We are not immersed in memories. We do not commemorate the day of his passing in the way that is customary among those who are far from the truth. We simply accept this day as a sign for us to connect even more, to adhere to, or at least to come closer to our root.
Because, after all, who is RABASH? He is a revelation of the Creator toward us in a certain form, at a certain intensity. For this, we essentially want to thank the Creator for sending such a messenger, through whom He opened for us the possibility of coming closer to Him—to the Creator, the upper force—to correct ourselves, organize ourselves, adapt ourselves, and bring ourselves to equivalence of form with the upper force.
Therefore, this is how we connect ourselves to RABASH and to the Creator. He is the intermediate degree between us and the Creator, thanks to which we exist, and through which we receive everything that comes to us in our spiritual ascent. This is how it was created, and this is how it exists. Every person advances through their friends and through their teacher. But RABASH truly represents for us an instrument, a system that becomes revealed to us the form of connection with the Creator, through which we can genuinely realize ourselves and come closer to the truth.
This is what we first need to picture for ourselves. It is not a person. It is not about certain habits that this individual had or how he behaved. All of that belongs to external matters. First and foremost, we need to see this as a particular revelation of the Creator toward us, as the way in which He revealed Himself to us in this form. Therefore, to the extent that we appreciate RABASH, we come closer to the Creator, that is, we appreciate the measure of revelation that the Creator has made toward us. Accordingly, for us, that upper force called “RABASH” becomes important as that which connects us with and brings us closer to the Creator.
Through selected excerpts we read on this day in commemoration of RABASH’s passing, we will try to position ourselves correctly toward this form, which to some extent was revealed outwardly and afterward became concealed, that is, it entered into its departure. Moreover, we need to pass through this departure, this purification. We need to elevate ourselves, purify ourselves, and attain connection with him, with this spiritual root. Through him, we can continue onward toward the Creator, seeing him as our upper one.
Based on the Daily Kabbalah Lesson with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman on October 3, 2019. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.