On the Spiritual ladder (pdf) - Kabbalah-arizal.nl

Lesson 4
Whenever the lesson starts, we always have to keep in mind and arouse in ourselves for
which reason we do it. To say that we serve the Creator is maybe at first sight aimed too
high, but of course it’s like this, because every time we conquer our body, we serve the
Creator.
On the other hand when we submit to our body and are only occupied with the material
world, then we cause annoyance to the Sjechyna… because we don’t experience the
Sjechyna. Then it’s like we cause annoyance to the Sjechyna, but of course it’s not like this.
The Sjechyna goes through us, but we don’t feel anything. By this we add an extra shortage
to our world. But if we get up at night, do our best, then we bring the Sjechyna in our world.
This is the whole point, like Avraham introduced love in this world, by giving.
We’re following in the footsteps of Avraham, it’s not our merit , but we do it because it is
imposed on us from above and we have to carry it out.
So what we learn now is not meant for our intellectual part, to get a kick out of it, but it’s
meant to attract the light, and that it may correct us. And if it corrects me, then it also
corrects the world. That’s why you feel that you’re not only working on yourself, but also
directly or indirectly on someone else. So before the lesson starts, always be on this
wavelength.
Before we start, just a few words about the attitude of others with regard to the night
lessons. When someone has a wife, man, friend, girlfriend, family or relatives, and … but
especially family.
When they notice that you suddenly pay a lot of attention to the spiritual… When it’s done
by day, or in the evening, then it’s okay for them, but when it’s done at night then they feel
as if something is taken away from them. For a human being in our world it works in this
way, like a child.
So when someone gets up at night, around 3 or 4 o’clock, then the other thinks and feels
jealous as he or she gets less attention while the spiritual gets more attention. Just like a
child they get jealous and think: “why do you do this”, “I don’t understand why you have to
do it… go back to sleep, don’t be a fool”. How do you have to behave in such a situation?
On one hand perseverance and on the other hand you have to understand that no matter
what or how the other person thinks of you, you have to keep going, because it’s you
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