RSRH, I think R’ Dessler means it in a slightly different way then RSRH (the original). If I’m not mitaken, R’ Dessler has a piece where explains that becoming a “giver” is mevatel the self-centeredness that is the main cause of people not seeing what they should be doing. I believe this explains why Avrahom was the first person to recognize Hashem; because he was completely mevatel his “yesh”. (It’s been a while since I saw this, so I may have gotten it somewhat wrong.) This differs from the standard philosophy that chessed helps one come close to Hashem by becoming more “like” Hashem (as the Gemora says, “mah Hu rachum af atah rachum”).
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