We Shall Do and We Shall Hear

We are reaching a pivotal moment in human history, a time when we must begin to recognize and accept that in order to survive in an increasingly integrated global world, we will have to build a human society that functions as a single, living organism — where each individual becomes a cell within this larger body.

To achieve this, we must make an agreement — a collective decision — to do something we have never before experienced or fully understood. We must agree to actions and behaviors that are, at present, beyond our comprehension. These actions will lead us to new emotional states and a higher level of consciousness. Only through this transformation — through reaching new emotional experiences and a higher awareness — will we be able to comprehend and embrace the new state of integration.

However, there is an inherent challenge: we cannot reach this new state of emotional and conscious unity without agreeing to perform actions that go against our deeply ingrained logic, reason, and desires. This means stepping into a realm of selflessness and unconditional love — acting purely for the benefit of others without seeking any reward or personal gain.

We must agree to sacrifice our individual existence for the greater good of the entire organism, without any guarantee of our personal survival or place in that organism. It requires surrendering our personal identity, accepting that the existence of the whole organism — whether or not we are part of it — is far more significant from the perspective of the natural plan of creation and evolution.

We must come to understand and accept that our personal “self” holds no inherent importance in the grand scheme of things. In fact, it is precisely through the complete annulment of the self that we enable the optimal development of the whole organism. Whether or not we continue to exist individually within that organism is irrelevant to us, because our sole concern is the optimal development and future perfection of the whole, a development that is in alignment with the life-source of reality.

Our only hope for continued existence lies in existing through the others — becoming a transparent, pure channel for the life-creating and life-nurturing energy of the single source of life, transmitted to others through us.

Becoming a “Godly Nation”

We all need to agree to form what can be described as a “godly nation,” a unique assembly of people bound by mutual guarantee, where each member exists solely for the sake of the others. The aim of this society is to create a network of mutual integration and connection, one through which we can reveal and attain the single force that creates and governs all of reality.

This requires a total agreement to self-subjugation — an agreement without guarantees, rewards, or any expectation of personal fulfillment. This is a truly supernatural commitment, one that goes completely against the natural inclinations of the self-centered, individualistic human nature.

We must cultivate a unique deficiency for abandoning all individualistic aspirations in favor of fostering a profound mutual integration. This integration allows us to exist “as one man with one heart,” where each person becomes a selfless, altruistic cell in the same living organism. The sole purpose of this organism is to reveal, attain, and justify the single governing force of reality, the benevolent source of life.

This supernatural need — this collective aspiration — must develop despite the constant resistance of our inherent human nature. Our egos will protest, attempting to block the growing unity with all their might, but we must rise above this opposition.

The Collective Agreement

This process requires a collective, unanimous agreement to self-nullify, where each individual willingly chooses to relinquish their personal identity for the sake of unity. This agreement comes from a state in which the members of the assembly already feel a sense of belonging to the same, integrated organism. However, despite this connection, the organism remains lifeless. The true, life-creating and life-nurturing force — the single, overwhelming source of life — is still missing.

Although the individuals have already detached from their egos through mutual effort, and while they can sense each other and recognize their role within the organism, they are still unable to facilitate the life-affirming flow of reality’s force between them. They lack the capacity to proactively generate mutual love and connection, which is necessary to bring life into the organism.

There must arise a sharp, visceral realization that, despite our interconnectedness, if the single life-creating and life-nurturing force is absent from our interactions, we remain lifeless, trapped in a dark, airless void. We are like a body without a soul.

The Role of the Torah

In order to facilitate the circulation of life between us, we must adopt a unique method — the method of the Torah. This method enables us to remove the remaining separation and obstacles between us, allowing the life-affirming energy to flow freely.

The life-creating and life-nurturing force originates from the single source of all reality. However, the members of the assembly must actively draw this force by completely opening themselves to one another and to the entire system. Each individual’s inherent desire for existence and fulfillment must be channeled into the collective effort of selflessly serving others and the whole. The ultimate goal is to reveal and attain the single life-source, ensuring that each part of the system receives its sustenance.

This creates a unique, mutual partnership between the assembly and the single life-source. It is through the collective, conscious agreement of the individuals that the life-affirming force is drawn into the system, circulating and energizing the entire organism.

The Power of Mutual Love

When we learn to turn toward one another with pure, unconditional love and service, we begin to sense the reciprocal love and service coming from the single source of life. Our entire existence must become an ever-growing, infinite yearning for this life source to fill our connection network, so that we may experience existence through mutual love and bestowal, where each person exists solely for the benefit of others.

This yearning and deficiency must be collective, where each member of the assembly feels their deficiencies not as individual needs, but as shared needs that belong to the entire network. The more we collectively and mutually complement each other, the stronger the collective deficiency becomes, and the more we draw the life-affirming force into our connection.

Trading Needs and Deficiencies

The key to this process is mutual trade. Each member must learn to exchange their needs and deficiencies, using their own lack only as an opportunity for others to fulfill them. This creates a powerful collective deficiency, where each person exists only to nurture and fulfill the needs of others.

Through this methodical, mutual work, we must learn to feel that the collective connection network is stronger and more real than our individual existence. We must come to be grateful for our individual problems and deficiencies, as they become the collective fuel that drives the flow of the life-force through the network.

The Blessed Adheres to the Blessed

In this state, we live according to the principle described as “the blessed adheres to the blessed” or “I am for my beloved, and my beloved is for me.” This is the true meaning of selfless existence — where each person lives solely for the sake of the whole, and the whole exists through each individual.

This is the vision that we must strive for, the ideal of a society where every individual selflessly serves the other, and through that mutual service, the single, life-creating force of reality is revealed and nurtured. This is the path toward becoming a united, harmonious organism, living for the purpose of manifesting the singular, benevolent source of life.