{"id":11934,"date":"2025-12-13T17:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T17:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=11934"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T16:31:25","slug":"the-essence-of-mans-work-7","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/the-essence-of-mans-work-7\/","title":{"rendered":"12. The Essence of Man\u2019s Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I heard during a meal on the 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;day of&nbsp;<em>Rosh<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Hashanah<\/em>, October 5, 1948<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The essence of man\u2019s work should be how to come to feel taste in bestowing contentment to one\u2019s Maker, since all that one does for oneself removes him from the Creator due to the disparity of form. Conversely, if one acts in order to benefit the Creator, even if it is the smallest act, it is still considered a&nbsp;<em>Mitzva<\/em>[commandment].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, one\u2019s primary exertion should be to acquire the strength to feel taste in bestowing, which is through lessening the force that feels taste in self-reception. 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