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Hello Instructor Julian,
An invitation to connect to a group was recommended in Lesson video 4.4; my question; is there a directory of the various group, so that one can access one and join online?
My understanding of kabbalah is to understand the thought of creation and adhere to the Creator. But, I’m having a hard time with a couple of things. First, I feel stuck, which I understand is part of the process. Then my ego also has this conversation about “how great could it really be? Imagine eternity as the same thing. What if it just starts all over again? Wouldn’t that be absolutely terrible having to do this again?”
And… that’s kind of a good point? Maybe I’m just frustrated at the stall and myself. But the idea of this continuing as a cycle over and over depresses me. Am I thinking too far ahead? What should I be focusing on/ doing right now?
We’re in the correction process. Like you have a car with all the pieces before you. When we connect them all, we can drive. The whole point is the driving. That part of the path isn’t really discussed in Kabbalah. Because it’s not right in front of us. What is, is the study, and you see that there are still some things you need to learn. Then in the grad program is the very practical work.
So replacing the egoistic intention clothed on a desire with an altruistic intention is not our job, it is the reforming light’s role in this process. Our role is to grow our desire (clothed in its egoistic intention) for the Creator, and in this way we attract the reforming light which, in turn, corrects the desire. Is this correct?
Those desires remain and we satisfy them in the ordinary way that we would have. Now, if you mean, “How do I practice Kabbalah with my friends and family? Meaning how do I realize the Kabbalistic practices of connection in the Kabbalistic group, but with my family members, etc.?” So, if that we’re possible, Kabbalists would not recommend the group but just tell students to work with those around them. First a person has to measure progress against a neutral background, one with which I have no preexisting reasons for association, as I do with anyone who is already in my life. The main thing stopping me from attaining spirituality is that I don’t fully feel myself as opposite to spirituality – and that is because I’ve never been in an environment in which accurate measurement can be taken. Until I – not just hear and believe – but feel how opposite I am, and hone in on exactly what I’m missing in order to reach the quality of the Creator, I won’t have a deficiency for it and thus won’t receive it. You have to have a group, and there are several more reasons why it can’t just be one’s family and friends.
Depending where you live you may find one, however everything is online now. One has to work towards the others, to feel the Creator in the connection of the hearts, which is above space and time, whether the friends are in front of him in person or in front of him on the computer screen. When you reach the graduate program we can check if you live physically near any other friends.
Dear Teacher,
can we say that the prayer is a Tzimtzum Bet?
Regarding a prayer, Julian described it as elevation of our desires, so, from Malchut through ABA VE IMA, up to Ein Sof. Tzimtzum Bet is also described as elevation of the desires to the sephira BINA.
I’m not sure if the two concepts are the same or if there’s just a correlation between them.
Julian also added that in order for a prayer to be effective, we have to refuse the Light for our own fulfillment which is the Tzimtzum Aleph.
This brought me to think that the prayer basically put together the two restrictions Tzimtzum Aleph and Bet.
Thank you for the clarification.
Hi Maria,
Ok, keep thinking. But right now it’s just trying to connect the dots. These are different worlds. First Restriction, Second Restriction. If we’re being realistic, you won’t be able to connect them. Even if it “makes sense”, it won’t be the right understanding. You have before you just one move – thoughts of self moving to thoughts of the group of Kabbalists, that they will reach their goal. That would be the closest thing to Restriction, which is the action of first restriction. And later there’s Second Restriction and so on.
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