Entries in the 'Spiritual Work' Category

Combine All Requests into One

282.01Question: How can one receive the Creator’s blessing and reach perfection in the relationships between a man and a woman who are engaged in Kabbalah?

Answer: I think that it does not necessarily have to be between a man and a woman. Between women, between men, it does not matter who and with whom. This is how we need to understand relationships in Kabbalah.

In principle, this is the same work; you just divide it into several parts. Try to combine all your requests into one, and then everything will work out perfectly.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/19/24, Writings of Rabash “The Discernment of ‘In Everything’”

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Study the Movements of the Creator

275Question: You said that in every movement coming from the Creator, we need to study whatever comes from Him. What does it mean that we see the Creator’s movements and study them?

Answer: We see how the Creator guides us. Maybe now we do not see it very consciously, but this is how it will be revealed to us. We must imagine that this work is not in us, but in the Creator who creates certain conditions around us and within us so that we move correctly toward the goal.

Question: We work with His manifestations. That is, does movement from His side cause some kind of reaction in us?

Answer: Absolutely, the Creator constantly makes changes and thus our qualities change, and what we see in front of us. This is how we move forward.

Question: When He influences me and reactions arise in me, which of them should I look at and what should I do with them?

Answer: They should all be directed in only one direction so that we unite with each other and unite with the Creator, and so that this global connection between us and the Creator would elevate us to the goal of creation.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/25/24, Writings of Rabash “Generations”

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Questions about Spiritual Work—207

963.5Question: What does it mean to be a partner with the Creator in the act of creation?

Answer: It means that through your efforts, you strive to achieve a connection among all the friends and then between them and the Creator.

Question: Can we say that the material level of the group’s unity fills our minds while the spiritual level of unity fills our hearts?

Answer: Yes, we can say that.

Question: When a person begins to work for the sake of bestowal, does he have any support other than faith?

Answer: He has no other support. Only the connection with the friends and faith in what he attains through that connection.

Question: In my inner work or in the group’s work, should there be no sense of humiliation?

Answer: Absolutely not! On the contrary, we should take pride in being engaged in the work of the Creator.

Question: What should we ask for to transform foolishness into holiness?

Answer: Ask for a proper, normal, and healthy connection among all the friends. This is the most important thing, and it will keep you on the right path.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/25/24, Writings of Rabash “Generations”

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Joy Should Be Mutual

939.01Question: There is division in our ten. Some of the ten are only for joy and some are in different states. So the ten set a condition that everyone should gather together only in joy, and if you are in a descent, you should turn off the camera. Is this correct?

Answer: When a person goes to a meeting in the ten, he must be in an elevated mood. This is a mandatory condition; otherwise, the Creator will not accept his prayer.

Question: The more I study, the feeling of joy in me calms down more and more. It is as if it is hiding inside.

What should joy be like? Is it a feeling that you hide inside or should everyone see that you are happy to serve the Creator?

Answer: Joy should be common and all-encompassing in that you and your friends express your common desire to reach the Creator in order to bring Him your desire and fill Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/20/24, Writings of Rabash “Serve the Creator with Joy”

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Learn How to Respond to the Creator’s Plan

962.3Question: What does it mean to wish to bring everyone closer to the goal of creation with the Creator?

Answer: The desire of the Creator is to bring us closer to the goal of creation so that we can comprehend Him and merge with our root.

Then we will truly understand the intention of the Creator when He created us and determined our paths.

The similarity of our work with the work of the Creator is that we want to reveal His plan in our every move, in whatever it may be.

Whatever direction of movement we find ourselves in, we must know that it comes from Him. We need to study these movements and change ourselves in accordance with them. This is practically what we need to do—learn how to respond correctly to the plan of the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/25/24, Writings of Rabash “Generations”

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How Were the Twelve Tribes of the People of Israel Formed?

749.01Why were the people of Israel divided into twelve tribes? The fact is that there is a four-letter (Yud-Hay-Vav-Hay) or four-phase development of desire. The light that generates desire guides it through these phases, and the last one is egoistic.

It turns out that there are four phases in our soul, and if I feel something, it means that I have gone through the previous stages of development and feel their manifestation in me.

Moreover, spiritual work is carried out along three lines: right, left, and middle. The right line is altruism, the quality of bestowal and love, the left line is egoism.

And I am in the middle line because I have to select from the left line only those egoistic desires that can be corrected, compare them with the right line, and place them together in the center. At this moment, at this phase, this is my prepared soul.

Therefore, the four phases multiplied by three lines result in twelve parts, twelve tribes, twelve fundamental qualities that make up the collective soul.

Each of us does not have a soul; the soul can only be common—one for all. And if we unite in it, we will acquire it; each and every one.
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From KabTV’s “Secrets of the Eternal Book”

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The Main Task

276.02Question: When we are in the state of the revelation of evil; it is far from joy. However, it is said that on the spiritual path, one must be joyful. How is this reconciled?

Answer: You still have awareness of your state. You feel that you are not in a spiritual state, but should be. This awareness alone is enough to bring you some joy.

Question: There is joy that comes from the despair of being far from the Creator and joy when we are uplifted. Can these two types of joy be made equal, or are they different levels?

Answer: They are different levels with different sources of joy. Therefore, we must simply understand that in every state we seek to draw closer to the Creator. This is our most important task. From any state we experience, since it undoubtedly comes to us from the Creator, we wish to become closer to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/20/24, Writings of Rabash “Serve the Creator with Joy”

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The Virus of Bestowal

942Question: The world exists on mutual bestowal. How can this concept be developed within the ten?

Answer: Mutual bestowal within the ten means that each of you cultivates love for your friends and is focused solely on this.

Question: What if a friend is not actively participating in the circle of bestowal within the group? Can the others bring her into the circle, and how?

Answer: They can, but it is very difficult. It requires literally infecting her with the necessity of bestowal.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/25/24, Writings of Rabash “Generations”

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Questions about Spiritual Work—206

281.02Question: Can a person initially come to Kabbalah directly in Lishma?

Answer: Never.

Question: How can I tip the scales for myself and the whole world toward merit?

Answer: This is great work. I cannot help; you must figure it out yourself.

Question: Do the qualities of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob exist in each of our desires?

Answer: Not in every desire, but in every person.

Question: How can the qualities of the three forefathers help us recognize where to begin our work?

Answer: We begin by uniting into one group—women separately, men separately. And everyone gathers around the weekly Torah portion.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/24/24, Writings of Rabash “Abraham Begot Isaac”

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Get Used to the Connection with the Creator

293.1Question: You always look optimistic. Is it possible to learn optimism from you?

Answer: Since there is a Creator above me who guides me, then, of course, I am constantly in joy and constant connection with Him.

If you believe the Creator controls everything and there is no one besides Him, then you must be connected to Him all the time and feel eternity and perfection. Get used to this and thank the Creator.

Question: Should we come to the ten with a smile, kindness, and warmth, regardless of whether you are an optimist or a pessimist?

Answer: In any case you must do what the Creator requires of you. Then you will see where you may get an opportunity to thank Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/21/24, Writings of Rabash “Concerning Joy”

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