Question: Did Kabbalists like Baal HaSulam and Rabash seek to spread Kabbalah to the world to reduce the pressure on it?

Answer: No, not for that reason. Kabbalists seek to present Kabbalah to the world so that it quickly comes to adhesion with the Creator in a good way because that is the best state for the world. But most importantly, because it is desirable to the Creator.

And although you feel very sorry for the world, this is not out of love for it, but primarily out of love for the Creator, because you must work more from the desire to give Him pleasure.

The same self-centered struggle is happening here: for what? Certainly not for oneself anymore. For the sake of the world or the sake of the Creator? And here arises such duality. After all, it is impossible to build a coherent action without all the components—me, world, Creator—being put together in the right packaging, since only then will they yield results. Therefore, it is necessary to work on their correct combination.

It is like aiming; you must align all axes so that your eye, the front sight, and the object are all on the same line. Then you hit the target. It is the same here.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. How to Change the World for the Better?” 1/23/12

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