Michael Sanilevich
Sep 01, 2026
Our Failures Build the Vessel
Hello to our dear and beloved friends - who show up to all these lessons. We're very happy you're here with us for this deep learning of Rabash's articles. That's a question we'll focus on throughout this lesson. We'll try to make an effort to verify what Rabash wrote here - and try to understand how close or not so close we are to it. If we're close we'll thank the Creator. If we're not close we'll demand to be closer.
Like we heard in the morning lesson we heard we need to be as honest as we can - with ourselves. With the friends we need to act, but with ourselves we need to be honest.
Rabash said there is no prayer of the individual - only the prayer of many. This is something we really need to explore - how people like us who were born with an egoistic nature can think of others. How does this magic happen? Transitioning from asking for myself to others? How do I know what those others want?
At the end of the day this is all about asking the Creator to have His attribute of bestowal. This is the only way we'll feel good. This is our ideal state and this is what we were designed for. It may be hard to maintain this thought when we're with our families or at work. But let's at least take advantage of these moments to think about becoming similar to the Creator.
Clip: In due time and in Ahishena - hastening time.
"And for this reason he prays for the whole, meaning that God will help the whole, and give him this feeling, meaning that he will have satisfaction from what he can bestow upon God, that he will have peace of mind.
And since in everything there should be a certain amount of time, therefore he gives the amount of time. And the amount of time above will be received by others, meaning by those whom God knows, so that it will be of more benefit to God."
We are on the path towards achieving the spiritual goal, either on the path in due time or on the path of Ahishena. On the path in due time, then nature advances us by blows, by the fact that we are in some kind of delay, waiting. Even with us, in our situation, we sometimes wait, "Whatever happens, I don't have the strength to make any movement of my own." This is called also being on the "path in due time."
"Ahishena" means that I myself do all kinds of actions, look for all kinds of opportunities to find a desire for spiritual progress, a desire for bestowal, a desire to love others, which is called "spirituality." And to be in this before all kinds of torments, shocks pass over me and force me to do something. Therefore, it is about progress in that a person is included with the environment, and from the environment, mainly those who connect and disseminate, receive strength for development.
Most people go through all this unconsciously - but Kabbalists go through this actively and consciously. We make an effort by asking for our friends. That is the work. In spirituality you may make the effort and someone else will get the wage. This isn't natural - it goes against the ego.
How is it possible to do this? Rav always gives the example of a mother and her kids. She loves them so much that she's prepared to give them her food even if she has nothing to eat. We need to build a system so we'll aways have the greatness of the goal.
The more we invest in the friends - the more we'll love those friends. The more I invest in them the more valuable it will be. I need to be concerned about them just like a mother is with her kids. This is not a natural process. We just need to know our true nature. We're not being asked to do anything fancy of our own. We need to open our hearts and ask the Creator to help. And the more we fail, the more we demand He help us.
At the end of the day - it's our growing deficiency that builds the vessel for revelation of the Creator.