Excerpt from Baal HaSulam, Shamati, Article No. 1, “There Is None Else Besides Him”
“That is, the pleasure and joy that the will to receive takes should be with the aim that there is contentment above when the creatures feel pleasure, as this was the purpose of creation, to do good to His creations. This is called the joy of the Shechina above.”
Questions:
1) When I feel pleasure, like eating, resting, or feeling appreciated, etc. how do I know whether my enjoyment is egoistic or directed toward contentment above?
2) How can I sense the Creator’s contentment in my pleasure if I cannot perceive Him directly?