Question: When we first cross the Machsom, do we receive the spiritual vegetative level? Now are we at the animate level?

Answer: The animate level is not as small as you think. That is a very serious level. We are yet to leave the Domem, the still level.

Comment: I want this to happen as soon as possible.

My Response: As soon as possible? Then you have to make an effort.

Question: It is clear that the still level is the fundamental level of support of a form in the universe. What level does “I did not change My HaVaYaH” belong to?

Answer: This is the general level. The four letters of HaVaYaH mean the four levels of creation: Domem, Tzomeach, Hai, and Medaber (still, vegetative, animate, and speaking).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/11/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Still, Vegetative, Animate, and Speaking”

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Question: The Creator twists and turns us, and raises us. What is the solution for a ten to become like an embryo and understand what He is doing to us?

Answer: You must decide to hold on to each other and turn together. Whatever the Creator does, let Him do what He wants, but you do not let go of each other.

The most important thing everyone should receive from the ten is a willingness to connect into one single system called a Kli. Under your general pressure, this system will move toward the Creator until it catches Him itself. That is your task.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Two Discernments in Attainment”

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Many Kabbalistic articles write about hearing, sight, and action. Hearing symbolizes the quality of Bina, sight is the quality of Hochma, and action is the quality of Malchut.

Action in spirituality means that a person acts like the Creator, becomes His ally, His partner, and thus begins to participate in full force in creation by oneself.

At the same time, such phenomena as sight and hearing are also types of communication with the Creator. Communication is carried out either through Bina—hearing, Hochma—sight, or Malchut—action. The gradation is as follows: Bina, Hochma, Malchut.

The fullest, strongest connection is through actions. These include any actions of a person by which he wants to become like the Creator.

When we say “to see” and “to hear,” we do not mean to see and hear with eyes and ears. That is about internal hard work. Seeing, hearing, and acting are different types of inner connection with the Creator.

Comment: It is difficult to understand what it is until these feelings develop.

My Response: Feelings will come gradually. First of all, it is necessary to develop internal spiritual organs.

Question: What should I do now, while I do not have these Kelim (Vessels), these feelings?

Answer: Read The Book of Zohar, try to penetrate it, and then you will develop feelings through it.

Question: Are there any other methods?

Answer: No, because what you read must pass through your efforts into feelings, which you direct at the Creator with the help of the same efforts.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 1/7/24

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Question: We have to perceive the point at which a person gives up receiving pleasure for oneself as a desired state so as to get out of it into another world. But here we have a feeling of fear. Kabbalists describe it, but they do not seem to say anything further. Must a person determine for oneself how to stay in this?

Answer: We need to prepare ourselves to get out of our egoistic hearts, out of our “I.” We must get closer to this.

Then it will be easier and simpler for us to see our world from a different position—not from the body, not from the heart. Try to imagine it that way.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/7/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Understanding What Is Written in Shulchan Aruch”

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Question: What does it mean to come to the temple and want to take the Creator?

Answer: It means to get to know the Creator, i.e., achieve the same qualities as the Creator, come closer to Him, and be in contact with Him.

Question: What is “striking the lion first and defeating him?” What kind of work is this?

Answer: This work is to be unafraid of any obstacles on our way and boldly go forward.

Question: How can you fight laziness when you are too lazy to make an effort?

Answer: Make an effort against laziness. Besides, you have friends. So together, put pressure on your laziness and stifle it.

Question: I make efforts, but the Creator takes and turns everything around. Why does what seemed right turn out to be wrong?

Answer: It does not matter. The Creator can do as He sees fit, and you do as you see fit. Thus, you will come to a mutual solution.

Question: We must work in joy. But when we feel the joy, we do not see a lion (obstacle) on the road. So where are the efforts we are making?

Answer: You should see with your efforts that you are approaching the lion, seizing it, and putting it away.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/15/24, Writngs of Baal HaSulam “A Sage Comes to Town”

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Question: When you read the Psalms of David, there is such a strong connection that you feel the meaning of every word. Is it the revelation of the letters or a connection with the author?

Answer: This is not yet a connection with the author nor the revelation of the letters. We have yet to achieve this. This is simply revelation of a certain next level of connection with the Creator, but still a very small one.

Question: How does the understanding of the reading come about?

Answer: Pray, ask that the inner meaning of the words be revealed to you, that King David would reveal to you what he wanted to say. He was a great Kabbalist, which is why he reached such heights.

All Psalms from beginning to end can be read in any state. They are very, very sensual. Each of them contains a piece of infinity.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/14/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “A Commentary on the Psalm, ‘For the Winner over Roses’”

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Question: What is the state of the still level in the ten?

Answer: The indicator of the still level in the ten are the very initial feelings of spirituality. At this level, we do not yet experience the quality of bestowal.

The initial, spiritual thing is when we read the articles of Rabash, Shamati of Baal HaSulam, and feel that they develop us.

Question: What facilitates the development of the transition to another level?

Answer: The fact that we are constantly studying and learning from our materials.
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From the Daily Kabbalah lesson 1/11/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Still, Vegetative, Animate, and Speaking”

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“In our land” is the day of Shabbat [Sabbath], which is a sample of the land of the living (Zohar for All, “The Flower Buds”).

Question: How does the Sabbath relate to the future world?

Answer: On the level of time, it may seem to us that the future world comes after this world. In reality, we are not talking about astronomical time, but about human development because we must reach a level where the meaning of our existence, the existence of our entire world, is revealed to us; i.e., we understand what we live for.

In this way, we can become partners with the Creator, and work with Him on the transformation of inanimate, vegetative, animate, and human nature so that it would be in harmony with the Creator and reveal Him.

Question: What does it mean to be a partner of the Creator? Does it mean agreeing with His actions?

Answer: To understand the Creator, after all, to agree, it is necessary to understand His actions. And for that, it is necessary to change yourself and become like Him. That is our task.

Question: It turns out that man’s task is to agree with the actions of the Creator, right?

Answer: To become similar to the Creator. And then, as a result, we will agree with His actions.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 1/7/24

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Question: What is the truth of the recognition of evil?

Answer: The truth of the recognition of evil is a state when we already understand that evil is absolutely uncharacteristic of the Creator and we are ready to reject this force.

This is when we build a good angel (Malach Tov) within ourselves, the correct depiction of creation.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/13/24, Writings of Rabash “Concerning Help that Comes from Above”

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Question: I want to become similar to the Creator. What particularly attracts and gives me greatness of the Creator is His self-annulment, His humility, and the fact that He does everything and does not manifest Himself anywhere. How can one achieve this annulment, how can one achieve such a blessing?

Answer: It happens naturally. When a person engages in Kabbalah correctly, under the influence of the upper light, he receives such an impact from above that he becomes humble. What does he need? Just to lean on the Creator. This means to desire nothing except that all the goodness emanating from the Creator into this world will pass through the soil and the shoots will sprout.

Question: We are approaching the convention now. What advice would you give on how to achieve this annulment in the world group right at the convention?

Answer: Think that we all must be together in mutual annulment toward each other, and then from us will grow exactly the crop that needs to grow in the field and will feed all people in the world, both spiritually and physically.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/17/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “A Field that the Lord Has Blessed”

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