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[Gil]

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[Todd]

How does the present change the past?

[Chris – KabU Instructor]

Hey Todd,
I’m not sure what you mean “change the past” – what like if I got a D on my test I can change that to an A? Or, how I perceived/didn’t perceive the Creator in the past and behaved as if there was no single force governing all of reality was something I now see was incorrect. This would be “changing” the past, since really, the past only exists within us, within the present and we’re always only changing our perception of the present, which includes previous impressions.
Thanks!

[Jennifer]

Why do some images of the Tree of Life show Hochmah connected to Gevurah and Binah connected to Hesed along with Tiferet but others only show Hochmah and Binah connected to Tiferet alone? One image make an upside down star and the other makes a cross. Which follows the wisdom of Kabbalah? Thanks!

[Chris – KabU Instructor]

Hey Jennifer,
It’s hard to depict in my head what you’re describing but this is how we typically see it.
Keter
Bina Hochma
Gvura Hesed
Tiferet
Hod Nezach
Yesod
Malchut

[Todd]

What does rav mean when he says kabbalah is experimental?

[Chris – KabU Instructor]

Hey Todd,
I’m not sure of the context exactly, but if I were to guess, I’d say he’s talking about the practical aspect of it and not the theoretical aspect. The practical aspect being you experiment on yourself as you take on the advice of the Kabbalists and implement the rule of “love your neighbor as yourself”. You try one thing, doesn’t work. You try another and you see results, etc..
Thanks!
Chris

[mrc s]

Is judging favorably also applies to those who offend me, kinda hard is it

[Chris – KabU Instructor]

Hey mrc,

The typical rule is (with regards to spiritual work) if it’s difficult (against our nature), it’s usually the right place of work.

Just remember, our spiritual work doesn’t apply to anyone outside of the group here. You just can’t work toward someone who is not on the path. That’s an angel the Creator put before you to push you back to your work between you and the friends that share the same spiritual goal.

This is a pretty difficult part to accept for beginners since it feels backward, but we can’t conquer the will to receive however we want. We have to approach correction how Kabbalists advise us – in “small bites” from lightest to heaviest.

Thanks!

Chris

[mrc s]

How can a person Love others more than himself, that persons must be the geniuses, advanced etc

[Chris – KabU Instructor]

Hey mrc,

Hah! Right! At least you are able to make that initial discernment. But of course, it has nothing to do with intellect. Most of the time our intellect actually hinders us from making spiritual progress. Our egoistic brains which are tied to our egoistic desires will always looks for “progress” within the ego –  which is impossible.

 

 

[Todd]

What happens ,when we are all at the state of reality where we are all forces, with the parts of creation that are not human?  And is that only attained at the end of correction?

 

[Chris – KabU Instructor]

Hey Todd,

Well we’ll have to see when we get there! Kabbalists don’t write about what happens after the end of correction and we certainly will have difficulty imagining what the end of correction is if we can’t even imagine the first degree, but of course, we can depict to ourselves slightly how imaginary this reality actually is at times and the only thing that really exists is our inner realities which depict to us what we see out the outside.

Thanks!

Chris

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