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There is no connection between the work of physically performing commandments and the inner work that we study, because the latter can be done only when I acquire forces from above, when I have a connection with the Creator. To the extent that I receive illumination and enlightenment from Him from above, I understand what to do with myself, how to do it in relation to Him, how to address Him, and how to draw closer to Him.
My inner work is my approach to the Creator according to the principle of equivalence of form, as if a connecting thread exists between me and Him. And I, like on a tightrope in a circus, climb along this thread.
The actions that help in this are called commandments; those that interfere are called transgressions; and there are permitted things, that is, recommendations.
These are all inner actions as I rise within myself toward the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/8/26, Rabash, “Concerning the Reward of the Receivers”
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Question: Fear for life in this world arises in us instinctively, uncontrollably. How can we achieve the same panic and fear of not attaining bestowal?
Answer: We are not powerless before the fear of this world. When a person begins to advance spiritually, he is sent such strange fears that a person begins to understand that this is not real fear, but a game.
He feels that from above, as if by a beam, this fear is being projected to him, and the only thing that can be done is to rise above it by “faith above reason,” in bestowal. After all, if he is in bestowal, he has nothing to fear! He can calmly close his eyes to all the fears that come only in order to force us to rise above concern for ourselves, to teach us to live in the yearning toward bestowal.
This is not just an animalistic, unconscious fear, but rather a state that a person perceives consciously, with some “illumination from the source,” that his feelings are being projected to him from some source with a purpose to advance him. Therefore, he understands that nothing can be without reason, there are no fears for nothing.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/17/10, Rabash, “Concerning Fear and Joy”
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In the wisdom of Kabbalah, a student has a problem; in order to understand what the teacher is speaking about, the student must be on a spiritual level. The teacher may be speaking from very high degrees, but since by their nature all degrees are similar to each other and each contains the same details, a student can at least understand what is said according to the spiritual degree he is currently on. But if the student has not yet ascended to any spiritual degree and exists only in this world, he is unable to understand the language of branches.
The language of branches means that I perceive what exists in this world, the “branches,” and I perceive them on the spiritual level, the “roots.” Then the connection between them is clear to me, and I am able to grasp what the teacher is saying. But if I do not attain the roots, I cannot grasp what he is telling me, because the teacher speaks words that I can recognize nothing behind.
By perceiving our world, I do not actually perceive the branches, because I do not know their roots.
Branches are that which descend from the roots. There is no branch without a root, and no root without a branch. There is not even the beginning of the language of branches if we do not attain their spiritual essence, their roots.
Therefore, a student is unable to understand the teacher until he attains the spiritual roots. Only then can he grasp from the teacher all the connections between roots and branches. Unfortunately, this is how it is.
And therefore, the wisdom of Kabbalah and its study is only for those who possess spiritual attainment. As long as we have not acquired spiritual attainment, it should be clear to us that we are not studying the wisdom of Kabbalah, but only using its “miraculous property” (Segula) in order to reveal the “roots.” This is the sole reason we study.
Hence, one should not become confused by accumulating knowledge about “something we do not know what,” but should focus only on the fact that we need the light that returns us to the source (reforming light) and as quickly as possible. If I attain the roots through this light, I will begin to comprehend the wisdom; if I do not attain them, I will remain in darkness.
And do not entertain the illusion that you understand what is being discussed, that by studying the definitions written in a book you are studying this wisdom. You are not studying it because you do not know the connection between the branch and the root; you have not yet attained the roots.
Therefore, the wisdom of Kabbalah begins with spiritual attainment, and not before. Prior to that, it is only an aspiration to draw upon oneself the influence of the light (Segula).
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 10/29/09, Baal HaSulam, “The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah”
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It seems like we must pray for fulfillment: “Fill me, fill me!” But the spiritual world is the opposite, the anti-world, because in it the fulfillment is the work itself, the effort, the striving for a goal, the desire to love!
This very desire fills a person. He gets filled with the desire for bestowal, not even from the action itself.
A person is filled with the Creator, and the Creator is the force of bestowal. If we attain the force of bestowal and are filled with the desire to give without even performing the action itself, this is called the stage of Bina. When we realize the act of bestowal, we have reached the stage of Keter, the degree of love. This is the filling.
In our world, it works differently. I perform some action and expect to be paid, so the payment is my fulfillment. But this is not the case in the spiritual world. There, the action itself serves as fulfillment. As it says, “The reward for a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself.”
But there is another addition: “The reward for a commandment is to attain the One who commanded.” That is, we reveal someone inside who is in adhesion with you.…
There is no such thing as requiring payment for the act of giving; otherwise, it is not giving! Therefore, our fulfillment lies in our efforts, in our work, in the very pursuit of spirituality. Like a mother who loves a baby and does not demand his love in return, she is filled with her love for him and her giving alone.
Therefore, we pray only for the desire for bestowal, we need nothing else. If I have such a desire for the Creator, for love, for giving, there is nothing more to ask! This is enough to feel completely fulfilled.
I will be filled with my desires for bestowal, while egoistic desires for enjoyment will never be filled.
They can only be filled with a very weak spark, which is called a “thin candle” (Ner Dakik), a very limited life in this world.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 3/6/11, Rabash, “What Does It Mean that Charity to the Poor Makes the Holy Name, in the Work?”
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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, Article 1-1, “Purpose of Society,” (1984) (5.15.2023)
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Question: Wolves move in a line. First are three old and sick wolves. They are followed by five of the strongest ones. Then comes the part of the pack they are protecting, and another then five strong wolves. The leader walks last, making sure no one falls behind. So being a leader does not mean being at the front of the pack but making sure everyone arrives?
Answer: That is the most important thing—caring for the safety of everyone.
Question: Including the elderly ones walking in front?
Answer: Absolutely everyone! That is exactly how the leader is evaluated.
Question: Is this the strength of a leader?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Is this possible at all?
Answer: You see that among wolves it is. For people, it is more difficult.
Comment: After all, you still hold on to the chair if you are elected, and so on.
My Response: Humanity has largely corrupted itself over the last thousands of years.
Comment: There it is instinct that works, and with us, it is reason.
My Response: In an animal pack, there is a clear inner understanding of necessity that works.
Question: There, in the pack? Meaning, they live according to nature?
Answer: Yes. Such is the nature of both us and a wolf pack around us. Only in this way can we act and survive.
Question: And what about us here?
Answer: Here, we are nobody and nothing. Everyone looks for where to run, how to escape taking responsibility, and lets others manage however they can. “I have nothing to do with it.”
Comment: So we have come to the conclusion that the leader, the one in charge, must see everyone and walk behind them.
My Response: Yes, and that is how we must create such a “pack” so that people will come to us and ask to join us, specifically under our rules.
Question: When you say “we,” who are you talking about?
Answer: “We” means the group.
Question: And people will come because they will understand that everyone is caring for one another?
Answer: Yes, there is no other path. In order to preserve ourselves, to raise children, to provide security for the elderly, for women, and for children, we must behave precisely in this way.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 12/26/25
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Comment: A wolf lives his whole life with one she-wolf and never cheats on her. And even if during a hunt the wolf or the she-wolf dies, the surviving mate does not look for a replacement but remains alone for the rest of his life. Can you imagine?
My Response: We are still very far from that.
Comment: Can you imagine choosing for life! Wolves manage it.
My Response: We have much to learn.
Question: What is it, when you make such a decision?
Answer: For them, it is nature.
Question: And for us? What is it, when you decide this way?
Answer: For us, it is our egoistic nature that drives us crazy.
Question: But when you decide and live like that, does it mean you somehow tamed it, managed to restrain your egoistic nature, that you choose for life?
Answer: Yes.
Question: But you say: “One should choose for life.”
Answer: That is how it should be.
Question: And hold on?
Answer: And hold on, but you see how it turns out for us.
Question: About the she-wolf. When the male wolf is in danger, the she-wolf covers his neck, which can be very dangerous for her too, but she does not think about that.
And in human life, what does it mean for a wife to cover her husband, to protect him?
Answer: I don’t know the feelings of a she-wolf.
Comment: But we are already talking about a human.
My Response: For a human, it means she understands that she depends on him, and this is her main task. As long as he is alive and strong, she and the children are protected.
Question: But what does it mean—a wife who loves her husband?
Answer: A wife who loves her husband believes that if something bad could happen to him, she is ready to share it with him without any hesitation.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 12/27/25
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Question: It is said that the head of the lower Partzuf clothes into the body of the upper Partzuf. What does it mean to clothe into the higher?
Answer: The body of the upper is its actions, its work with desires, and the head is the making of decisions.
The lower can do nothing with its own head, on its own level. It is said: “Through Your actions we know You.” That is, the lower must enter into the body of the upper.
And when he practically learns what the upper does by performing it himself, only then does he begin to understand what the upper meant by it. Until you do what the upper told you to do, you will not understand what he is saying.
And this is not some dull, animal action where you just need to do what he tells you, you must do it and learn! Look at children, how they repeat the actions of adults. They copy our actions without understanding their meaning.
When a child is given a plastic hammer and nails, he does not know what to do with them. But he watches how you hammer nails and does the same, and from that, he begins to understand what it is for.
It is impossible to learn any other way. When building educational programs, we must take into account that one can be taught only by example. We see that the reason is hidden in the spiritual roots and is embedded in the spreading of the Partzufim (the descent of the connection of souls) from above downward.
All the intellect given to the lower is needed only to be able to repeat the actions of the upper. The head of the lower must function only in this way.
If the head of the lower looks upward in order to take an example from the upper and perform actions similar to his, then success awaits the lower. But if the lower believes that he can judge, decide, and do something with his own head, failure awaits him.
He will think that he is on a level where he himself can do something. But all actions are performed in the body of the upper. If the lower has enough wit to annul his own mind, his intellect, then he rises and receives the mind and intellect, of the upper.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/2/11, Baal HaSulam, The Study of the Ten Sefirot
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