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  • July 20, 2020 at 1:14 pm EDT #33838

    Gil
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    • July 15, 2023 at 3:01 am EDT #326289
      mrc s
      Participant

      Does God willing to go to hell to save one person?

      • July 16, 2023 at 2:25 pm EDT #326395
        Chris – KabU Instructor
        Moderator

        Hey mrc,

        In Kabbalists texts like The Tree of Life and The Study of the Ten Sefirot, the upper one is described as lowering itself to the lower ones in order to raise them to a higher degree.

        Chris

    • July 14, 2023 at 3:41 am EDT #326224
      mrc s
      Participant

      Is it better to do good to others in need first or those who are godlier?

      • July 16, 2023 at 2:22 pm EDT #326394
        Chris – KabU Instructor
        Moderator

        Hey mrc,

        If your asking from the perspective of Kabbalah, doing “good” would still be an action with the intention to receive which distances us from the Creator and this is considered “bad”. This is how Kabbalah defines good and evil. “In order to bestow” is good. “In order to receive” is considered evil.

        Thanks,

        Chris

    • July 11, 2023 at 9:46 am EDT #326015
      Varda kahalany
      Participant

      My questions are as follows:
      1. Why is it that the greatest Kabbalists of the past were all Jewish Rabbis. This gives the impression that somehow the Kabbalah is connected to Judaism . I also noted that most of the current Rabbis are holding the perception that one can’t delve into the Kabbalah before knowing the TORAH and for learning Kabbalah a person has to be ‘pure’ which is attained by strictly observing all the ‘Mitzvot’ in the Torah.
      2. By my understanding, the Kabbalah is written in Aramaic, but if the Hebrew language is the basis of the creation, why it is not written in Hebrew ?
      I hope that my questions do not sound stupid , I just would like to know how to respond to people close to me when they bring up the ‘reasoning’ in my first question ( first learn Torah then you can slowly start with Kabbalah).
      Thanks 🙂

      • July 11, 2023 at 4:33 pm EDT #326045
        Chris – KabU Instructor
        Moderator

        Hi Varda,

        Well Judaism did stem from the misuse or misunderstanding of Kabbalah so there’s this “backward” connection, but that’s it. The study of the wisdom had nothing to do with whether you are religiously a Jew or not, it just so happens that many of the books were written in Hebrew and these texts were typically available to those who understood the language or were around those books by chance even. So here when you mention words like “Torah” and “Mitzvot” you’ll need to redefine them according to the wisdom of Kabbalah and not the Jewish religion which would refer to the light that corrects us and the inner actions that draw that light.

        The books of Zohar was written in Aramaic. Aramaic and Hebrew are connected and Aramaic is considered the “back side” of the language. Our teacher explains that Hebrew is the language of “lights” whereas Aramaic is the language of the vessels. I found a post where Rav Laitman writes exactly of this so maybe you’ll like to delve into it more if you’re interested.

        Thanks!

        Chris

    • July 8, 2023 at 11:59 am EDT #325462
      Brad
      Participant

      Can i please have the source quote of Baal HaSulam saying “one has to become secular” to understand attainment. (Apologies if i worded it wrong).

      thanks.

      • July 11, 2023 at 4:25 pm EDT #326043
        Chris – KabU Instructor
        Moderator

        Hey Brad,

        I’m not sure what quote you’re referring to exactly, sounds like it’s kind of a mix of some things. BHS refers to the “secular” to those who live according to the quality of reception and “religious” as those according to the quality of bestowal. Maybe you’re referring to “secular” which would refer to faith “within reason” and “religious” referring to “above reason”. Not exactly sure, but with those two additions there you might be able to answer your own question. Let me know, thanks!

    • July 8, 2023 at 7:19 am EDT #325449
      mrc s
      Participant

      Is it better to not do lo lishma if not for getting lishma?

      • July 8, 2023 at 7:38 am EDT #325451
        mrc s
        Participant

        And the related torah as a potion of death?

        • July 9, 2023 at 10:59 pm EDT #325902
          Chris – KabU Instructor
          Moderator

          Hey mrc,

          That’s a pretty complex question, but the goal should always be to attain Lishma. The goal however is only clear once you discover you’re working in Lo Lishma. However then you could ask, then we should aim for Lo Lishma? There’s a lot to discern here but for now, as much as we can understand what Lishma is, we should aim for that which will not be in the direction of “potion of death”.

          Chris

           

    • July 8, 2023 at 6:58 am EDT #325448
      mrc s
      Participant

      Is love God the greatest commandment?

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