SUNDAY PRAYER: GEVURAH-GRACE ON SECOND SHABBAT MEAL
READING: AFTERNOON SATURDAY
Wishing all friends a great SECOND SHABBAT MEAL!
GRACE ON THE SECOND SHABBAT MEAL
CORRECT ALL TYPES OF EGOISM
-by Rav Michael Laitman
Question: There are three types of egoism. There is the usual everyday egoism that manifests in the family, at work, and in our lives when we constantly use each other in a rude way. And there is egoism, which is manifested directly in the ten, in a group of people who want to unite, but suddenly there is hatred, which appears between them.
The third level of egoism is when a person attains the Creator directly and already wants to use the Creator Himself for his own sake, for his own benefit. Do we need to correct all three levels?
Answer: Yes, all these levels need to be corrected and we need to do what is only for the benefit and good of others. A person should rise above himself and act only in for the sake of others.
Comment: But the phrase “for the sake of others” is used by everyone, starting with politicians.
My Response: It means that the words are correct, but the intentions and actions are