One does not feel a lack for spirituality so as to say that he cannot live without it, since man’s lack, which he feels in himself, is that he must receive pleasure. He is filled by corporeal things, which is nourishment that is abundant in the world, since this was prepared for us by the Creator so that by them we would be able to exist in the world.

In other words, since the desire to do good impels us to receive pleasure, we satisfy the desire for pleasure with corporeal pleasures. This is akin to food that is not very expensive, meaning that we do not need to make great efforts in order to buy them.

Only when one has been filled with all the corporeal pleasures and has no deficiency that he did not satisfy, and no deficiency or yearning for corporeality is left in him, then he has no vitality or pleasure, for only the deficiency and yearning give flavor to something. At that time, he begins to feel that it is worthwhile to see if there is vitality and pleasure in spirituality.

Also, sometimes a cause from aside takes from him the deficiency and yearning for corporeality. It follows that then, too, he has nothing from which to receive pleasure. Therefore, he must approach spirituality, perhaps he will be able to draw some pleasure from there.

That cause sometimes comes through inheritance of qualities from the forefathers, who revoked these pleasures either through morals or because they tasted the light of Torah and saw that it was not worthwhile to turn to the deficiency and desire for these pleasures. Although now they do not feel the taste of Torah, by receiving a temporary illumination, they loathe corporeal pleasures and now have a need for spirituality.