{"id":14520,"date":"2026-01-10T22:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=14520"},"modified":"2026-01-24T11:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:15:33","slug":"the-thought-is-the-servant-of-desire-06","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/the-thought-is-the-servant-of-desire-06\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thought Is the Servant of Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Creator created a desire to receive, to enjoy, and nothing else. The greater desire to enjoy rules the smaller desire to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If so, what are thoughts, intellect? 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