Question:
1) Can a person need to go in a certain order of steps [in Avodas Hashem] or is it possible for a person to skip and go straight to the desired level?
2) Did the tzaddikim throughout the generations reach the levels which the Rav describes?
Answer:
1) By way of mesirus nefesh (self-sacrifice) a person can skip levels. This is only for individuals.
2) Each one reached it, according to his level and according to his soul root.
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