Childbirth is a painful process, especially if a person is giving birth to themselves, and even more so in mature years (Stanisław Jerzy Lec).

Answer: That is true.

Question: When it is said that you will give birth in pain, could it be that this refers not to our physical birth but to the birth of a human within a human?

Answer: In general, it might be so. But in any case, whether it is this or that birth, it is still painful. The Creator specifically made it this way. It is said: “In pain you will give birth.”

Question: But why not give birth in joy, without suffering, without pain?

Answer: I would say that it is indeed a paradox. Because out of all creatures, I think humans suffer the most during childbirth.

Question: That is true. Now, think about how women used to give birth before all these painkillers?

Answer: I think it was easier for them.

Comment: That is, they could give birth without any painkillers.

My Response: They would go somewhere aside and give birth.

Question: Why was it simpler before? The pain was the same, but the attitude toward pain was probably different.

Answer: No, I think the pain was different too. People were more accustomed to pain. They endured all suffering much more easily and, in general, understood that there was no other way, nothing else you could do, you had to give birth.

Question: So in principle, the closer we were to nature, the easier it was to give birth? As soon as concrete and asphalt separated us from nature, we began to give birth with even more suffering, and we needed painkillers?

Answer: Yes.

Question: Now about the birth, as it is said here: “And in mature years, one gives birth to oneself.” What does this mean to you?

Answer: It is spiritual birth.

Question: Why should it be painful?

Answer: It is a long process during which a person must clearly determine if they want to be spiritually born or not. And they must put themselves in such a state and ask the Creator to perform such actions on them.

Question: Is this what is meant by suffering?

Answer: In general, suffering is the process against a person’s natural desires.

Question: Does a person want to be born or not?

Answer: A person still wants to be born. And the Creator wants a person to be born. And they help each other. But still, through pain; there is no other way.

Question: Does everything have to go through pain, what do you think?

Answer: Yes, understanding where you are and where you need to go, being born, the way you go through this narrow path from the womb into this world—it is all suffering.

Question: Sorry for such a question: did you suffer during this long period of your involvement with this science?

Answer: No, but who knows what will happen next.

Question: But before that, was there suffering?

Answer: Yes.

Question: So it is not even the birth itself but the preceding sufferings, like pre-birth pains?

Answer: Yes.

Question: So the whole search and so on, all the depressions is all a kind of pre-birth?

Answer: Yes.

Comment: And then when you suddenly feel that you have found…

My Response: That is joy.

Question: Is it possible to swim in this joy, swim, swim, and swim?

Answer: Yes, while crying.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 7/15/24

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Question: How can we know what overcoming the Creator expects from us?

Answer: When you get closer, then you will understand.

Question: I feel like He is putting pressure on me, that I have to overcome something somehow, but I do not understand what.

Answer: You must use all your strength to ask the Creator for the opportunity to connect the Creator to the whole creation through yourself: You are in the middle, the Creator is on your right side, all creatures are on your left side, and you connect them. Try this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/18/24, Writings of Rabash “Abraham Gave All that He Had”

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Question: What should I bestow to my friends and the entire ten from my desire to receive?

Answer: You must approach your friends and invite them to go to the Creator together and in such a way that you have no doubts that you are on the right path. In addition, you must give each other support and the right direction of thoughts and desires.

Question: What does it mean to give yourself completely to the Creator?

Answer: It means to be constantly in the intention to act for the sake of the Creator. If a person tries to adhere to this intention, then he has no descents.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/18/24, Writings of Rabash “Abraham Gave All that He Had”

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Question: How can we help each other in the ten to reveal the common deficiency (desire) through which we can come to know the Creator?

Answer: In the ten, we must be connected to one another through mutual bestowal, mutual support, and mutual connection so that whatever each of us receives is distributed among all members of the ten.

If we think this way, we will begin to feel the connection within the ten. And then anyone who receives even a little from the Creator, from their action, from their prayer, will distribute this among everyone.

Question: How can we help each individual in the ten incorporate in the common deficiency in order to bring contentment to the Creator?

Answer: When you feel the need to turn to the Creator, draw in as many desires, sensations, and connections between yourselves and your friends as possible, and turn to the Creator so that He can unite and fill you.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/19/24, Writings of Rabash “The Discernment of ‘In Everything’”

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Question: Is “faith above reason” always some kind of deficiency in the mind and feelings that I need to compensate for? Or is it preferable to remain in the sensation of the Creator despite opposing feelings?

Answer: If you feel that you have faith above reason and it fills you, then you have nothing more to worry about. You should focus only on how to thank the Creator.

Question: Can we consider failure as success, the meaning of which we will understand later?

Answer: No, we must still act, and in these actions feel the Creator’s attitude toward us.

Question: How can one maintain focus on building spiritual Hisaron (lack) in any state and patiently await joy from it within the ten?

Answer: This must be your constant effort. Then you will see what else can be derived from uniting with friends or what to request from the Creator or the group in order to always remain in the correct intention.

Question: How can one strengthen faith that the Creator is good and does good?

Answer: Strive to be like Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/21/24, Writings of Rabash “Concerning Joy”

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Talks about the Steps of the Ladder, Part 17

What Preparation Is Required for the Reception of the Torah?

The preparation for the reception of the Torah involves overcoming the many doubts that arise in us. We each have our own doubts, despairs, helplessness, indifference, a decline in the importance of attaining Godliness, and so on. We thus require substantial and varied efforts to overcome such doubts. We need to surround ourselves with supportive resources: a society, books, daily routines, and family. Doing so takes a long time and all such endeavors constitute preparation for the reception of the Torah. Ultimately, the main goal is to overcome the doubts and uncertainties that confront us.

Many people come to learn, but as soon as they face some difficulties or even a slight decrease in the desire that they initially received, which was meant to be strengthened from below by the effort they put in, they lose interest in learning. Then they resist the study and leave. Such people lack a deep enough need to feel that it is “better to die than to live.” In other words, they can still find sufficient satisfaction in various worldly pleasures: money, honor, knowledge, sex, food, and sports. However, this is also part of the preparation—there is no other way.

Spirituality is wholeness. What is wholeness? It requires a whole desire. If a person’s desire is well aligned with receiving the Torah, with the revelation of light and Godliness, then we receive the Torah. If not, we are still incomplete in our preparations.

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Question: We are trying to conceal our desire to receive in order to connect with our friends in the ten. How can we achieve revelation in our work with the help of the screen?

Answer: I want to receive the upper light on my egoism, which, by elevating me above the ego, will help me connect with my friends and, from our connection, turn to the Creator.

The essence of the screen is that with its help I work with my egoism and transform it into the quality of bestowal in order to connect with my friends and with the Creator. In response, the Creator gives us the strength to accomplish this.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/18/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot”

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Question: Are mutual incorporation and unity the same property?

Answer: They are the same property.

Question: Will the world reach a state where the desire to be mutually incorporated awakens in it?

Answer: It must, of course. The whole development of the world is moving toward compelling us to come closer.

We influence humanity with our desire to rise above our own qualities because we see how these qualities jeopardize the attainment of the ultimate goal.

Question: Will people be happy when they feel that mutual incorporation brings them the joy of life?

Answer: The connection between us ensures exactly this; it grants us ease and a sense of elevation.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 11/17/24, Writings of Rabash “Abraham Arose”

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