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Why can pleasure \u201cfor me\u201d enter only a part of the vessel?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;After the first restriction, the Light cannot enter the desire \u2013 the vessel &#8211; because the screen stands in the way. If the screen can withstand the desire to enjoy in the vessel, in other words, if it can build the intent \u201cfor the Creator,\u201d then according to the measure of that intent, which constitutes the strength of the screen, the Light enters the vessel. This is the only possible way to fill up the vessel &#8211; the soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of creation is to fill up the vessel with Light through the screen. If the Light encounters a vessel that does not have a screen, it returns to its origin (because of the first restriction). When the Light touches a vessel that does not have a screen, that vessel immediately begins to want the Light for itself, regardless of the source. 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