February 26, 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of man\u2019s work is to achieve the intention to bestow, for there is nothing to correct in the external action, since the Kli<\/em> [vessel] that was created by the Creator will not undergo any change. Rather, all the changes should be in the intention, meaning that since the purpose of creation is to do good to His creations, He created a Kli<\/em> for this purpose, called \u201cdesire and yearning to receive pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, in order not to have the bread of shame, but only through equivalence of form, a correction was made called Tzimtzum<\/em> [restriction], so as not to receive unless it is in order to bestow. In other words, in the same Kli<\/em> he had before, namely the will to receive, but with a different aim, meaning not to receive because he wants to satisfy his deficiency, but because of the Mitzvot<\/em> [commandments] of the Creator, since He wants to do good to His creations. But for himself, he is willing to relinquish the pleasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It therefore follows that all the work is only on the aim to come to a person yearning to bestow. This is called \u201cinner work,\u201d which is something concealed, not apparent on the outside. It is man\u2019s intention in the act that he performs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, in order to achieve the intention called \u201cinner work,\u201d we first need external work, which is actions, something visible, meaning that his work is apparent. Conversely, the intention is internal and concealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, the work in Torah and Mitzvot<\/em> enables us to achieve the intention through these actions. This is why our sages said, \u201cThe Creator said, \u2018I have created the evil inclination; I have created the Torah as a spice.\u2019\u201d In other words, the Torah and Mitzvot<\/em> spice up the evil inclination so it becomes tasty, for the evil inclination is called the \u201cwill to receive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For itself, it is tasteless, for the Tzimtzum<\/em> is on it and it remains in the vacant space. But through the Torah and Mitzvot<\/em>, he achieves the intention to bestow. Then, with this Kli<\/em>, called \u201cwill to receive,\u201d he receives all the delight and pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It therefore follows that the external actions are means by which he achieves the goal, which is the aim to bestow. Hence, we should know when we engage in externality that it is only a qualification to reach the internality, which is the goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, when he has the real intention, the actions themselves are regarded as internality, meaning that inner light dresses in the external acts of Torah and Mitzvot<\/em>. That is, with respect to root and branch, the upper abundance dresses during the performing of Torah and Mitzvot<\/em>, as explained in the Sulam<\/em> [Ladder commentary on The Zohar<\/em>] in the introduction to The Zohar<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" February 26, 1977 The purpose of man\u2019s work is to achieve the intention to bestow, for there is nothing to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6246,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[26],"class_list":["post-12853","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-rabash"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n