Striving for spirituality means striving for connection with all other souls, because this is our spiritual state. It is impossible to imagine spirituality outside of this action. All other depictions and states we can imagine are not spiritual.

As it is written, “Love your neighbor as yourself” is a great rule of the Torah. This is the building of a vessel into which the light, the Torah, and the Creator can surely enter.

In the article “The Agenda of the Assembly,” Rabash outlines the expectations one should have when coming to the group, as well as the thoughts he should have, and the outcome he aims to achieve from the meeting. All desires, all the greatness one feels, he must “plant” in the soil of the group so it bears fruit. Therefore, we must ensure that the meeting of friends provides strength for all other hours of the day and week.

The greatness one feels for the group leads to praise of the group and to praise and greatness of the Creator. A person should leave a group meeting with the sense that he has gained the strength that will help him achieve the goal of creation.

A person has no source of strength other than the group. He must work on building his Kli, and his Kli must necessarily include all other souls.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/11/26, Rabash “The Agenda of the Assembly – 2”

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Question: If I choose a friend based on the measure of the greatness of the goal that he gives me, can I rely on him along the way?

Answer: We unite together according to only one criterion—the degree to which we understand each other in the desire to merge with the Creator. I have no demands toward you. I choose you despite your appearance, education, and everything else.

I choose the group solely according to their desire for the Creator. This desire also has various external expressions. If we ignore them and consider only the pure desire for the Creator, can they all be the same for me? No!

In fact, each person has a certain character that manifests outwardly in different ways. One expresses himself more calmly, another frivolously, a third with anger, a fourth in joy and even with laughter.

But I should find such friends in whom there is not only a yearning for the Creator, but in whom it manifests in a form close to me, because I am only beginning to connect with them, at the beginning of the path. I cannot break external stereotypes and see the friend’s warm heart.

That is, the yearning for the Creator and the form in which it is expressed are the two factors in choosing friends.
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From Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/11/26, Rabash, “The Agenda of the Assembly – 2”

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How can we imagine what bestowal is? You have a group. When you are in it, you are told that loving your friends will lead you to love the Creator. Bestowing to your friends will lead to giving to the Creator.

Why? Because when you act among them as if you are actually on the level of souls, in final correction, you attract the surrounding light from the upper world (Ohr Makif) to yourself.

The upper, that is, the higher degree, called the “upper Partzuf,” shows a person a glimpse of bestowal in a form it exists at a higher level. It manifests in two stages. First, the upper shows you a little of the light in it, of the pleasure in it. If you are inspired by it, want it, are drawn to it, we call it ascent.

After that, it brings you descent and gives you a slight sense of its Kelim. And what are its Kelim? Its Kelim are for the sake of bestowal.

These two kinds of impressions of the upper, give you two extremes. What kind of light is there? Suppose there is light there, but that is not exactly what is there. And what kind of Kli is there? Then you realize how much you love the light, and how much you dislike that Kli.

Between these two extremes, through study and effort, a person performs a series of actions and arrives at a state in which he attains the upper.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/7/26, Rabash “Concerning Fear and Joy”

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Question: What are the permitted things, the forbidden things, the commandments, and the necessary actions for us in the preparation period?

Answer: Forbidden actions are those that can distance us from attaining the true goal: hatred toward a friend, laziness in the group, neglect of our duties, neglect of the greatness of the Creator, the greatness of the group, that is, everything that can be very important for us and is our support, something we must hold on to. This is forbidden because it throws a person in the opposite direction from attaining the goal.

Commandments are what the Kabbalists have prescribed for us. It is even better not to say commandments, but advice. If you want to attain the goal, you must do such-and-such. What does it mean, “you must”? The Kabbalists do not command you; they explain that this is how reality is arranged; this is how the law works. The general law of reality is if you want to enter the spiritual world, you must live according to certain laws.

Here there is no such thing as simply someone’s desire, or the Creator’s, or the Kabbalist who teaches us, or an angel who opens the entrance for you. In spirituality, it doesn’t work like that.

Actions on different levels, with different intentions, and even physical actions of the body that help you in attaining the spiritual goal for the sake of bestowal, are called commandments or advice (Eitzot). By following this advice, you can attain spiritual qualities, and then they will already be called decrees (Pkudim).

All commandments, in principle, are divided into two parts: the part in which you try to come to a spiritual quality, and when you internally acquire it, it becomes yours. You are already consist of it, and then more, and more.

These things are commanded to us. They are surely worth performing, just as it is not worth doing anything that distances you from fulfilling the spiritual laws.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/8/26, Rabash “Concerning the Reward of the Receivers”

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It is said: “‘I have created the evil inclination, and I created the means for its correction, in which the light that returns to the source is hidden.”  From this it is clear that nothing can be achieved on one’s own, but only through a request, through prayer.

The striving to move toward the intention to bestow, for the benefit of others, even if it is not sincere and even if it completely contrary to the desires that currently rule us, is called prayer, or the raising of MAN.

We have received a tiny spark of spirituality, and in order to break through the boundary of the spiritual world and enter the second part of reality, we lack only the desire. Therefore, all our prayers are solely for one thing: to acquire desire.

But there are states when a person desires nothing at all. One must understand that this, too, is a state given to us from above and not merely our laziness or indifference. A person is a kind of “black box” awakened by signals from above. The light that acts on our material, on the desire to be attuned, awakens it more or less, or leaves it completely indifferent.

Depending on this, we awaken and reach out, like a flower toward sunlight or rain, or we wither and fall, without receiving vital forces. Therefore, if there is no strength or desire for spiritual work, one must understand that just as at one time you received inspiration from above and rushed forward, burned with zeal, and worked, the desire is also taken away from above.

This state is given intentionally and measured precisely according to each person’s individual qualities and preparation in order to create a place for prayer for you. And you must try, with the help of the group, the books, the teacher, and the environment, to mobilize all your strength for a request.

Prayer is born from powerlessness, from lack of desire, or, on the contrary, from an intense longing, it does not matter how; all of these are conditions given from above. Likewise, from above our environment is arranged for us: a group, a teacher, books. And we, through joint study and the group, must find the light that will return us to the source.

When we study together, this is the very time for prayer. For we are then in connection with the higher system, with Malchut and Zeir Anpin of the world of Atzilut, that is, with the Creator and His Shechina. We become included in them, not each one individually, but all together, and thus give birth to a collective prayer. And through this we demand and draw to ourselves the power of change.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/6/11, Rabash “What Does It Mean that Charity to the Poor Makes the Holy Name, in the Work?”

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When a child feels powerless, it cries, screams, and demands from its superiors, from its parents, that they take care of it and help it grow. The same thing happens with a person in the spiritual realm.

It is a very advanced state of the soul if a person begins to become aware of such states. Gradually, he develops the correct attitude to the upper one, who is called the “Creator,” and turns to Him.

And indeed, we have no other means besides prayer in order to undergo correction and rise to a higher degree. If one simply waits for the conditions to change by themselves, one can wait endlessly, until sufferings come and force us to rise.

Sufferings are the revelation of new Reshimot (the inner program of development) in us. But it is said that Israel (those who aspire straight to the Creator) accelerate time and are above the signs of the zodiac and fate.

One can accelerate one’s development by taking forces from outside the degree where one is now: through Kabbalistic books and the group by receiving awakening from the friends. If you are impressed by how much the friends strive for spirituality, this will serve as fuel for you for advancement.

All humanity develops at a natural slow speed, under the pressure of blows that move it from state to state. But instead of this, there is an opportunity to gather positive impressions from the environment, to absorb them as one’s own desires, and by means of them to rise. With these new Reshimot we turn to the upper one and ask Him to raise us.

The lower part of the higher Partzuf is inside the lower Partzuf. They enter into each other like two cones, and all our awareness is in this common zone. Whether we feel good or bad, whether we strive for spirituality or not, every inner movement of ours happens because the upper one, who is constantly inside us, produces all sorts of changes in us in order to awaken us.

And if we ourselves begin to seek the upper one who is inside us, and to connect with Him, to demand that He raise us, this will happen. We lack only the desire for this, and we will receive it from the environment!
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/6/26, Rabash, “On My Bed at Night”

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In any state our goal is to reach the recognition that there is none else besides the Creator. Whatever happens, I overcome this disturbance and enter into “there is none else besides Him,” but without disconnecting from the reality of this world.

The work consists of accepting the disturbances and, through them, searching for the Creator. And when I finish this work, it means I am done with this world and begin to work with other disturbances, spiritual ones.

Why did the Creator arrange it so that I stumble at every step and discover my total powerlessness? Because this entire process is only a means for me to feel the need for the Creator and to connect with Him. Through this I acquire His qualities.

The Creator wants me to become eternal and perfect like Him, and therefore every time He shows me my weakness, helplessness, hopelessness, and ignorance. He shows me His opposite so that I turn to Him and ask for something opposite to what I feel, that is, for a bit of His qualities, His degree. And thus, from being opposite to the Creator, I come to a perfect state. Each time the deeper I sink into evil, the greater the good I attain.

When I have no choice left, I remember the Creator. But in truth, it is He who reminds me of Himself. On my own I would never think of Him, because the egoistic desire is locked inside itself; it is a closed system. Therefore, the Creator brings a tiny almost imperceptible ray of light into me, and suddenly I remember that there is a Creator and I can turn to Him.

And so it goes each time in order to strengthen the connection with Him because through this I build my inner spiritual system, acquire His qualities. and become like Him. But first, in order to show me who I am and how opposite I am to Him, He has to place me into unpleasant states.

And of course, all the states must occur, and I will definitely stumble at every step. It is already written in advance where I will get a bump and where a bruise, but without these blows I cannot grow. It is said that above each blade of grass stands an angel who strikes it and commands it to grow.

But if you want to avoid suffering, it is possible. The whole question is how to go through them; that is what our study is about. We learn how to pass this path consciously, through our own desire. We want to find out who we are and in what we are opposite to the Creator, that is, to consciously achieve correction. And if we act this way, we do not feel the blows, but go through them with joy.

We feel disappointment, but look at ourselves as if from the outside, as though it is someone else. As if I see my body on the operating table and I myself take part in my correction. This is a completely different sensation.

Instead of suffering under each blow for fifty years, one can pass through it in ten minutes. A person lives many years of life in heavy labor and suffering, and in the end receives tiny corrections in the spiritual, corrections that cannot be compared with what a student corrects while studying Kabbalah. One who participated in a single kayak trip with our group made a correction that would take an ordinary person an entire lifetime, yet the result in the spiritual world is the same.

We do not understand what significance the conscious path of development has. A person goes through dozens of cycles of lives, while he could, in just one life, make a leap.
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From Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/6/26, Rabash, “On My Bed at Night”

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We are discussing the topic of perception of reality in order to gradually orient ourselves in the right direction. After all, everything depends on intention. There are many people who study Kabbalah, and in particular, there are currents that have nothing in common with it.

The science of Kabbalah is intended for the correction of our nature, and the more we correct ourselves, the more we feel the upper force, reveal the upper world, become included in it, enter it, and rise above our material life. This is called “liberation from the angel of death” because we stop feeling completely dependent on our body! We rise above our animal, biological body to the degree of general nature.

I do not feel pain from cutting my nails or hair, because my body belongs to the animate level, while nails and hair belong to the vegetative level, one degree lower. And from the height of the animate level, I do not feel any loss from the loss at the vegetative level. In the same way it will happen when I rise from the animate degree to a higher degree, to the degree of Man.

“Man” is not us today. “Man” (Adam) comes from the word “similar” (Edomeh) to nature, the Creator, light. And when I become such a “man,” I will stop feeling loss from what is happening in this material life. Therefore, the science of Kabbalah is called “a remedy against death.”

Let us hope that we will attain such a degree and begin to experience spiritual life today. It all depends only on our inner efforts. Let us try to connect our inner points and appreciate this special state.
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From the International Kabbalah Congress 4/1/11, “We!” Lesson 2

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We have no other means of advancement, no other lever by which I can move forward, except the influence of the environment. If all of me, completely and entirely, is concentrated within myself, what force can direct me the other way, from inside outward? I have no such forces within me.

All my forces act “for me,” “for my own sake.” How can I create the opposite action “for the sake of others (the neighbor)”? Where can such a force of nature be obtained?

For this purpose, the soul has been created in a divided state, in two parts: myself and the surrounding world. We are given a single freedom—to choose what is more important. If you want to attain spirituality, organize your environment so that it becomes more important to you than yourself.

In truth, this is not an external environment, but my own soul, my AHP, the “garments” and “palaces” of my soul’s Kli. It only appears to me as being outside.

Envy and the desire for honor draw you to the environment, to the parts of your soul. Organize them artificially so that they influence you.

From our level, we are given a psychological approach that is inwardly spiritual. By connecting with these desires (Kelim) that supposedly surround me, and by seemingly using my envy and desire for honor, I am essentially drawing these desires back to myself, so that they are connected with me and define my system of values.

So where do envy and the desire for honor come from? From the breaking of the soul into two parts—myself and the world.

Wishing to use the “help against him” (against my ego,) I activate these external desires of mine so that they, in turn, influence me. Later we will reveal that we are working only with ourselves, with our desires, with our qualities, and that everything was arranged this way from the beginning.

But without organizing the environment, there is no (and never will be) another force capable of “taking me by the ear” and directing me toward my true desires, toward the soul. There is no other force in the world.

Suffering can only make me more sensitive so that I will want to seek a solution. But the solution will be the same—to place myself under the influence of the environment.
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From Preparation for the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/1/10

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Question: You said that inspiration and transmission of information should be brief, clear, and to the point, not rambling statements that go on for five to ten minutes where one person speaks and everyone else is silent as if forcing themselves: “Yes, we must listen.” What should a truly inspiring speech be like?

Answer: That is a big problem, because our guys start quoting excerpts, using official jargon, and bringing in all sorts of explanations. Here, you just need to express your inner expression as simply as possible, from heart to heart, to convey the maximum feeling with the minimum number of words, and that is all.

Therefore, I am in favor of everything being very brief, without unnecessary intellectualization. A person should prepare in advance so that it would burst out from their heart, as they say, “without thinking.” But this is not easy; it comes gradually.

In addition, the listeners themselves are not yet attuned to understanding. We don’t yet communicate with each other internally, through feelings. Just as a mother feels her baby without words, and the baby feels the mother through subconscious sensations, so too should we feel one another. Much more so!

Then our external communication, words, gestures, facial expressions will become superfluous. Over time, all this will cease, and you will be able to transmit your sensations to others and receive them completely outside of physical contact, even if the person is no longer in our world but on some other levels.

That is, you no longer associate him with his body. Whether he is somewhere, a couple of thousand kilometers away from you in his body, or outside the body, in another dimension, what is the difference?
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From KabTV’s “I Got A Call. Transfer of information” 1/23/11

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