Question: The purpose of creation is to delight the created beings, to delight man. This is where the starting point of spiritual work begins. Why is it so important to remember this in order to advance?

Answer: You must understand that the group is more important to the Creator than you are, that your mission is to push them, to bring them to adhesion with the Creator. Like any researcher, you have to enter the unknown. Make the work in a group your goal and everything will appear in front of your eyes.

To an ordinary person, everything is seemingly clear. He plays with toys like a child. While nothing is clear to us, we constantly reveal greater depths, hollow spaces in us, as a result of our scrutinies, and thus try to unravel the creation, its essence, its system and forces. This is the highest level of work.

There are two kinds of scientists: applied scientists and researchers. Applied scientists know the laws and tries to apply them in various fields. They do great work that is useful to humanity, but they don’t venture into the unknown. However, this is precisely where the greatest human work lies, the utmost state a scientist can be in.

How did all the great minds like Einstein and Newton make discoveries? They did not know what they were about to discover until, as it says, “an apple falls on your head.”

When we come to such a state through our own efforts where we receive a “blow on the head,” and then everything opens up.
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From the TV program “The Last Generation,” 3/22/18

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Question: What parts is a spiritual object called “a soul” comprised of? Is it permanent or subject to change?

Answer: The soul consists of ten Sefirot. It constantly changes depending on a person’s work on himself. But there are always ten parts connected in a single integral system, and it is everything.

The soul is one for all or each one has his own, just as our world is one for all and each one has his own. But what we perceive in our egoism is called “our world,” “this world,” and what we perceive in the property of bestowal, and maybe even love, exiting our egoism, is called “spiritual world” or “soul.”

Question: Is the soul and the upper world the same?

Answer: The feeling of the upper world is called the “soul” or the “ten Sefirot.” The ten Sefirot are the skeleton of the soul.

The word “Sefira” comes from the word “luminous” (Sapir). It is a point that was egoistic and became bestowing, altruistic. Therefore, it glows.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 6/10/18

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Question: What desires interfere with the spiritual path? Do I have to fight with them; what should I do with them?

Answer: Do not be afraid of any desires and do not try to rebel against them. There is no need to fight with them. This is all quixotic. The only thing you should do is draw the upper Light: it created these desires and it is intended to correct, direct, and use them.

We neither reduce nor increase desires. We do not pressure ourselves. We do not develop the property of bestowal, love, and unity on purpose, as it is not our competence. We only have to draw the upper Light so that it does the work.
It is a big mistake to think that we can change ourselves by ourselves. We only confuse ourselves this way.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 5/13/18

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Question: If I try to pretend that I see the upper force behind all objects, do I still need to ask myself, “Why do I want to reveal it?”

Answer: Naturally! You grow a man out of yourself! What for, why, how? You do not do it in order to spend a nice evening, to enjoy something, and after that, it does not matter because the main thing is to feel good now. Not at all!

Kabbalah discovers where the truth is. For its sake, I am ready to sacrifice my present pleasure at every minute and go against it. This is my struggle.

I always weigh what is more important to me: truth or pleasure? And then, I set the screen over my desire and act in the name of bestowal. Working against pleasure, I suddenly begin to feel that there is 620 times more pleasure in bestowal than in reception.

Question: Does a person have the ability to control his desires, to make such calculations?

Answer: Everything is done by the upper Light! We do not need to be sophisticated. The only thing is not to be shy but to try to implement everything in the group correctly and consistently.

The group is the biggest obstacle. A person does not want to get close to others. He cannot imagine that this is what will give him such stunning results.

Of course, there are people who are ready to connect, but for them this is earthly connection. Spiritual connection is practically difficult for everyone.

Therefore, nothing is more, less, better, or worse. Everyone has to go through this stage where by clenching their teeth, they work in a group, try to get included in it, do something, and do not shy away from group activities. It is their effort in spite of their desire that gradually gives results.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 5/13/18

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Question: Is there disinterested friendship? If yes, in what equality and dependency of attitudes?

Answer: There is nothing selfless in the corporeal world because everything is based on egoism; it is the basis of our nature. Therefore, there is no need to have our heads in the clouds.

Nature is entirely arranged only on the egoistic principle—the desire to enjoy. But the fact is that with the help of the upper Light, that is, the influence of the Creator, we can rise above our nature and begin to use it differently—for the benefit of others. We as if rise above the Earth, overcome its gravity, but only with the help of the upper Light.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 4/29/18

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Baal HaSulam, “The Giving of the Torah”: “Our sages said ‘All of Israel are responsible for one another.’ This seems to be completely unjust, for is it possible that if someone sins or commits a sin that upsets his Maker, and you have no acquaintance with him, the Creator will collect his debt from you? It is written, ‘Fathers shall not be put to death for children… every man shall be put to death for his own sin” (Deuteronomy 24:16), so how can they say that you are responsible for the sins of even a complete stranger, of whom you know neither him nor his whereabouts?'”

To the extent that we climb the steps of correction, in the measure of our spiritual development we are responsible for others.

Question: Baal HaSulam emphasizes that we are responsible for everyone, without knowing, seeing, or being with them. How can this be?

Answer: This is not about people. It is about the system: you are responsible for it because you can bring the upper Light on it, which will fix it. At your level, you must do it.

It is yours! The whole world is your Kli, your vessel, your soul. And that is why you are responsible for the whole world.
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From KabTV’s “The Last Generation” 3/15/18

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Question: What is the unit of measurement of spiritual distance?

Answer: Spiritual distance is measured by the difference in the properties between two objects. A unit of measurement is a parsec (a light unit).

Question: What is the difference between the spiritual properties of bestowal?

Answer: That depends on which desires form the property of bestowal.

Question: Is this whole world a reflection of the levels of my personal desires?

Answer: Yes, these are the degrees of your desires and properties. All that we see, we see within ourselves.

Question: What is ugliness and beauty in terms of the wisdom of Kabbalah?

Answer: The property of love is called beauty, while ugliness is the property of greed, receiving for oneself.

Question: What comes first: shame or envy?

Answer: Envy is the greatest property. With its help, we can achieve positive and good actions. We just need to know how to manage the envy.

Comment: You said that the Creator frightens us, yet He does not seriously hit us. But Kabbalists suffer the same sufferings as everyone else: aging, disease.

My Comment: Spiritual suffering is the suffering of love, when negative feelings rise in you so that you will later feel love and connection more deeply.

Question: If Kabbalists have become stronger and stronger over time, is it preferable to read the books of a later Kabbalist?

Answer: The books of Baal HaSulam and Rabash and our lessons are the best for spiritual advancement because they are expressed in a language that is very close to our souls. Books that were written earlier are difficult for us to grasp. Even though they were written by Kabbalistic giants, their style is far from us.

Question: What kind of reward would you wish for your students?

Answer: Revelation of the Creator, nothing else. I hope that this discovery is ahead for us.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 4/15/18

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Question: Our thoughts should be with the Creator at all times, with love and kindness. How can I reach this state and remain in it constantly?

Answer: To do this, you need a group; otherwise, you will be detached from the Creator. Try it on your own and you will see how you will be thrown out because you have nothing to hold onto.

In and of itself, the Creator does not exist so that I can somehow hold onto Him, adhere to Him. A matrix is necessary, some system in which He exists and through which I could be in contact with Him.

The Creator created this system from ten Sefirot, which are connected to each other from a broken state. Since we do not have this system, we need a group. If we try to recreate this system through all possible attempts to unite, we begin to feel what the Creator is, what this quality that we must attain and that needs to fill us is.

Here, there is a lot of new research. Practically, this is the whole science of Kabbalah.
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From KabTV’s “The Last Generation” 3/22/18

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Question: What is sensitivity to the Light, what does it depend on, and how can it be developed?

Answer: Sensitivity to the Light depends on how much a person can suppress his dislike of others and connect with his friends coercively, against his desire.

According to this effort, he begins to develop sensitivity to the Light.

In general, we do not want to get closer to our friends. But to the extent that each of us still tries to do this, we develop sensitivity to the Light within ourselves, sensitivity to the quality of bestowal, love, and connection.
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From the Kabbalah lesson in Russian: 6/3/18

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Question: Can a person who has a soul in the Kabbalistic sense be heartless or unscrupulous by human standards?

Answer: Only a person who has a connection with the common soul has a soul. His qualities extend beyond the limits of egoism, which absorbs everything into itself. And he, on the other hand, wants to give, to disseminate. Thus, he is connected with the common soul by a reciprocal mutual connection.

Question: But can he appear to be shameless and heartless on the outside?

Answer: No, because he is connected with the common soul. But in the eyes of egoists, he can appear quite odd, and maybe even rude, because he does not satisfy their petty egotistical notions.
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From the Kabbalah lesson in Russian 6/10/18

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