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Peace and blessings.
From this lesson, I’m beginning to feel that my desires for this world are still real and important, but they no longer feel like the final destination.
At the same time, I don’t feel a need to reject them. Rather, I’m starting to relate to them with more awareness and intention. I may not yet fully experience what is beyond the corporeal, but I can sense that there is something more, and that this life is where that deeper perception is developed.
So for me, the path is not about leaving the world, but about transforming how I relate to it.
I’d like to clarify something further, if a person’s desires have already evolved to seek the source behind fulfillment, but the corporeal desires remain, how does one correctly work with those same desires? Do they become integrated with a new intention, or is there a stage where their importance naturally diminishes as spiritual perception grows? I can imagine that this refinement of desire should also be sincere and not forced due to a perceived superiority?
Hi Ricardo,
When the point in the heart awakens, we naturally lose flavor in the rest of our desires and feel that our desire for spirituality is the most important part of life. But as we progress on the spiritual path, the rest of our desires begin to grow more and more in order to give us room for spiritual work.
Our desires turn into a type of mountain that we climb over. The bigger the desires, the higher we can climb, and the higher the spiritual degree that we can attain. On the other hand, if we were to eliminate our desires, then accordingly, we would only be able to attain a tiny degree of spiritual attainment.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/02/the-worse-the-better/
Albert @ KabU
If I do something kind for someone even when it conflicts with how I genuinely feel, like if I notice I’m feeling jealous or judgmental. Does that kindness still have real value? On one hand, I’ve recognised a negative trait in myself through self-reflection. On the other, I’m choosing to act kindly anyway because I believe this is what the creator would want me to do.
So does that choice reflect a genuine attempt at equivalence of form or is it just pretending i.e. acting in a way that doesn’t match who I truly am?
Hi Brenda,
If we revealed our true nature and acted genuinely, then we would all see that we’re 100% egoists thinking only about our own benefit. Even if we try to do something nice for others, that too stems from our egoistic nature.
But that’s okay. No one is demanding of us to be saints. No one is demanding of us to have superhuman strength and to conquer our ego. All that we need to do, and all that we’re capable of doing actually, is just to try. That’s it. We just need to try to be above the ego. We don’t need to succeed, we just need to try. When we make such efforts in the Kabbalistic group and while studying the Kabbalistic sources, that’s enough to extract the reforming light which works on us and turns this aspiration into something real.
See my reply 491790 below to Steven and check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2012/03/building-blocks-of-the-first-spiritual-degree/
Albert @ KabU
My dog got a fit and is in the hospital and slowly recovering, she wont be the same again, have to take a pill everyday. I was thinking how do I try to understand the creators intention here.
I have thoughts of my dog getting a fit again, its hard to get her to the vet since I don’t have a vehicle have to call a taxi, if it happens in the night its gonna be difficult, i live alone what if it happens when i go out. I don’t know what to do, I’m riddled with such fears and I don’t know how to navigate them than just feel bad.Hi Migara,
The Creator, and everything He sends us, operates on the frequency of bestowal. While we are looking at life through the lens 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
Hi,
Could I please have more information on bestowel and receiving?
I took care of a local park as a volunteer. When I did this before learning of equivalence of form, I felt that I was doing it with the intention of others benefiting from it. Now I wonder if I am doing it with equivalence of form in mind. Is accepting that as my intention still altruism? Is this bestowal and receiving, or is it between people directly? I I am not properly grasping something about Bestowal and receivingThank you
Hi Steven,
Bestowal is the Creator’s nature. While our nature is that of pure reception. So it’s impossible for us to truly bestow. At best we can perform more and more covert actions of reception.
For example, I go to the store and I give them my money, but obviously I want something in return. It’s the same with all of our actions of bestowal in corporeality. Either I do it to receive pleasure directly or indirectly from fame, honor, money, or even the pride of knowing that no one knows about this action, or even avoiding pain or guilt is also part of this same calculation.
So real bestowal, above any calculations for receiving for oneself, does not exist in our world. Real bestowal is purely the Creator’s quality. If we want to acquire such a quality, we first need to correct our nature. This is done by the force of the light we evoke through the Kabbalistic studies. This light begins to work on us, even if we don’t have the true desire to bestow. Even if we’re just like little kids, pretending to be spiritual grown ups. It takes this aspiration of ours and corrects it little by little, building in us a true desire for spirituality, for the spiritual qualities of love and bestowal.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
Albert @ KabU
Will there be any females who lead any of these discussions/lessons at KabU? I think their input should be as valuable and important as the other voices.
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