But in the future,  when he engages Lishma, he will build for himself so that he himself will benefit from his work.

We should also interpret “this world.” When one engages in Torah and Mitzvot for his own sake, when the aim is to receive, he cannot benefit from the building he is building.

An hour of Torah and an hour of prayer is similar to a brick over a brick. By this, a large building is made, according to the value of one’s work in Torah and Mitzvot (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 285, “A Person Builds a Building”).

If we want to draw closer to the Creator, we must unite among ourselves. Therefore, this rapprochement and mutual incorporation in the ten forms a certain area between us, i.e., the very house we enter.

Then, we discover that according to what we have built, the Creator is revealed. This is how it works: we build a place, and the Creator fills it.

It is said that I will build and live in this home and not another. “I” refers to the one who desires to create a house from bricks, where each brick is a desire that I combine with other desires and create a common structure.

Properly placing spiritual bricks from lesson to lesson means that all the friends think about how to draw closer to the Creator and take part in this process. The common spiritual brick of the ten in the construction of the Temple is mutual help and joint prayer.

Question: Is each home a separate structure or part of our common Temple?

Answer: If you wish, you can build the Temple together; if not, then it is built only by the one who performs the correct actions.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/23/24, Writings of Rabash “A Person Builds a Building”

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In this world, a person builds a building and another ruins it. But in the future, he will not build and another will dwell.
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Afterward is called “future,” meaning a world that approaches and comes, as it is written in The Zohar, and which the sages call “coming to Lishma.” At that time, they will not build but engage in Torah and Mitzvot, and then sit, but he himself, for because his aim is Lishma, the secrets of Torah are revealed to him and he becomes as a flowing stream (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 285, “A Person Builds a Building“).

Question: Does this mean that the perception of the world is not in the sensations of reward and punishment, but in faith above reason?

Answer: Yes, of course. But the main thing is that together we are  engaged in creating a place where the Creator will manifest with all His attributes, the laws of nature. We participate in this ourselves and thus correct ourselves.

Question: How important is it that there be peace in the house?

Answer: “House” refers to the ten, in which there should be a common understanding of what we are doing, why, and how we are moving forward. All of this must be coordinated among us. Therefore, there should be no contradictions in the house.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/23/24, Writings of Rabash “A Person Builds a Building”

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Question: What can each ten do before the convention so that everyone feels only ascent during the convention?

Answer: To achieve this, the ten must first unite and arrive at the convention in this united state. Since there will be many such tens at the convention, you will be able to receive a lot of light that will correct you, and after the convention, you will feel how much you have risen.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/24/24, Writings of Rabash “One Who Restrains Himself in Strife”

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Impure and pure are in one’s feelings. A person may be sick, but if he does not feel the illness, he does not go to the doctor to be cured. It follows that in his feelings, he is well, although, in truth, he is not. It depends with respect to whom it should be true (Rabash, Assorted Notes, 138, “A Near Road and a Faraway Road”)

Question: If everything depends on who the truth is regarding, then it follows that not everyone needs the truth. What is meant here by the concept of truth?

Answer: I cannot define what the truth is right now. But indeed, not everyone needs the truth. Most people do not need truth but good health, a good life, health, etc. And whether it is true or not does not matter. So we still have to figure it out.

Question: It is clear that a person always wants comfort. But does everyone need the truth to develop the soul, or can it hinder someone from developing the soul?

Answer: Truth cannot hinder. Truth is the main driving force in one’s genuine movement toward a goal.

Question: In our ten, exactly what you are talking about is happening: someone wants things to be good while others want correction. I always talk about hate, about evil, about revelation. My prayer is constantly about this. But some do not want to hear it. How should I work correctly?

Answer: The ten is right, it is better to talk about good things.

Question: So if I am in such a state, should I not talk about it, but just join the opinion of the ten?

Answer: Not only you do not talk about such states, you remake yourself.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/16/24, Writings of Rabash “A Near Road and a Faraway Road”

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Question: I am coming to the convention where there will be a lot of different people. What does it mean to integrate with everyone at the convention based on the corrected form of my ten?

Answer: You integrate into your ten just as all its other members do, and in this state, you come to the convention.

During the convention, each participating ten maintains its own structure while being ready to connect with other tens without breaking their internal unity. In this way you will see how you all unite and what happens to you as a result.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/24/24, Writings of Rabash “One Who Restrains Himself in Strife”

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Question: The evil inclination takes away the taste for work. And if a person still does daily actions of working in the ten and in the world Kli, what happens to the evil inclination? Is it annulled?

Answer: It is changing but very slowly.

Question: How can we speed up this process?

Answer: To do this, you need to work against the evil inclination and be in the right intention.

Question: How can you correctly direct your ten to such an intention?

Answer: By setting an example.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/24/24, Writings of Rabash “One Who Restrains Himself in Strife”

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Comment: In the article “You Stand Today-2,” Rabash writes that one cannot form a covenant alone because individuals are like reeds, but together, like in a bundle, they are strong.

My Response: Yes, one person alone cannot connect with the Creator. It is simply impossible. In the past, there were special souls that were different from ours. But now, a person must be within a group of people that aim toward the Creator.

Question: We did an exercise where our entire ten prayed for the advancement of one friend. But is it possible that this is an egoistic prayer when we pray for just one person?

Answer: Praying for the advancement of one friend is not egoism. But in principle, you should all advance together, and the Creator should move you forward. Therefore, the main thing is that you should try to connect among yourselves so that the Creator is revealed in your feelings.

Question: What is the law of equality between us by which all the goodness cloths upon us?

Answer: Each of you receives the goodness of the Creator in your own way and your own measure. Not everyone receives the same; each person feels it differently.

Question: What does it mean for the Creator to be revealed to us?

Answer: A person receives a feeling of closeness to the Creator.

Question: Before making a covenant, should we clarify the intentions of each friend so that we can build one common intention from individual ones?

Answer: Yes, we are obliged to do this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/20/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Today – 2”

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Question: How do I connect my intention with the intention of the group?

Answer: Look at your friends and think about how to adhere to them with one intention, toward one goal, and support each other. Then you will have a wonderful group directed toward the Creator.

Question: Is it similar to making a covenant when the merging of intentions takes place?

Answer: Yes, of course.

Question: What should I do when my intention toward the group is almost always egoistic? How can I not lose faith and what can I do besides praying?

Answer: Besides prayer, there really isn’t much else. But to clarify your attitude to the group and the group’s attitude to you, you need to be closer to it. Then, you will understand where you still need to make efforts, add connections, etc.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/21/24, Writings of Rabash “The Concealed Things Belong to the Lord Our God”

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Question: If a person is told about his arrogance, but does not see it in himself even though he understands that it separates him from the group and the Creator, what can help him escape the influence of this trait?

Answer: He should consider this and pray to the Creator to correct this trait within him.

Question: What is arrogance? What is its corrected side?

Answer: Arrogance is the negative side and the positive side is humility, the act of lowering oneself before others.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/19/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Here Today – 1”

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Question: Is it important for our progress to scrutinize the nuances of good feelings between us?

Answer: Yes, it is important to clarify these feelings, not just between you, but within yourself. Then you will see that each friend occupies a specific place in your heart.

Question: In my soul I want to love everyone in the group. But as soon as I feel I love everyone, a friend’s ego is revealed and he “drills a hole in the boat.” Should I pray for my correction, my friends, or the whole group?

Answer: Pray for each friend individually, for all of them, and for the entire group. In addition, pray for yourself so you do not harbor negative thoughts about them and will always think well of them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/20/24, Writings of Rabash “You Stand Today – 2”

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