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Seeking to connect with students of Kabbalah in southern Minnesota for meets. Any pointers are welcomed.
From what I know you have to do the 4 courses here untill you get linked with a group it’s kinda hard because I want the social interaction as well it’s quite lonely do what I do and just stay up all night doing the course work 😆 or set a time aside for kabbalah only study and soon you’ll be completed. But an instructor will come here and answer. This is just my input.
Hey thanks for the input. We’re always looking to improve the experience.
Of course, nothing is like having some physical weekly gathering where new students can interact.
With new students, especially, it’s very important however they receive the fundamentals and have some kind of grasp of the method before they interact too much. We’ve seen the harm that can come from a kind of “un-moderated” types of interactions–whether it’s Zoom or other meetings, we saw it was best for virtual students to go about it this way.
We’re constantly discussing how to improve, but at the same time, for the virtual path it’s always a bit more…limiting [still].
Thanks!
Hi Nathan,
As far as I’m aware, there’s no such text.
There are times though in many of the articles of Rabash, and probably in Shamati too, where they reference some lines from the Siddur.
Chris
Nathan Nathan,
You might look at this, although it’s not one of KabU’s books. Chassidus incorporates Kabbalah in their teachings, but not strictly Baal HaSulam. Might be of interest to you.
store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=EP-SIBC.WS
You can look inside this book here: https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3217860/jewish/Blessings-Of-The-Shema.htm
I have a better understanding now of covenants and mitzvah and how they are spiritual attainments of inner work and the correction of desires . However so much corporeal action is linked to them. In disclosing a portion, Rav laitman says “Circumcision has become a Jewish conduct in this corporeal world and is a crucial commandment for some to this day”. He then goes on to explain the spiritual root behind the meaning of it. So with this in mind, is he saying that we have to follow these corporeal rituals in order to attain the spiritual root/correction of them ? From my journey so far, my understanding is all these actions mentioned in corporeal terms are just encrypted words that are speaking about spiritual things and not physical rituals or customs. But I could be wrong so I’m asking here to see if I’m understanding this properly, albeit I may have asked somewhat similar in the past. I just want to be sure.
Disclosing a portion is a phenomenal work on the Torah anyone reading this should go and get a copy.
Hi Luke,
Yeah I was about to say, I’m almost certain I’ve answered this…the answer hasn’t changed however 🙂
You can liken it to a child wanting a bank account. Obviously the bank account isn’t something practical and wouldn’t make sense for him to have one, but they just heard it’s something they should have. Later on, the use becomes practical and a true desire for it awakens in them for them to go and implement that advice. Getting a bank account at age 3 doesn’t serve any benefit anyways, so why do it, especially if the main thing is to first get a job and have a place to hold the money you’d make there?
There’s that kind of way of looking at it, and also, the Creator doesn’t look at the bodies–only the hearts. You could have the most upside down/opposite life with respect to the Torah, but if your heart yearns for bestowal then you are worthy of correction.
Chris
My understanding of Kabbalah is that the Creator has a plan for us (that we are here to serve a purpose). If the human makes the wrong choice(s), does the Creator change/modify His divine plan for us, to recalibrate our path? How do we reconcile God’s plan for and the mistakes that we make? Thank you. Happy New Year.
Hey Nancy,
In Kabbalah, the Creator’s plan is seen as a perfect and unchanging path toward spiritual fulfillment and unity with the Creator. This plan is designed to lead us to the ultimate purpose of creation, which is to attain a state of complete harmony and connection with the upper force.
When humans make choices that deviate from this path, it’s not that the Creator’s plan “changes”, but rather that we experience different routes or conditions that guide us back toward the intended goal. Our mistakes or wrong choices are seen as opportunities for learning and growth. They are part of the process that helps us understand our nature and the nature of the Creator more deeply.
The reconciliation between the Creator’s plan and our mistakes lies in the concept of free will. We have the freedom to choose how we respond to the situations we encounter. Through our choices, we can either align ourselves more closely with the Creator’s plan or take a longer, more challenging route. Ultimately, all paths lead back to the Creator…None Else Besides Him as I’m sure you’ve heard before 🙂
It’s all part of His plan, the question is how quickly do we awaken ourselves to the right actions/responses to His plan He places before us.
Hope that helps, thanks!
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