Entries in the 'Prayer and Intention' Category

How Can We Get Rid of Arrogance?

235Question: If a person is told about his arrogance, but does not see it in himself even though he understands that it separates him from the group and the Creator, what can help him escape the influence of this trait?

Answer: He should consider this and pray to the Creator to correct this trait within him.

Question: What is arrogance? What is its corrected side?

Answer: Arrogance is the negative side and the positive side is humility, the act of lowering oneself before others.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/19/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Here Today – 1”

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Think Only Good Things

198Question: Is it important for our progress to scrutinize the nuances of good feelings between us?

Answer: Yes, it is important to clarify these feelings, not just between you, but within yourself. Then you will see that each friend occupies a specific place in your heart.

Question: In my soul I want to love everyone in the group. But as soon as I feel I love everyone, a friend’s ego is revealed and he “drills a hole in the boat.” Should I pray for my correction, my friends, or the whole group?

Answer: Pray for each friend individually, for all of them, and for the entire group. In addition, pray for yourself so you do not harbor negative thoughts about them and will always think well of them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/20/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Today – 2”

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Ask the Creator to Open Your Eyes

216.01Question: Intellectually I understand that all the evil is within me. But how can I reach a state where this recognition causes me pain and I begin to hate the evil? How can I turn the recognition of evil into a feeling?

Answer: Ask the Creator to open your eyes so that you begin to feel whether you are in reception or bestowal or coming closer to Him or moving away from Him. Pray for Him to do this.

Question: How can one transform from impure to pure, from wicked to righteous? Essentially, I am wicked. Even if the Creator corrects me, I will still remember that there was evil within me.

Answer: That is true. Try and you will see the result. You do not have to wait for it for thousands of years; you can achieve it in your current life.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/16/24, Writings of Rabash “A Near Road and a Faraway Road”

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Learn to Love

283.02Question: We need to learn to love our neighbors. How can we do this?

Answer: I cannot teach you to love. This cannot be taught. You simply have to read the primary sources and always think about how to love the Creator and how to get closer to Him.

When you think about this constantly, you will see that you increasingly understand what kind of connections you should have with the Creator, how you should feel Him, and how you want Him to feel you.

Question: What is this perfect desire that is capable of desiring the light of love in actions?

Answer: It is the fulfillment that a person receives when one relates to the Creator in the same way that the Creator relates to him or her. Then a person receives the light of love.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/18/24, Writings of Rabash “Run My Beloved”

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You Must Ask

508.2Question: What is the state when the Creator gives you the importance of spirituality as if it is more important than life? What should we actually ask for?

Answer: Ask that we have the strength to overcome all obstacles, to begin to feel the Creator, and to adhere to Him.

Question: We know from your example that from the very beginning you had a tremendous importance of the Creator, and this helped you fully dedicate your life to spirituality. Is this something that the Creator gives, or is it something that can be earned or built?

Answer: It depends on both the Creator and the person, meaning on the person’s request and the Creator’s response. You must ask.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/15/24, Writings of Rabash “What to Ask of the Creator—to Be His Servant”

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Toward Bestowal

261Question: What is spiritual action?

Answer: Spiritual action is any action that we perform for the sake of spiritual elevation.

Question: Does it mean that I need to form an intention within myself to bestow to the Creator and to be in bestowal to the Creator through others? How can I give the Creator the opportunity to fill this connection?

Answer: We ask Him to help us feel the importance of our intentions, how and in what way we can turn them toward bestowal to the Creator.

Question: If a person strives not to deceive himself in his actions, can he be confident that he is performing actions for the sake of bestowal?

Answer: In principle, no one can be fully confident. But we can hope that in accordance with our desires, prayers, requests, and actions, we will be assigned to the side of bestowal and become givers.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/21/24, Writings of Rabash “The Concealed Things Belong to the Lord Our God”

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Is it Possible to Check Intention?

249.02Question: Is it possible to check the intention so as no to make a mistake?

Answer: Of course, you need to check in order to see why you have certain intentions and how much you are working on this together with the group. You need to be more connected with others, which will allow you to clarify all questions on the spiritual path more quickly.

Question: How exactly can one check the intention?

Answer: You can discuss this within the group or with the Creator. Simply examine: for what, why, for what reason, for what purpose I did something, am I doing it, or plan to do something in the future? When I lay out my plans in this way, I can determine why I am doing it, what it gives me, or what I hope for.

Question: How can you maintain the right balance between explicit actions and internal work on intention?

Answer: First of all take care of the intention and then action. Then everything will be fine.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/21/24, Writings of Rabash “The Concealed Things Belong to the Lord Our God”

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Quality of Prayer and Spiritual Advancement

938.05Question: In a prayer is it possible to ask for us to be able to unite with each other and pass the full measure of light that the Creator wants to transmit through us to the peoples of the world?

Answer: Yes, it is possible.

Comment: What is the relationship between the quality of a collective prayer and the readiness of each ten? And vice versa, how does each ten depend on the collective prayer for its advancement?

My Response: It is a very close relationship. Therefore, we need to take care of one another and be critical of how each ten reveals itself in relation to others in order to provide the correct understanding of moving forward.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/18/24, Writings of Rabash “Run My Beloved”

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Preparation of the Desire for Connection

275Question: What is preparation of the desire for a new connection?

Answer: Preparation of the desire for a new connection means that I identify my desire that I deeply want to correct so that it becomes more pronounced and clear. With this desire, I turn to the Creator and ask Him to correct it, because I want to come to connection with my fellow friends through this desire.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/19/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Here Today – 1”

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What Do Kabbalists Strive for?

212Question: It is said that one should feel the taste of life in the Torah and commandments.
Is there an image of a Kabbalist or a group of Kabbalists striving for?

Answer: Kabbalists strive to feel within themselves what is said in the Torah, the commandments, and, overall, in spiritual life.

Question: I do not know if we can reach such heights as you have, but can we at least ask the Creator for the ability to write and disseminate?

Answer: Ask the Creator for everything that relates to your correction, and you will receive everything. Just keep asking, if possible, non-stop.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/15/24, Writings of Rabash “What to Ask of the Creator—to Be His Servant”

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