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- Only relevant for one who reaches the level of Ahava Raba: In order for the above intent of one’s Divine service [that his sole purpose of serving G-d is simply to unite the Divine presence with G-d] to be absolutely true within one’s heart, that his heart truly desires this Divine unification, it is necessary for one’s heart to reach the level of Ahava Raba for Hashem alone.
- Serving G-d simply to give Him satisfaction and not for satiating one’s passion: A person who serves G-d with the level of Ahava Raba serves G-d’s solely for the sake of giving Him satisfaction and not in order to quench one’s soul which is thirsting for G-d. He serves G-d like a son who desires to give satisfaction to his mother and father whom he loves more than his own body and soul, as explained above in chapter 10 in the name of the Zohar. [Only such a person can truly serve G-d with the sole intent of unifying the Divine presence with G-d, however, one cannot expect from others to truly do so, as their service of G-d will naturally contain a selfish aspect of quenching their own thirst and passion for G-d.]
- Now, although as stated that the above intent of serving G-d for the sake of unifying Him is only truly relevant to a very high level Tzadik, nonetheless every single person should accustom himself to having this intent.
- A true desire of some level: As, although this intent will not be completely honest and true within his heart, that he truly desire it with all of his heart, nonetheless, his heart truly does desire this to some level. [Meaning, that although he also has other more self-serving intentions in his heart upon serving G-d, nonetheless, this is not negating the fact that he can also desire to do so for G-d’s unity.]
- The natural love a Jew has for G-d also desires G-d’s unity: The reason that every Jew desires this unity of G-d to some level is due to the natural love of G-d that is found in every single Jew, in which he desires to fulfill everything that is the will of G-d. Now, since the true desire of G-d is this unity of Him with His Divine presence, therefore every Jew truly desires this as well.
- Unification in the world of Atzilus: This unification of G-d and His Divine presence is the unification that is affected in the world of Atzilus as a result of the Divine service of those below.
- Unifying one’s soul with G-d through Torah study and Mitzvahs: This is accomplished through unifying his G-dly soul and incorporating it within the light of G-d which is invested in the Torah and Mitzvah’s that one is studying and performing. When one studies Torah and performs a Mitzvah, one completely unifies his soul with G-d, as explained in chapter 35. Furthermore, one unifies not just his soul below but also the source of his soul above with G-d, as explained next.
- How it causes a unification of G-d and his Divine presence: When a person studies Torah and performs a Mitzvah one also unifies the source of the Torah and Mitzvah’s which is G-d, with the source of his G-dly soul which is referred to as the Shechinah, and is the Divine light which fills all the worlds and encompasses all the worlds, as explained in length elsewhere.
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