Good Environment – 08.14.11
Posted on August 14th, 2011
Question: Baal HaSulam writes in the newspaper “The Nation” that it is inadmissible to miss the right time. What does this mean in the context of the current protest movement in Israel?
Answer: This means that we have to disseminate the message of unity, but first of all, to unite among one another. We cannot forget about this since otherwise our appearances will turn into a regular concert.
When speaking to people and making appearances before them, you have to understand that you are together with us and you want to transmit the inner, spiritual charge of our interconnection to them. Only this will allow them to feel that unity is the salvation.
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From the 5th part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/14/11, “The Nation”
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Unity of the Friends
The path of spiritual development is possible only by being in a group where there is love of friends and where everyone can help his friend to move forward specifically by this path.
– The Rabash, Rabash—the Social Writings, “The Love of Friends”
Awaken within you fear of chilling the love between us. …It is similar to how a person who receives a gift has to make an effort to ensure that the feeling of love towards the person who gave the gift does not fade over time, that it remains as strong as at the moment the gift was given.
– Baal HaSulam, A Sage’s Fruit, Vol. 1, “Letter no. 2”
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We can exercise our free will only in the group, in the environment, by choosing a good environment in which we want to build the model of corrected humanity. And for this, we have to use the power that comes from the studying of the science of Kabbalah—the strongest power of all. Kabbalah describes spiritual states directly, and it is easier to keep the correct intention with it.
To help us reach the correct intention, we received books written in the language of Kabbalah instead of the language of the Mishnah (the legends) or the Talmud. And therefore, we get together in a group and want to build between us a relationship in which everyone is connected with one another. The external situation calls upon us to bond; it puts pressure on us and forces us to unite to help the method of correction spread around the world.
It turns out that we are in the period when the Torah is embodied in the practical inner work. And this Torah is blessed and erases all our sins. Thus, our only sin, which is our ego, the egoistic intention, will be corrected.
There is nothing more important than imagining our corrected state with respect to the connection between us, as well as the revelation of the Creator and adhesion with Him so that eventually we come to the intention of pure bestowal.
We must realize this goal practically in the group and in the entire humanity, and we study Kabbalah only for the sake of this.
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From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/11/2011, Writings of Rabash
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Unity of the Friends
Exert in unity of friends as much as you can for it can compensate for all deficiencies.
– Baal HaSulam, A Sage’s Fruit, Vol. 1, “Letter no. 10”
I hereby instruct you to begin to love one another as yourselves, share your friend’s sorrows and rejoice at your friend’s delights as much as possible.
– Baal HaSulam, A Sage’s Fruit, Vol. 1, “Letter no. 49
The delay in revelation of the Creator in a corrected desire happens because of laziness in exerting effort in unity of friends since it is sufficient to complement for your every deficiency.
– Baal HaSulam, A Sage’s Fruit, Vol. 1, “Letter no. 13”
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It’s high time for us to create the first version of our “declaration of intentions.” We will quote different scientists in it and explain humanity’s current affliction and the correction.
When I spoke about the crisis some five or seven years ago, no one agreed with me. Until recently, people laughed at “speculations” of that sort. A year ago it was “decided” that the crisis was over, but very soon it became clear it wasn’t true. The collapse continues, and even the US is beginning to sink.
And this is why we need to prepare a clear declaration of our world-view, to show that the essence of the affliction is human egoism, and the cure is unity and the mutual guarantee. Nature is forcing us to be together in one desire as it manifests itself in the current integrated reality.
We need to clearly spell out our steps along this path. We are building a proper society, starting with a small organization which expands more and more, turning into a giant world union, a very diverse one, but very united. This way we will cure ourselves of our affliction.
I’m asking all of our friends: If you have special skills or ideas, if you are able to express this message in writing, video clips, songs, art, and so on, please send us your work so that we’ll use the united force of the mutual guarantee to create the method.
Out of our love for humanity, we must try with all of our strength to present them with the remedy before the affliction fulminates. All of us need to work hard to help people understand what is happening.
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From Lesson 3, the Germany Convention 8/6/2011
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Unity of the Friends
There are many sparks of sanctity in each person in the group. When you collect them into one place, they will be sufficient to create a high spiritual level for everyone.
– Baal HaSulam, A Sage’s Fruit, Vol. 1, “Letter no. 13”
Each of them had a spark of love of others, but the spark could not ignite the light of love to shine in each, so they agreed that by uniting, the sparks would become a big flame.
– The Rabash, Rabash—the Social Writings, “One Should Always Sell the Beams of His House”
The power of love of friends defines our spiritual existence and is the measure of our success. Therefore, turn away from all the imaginary engagements and think only of the connection of hearts into one heart.
Baal HaSulam, A Sage’s Fruit, Vol. 1, “Letter no. 47”
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