MALCHUT: TIKKUN CHATZOT תקון חצות – LESSON WITH RAV MICHAEL LAITMAN
Baal HaSulam. Peace in the World
Morning Lesson June 3, 2022, Transcription
Transcription is made from simultaneous translation which leaves a possibility for differences in the audio
Part 2:
Baal HaSulam. Peace in the World (The Four Attributes, Mercy, Truth, Justice, and Peace, in the Individual and in the Collective)
1. R. This means that we need to accept what the Kabbalists tell us, that the final correction is secured, it will happen to all souls, and we can reach it sooner or later, we can help hasten our development, shorten our way. This is why they teach us the rules the laws, and if we keep them we will advance faster, by our agreements that is called, “I will hasten it”, and if we don’t, or we don’t at all, that is called the path of suffering, meaning that in due time, but it is guaranteed that we will raise the final \correction. It is guaranteed for everyone. The connections are in the four attributes we have which are mercy, truth, justice, and peace. They should be transformed in us and to lead us to the final correct form. Let us continue.
Reading continues (03:50) “For attributes are provided for that…”
2. R. (04:58) Meaning, how can we work with these four attributes, mercy, truth, justice, and peace, when they are in us in order to help us advance to Final Correction? I don’t see questions; it is clear that we have to learn it. Let’s move on.
Reading (05:20) “Practical difficulties in determining…”
3. R. (06:32) Yes, we see that it is not working. The attribute of truth cannot be accepted by the public, not even by an individual. There is a verse that a person is close to himself. That is why we have a problem. How can we reach, by the attribute of truth, when the truth is the most certain one, the most hard one, but the most certain one. The letters of the word truth in Hebrew, (Aleph, Mem, Tav) include all of the qualities of creation. It is the name of the Creator, one of the names of the Creator, but we cannot realize it. Continue please.
Reader continues (07:25) “When It Comes to Examine…”
4. R. (09:13) It is clear to us that none of us is equal to the other. If it is easy for one person it may be difficult for another one, in various ways, that is why we cannot say that everyone is equal, and we should treat everyone equally. Accordingly both the reward and the punishment have to be very diversified according to a person. But the way we are unable of treating each one differently in this way, we do not know the mental forces each one has, the healthy has nothing, his atmosphere, his perception nothing. For that we actually need to be in the degree of the Creator. In the ability to bestow upon each and every one. That is unrealistic. That is why the attribute of truth. in and of itself, cannot exist in our world so what should we do? Yes.
Reader Continues (10:20) “That is because…”
5. R. (11:43) Yes, if we invite some people to do work and everyone gets the same work, so if someone is strong by nature he exploits the others because he can work less, he has to waste less energy, strength, etc. compared to the weaker ones. Will have to invest much in order to reach the same amount of work like the strong person.
6. S. (12:17) Is it possible to measure laziness in the work?
R. We cannot measure because we do not know all of the qualities each person has. This is what he explains, listen to what he explains, we are incapable of measuring that, and this is why we cannot compare two different people if one invests more or less.
7. S. (12:59) But here seemingly the measurement is towards some absolute measurement because usually it is measured according to the results?
R. So what?
S. The question is towards, what is Baal HaSulam measuring here
R. According to the amount of strength, energy a person elicits. If someone is strong or nimble he can invest less than compared to a lazy person and not so strong. Meaning by nature we are all different. How can we reach equality, truth? We can’t. What can we do?
8. S. (13:59) Here Baal HaSulam is telling us to obtain the answer. Our question must be at the same time equal to the peace as well as mercy, right?
R. We will learn this. We will learn. Let us continue.
Reader continues (14:34) “And if we actually consider the natural…”
9. R. (16:00) Yes in short the Creator is to blame. He created us unequal, each in his own way is different than others, that is why we cannot compare anything between ourselves to reach equality, in order to reach a clear connection to everyone. That’s a big problem seemingly. Why did he make us this way? If you made us all equal it would be much easier to reach connection between us and with the Creator. No, on the contrary, we wouldn’t be able to because we have to complement each other. What one lacks the other comes and compliments, and we agree for this completion, this is the right way of connection between us, otherwise we wouldn’t connect because what one person lacks, the other can add, and in this way we reach a complete form. That is why we are not to think that if we could all be one one one one, everyone equal, it will become easier for us. It wouldn’t become easier. It would be impossible to connect. How can I connect to another when I do not compliment him, and he doesn’t compliment me? Meaning specifically like this jigsaw puzzle. When we collect the forms that one is lacking and the other has, and it is prominent in the other, that is how we can make the full form of Malchut, and by that each one acquires, from a friend either what he lacks or what he has a surplus of, seemingly, and this is why we get a full structure of all of us, together, when we all join into one shape, which is the Creator. We make him, specifically by not being equal. How to nonetheless, reach a state where all of these unequal shapes in us can reach a connection, a unity, a completion between us. That is something we have to learn.
10. S. (18:54) What we’re saying now says that we are all parts of one head meaning that the connection already exists? What are we missing? We will be able to feel this form, what am I missing to feel the friends, to feel that the friend is another part that completes me, completes everyone, completes everything?
R. What we are lacking. is only to feel that I want to complete everyone, with whatever they need, whatever they have, and I’m happy that I can bestow, that I can give to all my friends whatever I can, that’s it. If I’m ready for that, it’s considered that I have corrected myself.
Reading (20:16) “Furthermore There are Even Greater Difficulties Here Because…”
11. R. (21:02) This is our true nature, continue.
Reading continues (21:04) “ And in Simple Words We will say that the Nature of Each…”
12. R. (21:39) This is what we see in our world, and each one wants to exploit the whole world, but in a way that they don’t feel that this is how it is. Yes.
Reading continues (21:51) “The Reason for this is that the Nature of Every Branch is Close to Its Root…”
R. (22:13) That’s how each person feels.
Reading continues (22:15) “Likewise Man Who Extends from Him… “
13. R. (22:34) This is how we feel subconsciously, yes.
Reading continues (22:37) “And all the Differences In People’s Choices…”
14. R. (24:30) This means that we are all egoists, each one wants to exploit the others, each one wants to control all of humanity, the whole world in general, everything including the Creator. Everyone wants to determine what the Creator should do. We need to be above everything, that’s our nature, and this is considered to be the law of singularity. Since it is undoubtedly so, how can we even try to ease one’ mind by promising him equality with all the people in the collective? Nothing is further from human nature than this. While one’s sole inclination is to soar higher, above the whole collective. How come we think that each and every one could reach a state that he sees everyone equal, and he is equal to everyone, or even lower than everyone? How can we demand such a thing from a person to agree to that? Even to work on it, to give all his effort, all his strength to reach this state, with respect to all of humanity, all of the public.
Reading (26:10) “Thus We have Thoroughly Clarified that there is no Real Possibility…”
15. R. (26:40) How can we reach the final correction if we are so opposite of Him?
16. S. (26:51) How can we not let our ego, say in the work of the ten that I am weak and that is why I cannot work like the others?
R. Only by connecting to the friends, giving an example to them, and bestowing upon one another in a strong way. Then we can come to a state in which we nevertheless connect and for the sake of connection each is willing to subjugate his head. Because there is no choice.
17. S. (27:37) I heard you say specifically for us to be able to connect and complement each other that’s what we were created so different from each other. But to connect with the Creator we have to resemble Him with the equivalence of form. Can you explain how these things coincide?
R. Of course it’s simple only when we connect between us we come to the form of the Creator. Not alone, one, rather when we connect. It is best for there to be ten, but in our world in the bodies it is not clear to us yet. In spirituality when we come to spirituality we begin to see how we truly complete one another in our Malchut. This is something we have yet to discover but it should be clear to us from here only through the connection between us. What is that form of connection that is not yet clear, how we connect between us is also not clear yet, but nevertheless in the connection is the direction towards correction and success.
Reading (29:10) “In the Absence of the Ability to Establish an Attribute of Truth..”
R. (29:20) I see that we have no questions so let us continue.
Reader Continues. (29:29) “Now Let us Turn to the Remaining Three Attributes…” Twice
18. R. (31:00) Because truth is truth, it is clear that it is the most correct quality.
Reading Continues (31:04) “But in Fact They Conducted Themselves…”
19. R. (31:36) Meaning all of the human development is as much as we seemingly want, seemingly want to come to the truth in the relations between us and defining laws in everything. But in truth, actually in the opposite way to the truth we behave, and that’s how the society and ourselves are built that way.
20. S. (32:07) The explanation of Baal HaSulam is clear that he takes it from the desired state, which is the truth, but in the current state we are all egoists and we cannot have the attribute of truth but why don’t we go the other way around? Why don’t we go from our current state, we are egoistic and we acknowledge it?
R. That’s where we recognize it already.
S. Don’t we recognize that all of us are egoists?
R. Tell someone about that and make sure he doesn’t punch you back for saying that. What, come to me and say that I am an egoist, what will I do?
S. Still, if we could all say that we see our nature as egoistic, and to begin with why should we aspire to some ideal truth which is unrealistic?
R. Because we cannot let our ego go wild all the way in every direction. Otherwise society cannot exist, so we will kill one another, and we will simply destroy one another in all kinds of ways. It won’t be a society, there won’t be an existence, we won’t be able to use one another for all kinds of necessities. We need to build a life, homes, families, health, systems of education and other things, we are human beings. We have many needs, and we wouldn’t be able to supply ourselves with all these needs, to fill our needs if we are not going to be connected between us. The problem is that if we wouldn’t be connected with our nature as much as we are lying to one another, as we are for the benefit of everyone, we nevertheless are not for the benefit of everyone and therefore we are constantly in wars and problems. And that it is how it is until we don’t see an end to it. Ein Sof the meaning is, the extent in which we will advance and understand the source of the problem, and then from that we will know what we must do. Our problem is that we discover that in our world we have no possibility of finding some force that can correct us, to limit us, to somewhat assist us in building some kind of good relations. Let’s say simply in the family, look at what is happening in families, fights problems, it didn’t used to be that way. The will to receive was much less than today. Look what is happening today, they cannot live in a family, not with children, with parents, not with neighbors, no one with no one. Where does this stem from? Since the will to receive from day-to-day in each and every person personally is becoming larger, it is rising each time and that we can’t even stand one another, we’re not capable.
S. From here we get a different question, why is it that the simple reality that is seemingly apparent is so concealed and unclear, why isn’t the problem clear to us?
R. The problem is the ego and there is no question that can be clarified, you can write about it, and everyone will agree. What next?
S. That is exactly the point, even this as Baal HaSulam writes here with such sharpness, this is something that is unknown, and people do not agree with that. Why is it so concealed?
R. Because to start with we want to conceal this. Each is kind of like playing as if I am a good person, I am a good citizen, good husband, good wife. That’s how it’s convenient and good for us. Otherwise what would you do where each one will discover his nature towards others? It will be murder.
S. Clear, but he doesn’t even reveal it to himself. Why do we even conceal it from ourselves, living in such a lie?
R. Because why should I suffer, why should I suffer. It is best if I live the way I live as much as possible as in some movie. That’s what remains for us. If we don’t discover the truth and go to correct it, then it is better for me to put on some movie before me and I watch it and that’s it until I die, I pass my life alone and that’s what we do. That is why from our entire life in every place, in the relations between us, in the work, in the street, in the home in every single thing, we are building this movie. Look what is happening with all our advancement in games and in everything in life, what do we want? We just want one thing, to play, we are like little children. Look at what is happening in the whole internet and all those games.
S. And in order to discover that emotionally with awareness?
R. It is very bitter, it is very bitter what is being discovered. I don’t want to because it compels me to do something. It’s best if I, well, like some fantastical movie they put into your head. Some little bug, a little chip and now you are following some script, some movie and also now you are in the movie and also before that you were in a movie. The main thing is to feel at any given moment something comfortable and everyone agrees with it.
S. When we explain things our goal is to expose this truth?
R. That is the problem of the Wisdom of Kabbalah, that it opens for a person the true reality and he doesn’t want it because it obligates him to change. To stop being in that movie where he is lied to from all directions, but he feels good, so what do I need? To feel good and to remain in the lie or that I discover the bad? Because it is the truth, how much can I suffer? And what will it give me this truth? That’s what we are trying to do.
S. How can we bypass all these barriers that only want to hide the truth?
R. Only through the work in the society where one will help his friend. If we rely on one another and come closer to one another and by that raise the importance of our life in the revelation of the Creator then we can do it. If we are not capable to make ourselves dependent on the society and the environment, then it is impossible. One person is incapable.
S. What’s the help we can give each other?
R. Confidence, security, and support, mutual support, a shoulder. That if we remain the way we are, that we are following a lie and our whole life is a zero, and by us finishing our life like animals and that’s it. We don’t emerge from the degree of still, vegetative and animal, we rot, and nothing remains of us other than dust. Because you came from dust, and you will return to dust or that we rise above the dust to the degree of Adam and begin to grow there and in order to bestow.
21. S. (41:54) Most of the society, most of the population, doesn’t matter how low you fall, why does the Creator give a picture of it being okay?
R. They cannot correct themselves other than being the passive part that goes to correction after us. In joining and being willing, following us with actions, that which we explain, disclose. We will have to be as the head of the general Partzuf and them as the body of the general Partzuf. I don’t disregard them because they have to do work but the work on each and every one there is one gram of work for them, and we will have to perform work in calculating and intention and that is the main thing. There is a hero in quality and a hero in quantity. We are heroes in quality and they belong to our heroes in quantity. The two of them, the body and the head go and carry out the general act of correction. No one is redundant God forbid.
Reading (43:52) “In the Absence of the Ability to Establish the Attribute of Truth…”
22. R. (47:12) I do not see questions from the men, so where are the women?
23. S. (47:25) Mutually complementing means that I have to pass on my weakness to the friends also?
R. No, I want to show my friends only the good qualities, good relations, my willingness to complete them in any given thing where each and everyone wants to resemble himself to the Creator. As He is Good Who Does Good to the good and to the wicked and gives to everyone, that is how we have to try and behave in the tens. Each towards their ten as much as possible and then from that we will start to discover how according to our resemblance an adaptation to the Creator we will find Him filling us.
24. S. (48:40) Okay no more questions from women. Then we will go back, and we will continue, The Hope for Peace.
Reading (48:51) “Hopes for Peace. Once those Conditions brought to Society…”
25. R. (49:27) Yes, meaning there’s a need to build systems in this society such that will help and not fall to the society and strengthen it and calm the winds and all kinds of such things, it’s the police and armies, the military and internal relations of all kinds with everything that there is. Only to not let the society enter into dangerous quarrels. Yes.
Reader continues (50:00) “Yet the Majority of those Peacemakers…”
26. S. (51:48) Why does Baal HaSulam in this title and the previous one, writes the truth in What’s Mine is Mine and What’s Yours is Yours but previously writes, that each according to his needs?
R. No no no that’s not the same thing, but according to nature Mine is Mine and Yours is Yours, that’s how it needs to be. But that contradicts connection to social peace where Mine is Mine and Yours is Yours. There are therefore different measures where we can accordingly build a society and to see the extent in which it goes along with our nature or not, that is the whole scrutiny. How we come to a state which calms everyone, which brings us peace as he says The Hopes of Peace, the article The Peace. How do we get there? Peace is wholeness where it emerges from one Creator and through that we come to be in one system in which we complete one another. So there’s a problem here, humanity thus far has yet to find a solution of how to be in one system where we are all connected to one another, complete one another, and feel that there’s a need for each and everything and for each and everyone. On the contrary each of us thinks that if there is a right to exist for anyone in the world it is because it is under the condition that he will be underneath me, and in such a way we are all in a quarrel and there is no hope for peace. What will we do? According to our nature, that’s how it is. That’s why eventually there is only one solution, to rise above our nature to connection. Otherwise humanity will end in a bad way. If you have the source of evil without the upper force, certainly we end up in complete, final, total annihilation.
27. S. (54:39) In one of the previous titles in practical difficulties determining the truth, Baal HaSulam writes that if we take into account the natural law of going after the majority and then the weak and the nimble are the majority and they won’t let the quicker ones help ?
R. That is relatively, so?
S. It seems as if this law is canceled because the stronger ones control society today?
R. That could be you are correct, somewhat. Eventually you will see that it doesn’t work that way.
S. Who is in control of the moment, the weaker ones, or the heroes?
R. It depends on which society, the more advanced society is then who controls it. We begin with the lowest forces, and we come to the greatest forces of all. As an advanced Society, if the society was more progressive according to the laws of nature, not according to that then we would already long ago destroy ourselves. Because we are after all, cautious of destroying ourselves, we inevitably seek ways in which we can somewhat advance and not destroy ourselves and that’s a problem. It is not clear for the time being.
S. Will it be correct to say that what is going on in human development now, is that each person wants to be a hero and a strong person and separating from each other? Is this what is developing?
R. That is what is desired, that is the natural development. When the desire to receive is big, each one wants to see himself as the ruler of the world, it’s clear. With that there is social development and many countries and many systems. In many systems it is still not clear how this will spin. I really hope that through our work we will draw and attract to ourselves, to our world the upper force and by that the Creator will appear before everyone. From Darkness to light truly. Even though according to the plan of creation such states can still be revealed like the Messianic wars and very big powers to all of humanity. Let’s hope that we will pass this quickly, spiritually. The suffering that each and every person wants to reach spiritual development in connection with the Creator, even if it is smaller suffering, it is much greater than all the sufferings of this world in our low life. Therefore let us hope we will cover this with that. We are yet to talk about that, and it will be clear.
28. S. (58:33) Five minutes ago you divided the guidance of the Creator and the guidance of nature, can you explain that?
R. No, maybe I wanted to say that according to Nature we develop by our ego and according to the Creator we develop according to the plan of creation. It is usually good to talk as this is not equal. Let’s conclude.