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[Gil]

Ask, connect, inspire.

[Jake Lawy]

Hi Jim,

Hope you are well.

I am looking for a clear definition of what the WILL is in order to adequately differentiate will to bestow from desire to bestow.

Is will the source of desire? Ie creator = will to bestow

creation = will to recieve

 

desire to give is created by the will to bestow as soon as a true deficiency or desire to receive is formed ?

If I could also be clear about will as opposed to both thought and intention that would help me also .

If you are aware of the Hebrew words for these things I’d be happy to know them .

Thank  you

Jake

 

[Jim – KabU Instructor]

Hello Jake. First off, here’s a reply from David Monolo:

Hi Jake,

Initially only the Creator existed—the will to bestow. Following, He created the will to receive, to be fulfilled. This is the matter of creation. We have two opposing qualities in the universe, the will to bestow, to fill, to love, the qualities of the Creator, and the will to receive, to fill only oneself even at the expense of others, the qualities of creation. So, the Creator has only the will to bestow. The creation has both a will and an intention: the will to receive and the intention “for my own sake” or “for the sake of others,” including “for the sake of the Creator.” The words “will” and “desire” are interchangeable as they are both addressing the quality of bestowal or reception.  This is from Rav’s blog:

“The Creator is the desire to bestow, give, and love. However, we shouldn’t think that there is no lack in this desire – there is. Only it doesn’t come from a lack of fulfillment, but from being unable to share its perfection. This is why the Creator created the will to enjoy – it was in order to fulfill it and express His love toward it.”

To Dave’s reply, I would add that thoughts are our way of figuring out how to fulfill our desires. Intentions are the direction of  benefit – am I receiving for my benefit, or for the benefit of another.

Bestowal, in Hebrew, is the word ashpa’ah. Reception is the word “kabbalah”.

[tom]

Hi everyone,

I’m new here in the graduate environment and I’m just wondering where to start. For the moment it seems a little bit overwhelming. Am I supposed to first explore the courses (at random) and will I thereafter be contacted to join a ten, or what?

Thanks

[Jim – KabU Instructor]

Hello Tom.

Welcome to the Graduate Environment, we are very glad you are with us. The GE currently consists of six interactive components, and you can use all or some of them. The heart of the Graduate Environment is the Young Group. You will be receiving an email assigning you to your group. In the meantime, you can visit either of the current Young Groups (one on Sundays and another on Tuesdays) to get a feel for it and start connecting with friends. On Tuesday night “A Sage Speaks”, taught by Seth Breitman, covers some of Baal HaSulam’s articles. On Thursday night “Grad Class” with Mike Kellogg explores one of the aspects of Kabbalah that Rav Laitman taught this week. “Sunday meeting with Friends”, hosted by Zohar, is a chance to ask any questions about our work and study in kabbalah. “Weekly Portion of Light” is taught by Gilad Shir. Also, you have access to the “Forum” where you can post any questions you have, and they will be answered by KabU instructors. In the event you missed, or want to watch again, a particular class, all are recorded and archived. There are also links to all sorts of Kabbalah materials such as songs, articles, videos, so explore the site.  you have heard, joining a ten is a very important part of Kabbalah. Once you have been assigned to your permanent Young Group, about 4-5 weeks into the semester, the YG will be divided into tens and you will work with this 10 throughout the course. Use the Graduate Environment how it works best for you, some, or all.

Enjoy and Connect

[tom]

Ok. Thank you very much.

I guess it’s a great opportunity to try to find a routine. Waking up at night without disturbing the rest of the family will be the most difficult I think.

[Troy Albright]

I am a student of the Graduate Enviorment and am on my second go thru with Young Group and a Ten. I am not connecting with my Ten this time around. I have not been going to the Ten meetings because of this and also have been not attending Young Group. I feel like an outsider but that tug is there in my heart to come back. What should i do if I feel I don’t belong? It upsets me to the point of tears that I feel unwanted.

[Lyndon]

HI Troy, You are loved pal

[David – KabU Instructor]

Hello Troy,

 

What is kabbalah? It is all about connection with the Creator through love of others

Part of the process of attaining this is the revelation of the resistance to connect in our current nature, our ego.

This is something that is concealed from us. Kabbalah is the process of revealing, “I have created the evil inclination and I have created the Torah as a spice”

 

It is not that you are “not wanted”, quite the opposite, you are wanted by the Creator therefore you have been given this opportunity

 

See the negative feeling for what it is and try to focus more on the tug you are feeling in your heart, that is the creator calling you to make a step above your ego and come closer to Him

 

“The creator placed your hand on the good fate and said take it” The Creator starts the process for us and then it is up to us to continue. Take a step toward Him like a little child taking a step toward the parent when they let go of his/her hand

 

All the best

[Troy Albright]

I am a student of the Graduate Enviorment and am on my second go thru with Young Group and a Ten. I am not connecting with my Ten this time around. I have not been going to the Ten meetings because of this and also have been not attending Young Group. I feel like an outsider but that tug is there in my heart to come back. WShat should i do if I feel I don’t belong? It upsets me to the point of tears that I feel unwanted.

[ORLANDO]

Hi Friends

My Name is Orlando Marrero. I started studing with BB at around 2017 and got serious on 2018 and been with BB ever since. Last Sunday I joined Gianni’s class in preparation for new young group and questions were asked and but I did not have the courage to ask a couple of burning questions that I have. I was told that I could ask them here. I will ask the one that burns me the most. I am sorry that I don’t even know how to ask about this so I’m just going to. Since 6 month ago I have notice that when I close my eyes I can see a light that sometimes intensifies and diminishes.  Is this suppose to happen, what is that light ? If is better to ask Gianni next Sunday for the benefit of all, I will do so but for now can you tell me this, Is my imagination playing tricks on me ? Anyway thanks in advance.

[Jim – KabU Instructor]

Hello Orlando. I do not know what you are seeing. I suspect it is some unexplained physical phenomena going on in your eye. In any case, I have not heard of this from any of the Friends.

[Seraphim]

Dear Friends and Instructors,

I have the following question about the tradition of the wisdom of Kabbalah that has been handed down to us through Baal HaSulaam and Rabash to Rav Laitman:

If this school of Kabbalah (Bnei Baruch) is the most legitimate and effective method in the world today, and if the only way to realize or maximize the outcome of this method is by working in a quorum of dedicated fellow Kabbalists (a “Ten” as you call it), then why is it that we hear only from a single bearer of this tradition, Rav Laitman?

One would assume that had Baal HaSulam, Rabash, and Rav Laitman enjoyed the optimal outcome that is to be had from this rare treasure that this success did not occur to them individually, but that their colleagues within their respective quora reached the highest worlds together with then in mutual guarantee; and that they too would have wanted to share this glory with the world just as our own glorious teachers have; or, at least, they would have testified publicly to the absolute veracity of this most august school of wisdom so that its dissemination might be all the more expedited and empowered.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,
~ Seraphim

[Jim – KabU Instructor]

Hello Seraphim.  A ten, or quorum, requires two or more. Ten people is optimal. Rav Laitman’s 10 is himself and Rabash. I am not privy to the 10 of Rabash or Baal HaSulam.

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