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Desire Is Our Only Work

We know from the science of Kabbalah that everything is accomplished from below as well as from Above, with each side doing its half of the work. In our spiritual work this is called “half a Shekel.” We prepare our desire, which is our vessel (Kli), and present it to the Upper One. This is […]

Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Cellar

A question I received: Baal HaSulam writes that we are in the World of Infinity. What is infinity? My Answer: Infinity is total unity with the Creator. It is a Kli (vessel) that is boundlessly filled with Light. It is one Law, one reality, where “He and His Name are one.” It is the implementation […]

Joy Is A Sure Sign Of Bestowal

A question I received: Why does spiritual work always have to be done joyfully? My Answer: Joy is a sign that you are acting for the sake of bestowal and that you are not doing it by coercion, because you have no other choice or because you are afraid of bad things happening to you. […]

To Be Immersed In An Ocean Of Goodness

A developed person differs from others in that he is willing to endure great suffering for a long period of time in order to reach a goal that is great and therefore requires a great amount of effort and time to achieve. A person’s level of development is determined by how much effort and time […]

The Creator’s Patent For Eternal Pleasure

A question I received: Why can’t we unite our feelings with the mind? My Answer: The inconsistency of the feelings and the mind comes from a very high root: the Partzuf of Galgalta, which began to create its> inner Partzuf of AB

A Human Being’s Head Must Be Higher Than The Body

We have done enough work throughout history to reveal the evil; now is the best time to reveal the medicine, which is the greatness of unity and our rising above the material world. But in order to do this, we have to realize that there is nothing higher than our spiritual goal, and our whole […]

The Book of Zohar Is A Ticket To The Spiritual World

It is common knowledge that The Book of Zohar is unique. The reason for this is that it is the only book with the power to bring human beings into the spiritual world. This unparalleled mission is what brought this book to fame and has made humankind have a special relationship to it. Nature prepares […]

Creation Is The Desire To Be Like The Creator Himself

A question I received: What is so special about the fourth stage of Direct Light (Bhina Dalet) that makes it be called creation? My Answer: It receives all the Light that was present in the first stage, but besides this, it has one important addition: It not only wants to receive the Light, but it […]

Who Will You Be: The Donkey Rider Or The Donkey?

Desire (Homer) is like a donkey (Hamor) that is controlled by its rider (the intention). In the past donkeys were used for turning millstones to grind grain. A feedsack of grain would be placed on the donkey’s snout, and the donkey would eat the grain while walking around in a circle and turning the wheels. […]

Everything Takes Place According To Our Reshimot (Spiritual Genes)

In the material world, a mother knows when it’s time to feed her baby. But when it comes to our spiritual ascent, a baby (a person who is in the initial stages of becoming a Kabbalist) has to ask the mother for food himself. He has to know how to turn to the Upper Level […]