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Daily Morning Lesson: May 18, 2026
Part 2: Conversations on the way
Original lesson date: 05/02/2026
Reader: Talk on the path caught when we don't agree in the Ten. It took place about two weeks ago in May 2nd, 2026.
M. Laitman (Source Text/Commentary): (00:05) One must always pray for his friend as one cannot do much for himself for one does not deliver oneself from imprisonment. But when asking for his friend, he is answered quickly. Therefore, each one should pray for his friend and thus each works on the other's desire until all of them are answered. This is from Noam Elimelech.
Student: What is your expectation from the 10th Congress?
M. Laitman: I think that just as we're sitting now around a round table to be like that in the Congress in one circle, internal and external, and continue this way.
Student: Does it matter to you where we're going, whether it's Tiberias or?
M. Laitman: No.
Student: When we go at the end of the month, is it important or you say whatever we go, I'm with you.
M. Laitman: It's completely not important to me.
Student: So what will we eat there? Is that important? Do you have an opinion?
M. Laitman: No, just like now. I didn't know that this is what is being prepared.
Student: Let's say, there're Tens in Israel and in the world, that it is important. Let's say, for one friend it is important to go to Haifa, and another friend wants to go to the south, to the Arava.
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: One friend wants hot dogs, and another friend wants fish.
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: So what do we do?
M. Laitman: We eat hot dogs, and meat, and fish.
Student: Well, that's ideal, but let's say, we're speaking about two places - one wants south, another wants north. And we can start arguing - I want there, he wants there. What should Ten do in such a state? To whoever can convince, to the stronger? Maybe one decides, what? Maybe only one person makes a decision? What would you say?
M. Laitman: I think to do everything, whatever friends want, let it happen.
Student: But he's saying, what if they want to go south and he wants to go north? So we do the majority, democracy. So maybe we should have like a vote with a curtain. Each one should come. Then we open and see results.
Student: That's also a method. You once told us, you remember that Baal HaSulam wanted to go somewhere, to some Mount Sofim or something. And his wife said that she wants his son to go with you. And there was only one car. There were like 10 cars in all of Israel together. And there were six people that could go in and Baal HaSulam said, “Okay, let's have a vote.” And they took 20 notes and the exact same people that Baal HaSulam wanted, they came in the end. So that was destiny. So you said that there is such an exercise that you can do.
Student: So I'll go to the south, but my heart wanted to be in Haifa. So now the question is, does it not bother the Ten? The Creator lets you in all before the Ten and that's it to be together with the Ten.
M. Laitman: Well, so what do we do practically?
Student: It's a question, I don't know. According to the friend, we have to have a vote. Or do a lottery.
M. Laitman: A lot.
Student: Yeah. You said that that's the Creator. That's what Baal HaSulam said. That's the Creator's desire. There's no doubt. That's it. So a lot is a method, according to Kabbalists? That's right to do if we write each one on a note where they want to go? Meaning if there's two places, we have to take a decision, here or there. So we make a lot, and whatever turns out, that's the method?
M. Laitman: Yes, if we agree in advance.
Student: Yeah, in advance.
M. Laitman: Then that's a method.
Student: Also in sports, that's how they decide who starts. When they flip a coin, and whoever wins, he starts. Yeah, so they also count on the Creator.
Student: I think we made it even more complicated. But then everybody's envious on the one that won. You have to annul internally.
Student: By the way, the story that of Baal HaSulam, so she should have heard the Baal HaSulam. He already chose those six.
Student: In the Ten, are there decisions that are organizational and decisions that are spiritual? Or is every decision, what to eat, where to sleep, that's also spiritual?
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: So everything's spiritual in the Ten?
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: So you can't say that in the Ten, there's a part that are just organizing and a part that is social. It's not like in the group that they're organizers, that know how to deal with the kitchen, there are people that know how to deal with plumbing. I'm not doing these things, you know. In the Ten, every decision, even if it's corporeal, it's for attaining the goal. It's spiritual for everybody.
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: Let's say, there's this matter, whatever. And we have to take a decision and we can't reach it unanimously. So is it right? Ideally, it's good. And if not, so the head of the Ten should decide. And we know in advance that there's a head. And then if you can't reach an anonymous decision, well, maybe like in two days, so the head of the Ten decides. Is that okay? Always when we can't reach “one man with one heart,” let's say, let's say we couldn't get there. So from 10 decisions, we were able to take eight, and two - we couldn't. So in advance, we say what the head of the Ten decides, we annul. Is that okay to say that?
M. Laitman: It's a decision.
Student: Yeah, decision. But there's decisions that we can postpone for like another month or two. But if we need to take something right away, we have to count on the head of the Ten. He takes the command and he decides like we have Rav.
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: But there's also a method, let's say about food and a meal. There's someone responsible.
M. Laitman: Responsible for what?
Student: For the meal, for the trip, for the Yeshivat Chaverim - everything, there's somebody in charge. Let's say, from six to seven, we have Yeshivat Chaverim. There's someone in charge preparing the content and everything.
Student: But that's not what we're talking about. If there was someone in charge of a meal, so he didn't consult with us. I'm saying that we have to take a decision. So here in advance, we already decided there's someone in charge. In a state that there is no one in charge?
Student: So, I'm saying what happens in Tens. We can talk nicely like politicians, but there's a reality and there are Tens that go through arguments.
Student: Is it right to put someone in charge of a certain area? Let's say, one friend is in charge of closing the deal on where we're going to go sleep. He's in charge of the owners. We always take his decision.
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: So is it right that we put somebody in charge on a certain area or we have to discuss it with everybody about everything?
M. Laitman: No, if you decided that he decides, then let him decide.
Student: So he decides on his field?
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: And we all annul to his decision, even if we think it's wrong?
M. Laitman: Yes.
Student: It doesn't matter what I think, because he's in charge?
M. Laitman: No.
Student: And if we have something to say about his decision, can we tell him or not? If we don't like his decision?
M. Laitman: After the decision, no.
Student: So, only in advance. Let's say, next time I can say, guys, I don't agree with his decision, I want to change.
M. Laitman: Yes.
Reading: While they speak, I listen, meaning the measure of the Creator's listening depends precisely on the measure of the longing that appear during the saying of the prayer. When one feels excessive longing, he should know at that time that the Creator is listening to him attentively. Clearly, when he knows this, he pours his heart out even stronger, for there is no greater privilege than the King of the world being attentive to him. This is quite similar to what our sages said, the Creator longs for the prayer of righteous.
For the Creator's desire for a person to draw near Him awakens great power and longing in the person to crave for the Creator. For us, like water, of the face to the face, so the heart of man to men. It follows that he is saying the saying of the prayer and the hearing of the prayer go hand in hand until they accumulate to the full measure and he acquires everything.
Student: Is there such a thing where a person appeals and receives an answer immediately?
M. Laitman: Think on your own, go into the depth of your knowledge, of your thoughts, and that will be correct.
Student: Can we consult the Creator, like whether to learn my second degree or not?
M. Laitman: Of course, yes.
Student: And how to know what He's answering, so it won't be my ego, or for it all to really be...
M. Laitman: You have to know how to turn to Him and understand what He says. And then you'll be happy.
Student: It's interesting, it's written that the Creator talks to other people, meaning as far as I'm concerned, whoever just now said, it's the Creator saying, through you the Creator is telling me. Because what I'm saying to myself, I and the Creator, it's an error for sure. I don't know, but I, through you, the Creator speaks to me. But it turns out that each has a different opinion. It's like the Creator is confusing you. And then I can't understand what's exactly, if we all say go or don't go, it's clear to me that it's the Creator and I wouldn't do, I simply nullify, it's easy. Half say yes, half say no, and then really the Creator, what does he want me to decide? But based on what? What conditions? It's a problem.