{"id":14467,"date":"2026-01-10T17:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=14467"},"modified":"2026-01-24T09:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T09:32:11","slug":"contrasts-02","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/contrasts-02\/","title":{"rendered":"Contrasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/eng\/content\/view\/full\/71876#\"><\/a><em>We must not destroy anything within us.<\/em><br><em>Even the most negative attributes should remain.<\/em><br><em>We do not create anything new,<\/em><br><em>but only correct how we use<\/em><br><em>what already exists within us.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Question: Why were we created with ego in the first place, if we will eventually have to correct it?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We come to know the world by comparing opposites \u2014hot vs. cold, black vs. white. We recognize one in relation to the other. If everything were white, we wouldn\u2019t detect anything. Likewise, if everything were black, we wouldn\u2019t detect anything, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrast is always necessary, the disparity between colors, sensations, and places. We sense the differences between things, but not each thing separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Creator is love and bestowal. However, we will not be able to sense what bestowal is if we are not opposite to it. 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