Question: When you reveal the evil in yourself or a friend, how can you use these moments to advance in the ten?

Answer: When evil manifests itself in each of us, we must all try to accept this evil as common and rise above it. In this way, we will accelerate our progress.

Question: If a person overcomes hatred and climbs Mount Sinai, it means he has learned to love. Is it hard work to learn to love?

Answer: In general, yes it is hard work.

Question: How can we develop such a desire for the Creator that the need for the greatness of the Creator is felt as the need for breathing and that only this revives us and gives life?

Answer: Think about it, then your thoughts will turn into prayer and force the Creator to help you.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/3/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Torah, the Creator, and Israel Are One”

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Question: What does it mean to live by the laws of the Torah?

Answer: Everything we should receive from the Torah is intended solely to help us live better.

Question: When the Torah helps people, they fulfill the commandments. But how can one check whether the Torah is helping them or if they are performing actions of bestowal to receive?

Answer: One must progress further and gradually will begin to see.

Question: Is it possible to reach a state where the Torah constantly protects you on the path so that you are always in joy and ascent?

Answer: We cannot achieve the ideal state because we are not in final correction (Gmar Tikkun), but gradually get closer to it.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/6/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “All the Work Is Only Where There Are Two Ways – 1”

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Question: Should I feel guilt for not observing a commandment and ask for forgiveness from the Creator? Or will efforts in the work be a better apology?

Answer: Generally, both are good. You don’t have to apologize, you just need to feel your mistakes. That is already good. The Creator understands everything.

At the same time you should have a sense of guilt, but one that does not hold you back in your development.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/6/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “All the Work Is Only Where There Are Two Ways – 1”

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Question: What does it mean to learn the ways of the Creator?

Answer: It means to learn the correct ascent toward the goal of creation.

Question: The Torah was given to us for the sake of attaining unity, so we need to constantly strive to unite with soul and heart. How can we transition from an individual approach to mutual connection to unity in the ten?

Answer: With the help of the upper light that unites us and affects our connection. In this way, we begin to feel ourselves as one common whole and feel what this evokes in us.

Question: What does it mean that the Torah will teach a person? Why doesn’t a person learn, but the Torah teaches him? It feels like the Torah is active, and the student is passive.

Answer: Yes, a person simply opens himself to the influence of the upper light, the influence of which is called the Torah. And a person acquires an understanding of what he is doing and where he is ascending.

Question: We are approaching the women’s congress. It is as if we are at the finish line, but internally we are sleeping. What is the importance of this day? We are all worried about what is happening in the world and here is such a chance. How do we not miss this chance?

Answer: We have such a chance every day. Pray, ask in any words.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/3/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Torah, the Creator, and Israel Are One”

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Question: What new role of Israel should be revealed as a result of the war?

Answer: Israel’s role in our time should be revealed in serving as an example for humanity, demonstrating how to treat each other, how to care for one another, and how to bring the entire world to peace.

Question: Are you talking about setting an example?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Should we be the ones to set the example? You always insist on the importance of setting an example.

Answer: Yes, there is no other way.

Comment: This of course offends many, but perhaps there is no avoiding it now.

My Response: What does it matter if this offends them? The important thing is that this is the truth.

Question: What example should Israel set?

Answer: The example of correct relationships between all people. I am not saying between armies or states. I am saying between all people.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 2/12/24

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A dialogue between Greed and Generosity:

– Greed, oh Greed, give me a bigger pot.
– No, I do not have enough for myself.
– Give me a smaller pot then.
– I will not give you a smaller one either.
– Then give me the smallest one.
– I will not give you anything at all.
– Suit yourself. Here is a pie for you then.
– Alright. But why just one? You are Generosity, after all.
– Well, I wanted to give you more, but you did not give me any pots.

Question: Can we say that there are plenty of “pies” for us, they are there, but we, humans, do not provide “pots” for them?

Answer: Yes.

Question: What do you mean by “pots” and “pies”?

Answer: “Pot” is a vessel (Kli) into which one can receive something from the Creator. And “pies” are what He gives. But, essentially, we do not need it. We should be content with what we receive.

Question: Even here, do you believe that one “pie” is enough for us?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Do we not need to provide a lot of “pots”?

Answer: Nothing! A “pie” can be before you, you will look at it and be satisfied.

Question: Why is that? Why do I not eat it?

Answer: You do not need to. You just need to know that it comes from the Creator.

Question: And to know that it will always be with me?

Answer: This is already egoism; this is a lack of faith. But generally speaking, yes.

Question: So is true faith above reason that the “pie” is here now and it will not disappear, it will be here tomorrow and today? I can leave it untouched, I can touch it, it will be there all the time?

Answer: Yes.

Question: So do I always have, for example, a couple of coins in my pocket to buy a pie?

Answer: I do not even need those couple of coins. It is unnecessary. I do not need the pies either or anything else. On the contrary, when you feel that you have nothing, then you have a stronger connection with the Creator. And that is it.

Comment: But feeling that I have nothing bothers me.

My Response: No, it does not. On the contrary, you can build your absolute desire, faith in the Creator, and the belief that when necessary, He will give.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 1/15/24

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Question: It says that spiritual correction occurs at midnight. Why exactly at midnight?

Answer: Because it is the time of the revelation of the Shechina.

Question: The more you imagine yourself and your friends near the Creator, the more evil thoughts arise like we are no longer worthy to be near the Creator. What does this indicate?

Answer: It means that you must continue. The Creator made us so ugly; therefore, He cares for us to change and ascend.

Question: What does establishing oneself in faith by quantity and quality mean?

Answer: Quantity is determined by how many times you try to approach the Creator during the day. And quality is determined by what you ask from Him, how you wish to join Him. Then, you will have the proper connection with the Creator.

Question: Where is the line between hatred for evil and self-flagellation so as not to turn into a fool who sits and eats his own flesh? What can protect us from falling into this state?

Answer: If I turn to my friends, they will definitely hear me.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/14/24, Writings of Rabash “The Daily Schedule”

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Question: What does it mean to build a middle line from below that will correspond to the middle line coming from above?

Answer: The middle line coming from above is what builds the Kelim. And the middle line coming from below is our Kelim, which we form from our corrected desires.

That is, the upper light prepared by us in the middle line directed from bottom to top will descend into the Kli along the path of the middle line from top to bottom. It is called “One accepts one.”
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/29/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Explaining the Discernment of Luck”

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Question: What is the correct way to transfer all of one’s life to holiness?

Answer: You can transform your life into holiness only by constantly thinking about becoming closer with one another in order to come together in one single desire.

You have to constantly check what your unity means. Is it good or are some corrections and more closeness necessary? Then you need to raise these still uncorrected properties to correction.

Question: When we unite between ourselves, it works. But when we enter the outside world, we are torn apart. How can we keep this inner part within us?

Answer: You should try. You should ask the Creator. The most important thing is to pray so He would hold us together. After all, it is His work, it is His obligation. He is waiting for this and ready to do this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/27/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “A Thought Is Regarded as Nourishment”

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Comment: You are a purely technical person, but when one talks to you, you explain everything in some other scale with images through the language of feelings. You paint such a rich inner Kabbalistic world that our world seems childish in comparison.

My Response: This is because our world is a very simplified, one-sided model of the outside world.

Imagine that instead of the global use of electricity that exists in the world (electronics, electrical circuits, power plants, etc.), you were shown one light bulb. And it represents all the electricity in the world for you, everything that works based on the movement of electrons. That is what our world looks like compared to the spiritual world.

Question: How does egoism build such rich and reliable images, and do you say that the inner world is much richer and more important?

Answer: What images does egoism create? Very small ones, which you can just enjoy a little or from which, if you are frightened, you push away. Nothing else.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. The Wealth of the Inner World of a Kabbalist “ 1/10/12

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