Question: How can I restore my connection with the Creator after a descent? Should I begin to think that it comes from Him and directly make such a calculation? But if you say it is impossible to do this without experience, then what should I do in this situation?

Answer: One person cannot do anything alone. One will ascend and descend for a long time, struggling until a person finally finds a group. A thought will arise within him that this is necessary, and he will be brought to the group.

We are all the result of a shattered soul. Each of us is a fragment, a shard, and we must gather these broken parts back together into one whole.

The shattering occurred when a great light acted upon the collective desire and caused it to break apart. This desire then filled the spaces between the fragments, between its broken pieces. In this way, the desire became multilayered, complex, and egoistic. Now, between all its fragments, egoism resides.

What should we do? Within this system are our individual desires, and between them, between all of us, lies egoism, and filling all the spaces between us is a force intentionally created by the Creator.

Now we are like an archipelago, small islands in a sea separated by egoism. We need the Creator to act upon this sea of egoism and transform our egoistic interactions into altruistic ones—into connection, bestowal, and love. This is the correction.

Therefore, without a group we cannot achieve anything. If I try to work alone, I will have no opportunity to achieve anything.

There was a period in human history, from Adam to Abraham, when it was not necessary to correct oneself through interaction in a group. At that time, egoism was not manifested in such a way that it required the attraction of the upper light within a group to transform intentions from reception to bestowal.

But now, I cannot imagine how this can be done without a group. A person, of course, may detach themselves slightly from the material world, but they cannot move forward and ascend the spiritual ladder because the implementation of the method of correction consists in reuniting into the one soul called Adam.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/4/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “The Work in Concealment”

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A “neighbor” is not just any person; it is my friend who stands opposite me, and I gradually begin to achieve love for him in order to come to love for the Creator.

It is a strict formula: first I turn to the Creator, and in order to connect with Him, I unite with my friends, my “neighbors.”

I work on love for my neighbor because it is a prerequisite for reaching love for the Creator!

The neighbor and the Creator are interconnected because relative to my desire to receive, they hold an equal position. They are equidistant from me, and I feel the same way about both of them!

The Creator is entirely bestowing, and the neighbor seems to me just as hateful as the quality of bestowal. Therefore, I reject them both.

If I do not reach the point where I relate equally to the Creator and to the neighbor, I will not be able to work correctly. It is like aligning a sight, bringing my view, the front sight, and the target into one line.
If I am more inclined toward either the Creator or the neighbor, I am no longer aiming properly.

I must align myself precisely with the target so that the one striving for the Creator (Israel), the light of correction, and the Creator unite into a single whole.

A neighbor (a Kabbalistic group) is the spiritual vessel, the system of souls, while the Creator is what fills this system.

But then I realize that they are one and the same, because the vessel becomes like the light. There is no light without a vessel, without a Kli! And for me, everything merges into one.

The group becomes an example of the Creator for me. Through my attitude toward them, I learn how to relate to Him: whether to love or hate Him.

After all, the only possible attitude toward the Creator is one of bestowal. And here, the group is provided for me to test how much I am in a state of bestowal.

What creates the distance, the difference, between the Creator and the group? Only my own egoism! If it were not for my ego, there would be no distinction between them.

Why do I still feel a difference? Because I receive some pleasure from the Creator but none from the group. That is the entire difference!
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 5/26/10, Writings of Rabash “What Does the Rule “Love Thy Friend as Thyself” Give Us”

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Question: How can one grasp the Creator at a convention?

Answer: To do this, you need to feel the collective mass present at the convention and try to feel how the Creator is present within everyone, filling them. Then, you will develop the correct attitude toward Him to the point where you begin to feel Him.

You will start to feel Him in the movement of those present; something is happening within them; they are moving in some way, flowing and shifting.

For example, if a small raft floats on the surface of the water, you can see the movement of the water through the movement of the raft. Similarly, in the movement of the crowd, you will gradually feel the movement of the Creator through them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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Question: The closer we come together, the more we drift apart, right?

Answer: The more egoism is revealed within us, the greater the connection we can build above it, and in so doing, we can perceive the Creator. This state is like a sandwich made of three layers: at the bottom is the egoistic quality (reception), on top is the quality of giving, and between them is the Creator.

Question: If we know in advance that closeness will lead to hatred, how can we move toward closeness?

Answer: The fact that you know this in advance does not matter. When rejection and hatred toward your friends arise, you will forget everything. You will think it is your personal problem, that you and no one else is doing this.

But after experiencing discord with your friends, you will begin to rise above this feeling. No tricks or preparations for the future will help you remain “good.” A new degree comes with new sensations and interactions, and all previous understandings and corrections no longer apply. A person is new every day.

So don’t dwell on what happened yesterday. You may look at the outward appearance of a friend, which you are familiar with, but inside, we are entirely different every day.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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Question: If a person is a small world and everything is included in it, what can outweigh the other: the point in the heart or egoism, which is the result of the shattering?

Answer: First, a person is a small world because he is connected to everyone whether he desires it or not.

Second, he must create his connection to the world the way he wants it to be, i.e., selectively: “I want to receive certain influences from the world and give certain influences back to the world.”

So what should ultimately tip the scale: the point in the heart or egoism? Neither.

I want the light of the Creator, which descends upon both the point in the heart and my egoism, to constantly determine my next states, nothing more and no less.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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Question: What determines the duration of states of ascents and descents?

Answer: The duration of ascents and descents depends on the intensity of the work within the ten. If the ten is actively working on itself, you can pass through these states very quickly and realize them with incredible speed.

There is a story about a student who came to Baal Shem Tov and said: “That is it, I cannot do this anymore. I have experienced several descents and ascents just this morning.” To this, Baal Shem Tov replied: “I go through 400 such states in a single day.”

First, ascents and descents can be calculated. Second, imagine what it means to experience 400 conscious transitions from a small state, to a greater or intermediate one, and so on.

And all of this occurs in sensations, in the awareness of joy, like a symphony unfolding within us, like a marvelous harmony. This is attainment, delight, the great deed of the Creator!
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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True spiritual work happens when I am in the right environment, one that values the quality of giving and mutual inclusion. This environment can eventually influence me to the point where I feel it changing something within me.

Finally, after many, many years, I begin to sense that it is fundamentally transforming the basis of my worldview, my perception of the world, my sense of myself, and my understanding of myself and the Creator.

All of this results from consistent interaction within the ten. Without this, we cannot properly transform our egoistic traits into spiritual, altruistic ones under the influence of the upper light. We simply cannot.

However, when we are in the ten, we gradually begin to feel that it provides each of us with a spiritual example.

Why does this not happen immediately? Because each person perceives the ten according to their own level of corruption. That is, the more we desire to see it corrected, the more we actually perceive it as such, and in this way, we receive examples from our friends.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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It is written in The Book of Zohar: “Whoever wants to awaken the upper force, whether in action or speech,” And the question arises: “How can we influence it?”

It is either by our inner feelings, thoughts, or by our external actions, that is, by action or speech. By speech, we mean what comes out of a person, not necessarily words, but also thoughts and all his motives.

If these actions are not directed correctly, they do not produce anything and can even prevent proper contact between us and the upper force in which we exist.

It is written in The Book of Zohar that everyone living in the world turns to the upper force to awaken it, but few can do this.

We are talking about a very special state of connection between us and the Creator. Basically, we are in Him, and everything we do has a direct effect on Him; there is no one between us and Him. But the fact is, not all our actions can awaken Him.

The Creator, as stated in The Book of Zohar, is close to everyone who knows how to call on to Him and awaken Him properly.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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How can we achieve the quality of bestowal, as it is said: “Be merciful as He is merciful”? How can we come to a state of similarity of properties to the Creator? That is what prayer is for.

In my request, I must necessarily realize that if I simply ask the Creator for something, then I am asking for myself, for my egoism, no matter how I twist it. But if I ask through my friends, only in connection with them, then I can ask correctly from everyone in general and for myself.

That is, a person has no opportunity to ask correctly if he is alone. Only if he is in connection with others and asks for the group, including himself but for the group, then his request is to some extent spiritual.

And if he asks for them, they are the goal; he pushes them to the Creator and wants to see them merge with Him because he is like Malchut and they are like the first nine Sefirot, then his request is truly spiritual.

Therefore, we must go through several stages of preparation for prayer in order to ask the Creator correctly.

If we ask incorrectly, He will still hear us, we are in Him, inside Him. But then this field will react to us according to our egoistic desires and push us to greater and greater egoism as it happens when we ask unconsciously.

But with the help of these pushes toward egoism, we will reveal the Pharaoh. It turns out that he is evil and not so kind; we are in exile in him and must get out of this. Then we will begin to ask for others and not for ourselves. And we will see ourselves only as asking, as representatives of all humanity.

We must definitely do this. We must try to understand our request. What is it for: for ourselves, for the group, for all of humanity or for the Creator? If it is for ourselves, even for the group, even for humanity, this may still be an egoistic request, for the Creator too. How can we rebuild all of this in an altruistic way? It is when I really ask for others.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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Question: On one hand I have to imagine my friends as perfect, that the Creator resides in them, and that I have to absorb everything in them. On the other hand we must pray for them. What request can I have for them if I imagine they are in a state of perfection, and the Creator fills them?

Answer: On one hand I have to imagine my friends as perfect, be included in them, and remain in them, in their perfection. On the other hand I have to ask and pray for them. How can these two states be reconciled?

Indeed, it is impossible to reconcile them at the same time. Both states happen, and I need to exist in both alternately.

At the congress, I also must see which state I find myself in. But, in general, a congress carries more states of praising the group, the Creator, and the path of our rapprochement.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 9/5/19, Preparation for convention in Moldova “Turning to the Creator”

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