I think that when we know that we actually do live in uncertainty, then we ought to admit it; it is of great value to realize that we do not know the answers to different questions (Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist).

Question: What can you say about this?

Answer: We exist in some volume of nature, but we do not even know the part we live in and are in contact with. Therefore, it is difficult to say what else we need to discover in order to answer the questions: Who are we?, What are we?, Where are we?, and so on. There are many questions, but practically no answers.

The further we develop, the more questions we have. Even the answers that we received earlier, today seem to be somehow incomplete, implicit, and unclear. This is how we live.

Question: Why is a person given the feeling that there is something concealed from him?

Answer: Animals also have this. They also exist in a world that is not entirely clear to them.

But for humans, this is more in the area of cognition. Here, of course, we cannot compare with animals; we have many more questions, theoretical ones at that, emanating not from our being, but from our mind, our development, out of its incompleteness and inferiority. But still, we somehow cope with it.
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From KabTV’s “Kabbalah Express” 11/27/23

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Question: Is it possible to consider the suffering and shame of not being like the Creator as similar qualities?

Answer: These are different qualities, but we can combine them: suffering from shame and shame from suffering.

All the qualities that arise in us are necessary to achieve the goal, all of them. Therefore, we need to use them to connect with each other and the Creator, and you will see how well they all add up and help you.

Question: How can we experience suffering correctly, consciously, and quickly so that they give the necessary result in progress?

Answer: The main thing is to direct your feelings, thoughts, desires, and aspirations toward one goal, and then you will get the right picture of your suffering.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/5/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Man’s Pride Shall Bring Him Low“

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Question: The state of lowliness in the group, in the ten, is felt easily both in actions and in mind. Should we feel this state about people who do not practice Kabbalah?

Answer: To be even closer to the Creator, you must feel lower than everyone else compared to the whole of humanity. But this should not manifest itself in any actions, it is an inner feeling. You should not show it on the outside, remain outwardly an ordinary person.

Therefore, Kabbalah is called a secret wisdom, since all the work of a person on himself takes place inside him.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/5/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Man’s Pride Shall Bring Him Low“

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Question: Rabash writes that in proportion to the multiplication of good deeds, the Creator gives us gifts, as is customary between lovers. What kind of gifts are these?

Answer: Gifts are the revelation of the Creator’s actions. From them, we will understand the system we are in between us and the Creator.

Question: What are the actions of Maase Merkava (action of creation) and Maase Bereshit (primary action)?

Answer: These are actions of our assembly as we connect in the ten: men, women, and then all together we help each other. There are a lot of different nuances here.

Question: What volume should a friend’s prayer take up in my prayer?

Answer: I do not think it can be measured. You have to make sure that your friend’s heart is together with your heart.

Question: How do we hold on to the Creator in the group?

Answer: By holding on to Him together.

Question: How do I keep my friends in the group?

Answer: Hold on to the Creator and your friends and be a conduit between the Creator and them.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/9/23, Writings if Rabash Letter No. 43

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Question: How does a person feel the pause between wars with an evil inclination within himself?

Answer: He is changing his work from bestowal to reception.

If before he could only bestow, and through it bring contentment to the Creator, now he can also receive and at the same time do the same to the Creator.

Question: What is changing in the transition from just bestowing to the Creator, to receiving from Him for the sake of bestowal?

Answer: The change in our desires takes place. Either I bestow and bring contentment to the Creator or I receive and bring contentment to the Creator. This is a very big difference.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/8/23, Writings of Rabash Letter No. 26

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Comment: There are commandments relating to the Creator, to one’s neighbor, or a person himself that we can understand. And there are commandments that relate, for example, to the Temple, the land of Israel, and to inanimate nature.

My Response: That is right. We must have a certain intention, purpose, and a specific attitude toward nature, home, animals, in general—to everything. Through our relationships, we can get closer or move away from each other. Therefore, it is very important to keep the commandments.

Question: The sources say the purpose of all commandments is to unite creation. How, for example, is the commandment about cultivating land related to the uniting creation?

Answer: You need to know how to treat the land, nature, water, air, everything to keep nature as healthy, whole, and holistic as possible. That is in the commandments.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 11/21/23

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Question: Some commandments can be explained logically, for example, washing hands helps maintain a person’s health. Observing the Sabbath commandment is also understandable, people need to rest.

But some commandments are completely inexplicable; they are just some actions to perform. How can this be understood?

Answer: The fact is we do not understand everything in nature.

In principle, commandments are a little irrational from our perspective; they lack common sense.

However, if we had a deeper understanding of nature, we would grasp where these instructions, which we call commandments, originate.

The point is that everything in them stems from an understanding of the higher nature. And if we delve deeper into the environment around us, we will see that all commandments are as rational and necessary as those we can comprehend and analyze.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 11/21/23

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Question: How are the qualities of “father,” “mother,” and “embryo” implemented in the ten?

Answer: All your inner movements toward each other add up together, and you form one single mother and one single father.

By connecting your desires, you reach a state called the “uterus,” the place where the embryo develops, i.e., interconnection, mutual bestowal, and love. In it, the Creator is revealed between you.

Parents in spirituality are your friends who help you and pull you up.
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From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 12/6/23, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Concerning the Revealed and the Concealed“

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