Always in the heart first. The mind comes and clarifys the desire.

Hello Adelina. I’m not an instructor or moderator, just a fellow student but I found this and hope it helps. It’s from “The Letters of Rabbi Hamnuna-Saba” under THE LETTER TAV.

“These two parts of Malchut manifest in different ways: Miftacha – openly and Man’ula – secretly. Two paths of bringing man to correction emerge from them: the good path of the Torah and the path of suffering.”

There is much more to read about it but that was the most direct definition in the passage. If you’d like to read it all just copy/paste –  the letters of rabbi hamnuna-saba miftacha –  into Google then select the result from from Kabbalah Info titled “The Letters of Rabbi Hamnuna-Saba | The Zohar.” When you arrive on the page press Ctrl & F together then a search box will appear in the top right corner of your screen. Search for the word Miftacha. It will take you to information your seeking. I apologize that I am unable to provide the hyperlink for easier access to the web site. Unfortunately, the forum does not allow it at this time.

——————   Dear Instructors/Moderators, if students are only to reply to each in the classroom forums and not in this forum that is directed toward KabU instructors please let me know and I won’t continue to do so. It’s just in my nature to answer questions when I’m able to do so.

Hi Adelina,

A reader of the Zohar I see!

Hi Adelina,

A reader of the Zohar I see!  No one explains it better than Rav Laitman I suppose. Here you go!

http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/2865?/eng/content/view/full/2865&main

Malchut that stands in NE is called a “lock,” for she prevents Ohr Hochma from entering the Partzuf. The entire Partzuf ends in Hochma (the Light can only be in K-H). Hence, it is merely Nefesh- Ruach. After all, in the absence of Kelim- Sefirot B-ZA-M, the Lights Neshama-Haya-Yechida are absent. Yesod de Malchut is the 49th gate, the maximum that can be before the end of correction, for Malchut de Malchut itself is the 50th gate.

If the key (Ateret Yesod of the Light) enters Yesod de Malchut (the 49th gate), then this Light lowers Malchut to her place, from NE to Peh. This Light opens the Partzuf and Ohr Hochma fills it. This is why Ateret Yesod is called a “key.”

Thanks!

Hey Jennifer,

I’m not 100% sure what you’re asking about here. The letters represent the ‘values’ of Hochma and Hassadim (from Bina). You could say the Sefirot that emerge one below another are due to the spreading of Hochma.

Attainment comes from the one who attains from below-upward. Meaning, Malchut needs to rise each time upwards through ZA to Bina.

It’s important to know what the letters are and where they come from, but to dive into them expecting to take something spiritual from it is the wrong approach. The letters represent the forces that ultimately construct all of creation – not something we can grasp at the moment. It’s not necessary to delve into all kinds of philosophies to try and understand something we simply can’t currently. The correct approach is to read these texts, build some kind of minimal understanding, basic foundation, and from there aim for the light that reforms to change our inner qualities to be similar to the qualities of the Creator. From there we can understand His thought and His creation.

Hope this helps. Thanks!

Chris

Hey mrc,

The wisdom of Kabbalah defines “body” as the general will to receive. In our world the physical body is just a temporary and necessary means to disconnect from adhesion with the Creator in order to return to adhesions but independently and consciously.

There’s nothing “bad” the way we think of it today. “Bad”, according to Kabbalah only refers to its role in pushing a person away from the Creator, yet with the intention to ultimately bring them closer.

Thanks!

Chris

Hey mrc,

Whatever we sense in reality, this is the Creator. Pleasurable – the Creator. Not pleasurable – the Creator. Good and bad, that only depends on a person’s degree. Good can be pleasurable to my will to receive or, if it’s more important for me to give pleasure to the Creator instead of receiving it – then we are in equivalence of form.

A person enjoys this world and its pleasures until they no longer fulfill them and the search begins to find other pleasures.  It’s like a child who enjoys a toy car to play with until they grow up and that’s no longer something they want to play with and instead, they have a desire for a real car.

Thanks!

Thanks Gui for the nice sharing., And thanks Chris for the suggestion.

@Gui, your question actually touched me. I have exactly same feelings in my spiritual path. While I am studying the Kabbalah classes, one thing make me feel react a lot, is  that, everytime when I hear “our mission / purpose here is to become a person who desire to give” / “setting up greater connection to the creator”.  I feel like I’m connecting to something that I don’t even know what is it, yet forcing myself to like it.

But I understand what Chris mentioned, the upper world is the root and this world is the effect. So whatever happening here has some reason up there, wanting us to have this burning desire for richer experiences. I’m still trying to understand that, I hope you will stay finding the answer together , maybe studying together we figure out easier 😉

Hey Gui,

That was well written so thanks for writing that and it’s no problem at all.

We know every desire comes from the same source and we are helpless to that fact. Whatever awakens, awakens for a reason. We can’t tell you what decisions to make here, because only you can decide whether you will feel you ultimately have to fulfill that desire or if you see it’s something you will always need to face. Sometimes it’s enough to imagine having that desire fulfilled and moving on and sometimes it’s not.

I will say though, if you already found yourself here, with all the material and resources needed to build a new life and you feel like it’s less important than other desires then you’re already facing your first experiment with inflating the importance of bestowal over reception using the influence of the environment.

If you want to experiment, you should try it and see if you can be lifted above the need to care for your own needs, just even a bit, for half a second. It would be a relief not to have to care for your own well-being.

Otherwise, it might be one of those things you have to taste and mark it off the list. Our doors are always open.

Best of luck friend.

Chris

Hi Adelina,

This world BB group is made up of many many pieces from many countries and within those groups there could be individuals in more advanced states than others but T World Kli as it’s called advances as a whole.

Now that we are in the “last generation” spirituality is attained in a group.

Thanks!