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After I reach spirituality I can measure it by the Aviut (coarseness) and Kashiut (hardness) of the Masach (screen), by the Ohr Yashar (direct light) that strikes the Masach, and by the Ohr Hozer (reflected light) that returns to the source.
“It is not that the friends must love me, but rather I must love the friends.” The friend has a heart of stone so that I can organize my correct prayer inside, and outside, see what we can do to help them. The outside part is an art, as “one whose friend does not like pickles cannot treat his friend to pickles.” This is the work, to organize me inner attitude, as well as see how I can open the heart of the friend. One friend gives me work like this, another gives me work like that. It’s all for my correction.
I appreciate your desire to connect everyone and help. Friends can write to the support email if they need help with the retreat. Our experience with students being in contact through non-mediated channels, without going through the Young Group has been that it’s not beneficial and actually subtracts.
Closer to connection is unequivocally better for a person. More distant from connection is worse for a person. Kabbalah is the science of connection. In somewhat of a connection with others, most of the problems in the world would be solved. In deeper connection the Creator is even revealed.
We use these terms but we’re relying on the words of Kabbalists. We can’t be creative. Every word we say should be backed up by what they’ve said. True Kabbalists only speak out of what they’re attaining. Even what astronomers measure and then talk about, for example, is something much weaker than what Kabbalists call attainment, there’s a lot of room to be mistaken.
Not online, but in the back of Kabbalah for the Student there’s a glossary according to Baal HaSulam. There’s also definitions that are valuable to know in his Study of the Ten Sefirot, which you can find here: https://kabbalahmedia.info/en/sources/EiUPsO0e
