Question: You said that the true judgment is the middle line. At our degree of development, is it possible to come to the middle line to become a true judge of oneself? Was the article “What Does It Mean that a Judge Must Judge Absolutely Truthfully, in the Work?” written for Kabbalists or people like us?

Answer: Of course it is written for special people, Kabbalists, who correctly combine the right and left lines, and thus come to the middle line.

Question: At our degree of development, will we have the opportunity to work in the middle line?

Answer: Yes, this is our goal.

Question: How can you come to the middle line and judge yourself in the true form?

Answer: If we include all the forces of nature and accept them as coming from the Creator, then we eventually come to this.
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From the 1^st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/3/24, Writings of Rabash Rabash “What Does It Mean that a Judge Must Judge Absolutely Truthfully, in the Work?”

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Question: How can you help yourself when you get trapped in your mind and thoughts paralyze you?

Answer: Go above the feelings and reason despite yourself.

Question: The world was created with one thought, and we must also become one thought. What is this thought that we should become?

Answer: It is the absolute connection of all creations in one desire and one goal.

Question: It is said that when a person is honored to feel the taste of the Torah and the commandments, he pursues the service of the Creator. In this case, how can he not get into a situation where his pride and he himself are at the top of the climb? What can be called a genuine ascent?

Answer: When he does it only to bring contentment to the Creator.

Question: What does it mean that our soul teaches us in the ten? How do we enter into this system?

Answer: Connect everyone and constantly increase unity. Then you will begin to feel what faith above reason means.

Question: In the Shamati article “Receiving in order to Bestow ” it says that we should value the state of reason because we are now honored to reveal His names to attract the upper abundance. What is the correct acceptance of the revelation of the Creator’s names? For whom and for what do we draw the upper abundance?

Answer: We wish the upper abundance to be revealed to everyone, that is, the names of the Creator, His manifestations, because that way the whole world will experience the greatness of the Creator.

Question: Are we figuring out what joy is and what kind of joy should be given to our friends for them to enjoy our connection?

Answer: Yes, respect your friends more, raise them, and you will see how they come closer to you with greater joy.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/3/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Receiving in order to Bestow”

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Prior to the sin of the tree of knowledge, vitality was not dependent on the bread. That is, there was no need to extend light and vitality, but it illuminated (Baal HaSulam. Shamati 36 “What Are the Three Bodies in Man?”).

Question: What does it mean to extend vitality?

Answer: Before working with the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, there is no way to be in connection with good and evil in order to perform actions between them to separate, distance them from each other, and put ourselves in the middle.

Question: Can we distinguish this vitality in the ten?

Answer: No. In the ten, we must act in such a way as to work with the inner body, i.e., with what concerns holiness (Guf de Kedusha), separate from Klipat Noga, what we can separate, and adhere to the inner body of holiness. And what we are not yet able to correct, we do not touch.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/4/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “What Are the Three Bodies in Man?”

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The wicked, however, who want to work precisely when there is clothing in the body, called within the skin, they will die without wisdom. This is because then they have no clothing and they are not awarded anything. However, it is specifically the righteous who are rewarded with clothing in the body (Baal HaSulam. Shamati 36 “What Are the Three Bodies in Man?”).

Question: What exactly helps the righteous to be worthy of being clothed in the body?

Answer: Both the wicked and the righteous exist in every person. Therefore, when we sort out our thoughts, desires, and actions, it becomes clear to us which part this or that belongs to.

That is how we define that these are the righteous and these are the wicked, in us, within us! And thus we achieve correction.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/4/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “What Are the Three Bodies in Man?”

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My Comment: In the article “Concerning Love of Friends,” Rabash asks the following question: “Should we know what each friend lacks in order to understand how to fill him? Or is mutual work on love of friends enough?”

My Response: When all the friends in a group have a common intention to come to such feelings as friendship, connection, love, and rapprochement, then of course it is necessary to understand what I have to do to a friend so that my actions are defined as giving and love, and as well what I should feel in this from a friend. It is very important.

That is, it is necessary to know what each friend personally lacks, and act in this direction.

Basically, Kabbalah claims that we move from light to heavy. We do not immediately rush to love the whole world, but we start in a small group in which there is interaction, and then we expand this to the whole world and to the Creator.
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From KabTV’s “Practical Kabbalah” 12/19/23

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1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, “What Is the “Right Line,” in the Work?”

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Michael Laitman on the Times of Israel: “What Has Changed in the People of Israel since October 7?”

Following the tragic events of October 7 and the ongoing war ever since, the people of Israel have become much more united. I sincerely hope that we will continue increasing our unity to its fullest possible extent, i.e., a state of “love your neighbor as yourself” through which the tendency to unite will spread throughout humanity.

Despite the anguish that has led us to unite, it is nonetheless beautiful to discover a sudden upshot of mutual concern and appreciation.

Such states bring upon us certain corrections. Many people from all walks of life suddenly feel that the best position to be in is a unified one. Soldiers feel it on the battlefield, that it is their place, voluntarily wishing to remain, and feeling better than if they were in the center of the country. There have been several instances of soldiers returning home for a few days, saying that they feel much more alive when they are with their friends on duty.

Who would have thought that in our generation, people would willingly leave thriving urban centers and pleasant suburban neighborhoods for dangerous combat zones, putting their lives at risk? We are learning a major lesson and I hope it will remain with us. I thus pray for this newfound togetherness to strengthen, that we will not return to divisiveness, and that the power of unity will spread throughout humanity.

More important than the external conflicts that erupt out of necessity are the inner conflicts against the true enemy: the egoistic inclination dwelling within. At any given moment, a sabotaging thought can take us by surprise, making us reject and distance ourselves from each other. It is precisely at this juncture that we need to fight for the success of our unity over division.

I trust, though, that as we become more aware of the harm we cause ourselves by letting our divisive drives materialize, we will become readier to better manage them. We will then voluntarily push in the opposite direction—to support, encourage, respect and care about each other—and infuse a fresh new positive unifying spirit among us and into the world.
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Question: What does mercy mean in the eyes of the creatures?

Answer: Mercy in the eyes of the creatures is when everyone loves you.

Comment: But this is only in the inner feeling because outwardly they may not love me.

My Response: There is nothing to talk about externally. We talk only about our inner, deepest feelings.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/2/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “And If the Way Be Too Far for You” 

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Question: How does the switch between Lo Lishma (for oneself) and Lishma (for the Creator) happen? Can it be done at any moment, in every thought, in every desire?

Answer: No, this happens only as a result of a person’s long-term work on himself.
In principle, it comes as a gift from the Creator.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 1/8/23, Writings of Rabash “What Are Truth and Falsehood in the Work?”

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