Good afternoon sir I have a question

Ohr makif and ohr penimi meaning

Hi Gianni, hope you’re well.

Quick question from my kabbalistic practice: I’ve been thinking about how to transform very physical, mundane actions (for example, cleaning and tidying my home or cooking for myself) into real service for the minyan and ultimately for the Creator, using the idea of a masach (screen) to redirect my intention from personal comfort to bestowal for the group.

Is this a worthwhile practice to try? Practically speaking, do small actions like this actually help the group’s spiritual work, or is the effect mainly psychological for the doer?

I’m curious whether this can be a practical, sustainable way to serve the minyan (not just a private exercise). Would appreciate your honest experience and any concrete tips.

Thanks!

Excerpt from Baal HaSulam, Shamati, Article No. 1, “There Is None Else Besides Him”

“That is, the pleasure and joy that the will to receive takes should be with the aim that there is contentment above when the creatures feel pleasure, as this was the purpose of creation, to do good to His creations. This is called the joy of the Shechina above.”

Questions:

1)        When I feel pleasure, like eating, resting, or feeling appreciated, etc. how do I know whether my enjoyment is egoistic or directed toward contentment above?

2)        How can I sense the Creator’s contentment in my pleasure if I cannot perceive Him directly?

I have the question

The is nefesh, ruach, neshama,, haya, etc…… Which one correspond with bina

In thlesson tonight there was a section that said if you prayed very fervently and had exhausted all other avenues, sometimes the Creator would answer your prayer Rav Layman wrote in his blog on January 24, 2011 the Creator could not change ( I seem to remember that I had heard an instructor say that same in a previous lesson) I’m trying to reconcile the two statements. What am I missing or not seeing. Thank you.