[Helen]

Hi Gianni

“one who prays for his friend is answered first.”.. if my friends pray for my deficiencies, their prayer will only work if I do my part as well, if I don’t do my part, in what way that prayer will be answered? who will benefit from it?

thanks

Helen

 

[Helen]

Hi Gianni, that was a great lesson led by your Ten! inspired by that lesson, more questions:

1. If my friends incorporate my deficiencies and raise a prayer for the entire Ten, could it make me less pressured to do my own work in drawing the Light, since it sounds like the Light will come through my friends without me asking or working? Wouldn’t the Creator want to value my own prayer over my friends’ prayer for me, as that indicates a stronger desire and deficiency in me if I were to raise a prayer myself?

2. In your reply, you mentioned that prayer ultimately needs to include everybody. Did you mean all Israel or all people? Whenever I try to pray for all people, I hear a little voice in my head: “If that worked, then this world wouldn’t have any problems.” So my reasoning tells me to pray only for a particular person, situation, or a small group. I am not sure what my response should be to that little voice.

thanks

Helen

[Helen]

Hi Gianni,

thank you for still tending to the forum while in Israel, I hope you are receiving a lot of revelation of the Creator in the connection.  yesterday’ session Rav mentioned about to ask, and ask more. my question is related to that:

I feel strongly connected to the discernment of reward and punishment in Lo Lishma. For example, I want to do whatever is needed in the spiritual work, and I pray that the Creator will bring my loved ones closer to Him. If He needs to send them blows, I ask that He also send them thoughts that will awaken them, bring them inner peace, and give them yearning for the Creator.

My question is: Is such a prayer on the right track, and will it be answered? How do I know whether this kind of prayer supports my advancement or strengthens my attachment to self-benefit?

I am aware that there is self-benefit in it, because when my loved ones suffer, especially mentally, I suffer as well. However, since in Lo Lishma the Creator designed us to work for reward, how should I ask for such rewards so that they become fuel for the work rather than an obstacle?

thank you and stay blessed in Israel.

Helen

[Helen]

this helps. thank you

[Helen]

I am sorry to jump in as this is my question as well. before machsom we do not perceive the Creator, we can’t discuss with our corporeal circle, we are not allow to share descends and struggles that may have the potential to bring friends down, often it feels very lonely. maybe it’s different for man.  is it okay to share with who are also on the journey but not in your Ten?

[Helen]

I understand that the translation itself is part of one’s individual work, and I’m not asking for guidance on transforming specific deficiencies. My question is more about orientation: when egoistic deficiencies are revealed through corporeal pain, what is their correct place in the work? Should such deficiencies be brought to the Creator through prayer as they are? Should they be brought to the Ten as a general deficiency, without entering corporeal details? Or should one wait until these deficiencies are revealed directly in the spiritual work itself? How should I understand the correct “workflow” for relating to such revelations?

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