Rabash. Concerning Respecting the Father. 5 (1986) [2026-06-08] #lesson

The episode explores a profound Kabbalistic teaching on the nature of spiritual respect—specifically, the paradox that the Creator demands we honor Him as Father, yet we feel shame in doing so. This shame arises not from arrogance, but from our current state of spiritual corruption: we are so deeply embedded in a world of self-serving reception that we cannot yet perceive the Creator as a source of true honor. The core insight is that true respect for the Father is not about ego or self-worth, but about transforming our entire desire to receive into a vessel for giving—what Kabbalah calls 'Lishmah' (for His sake). The path to this transformation is not through denial of desire, but through using our animalistic senses as tools, while cultivating a sixth sense—the spiritual sense—that allows us to feel the Creator not as a distant authority, but as the source of all reality. This sixth sense is built not in isolation, but through society: by admiring those who embody spiritual greatness, we internalize their qualities and begin to see the world through a lens of eternal, divine truth. The ultimate goal is not to escape suffering, but to transform it into love—so that our pain becomes fuel for spiritual ascent, and our entire being becomes a vessel for the Creator’s presence.