he not have time? Did he not want to?

Answer: I think he thought it was too early to publish them. Only 50 to 60 years after they had been written did they reach us and we began to publish them. They came to me through his eldest son Baruch Ashlag, my teacher. He gave me the originals, which are now kept in the archive.

Question: But did you and your teacher talk about these articles, did you study them?

Answer: We did not study them, but we talked about the subject.
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From KabTV’s “Era of the Last Generation“ 2/4/24

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For the First Time in History

259.02Open these books and you will find all the good orders that will appear and the end of days, and you will find within them the good lesson by which to arrange mundane matters today as well, for we can learn from the past and by this correct the future (Baal HaSulam, “The Last Generation”).

Question: You have always said that Kabbalah is not concerned with our world at all. It lifts a person into the upper world and describes spiritual states.

It turns out that Baal HaSulam was the first of the Kabbalists to write about the arrangement of our world?

Answer: Yes, before Baal HaSulam, almost none of the Kabbalists wrote on this topic. For the first time in history, he began to describe our world, the upper world, and the transition between worlds.

Question: Baal HaSulam writes that he is not one of the most outstanding representatives of the human race, and if he has opened these books and took some information from them, then in principle, any chosen ones of the generation, with a little effort, will be able to find in these books everything that is required to build a society.

Why does he write so modestly about himself?

Answer: The fact is that those who study Kabbalah see his achievements anyway. And what should he write to those who do not understand anything about it?

Question: And when he talks about the chosen ones of the generation, who is he talking about?

Answer: About the first persons of the generation, the sages. People who do not study Kabbalah will not be able to take information from these books and build a society of the future. After all, how would they know what to do?

This knowledge is not transferred from the boss to the performer. Those who will directly work with the world and organize it as humanity of the last generation should master the wisdom of Kabbalah and its techniques.

Question: Baal HaSulam emphasized that he takes the principles of building a future society so close to his heart that he can no longer restrain himself and he decided to reveal this wisdom.

He wrote these lines at the end of his life. Doesn’t everything written before that prove that he revealed Kabbalah to people? After all, he is the author of a huge number of books.

Answer: He meant that he had not yet revealed this kind of information to the world.
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From KabTV’s “Era of the Last Generation“ 2/4/24

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Eternal State

214Question: You say that people treat each other poorly, don’t help each other, etc. What is the right way to behave?

Answer: Until you see the entire system of creation as a whole, nothing will help. You must see it! At the very least, try to conceptualize it according to scientists’ opinions.

Suppose you don’t see a radiation field, but you fear it: “What if I am being exposed to radiation?” It’s the same here. This needs to be taught.

This is the basis for the integral upbringing and education that we are developing for everyone in the world, so that people understand that they are in one integral sphere and completely depend on each other. Each one defines the others and thereby determine their own state.

This is an eternal nature, not something temporary, to say, “Okay, I’ve lived like this, and I’ll die like this, that’s how I am.” No, this is an eternal state, and you cannot escape from it. And you, in addition to this state, appear in your animal body, and it dies, appears, and dies. But you are forever included in this sphere, in this communication among everyone, as its special element, as a part of the system called “Adam.”
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Effective Transaction of Wisdom” 12/28/11

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Adapt To the Spiritual System

938.03Question: What does a person who does not perceive the spiritual system do?

Answer: For this, we have courses where methods of incorporation into this system are studied. They give a person the opportunity to see the integral interconnection between all people. It is gradually approaching us, and we cannot escape from it. We have to get to know it, adapt it to ourselves or ourselves to it, otherwise it will be bad.

This system manages us and governs the whole world, the fate of humanity. If we get acquainted with it and are able to interact with it as correctly as possible, a person will bring himself and the whole world to a perfect state.

Everyone has the opportunity to imagine this picture in some, not yet sensory, but purely contemplative way. All kinds of clips, drawings, films, and articles have been created on this topic, all kinds of forums and practical classes are held so that a person gets an idea about this system, and then his integration into mutual connection with others occurs.

He will feel how it breathes, how it works, how the entire surrounding world is within this system.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Laitman’s Negative Properties” 1/5/12

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On the Way to Harmony

963.4We cannot move forward without blows that must pass over us! The whole problem is in what kind of blows they will be and at what level; will it be on a gross animal, material, sensory, or mental level.

These blows can be small and targeted, that follow one another and accurately correct me like a rocket moving through a tracking system. So-so-so—the pulse system works and leads me forward all the time.

Or these can be big blows that hit me on one cheek, then on the other cheek, and I do not know where to go.

It all depends on the threshold of sensitivity of the evil in me. I can feel it so subtly that I experience a correction a hundred times a minute and move forward in a smooth way without deviating far from the course. So-so-so—around a straight axis that leads me to the goal without deviating for kilometers to the side, and then, boom: “I made a mistake. Get back on course!”—and so on.

Therefore, we must do our best to spread the knowledge of Kabbalah so that people see that they have nothing else in their hands and begin to master it. They must understand that there is no other way out. We need to come to harmony with the world around us.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. What to Do in the Moment of a Disaster?“ 1/2/12

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What The Mind Does Not Do…

294.2Question: We see wars, suffering, and natural disasters worldwide. Is it possible to say that so far humanity has not chosen the path of Achishena (hastening)?

Answer: Yes, humanity has not chosen the path of hastening (Achishena). It should have, but it did not.

It is said, “What the mind does not do, time does.” Therefore, we must continue to try to reveal the Creator, reveal ourselves, and wish for better times.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/13/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Rewarded—I Will Hasten It”

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I Cannot Get Disappointed

293.1Amir asks:

Michael, the more you call for unity and good relations, the worse it gets. And yet, you continue and continue. Don’t you see that nothing is working?

Answer: What can I do? In return, I want to ask Amir: “What should be done?”

Comment: I do not know what Amir will tell you; I would say: “Get tired, enough already.”

My Response: No, I cannot get tired. Every day I see the development of evil.

Question: So why not say this: “It continues to develop, let’s leave this generation alone?” Once the phrase “generation is not worthy” was said.

Answer: Yes, but that does not mean that I walk away from it and stop everything.

Comment: But you can see that it is getting worse.

My Response: I do not evaluate good or bad, better or worse at all. I just know that I must do it and that is it. There is no possibility of getting disappointed, leaving, and so on. Whatever happens—no!

Question: So, you must continue?

Answer: Yes.

Comment: Amir thinks that you are saying this, but people’s ears are closed and their hearts too. So, it goes somewhere into the sand, as he believes.

My Response: Everything has its history, beginning, and end. So I hope there will be an end to this.

Question: That is, in principle, as they say: water wears away stone. Just like that, drop by drop. You just keep going like that, right?

Answer: I must do that!

Question: Is this called above reason or not?

Answer: Yes, against reason.

Question: Will they hear?

Answer: Not soon.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 1/4/24

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Unique Article

198Baal HaSulam’s article “The Last Generation” is a unique article written in the 50s of the last century. He wrote it specifically to show the future from the past, a program for the spiritual development of humanity.

The article is intended for a generation that must choose what to exist for, where we are going, what attracts us. This is exactly what Baal HaSulam is interested in. He seeks to show how spiritual laws are manifested in all areas of our lives, and we must reach a state where we think together about the last generation that is now being formed.

Baal HaSulam was a great visionary and prophet. A prophet is a person who has a connection with the upper force, the Creator, with the system of the worlds, and at the same time with our world. Therefore, it can serve as a link between our world and the upper one.
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From KabTV’s “Era of the Last Generation” 2/4/24

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Revealing a Portion and Covering Two

209Question: As a rule, great sages, when they are about to reveal something sublime, begin their speech with the words: “Behold, I reveal a portion and cover two portions.” Does this also apply to The Book of Zohar?

Answer: Yes, where a Kabbalist reveals something, he simultaneously conceals it. After all, if he does not conceal it, all the actions he attains will be revealed to the whole world, and everyone can use them. As it is, only Kabbalists can use them, and only to the extent they are advanced.

Question: What is the point of revealing if you conceal twice as much?

Answer: So that they study.

Question: When I leave the program after your explanations, sometimes I understand it even less.

Answer: That makes sense also.

Question: Now, I am trying to ask you to decipher The Book of Zohar as much as possible. Do you think it is beneficial? Or is it better for a person to just read, and that is it? It will affect him. Is there any point in deciphering it?

Answer: You need to be able to decipher it. We must read The Book of Zohar and try to decipher what is in it. Gradually, from guesses, you will come to conclusions and from conclusions to revelation.

Question: Should we try to cling on even through the mind?

Answer: Yes, and ask! Ask for this to be revealed to you.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 1/7/24

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Pass the Light to the World

944Question: You have told us that we are attracting the light of Hassadim within the ten to enliven everyone. What does it mean to enliven everyone with the light?

Answer: To revive everyone with the light means that everyone would see, be convinced, feel, and realize that the entire world can become connected in the light of the Creator, in the light of Hassadim. After that, the Creator will manifest Himself in this world as the light of Hochma.

Attracting the light of Hassadim and passing it to the world is possible only through love for each other, by involvement, by mutual help, and annulling oneself toward others.

Question: Can each of us and every ten in general pass the force of the entire group to humanity, or is it necessary to be in attainment to be able to do this?

Answer: Definitely! For this, it is necessary to be in attainment; otherwise, what can you convey?
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/16/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Why We Need to Extend Hochma”

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