‎The seventh commandment is to circumcise after eight days and remove the filth of the ‎foreskin. (Zohar for All. “Introduction to The Book of Zohar“. The Seventh Commandment. #223)

This commandment has only an inner meaning. We define to ourselves what our egoism means, and as we develop, as it is written, on the “eighth day” we do “circumcision” to ourselves.

It means that we remove the egoistic inclination of our nature in which we were born and develop and leave for ourselves only the non-egoistic part of the desire, which helps us to develop spiritually, act correctly with each other, and leads us to love between us.

In other words, the commandment of circumcision is that when a person discovers some desires in himself that he cannot correct, he cuts them off and does not use them.

The eighth commandment is to love the proselyte who comes to be circumcised (Zohar for All. “Introduction to The Book of Zohar“. The Eighth Commandment. #228)

This means that we should help in every possible way those people who have not worked on themselves and have not tried to overcome the evil inclination (egoism) but have already developed a tendency to do so and attract them to us.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction to The Book of Zohar” 12/10/23

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The basic principles of working in a group are mutual inclusion and the abolition of egoism toward each other. You can reach this state through rapprochement with your friends in the ten and through the joint study of the Kabbalistic materials of Baal HaSulam and Rabash. This is a lot of work when friends get together, read articles, discuss them, and thus become closer.

Question: But our nature is egoism. Is a person capable of canceling it?

Answer: Yes. A person can gradually abolish egoism by studying according to the Kabbalistic method.

Question: Let’s say we are reading an article. What should I cancel?

Answer: While reading the article, you strive toward the spiritual state it describes, and therefore gradually get closer to the state. That is how we move forward.

Question: The point is that this is an example of mutual inclusion. I can understand it. We read together, I get involved in the text, and I join the author’s thoughts. What example can you give of self-cancellation?

Answer: Cancellation occurs as a result of the fact that we act against our nature for the sake of getting closer to our friends and to the Creator. Through the efforts, we gradually approach those spiritual properties that designate the Creator: connection, mutual assistance, love, and so on.

Question: Let us say that now we have decided to gather in a group to read an article, and I have other more important things to do with egoistic fillings, but I cancel them and do spiritual things. Can you say that in this way, I cancel myself?

Answer: Yes, this can also be considered an anullment.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 12/5/23

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The sixth commandment is to engage in multiplication. Anyone who engages in multiplication causes that river, Yesod of ZA, to always be springing (Zohar for All, “Introduction to The Book of Zohar,” The Sixth Commandment, #219).

The inner force of creation aims at connecting all created beings and directing them correctly in development so that they confirm the wisdom and correctness of the Creator with their lives and actions.

The words “engage in multiplication” indicate that we agree with the Creator’s governance and wish to conform to Him in our actions in creation.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 12/10/23

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Question: Can we say that the external wars that are taking place in the world now are a consequence of the fact that we are not fighting enough internally with the so-called nations of the world?

Answer: Yes, that is right. Since we are not united internally, various problems arise in the world, and therefore, the whole world screams that Israel is to blame for everything.

Question: Is it really only prayer that can transfer these external wars into internal ones?

Answer: I think so, because we have already fought enough, and it did not help. Nothing in the world will help in any war.

We must come to the decision that help can come only if our hearts are united.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/21/23, Writing of Rabash “And It Shall Come to Pass When You Come to the Land that the Lord Your God Gives You”

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The third commandment of the Torah is “to know that there is a great and ruling God in the world,” which includes the entire universe.

At the heart of His attitude toward everything from micro to macro is that everything is filled only with love and care so that this world would exist in harmony with Him.

The instruction to know the Creator means not just to believe, but to feel within and around you that everything comes from the Creator and calls us to absolute love.

The fourth commandment says that the Creator is almighty. In other words, there is no other force except the Creator that governs the world and influences it in any way.

The fifth commandment calls everyone to engage in the Torah, i.e., to study the internal laws of the universe, accept them, and act according to them.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 12/10/23

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Question: In the article “Purpose of Society – 2,” Rabash writes that man is created as an egoist who cannot find the energy to perform any actions for the sake of others.

Where can one get the strength for this unnatural work?

Answer: In your environment.

Question: I would like to know what kind of environment are we talking about because a person’s life is in the family, work, and among friends.

Answer: No, he must create additional environment for himself, preferably ten friends, including himself. In this community, they must treat each other as Rabash, Baal HaSulam, and other Kabbalists recommend so that the connection between them will gradually lead them to a connection with the Creator.

That has nothing to do with work colleagues or family. There must be a connection between people who, in order to become one with the Creator, are ready to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others.

Question: Why can’t this be achieved in the family? After all, there is already a connection based on economic relations and instinctive love.

Answer: The fact is that for spiritual work it is desirable to gather ten men or ten women according to an ideological principle, who would create special conditions for the revelation of the Creator between them.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 12/5/23

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Question: What kind of experience are we taking with us into the new 2024 year?

Have we grown up as a world Kli?

Answer: I think you have grown especially this year, women even more than men. But it depends on perseverance and desire.

I hope that next year will be very productive. We will be able to climb an even higher degree and get closer directly to the correction itself.

Direct your thoughts and heart to the Creator. He will feel it immediately. Turn to Him, and I will be with you.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/31/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “What Are Three Things that Broaden One’s Mind in the Work?”

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Question: A person can cry when turning to the Creator with any intention. What is the best intention on our part?

Answer: When a person feels that he has no strength to overcome the barrier that the Creator has created before him and he asks the Creator to remove it.

Question: Sometimes it seems that crying works as a kind of purification, but after I am cleansed, I am filled with even more egoism. Why does this happen?

Answer: It is arranged so that you cry from the egoism growing in you, then from even greater and greater one, until you realize what a bottomless egoism you have and start screaming that you cannot tolerate it. This is when the Creator will correct you.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/24/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “My Soul Shall Weep in Secret – 1”

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Tears in the spiritual sense mean a feeling of powerlessness. Crying is a request from the depths of the heart to come closer to the Creator, i.e., they are an expression of a real desire.

Question: Do we reach the gate of tears only through suffering, or does fear of the Creator lead us to them?

Answer: First of all, it is through fear before the Creator. It is not just fear, but also respect and inner vibrations. After all, it is the cumulative feeling of the Creator in all your qualities that will lead you to contact with Him.

Question: Where am I going through the gate of tears?

Answer: Through the gate of tears, we pass to Gan Eden (Garden of Eden).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/24/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “My Soul Shall Weep in Secret – 1”

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Question: Can I feel that there is none else besides Him and at the same time not feel that He is good and does good?

Answer: Of course you may not feel the Creator, but He is always with you. He on purpose conceals Himself from us so that we will ask Him to help us ascend. Therefore, you should turn to Him.

It is very important. The fact that you are asking Him to raise you up in His arms is a very serious component of our common ascent to the center of creation.

Comment: I want to constantly yearn for Him and not depend on any other desires because there is a trap here.

My Response: I understand you perfectly, but you should turn only to the Creator. He will do everything. You just still do not feel the degrees you are climbing.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/21/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “What Is the Exaltedness of the Creator?”

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