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Laitman told us about the attitude of his Teacher, Rabash, to the manuscripts of his great father the Baal HaSulam, the commentator on \u201cThe Book of Zohar\u201d. While publishing the manuscripts, Rabash never allowed himself to make even a single correction of what might seem to be a mistake. M. Laitman acted in a similar way, when he was preparing his Teacher\u2019s notes for publication. \u201cWhat may now seem like a mistake will become clear when we ascend the higher spiritual level\u201d, said Rabash to his disciple Michael Laitman. We try to follow the advice of our teachers and make a point of leaving all the \u201cmistakes\u201d and \u201ctypos\u201d uncorrected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book was not written; to its last line it was orally shared with numerous members of the virtual group, who gather in many places in the world to hear these classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While reading this book, you can join the community of beginning Kabbalists, provided you treat it as a very special Kabbalistic text filled with profound meaning. 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