Question: You said that war ends when its purpose is realized. What kind of purpose can a war have and who sets it?

Answer: The war ends in Gmar Tikkun (final correction).

But this is not a war we fight with weapons; it is a confrontation between the forces of bestowal and the forces of reception. Therefore, we can say that the war has been going on constantly since the creation of the world until Gmar Tikkun.

Question: Does conquering the land of Israel mean mastering a specific desire, or can any desire be made the land of Israel?

Answer: The land of Israel does not exist just like that. When past desires with the intention for one’s own sake, under the influence of coming closer to the Creator, become desires for the sake of the Creator, they are called conquests of the land of Israel.
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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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Of course, our duty in the corporeal world is to protect ourselves and, as commanded, to kill one who is trying to kill us. But we must understand that by doing this we are only buying ourselves a short delay for the correction of our souls, which is entrusted to us.

However, a soldier of the Israeli army who is at war should not fear that if he dies, he will not be able to complete his final correction. War is arranged in such a way that if he is destined to die, it means that he has already completed his correction.

This correction affects not only those who were killed or injured, but all the circles around them: family, friends, and acquaintances who experience this trauma. Desires, thoughts, and actions caused by the tragic event of the death of soldiers correct the thoughts of their loved ones, the entire nation, and all humanity.

After all, all souls are, in essence, one soul, and through the mutual inclusion of souls, they influence everyone.

There is a big difference between dying from a natural disaster like an earthquake and dying as a soldier in war. An earthquake is caused by the inanimate level, and death in battle is caused by the human level, and the difference in the correction of souls is enormous.

War comes to shake people up and shorten their time of correction. After the war, thoughts and relationships are usually renewed. Therefore, until the end of correction, it is impossible to completely avoid wars, and history continues. The purpose of war is to awaken a new response in desire so that with new desires, with the experience of war, people acquire the ability to make decisions that are closer to the final correction.

In the end, only the Creator always wins in war because in the end we are convinced that we cannot have any victory unless we unite and receive power from above. All our perfection and peace lie only in the Creator.

The Creator wants us to understand that only the unity of the people of Israel without any borders will help us save ourselves and the whole world from the abyss into which we are all gradually sliding.

Therefore, let us be strong in spirit, let us not cry, and, as they say, let us meet the coming day with a new song in our hearts.
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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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Question: Is there trade in spirituality? After all, one can buy Kelim of bestowal, for example, for oneself through effort.

Answer: Of course. Egoism says that the whole body belongs to it, and the whole person belongs to it. And it is right. We start with the fact that we are complete egoists. Then we fight with this.

We are doing certain spiritual work. An effort is an action against our egoism. By purifying ourselves of the ego, we buy ourselves a spiritual degree. Over and over again.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/19/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “She Is Like Merchant-Ships”

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Question: We seem to be working hard in the ten. We constantly pray, but I understand that I cannot grasp this truth because of the lack of time that corporeal life takes away and because of the large volume of source materials, and our lack of proper efforts and limited abilities. What should one do when there is such dissatisfaction?

Answer: Stop beating yourself up. You need to be satisfied with what you are in, that the next step is always revealed to you that the Creator loves you, the teacher loves you, everyone loves you, and this is a guarantee that you will reach the goal.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/15/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “In the Place Where You Find His Greatness”

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Question: Sometimes it feels like you are drowning in spiritual information. What is the best thing to do? Should you try to figure out every word, thread this knowledge letter after letter, or stick to your ten like a fetus to the uterus and look for the source of light in it?

Answer: In principle, both ways are good. Just don’t mix it up so that you don’t get in a mess.

I think first you just need to parse the text well so that you have the right internal associations with the words of the text. After it gets inside, chew it well and swallow it. After that, you can continue to parse it at the next stage.

Question: What if the text is rejected and you cannot accept it, then what should you do?

Answer: That is not good. Indeed, the text is rejected, but we still have to chew it and swallow it, otherwise we will not move further. There are some texts that have to go through us like this, hard. I understand you, but there is no escaping this, you have to work on them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/18/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Difference between Faith and Intellect”
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Question: Previously, it seemed to me that the sequence of spiritual actions is as follows: a desire arises, which is processed in the mind, and only then comes the action. However, in the articles of Kabbalists a different sequence is described: first desire, then action, and only then does the mind serve it. Why?

Answer: In spirituality, the most important is not the mind, but the action. We must act with what is called faith above reason. It will come gradually. Slowly this is processed within us, enters the necessary systems of perception, and eventually, we will understand everything.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/17/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “The Action Affects the Thought”

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Question: In the article “The Purpose of Society,” Rabash writes that it is required to be serious and not allow frivolity as it kills the connection between us. What is meant by frivolity?

Answer: It is necessary to take the group meetings very seriously, at which there should be one hundred percent presence of all its members. Friends must understand the tasks of the group, help each other, and be ready to unite in such a way that they desire nothing but the revelation of the Creator within them.

This goal is so fragile and does not provide any fulfillment to our egoism, and any frivolity, any disregard for it, can destroy the group.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 12/5/23

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Comment: Very often it seems that the Creator works for us but not we for Him.

My Response: No, we have to work for Him. But we won’t be able to do that if He doesn’t help us. Therefore, our work is mutual: we are for the Creator, and the Creator is for us.

At this point, we must unite, merge and reveal the Creator as fully bestowing to us, working for us, and we fully surrender to Him and work for Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/15/23, Writings of Baal Sulam “In the Place Where You Find His Greatness”

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After all, our sages said about the verse, “This is my God, and I will glorify Him,” that a maid by the sea saw more than did Ezekiel the prophet” (Baal HaSulam, Shamati 151, “And Israel Saw the Egyptians”).

Question: What is this quality of maid? What helps us see more than the prophet? Is it humility, humbleness, and annulment before each other?

Answer: Of course, this is what helps us see more. After all, what characterizes a person is pride, arrogance, etc., and we must use our qualities correctly.

A maid is the lowest level that a person can have, regardless of whether he is a man or a woman.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/16/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “And Israel Saw the Egyptians“

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The second commandment of the Torah is the commandment of love for the Creator. That means that we feel, attain, and define the Creator as an absolutely good force that holds the whole world and all of humanity. Therefore, if we want to be closer to the Creator, we must behave like Him with good to everyone.

It is said that even if the Creator takes away a person’s soul, one still needs to love Him. In other words, even if you see something in nature that seems wrong according to your understanding, you must understand that this is how you perceive reality.

All the laws of the Creator are good and are dictated by the absolute love of the Creator for the created beings.
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From KabTV’s “Introduction of The Book of Zohar” 12/10/23

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