{"id":16855,"date":"2026-01-28T20:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&#038;p=16855"},"modified":"2026-01-28T20:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T20:51:26","slug":"what-is-punishment","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/what-is-punishment\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Punishment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Q: What is the system of reward and punishment in Kabbalah?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>&nbsp;There is no punishment in spirituality, only correction, which brings us to the attainment of perfection. In our present level of development, we normally picture the reward as receiving what we want. Therefore, the reward depends on the degree of each person\u2019s soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One must reach a state where the reward will be in doing something for the Creator. Then the effort to add to the intent \u201cfor the Creator\u201d is considered work that merits a reward. However, the work itself is actually the reward. Its cause \u2013 the will to receive \u2013 and the effect \u2013 the reward \u2013 become one. Time and pain vanish, to be replaced with a sensation of total completeness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: What is the system of reward and punishment in Kabbalah? 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