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I can relate to lacking conscious awareness at one time and looking back I can see how suffering pushed me to the path I am currently on now. Once I shifted to a state of conscious awareness I began to see the difference in the forces that were guiding my development prior compared to how the process began to take on a faster and smoother transformation as I now could work with the change cause I could now sense a higher plan .
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Hi Zeinab,
We are here because we don’t want to develop simply like robots, which were programmed to act a certain way and they act that way. Although we have a certain ingrained programming (the desire to receive), through the process of developing on the level of our world, we learn how to rise above that programming, and reach freedom from it. This is why we are here.
Furthermore, the sages tell us that “it is not for you to complete the work, and you are not free to idle away from it.” Meaning that although the Creator controls everything and does all the work, it’s still up to us to build a desire for Him to help us make this change. Without this type of work, we would be no different than robots.
We’ll learn about this principle in the more advanced lessons, in the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman: https://laitman.com/2010/07/its-not-for-you-to-complete-the-work-look-for-the-creator/
Albert @ KabU
One of my main questions about the world we live in is, “why is there suffering, pain, & death?” I was born with Cerebral Palsy, & when I matured enough to start questioning “why,” my search began down a path of studying religion. I even earned a degree in religion from college. But the more I searched for answers, the more questions arose. Now, since starting this course in Kabbalah, I am beginning to understand some things on my quest. This video on “Force of Development” has helped me begin to understand the contrast between the Creator’s will vs. my will. I am grateful for this course & the teachers who are shining the light of Kabbalah.
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