Question: When evil thoughts come, should I clearly understand that they come from the Creator and rise above them with the help of will power?

Answer: Not only evil, but any thoughts, everything that happens to us, around us, and between us is all from the Creator. It is faith when you can rise above any thoughts by your own effort.

Question: So faith is the clear knowledge that everything comes from the Creator?

Answer: Faith is the force that binds you to the group and to the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/11/23, Writings of Rabash “The Meaning of Sins Becoming as Merits”

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Question: In Letter 68, Rabash writes that only one who understands that he is wicked can repent. I understand that I am wicked, but how can I not forget about it? In the process of studying it is somehow lost. As far as I understand, if we do not constantly feel wicked, we will not repent of our wrong actions.

Answer: Our goal is to correct ourselves up to the level of the Creator. Therefore we must always check what else we can correct and become similar to the Creator.

Therefore those who do this work are called righteous, although they are not saints. They are righteous because they want to justify the Creator. However, those who do not want to justify the Creator—who are immersed in egoism and agree with this—are called wicked.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash the Letter No. 68

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Our sages said, “It is a caution for a courthouse to not hear the words of the litigant before the defendant’s advocate comes,” since they will justify the argument of the plaintiff. (Rabash, Letter No. 68)

Question: What does this mean in spirituality, and how can we feel this in a group?

Answer: When we examine our behavior and our thoughts and find out where we want to turn them in our actions, we must listen to all sides and try to be independent of them.

There are many rules on this topic, but the most important thing is that we do not want to listen to only one side.

It is necessary to listen to both sides and put yourself in a neutral state.
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From the Daily Kabbalah lesson 12/10/23, Writings of Rabash the Letter No. 68

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Question: Is it possible to consider the suffering and shame of not being like the Creator as similar qualities?

Answer: These are different qualities, but we can combine them: suffering from shame and shame from suffering.

All the qualities that arise in us are necessary to achieve the goal, all of them. Therefore, we need to use them to connect with each other and the Creator, and you will see how well they all add up and help you.

Question: How can we experience suffering correctly, consciously, and quickly so that they give the necessary result in progress?

Answer: The main thing is to direct your feelings, thoughts, desires, and aspirations toward one goal, and then you will get the right picture of your suffering.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/5/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Man’s Pride Shall Bring Him Low“

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Question: The state of lowliness in the group, in the ten, is felt easily both in actions and in mind. Should we feel this state about people who do not practice Kabbalah?

Answer: To be even closer to the Creator, you must feel lower than everyone else compared to the whole of humanity. But this should not manifest itself in any actions, it is an inner feeling. You should not show it on the outside, remain outwardly an ordinary person.

Therefore, Kabbalah is called a secret wisdom, since all the work of a person on himself takes place inside him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/5/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Man’s Pride Shall Bring Him Low“

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Question: Rabash writes that in proportion to the multiplication of good deeds, the Creator gives us gifts, as is customary between lovers. What kind of gifts are these?

Answer: Gifts are the revelation of the Creator’s actions. From them, we will understand the system we are in between us and the Creator.

Question: What are the actions of Maase Merkava (action of creation) and Maase Bereshit (primary action)?

Answer: These are actions of our assembly as we connect in the ten: men, women, and then all together we help each other. There are a lot of different nuances here.

Question: What volume should a friend’s prayer take up in my prayer?

Answer: I do not think it can be measured. You have to make sure that your friend’s heart is together with your heart.

Question: How do we hold on to the Creator in the group?

Answer: By holding on to Him together.

Question: How do I keep my friends in the group?

Answer: Hold on to the Creator and your friends and be a conduit between the Creator and them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/9/23, Writings if Rabash Letter No. 43

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Question: How does a person feel the pause between wars with an evil inclination within himself?

Answer: He is changing his work from bestowal to reception.

If before he could only bestow, and through it bring contentment to the Creator, now he can also receive and at the same time do the same to the Creator.

Question: What is changing in the transition from just bestowing to the Creator, to receiving from Him for the sake of bestowal?

Answer: The change in our desires takes place. Either I bestow and bring contentment to the Creator or I receive and bring contentment to the Creator. This is a very big difference.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 26

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Comment: There are commandments relating to the Creator, to one’s neighbor, or a person himself that we can understand. And there are commandments that relate, for example, to the Temple, the land of Israel, and to inanimate nature.

My Response: That is right. We must have a certain intention, purpose, and a specific attitude toward nature, home, animals, in general—to everything. Through our relationships, we can get closer or move away from each other. Therefore, it is very important to keep the commandments.

Question: The sources say the purpose of all commandments is to unite creation. How, for example, is the commandment about cultivating land related to the uniting creation?

Answer: You need to know how to treat the land, nature, water, air, everything to keep nature as healthy, whole, and holistic as possible. That is in the commandments.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 11/21/23

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Question: Some commandments can be explained logically, for example, washing hands helps maintain a person’s health. Observing the Sabbath commandment is also understandable, people need to rest.

But some commandments are completely inexplicable; they are just some actions to perform. How can this be understood?

Answer: The fact is we do not understand everything in nature.

In principle, commandments are a little irrational from our perspective; they lack common sense.

However, if we had a deeper understanding of nature, we would grasp where these instructions, which we call commandments, originate.

The point is that everything in them stems from an understanding of the higher nature. And if we delve deeper into the environment around us, we will see that all commandments are as rational and necessary as those we can comprehend and analyze.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 11/21/23

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Question: How are the qualities of “father,” “mother,” and “embryo” implemented in the ten?

Answer: All your inner movements toward each other add up together, and you form one single mother and one single father.

By connecting your desires, you reach a state called the “uterus,” the place where the embryo develops, i.e., interconnection, mutual bestowal, and love. In it, the Creator is revealed between you.

Parents in spirituality are your friends who help you and pull you up.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/6/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Concerning the Revealed and the Concealed“

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