Question: What is this desire of the ten that the Creator feels?

Answer: If all friends in the ten are striving for the spiritual goal, this is what the Creator feels. They raise their MAN to Him, and the Creator cannot refuse them. Acting according to their desire, He grants them the quality of Lishma.

The Creator works on the ten in such a way that the ten feels who it truly is, how close it is to Lishma or far from it. Accordingly, they change their attitude toward life, toward the Creator, toward the purpose of creation, toward the request addressed to the Creator, and He gives them other Kelim (other desires).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/30/24, Writings of Rabash “And the Lord Saw”

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Question: Can our choice be that we leave the decision to the Creator?

Answer: We must constantly pray to the Creator so that He shows us what action is really required.

Question: Should this prayer be about choosing a good path or specific situations in the ten to find the best solution?

Answer: Maybe so, but usually about the best path.

Question: Everything that comes from the Creator is good. What determines whether it becomes the potion of death or the elixir of life?

Answer: It depends on how we perceive what comes to the ten.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/28/24, Writings of Rabash “For Man Is the Tree of the Field – 1”

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Question: We have groups and tens in our community. What should a group consist of? Are there any key elements that characterize it?

Answer: A group means several subgroups or tens. Ten is a minimal association, what is called a Minyan, there is nothing smaller than it in spirituality. This is the HaVaYaH, a unit, a cell.

Our current task is to reach a state where we unite into such a ten. Then we will represent a unit that exists in spirituality; until then, we do not exist.

When there are many such units gathered, they represent a spiritual body. But this is already a great achievement. If such a state manifests itself in our time, it will be a tremendous accomplishment.

And a final correction occurs when all the tens that should gather from the shattered soul of Adam unite together into a single spiritual body called Adam. Therefore, a group means at least a few tens united by a common aspiration.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: It feels like we have run against some kind of wall. The evil inclination has already been revealed, beyond this wall lies the Torah, but breaking through it seems impossible. And we are running in circles, lending shoulders to one another to try and climb over the wall, ready to dig underneath it, helping our friends. This even fills us with pride: “Yes, it is hard work, but we are doing something important.” How do we stop running in circles and simply ask the Creator to let us through?

Answer: You have actually answered your own question.

Question: The problem is that the evil inclination clouds our consciousness.

Answer: Well then you have something to work against.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/28/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot”

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Comment: I decided that I only have Kabbalah in my life, and I don’t get distracted by other methods. But my “donkey” desires something different. For example, I want to go out and have a beer, I feel that urge. But I understand that if I go, I will not be able to get up for the morning lesson, and I will have a headache. I feel powerless in this situation because it feels like it is the Creator directing me this way.

My Response: Let us clarify: the Creator sends you to the lesson and the Creator sends you to have a beer. The Creator is everywhere, in both places. So which direction do you choose? Which Creator will you listen to?

Question: I understand that all of this is from the Creator, but can I pray for myself to follow the Creator who sends me to the lesson?

Answer: I do not think that is the best path because you will end up fooling yourself. It is better to use your ten to overcome the “beer” Creator. Then you will truly feel like you are in a fight, will connect more with the group, and will strengthen your connection with the Creator and the connection of the Creator with the group. In this way, you will really advance.

I believe that if a person finds themselves at a crossroads with two apparent paths, they should recognize that both are given by the Creator so they must decide which choice the Creator would prefer.

Question: Can I pray for myself and ask the Creator to help me choose the right path?

Answer: That is a weak prayer. It is much better to pray through the ten. A genuine prayer is always done with what is called a minyan, a group of ten people.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: You said that love of friends is where we meet the Creator.

Where exactly do I meet the Creator?

Answer: You meet the Creator in getting closer to your friends.

Question: I tune myself to this work, feel the friends in my heart, and feel love for them. What is manifested in this love as the Creator?

Answer: A common desire, aspiration.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/28/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot“

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Question: How can we improve our work in the ten? Should we pressure it?

Answer: No, you do not need to put pressure on the ten. You need to encourage your friends in some alternative ways so that they understand you, agree with you, and together you turn to the Creator.

There should be no pressure on each other at all. It can only be directed toward turning to the Creator. All other pressures are bad and unproductive since a person cannot do anything on his own.

Apart from turning to the Creator, one has no other means of action at one’s disposal. None! So, in this we must help each other, and best of all, by example.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: What should I demand from the ten?

Answer: You can only demand one thing from the ten—that they support you in your connection to them and, through this, in your connection to the Creator. The Creator reveals Himself within the ten, so the way you relate to the ten is how you relate to the Creator.

We may not yet fully understand this; we do not yet feel it. Our attitude toward friends and toward the Creator does not yet feel identical to us even though we have read about it many times in the articles of Rabash. But ultimately, we will reach this understanding.

The main thing is to constantly direct ourselves through the ten toward the Creator so that we pray for the ten. After all, the ten is our vessel, our soul, where He will be revealed.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: What is the most important thing in studying Kabbalah? How can we achieve our goal faster?

Answer: Only by connection. The fact is that the initially created single desire was shattered into many parts, and we need to put all these parts together. As soon as we begin to collect them, we will begin to feel a completely new phenomenon—the upper world.

Question: How can we accelerate this connection?

Answer: Only by working together. The spiritual world is felt in the ten. The ten is a template, the skeleton of the spiritual Kli. We must connect our desires, and when they are correctly connected to each other, the spiritual world, the Creator, will be immediately manifested in them.

Question: Will everyone in the ten experience the same feelings?

Answer: No, each will feel it based on the root of his or her soul and how much he or she is connected with others.

Question: Does this mean that our most important work is to annul ourselves before each other?

Answer: Yes, this is where it all begins. In Kabbalah, this is called restriction (Tzimtzum).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/28/19, “Questions and Answers”

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Question: On ordinary days, our ten is always very united and active. But on special days, during holidays, and at conventions, we constantly experience disunity. What are we doing wrong?

Answer: You need to bring weekdays closer to special days, appreciate holidays in advance, and prepare to be in a special prayer to the Creator on these days.

Question: What does it mean to truly serve the Creator?

Answer: Serving the Creator means fulfilling His desires. The Creator acts however He wishes: in us, through us, and outside of us.

Question: How can we feel or understand that it is He who is acting?

Answer: You cannot. You must believe the Kabbalists who tell you this. There is no other way for you.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/24/24, “Eighth [day] of Assembly and Simchat Torah [The Joy of Torah]”

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