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In Attaining the Worlds Beyond: A Guide to Spiritual Discovery by Rabbi Michael Laitman, narrated by Tony Kosinec, Laitman writes that “the fear of the Creator is a selfless concern about not being able to do something that could have been done for the sake of the Creator.”
Am I understanding this correctly to mean that “fear” here is not about living in anxiety or being afraid of the Creator, but rather having such a strong desire to act for the Creator’s sake that one fears missing an opportunity to do so?
Hi Michael,
Yes, fear in Kabbalah refers to our inability to bestow. It’s a fear that stems from recognizing our egoistic nature and how it can trip us up when we’re aspiring to bestow like the Creator.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2021/11/what-vessel-is-suitable-for-the-light/
Albert @ KabU
The Kabbalists wrote in the language of branches. When the point in the heart awakens and one is struck with the desire to know the meaning of their life, do the answers come in the language of branches as well – be it written, through revelation, signs in life?
Hi Chanel,
Everything always comes from a higher root, from the Creator. It’s as if we’re in a constant dialog with Him every moment of our lives. The problem is that the Creator is speaking to us in the language of bestowal, while our nature only understands the language of reception. As such, we operate on two completely different frequencies. So it’s currently impossible for us to understand Him. We first need to correct our nature and become similar to Him. Only then will we begin to understand Him and to comprehend properly all that we see in life.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/09/learn-the-creators-language/
Albert @ KabU
Another question in regards to our journey. Do we share our experiences and discoveries with our children? My kids are 14 & 11 and have seen a transformation in me as quasi atheist mom to spiritual mom. As well as a reset of my nervous system and anxieties. So some days I share videos I’ve came across or really helpful perspectives. Both are very open -now- and ask me many questions on guidance in regards to their challenges. I was on a different Kabbalah path past few years so my kids are definitely entrenched in the “celebrity” of Kabbalah.. Is there a path of redirection?
Hi Naomi,
The best way to share these things with our families is through our personal example. Beyond that, if you want to share something verbally, you need to do it very cautiously, not to violate the rule that “there is no coercion in spirituality.” So whatever you share needs to be done in a very gentle way, without any pressure, coercion, arguments, etc.
And if your explanation turns into an argument, then it will ultimately harm you and weaken you on the path. This is why the sages say that “silence is a fence for wisdom”.
So its best not to start preaching this wisdom to others. If you think someone might be interested in it, the safest thing is simply to give them a link to the course or one of the books written for beginners.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2008/11/only-people-with-the-point-in-the-heart-can-feel-that-kabbalah-is-the-salvation/
Albert @ KabU
In regards to what Kabbalah is not – are prayers that contain names of angels or names of Hashem- considered Idol worship as well? I don’t say the names out loud but I’m now seeing that I’m trying to manipulate my reality? If I make my only intention to simply being in alignment with the creator in my prayers (which contain said names) does that remove the idol worship aspect?
Hi Naomi,
Let’s first redefine these words through the lens of Kabbalah:
1. Angels are forces of nature. Some of these forces we can already identify, like the force of gravity, magnetism, the force of the sun, the moon, etc. And some of them we don’t yet identify. But essentially, an angel is a force of nature. These terms can be used interchangeably, so you can call the force of gravity the angel of gravity.
But these are forces. Just as you don’t attribute any intelligence/consciousness or even an image to the force of gravity, you shouldn’t attribute any to the forces called angels.
Check out these blog posts from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2008/03/demons-spirits-angels-devils-do-they-exist/
https://laitman.com/2010/05/why-do-angels-have-wings/
2. Every single moment in life comes to us directly from the Creator. This is called that “there is none else besides Him”. That He is the only force acting behind ALL of reality. Every single moment, interaction, thought, desire, EVERYTHING comes from Him. If we don’t attribute what we’re experiencing to Him, and instead feel that there are other forces acting in reality beside Him, then we are in a state of idol worship.
Check out these blog posts from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2017/12/there-is-none-else-besides-him/
https://laitman.com/2026/05/thou-shalt-not-make-unto-thyself-an-idol/
3. If every single moment is coming to us from the Creator, and He is “the good that does good”, it means that every single moment He is sending us nothing but goodness. So what is there to pray for? There’s no need to ask Him to treat us better, since He’s by default ONLY sending us good.
Why don’t we sense His goodness? It’s because our egoistic nature is opposite to the Creator. This opposite nature inverts the Creator’s goodness into something bad. It’s just like multiplying numbers: a positive times a negative equals negative.
So if we want to feel His goodness, we first need to correct ourselves. We do that by prayer. Prayer is less of an appeal and more of a process by which we judge ourselves, evaluate ourselves relative to the Creator and build a desire for Him to correct our egoistic nature.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/01/praying-in-order-to-change/
Albert @ KabU
I’m fascinated by the fact that Kabbalah is the basis for religion. I assume that in the earliest days the knowledge had a different name (if it had a name at all).
I get the impression that Kabbalists and students of Kabbalah cannot, or should not, talk of their personal experiences of spiritual growth, as it will affect the expectations and experiences of the newer students on their personal journeys.
Is this correct? We shouldn’t ask questions like, How does it feel?
Hi Chris,
That is correct, we don’t speak about our personal attainments. Kabbalists don’t share their personal revelations with anyone, since people are not yet corrected and this evokes negative envy, which ultimately harms both parties.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/05/do-not-trigger-fire-upon-yourself/
The exception to this rule is with one’s spouse. Since the spouse is essentially considered an extension of ourselves, like one’s other half. But even then, it should be done very gently, without violating the rule that “there is no coercion in spirituality”.
As for questions like “how does it feel”. Each person is unique and feels the world through their uniqueness, so it’s impossible to compare how one person feels spirituality with another.
Although we can say that whoever reaches the same spiritual degree will experience the same things that are found on that spiritual degrees. But nonetheless, each one will experience those things through their own uniqueness. Just like two people can be riding in the same car, one person can feel hot while another can feel cold.
And if we’re talking about two different spiritual degrees, then their experiences are light years away from each other. This is because every new spiritual degree comes with a completely different set of values and way of thinking. What was valid on the previous degree, becomes false on the current one. What we used to value previously, becomes worthless. This is called “what is waste for the upper is nourishment for the lower”.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2017/01/rising-to-a-new-degree/
Albert @ KabU
Hi, what are the fragments of Malchut? Where is the key to decode the great books? Is it learned gradually, or is it listed somewhere to start the connection to the material of interest? I was watching Geographical Kabbala and I am fascinated.
Hi Rebecca,
The fragments are us. Essentially all of humanity are parts of a single system, like cells within a single body. This connection between us is currently concealed or fragmented. It’s as if this body is under a state of anesthesia and does not feel itself as one body. Our job is ultimately to reconnect this system back together, starting from a small Kabbalistic group, until we’re able to expand this connection to cover the whole world.
We’ll learn about this in the more advanced lessons, in the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/05/puzzle-adam-harishon/
We’ll learn how to interpret a few of the stories in the Kabbalistic books together throughout the semesters, but the true key to unlocking that code is not something learned but rather something that comes with spiritual attainment. Without spiritual attainment, we cannot truly understand these things. It’s like a blind person that is trying to study colors. He can learn the wavelengths behind each one, the different feelings they all evoke, but ultimately he will never truly understand colors. But if this blind person was to undergo an operation and gain his sense of sight, how easy and simple it would be to teach him colors. We would simply point to it and say “this is red”.
It’s the same with the language of roots and branches used in Kabbalistic books. It’s currently impossible for us to truly grasp that language. But once we gain our “spiritual sight” we would pick these things up very easily and naturally.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/12/the-spiritual-decoder/
Albert @ KabU
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