Yet, this fear of heaven is akin to the fear of flesh and blood (Rabash, Notes, 250 “Anyone in Whom There Is Fear of Heaven – 1”).

Question: What does it mean that fear of the Creator is akin to the fear of people?

Answer: This is a complex degree. In our world, a person instinctively fears the authority and power of those around him. Therefore, one must strive to reach a state where he fears the Creator at least as much.

Question: What does it mean to fear the Creator? Regarding people it is clear: you see them, they affect you, and they can limit you in some way or punish you. But with the Creator, there must be some sort of connection?

Answer: Of course. Without a connection with the Creator, you cannot feel how He relates to you or what He does for you. Therefore, you will not be able to match Him in the relationship, “I am to the Creator, and He is to me.”

Question: For example, what does a thief fear? That he will be punished. But what is the correct fear concerning the Creator? Is it the fear that He will punish me, or is it the fear that I will fail to do something for Him, to show love?

Answer: Yes, all types of egoistic fear. Then ask for your fear to be above this, and when you receive it, you will understand that you have ascended.

Above egoistic fear is fear before the greatness of the Creator who rules everything and holds everything in His hands. All our states depend solely on Him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/14/24, Writings of Rabash “Anyone in Whom There Is Fear of Heaven – 1”

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Question: On the spiritual path we are often overwhelmed by contradictory impressions. How can we understand whether we are approaching the Creator or moving away from Him?

Answer: You can understand this by the level of connection you have. The closer you are to each other, the more you can imagine that the Creator is also close to you, even though He remains concealed from you.

Question: If there are contradictions or conflicts between us, does that mean there is a conflict with the Creator?

Answer: There may be conflicts, even many of them, but these do not necessarily hinder your connection with each other.

Love can withstand any conflict, so you should never break the connection. That is something very important to keep in mind.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/13/24, Writings of Rabash “Cast Their Seed Among the Nations”

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Question: How can we distinguish between obstacles given to us as a test of our determination (which we must overcome) and those given to us to guide us onto the right path?

Answer: Obstacles that we are not meant to overcome appear as actions we must take for the sake of others, and therefore, they are considered good obstacles on the path.

Bad obstacles, on the other hand, stand as barriers separating us from the Creator, and thus, we must go against them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/15/24, Writings of Rabash “What to Ask of the Creator—to Be His Servant”

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Question: Should we work with obstacles by overcoming and eliminating them?

Answer: If obstacles arise on our path toward achieving the purpose of creation, then we must go against them.

Question: Some people are supported by their families in their study of Kabbalah, while others are seemingly led away from these studies by their families. What does this indicate? What does the Creator want to give through such obstacles?

Answer: The Creator wants to give a person the opportunity to overcome these obstacles.

Question: Who is the true worker in the eyes of the Creator?

Answer: The one who cares about correcting the collective Kli (vessel).

Question: Are my personal doubts also obstacles? Should I clarify them or pray to the Creator?

Answer: Pray to the Creator and clarify them.

Question: Everything that happens to us, including obstacles, comes from the Creator. To verify this, one might observe how these obstacles are later resolved; the problem arises and it turns out that everything is for the best. Can one see how all obstacles are resolved?

Answer: No, this is completely incorrect. You should not spend time on this. It will lead you away from the correct attitude toward the Creator, nature, and everything in general.

Question: What is the connection between the feeling of a blow I experience internally when an obstacle comes to me and the feeling of connection?

Answer: The connection between these two feelings is that through the blows, you sense how distant you are from the source of the blow, and through unity, you feel how close you are to your friends.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/15/24, Writings of Rabash “What to Ask of the Creator—to Be His Servant”

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Question: How can we care for the Creator and serve Him? How can I, a tiny bug, do something for the Creator?

Answer: You can do what pleases the Creator, and by doing so, you help Him in arranging the entire universe.

Question: How can we guess the desires of the Creator?

Answer: The Creator desires our closeness with each other and with Him. This is something we clearly understand. Everything else we can attain when we ask Him for it. Then He will reveal Himself to us even more. We will find out exactly what He wants and what else He requires from us.
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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: Why does the body surrender and allow a person to work for the Creator only when there is true love for Him?

Answer: This is the effect of the light. Sometimes the Creator allows people to feel such an attitude toward Him. This is done so that a person can understand what it means to be closer to the Creator or further away from Him.

Question: You said that peace is correction through love. Is it appropriate to ask the Creator to send peace to the world? Or is that too much?

Answer: No, it is not too much. However, it is best if this is tied to you and your ten.
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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: In order to pray for society, one must first join it and feel the Hisaronot (deficiencies) of others. But now we are discussing the need to pray for the Shechina (Divinity) to raise it from the dust. In this case, does a person not feel one’s neighbor’s Hisaron?

Answer: He does. The Shechina in the dust is a state in which a person feels suffering for everyone, for the entire Kli. One feels like he is part of the broken Shechina.

Question: I thought that the Shechina in the dust is when we are self-centered and feel separated from each other.

Answer: It doesn’t matter. Even in egoism, we still feel that we are together. Egoism does not connect us, but we are as if in one egoistic hole.

Question: What do you still need to ask for? To feel the Shechina? It is said that you cannot ask for yourself, but if you do not feel the desires of others, then the prayer will not work.

Answer: A person should imagine what “Divinity in the dust” means. Even if he is not particularly successful at this, he must still try to imagine that all souls are far from the Creator in the pit of egoism.

Question: But we are trying, on the contrary, to raise society higher and imagine that everyone is corrected except me. Does it turn out that I should only pray for myself?

Answer: No, we must pray for all souls so that they unite and the Creator can shine in them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/13/24, Writings of Rabash “Cast Their Seed Among the Nations”

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Question: What is a spiritual obstacle?

Answer: A spiritual obstacle is something that hinders a person’s spiritual development.

Question: How can one come to a greater taste in Torah and in prayer so as to not be afraid of obstacles and to unite more with their help?

Answer: It depends on how much you invest in your spiritual path, and how much you ask the Creator to clear the path for you to allow you to advance and to give you the physical and mental strength to overcome everything that arises in front of you.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 8/15/24, Writings of Rabash “What to Ask of the Creator—to Be His Servant”

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