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Can you explain the meaning of going from “Abram to Ivri to AbraHam- yehudi – Israel”? And how does this connect to him being circumcised at the age of 99? And What’s the difference from when he first crossed over to spirituality and finally being circumcised at 99? It seems that spiritual brit mila comes in stages?
Hey Brad,
When Abram becomes “Abraham,” it reflects the expansion of his spiritual capacity, as the letter “ה” (Hey) is added, signifying a greater connection with the Creator. The age of 99 indicates a mature spiritual state where heis ready to fully commit to the Creator’s path by cutting off the final remnants of egoism. The brit mila is more like a continuous process, like most things on the path.
Thanks!
Greetings
The Kabbalah talks about customs and covenants. I have seen Dr Michael laitman talk about covenants but he doesn’t say if you need to perform the physical actions to make those covenants. So I don’t understand. The Zohar and the ten sefirot talk about about the malchut correction and yesod and that correction involves circumcision. I’m not religious and I don’t do religious customs. I once studied with the Kabbalah centre and they told me if I didn’t receive a physical circumcision I would not achieve the malchut correction and yesod is covered with a foreskin and if I don’t remove that physically on my body I would not correct the yesod either. They also told me patach Eliyahu identifies yesod with the body’s extremity in this case physical circumcision covenant. So if I want to persue Kabbalah which means doing the work of correction will I have to actually undergo this procedure physically to achieve the correction? Or does the covenant of circumcision mean correcting selfish desires and it’s not a physical action. ?I’m still confused on the topic of mitzvahs I recently brought and read Shamati and Gem’s of wisdom great books and like the others it mentions observing mitzvot. On kabbalah.info it says “mitzvah is referred to by kabbalists as any other religious person does”. Mitzvah is also associated with certain corrections I have noticed that physical actions and physical locations on the body are mentioned in association with these corrections.
But I have also noticed in my reading of the ten sefirot that these are spiritual attainments and not a physical actions. My question is, are the corporeal mitzvah like washing the hands prayer shawls, lighting candles etc are these physical actions needed in order to achieve corrections?? ? For me it’s a bit like Christmas, right now in Australia people are going to church saying prayers having parties doing religious actions all in one day but for the reminder of the year they are not joyful and they dump the saying “love thy friend as thyself” it all goes out the window by the end of the week. So the physical actions of praying, worship, religious symbols it didn’t achieve anything and no one has benefited from it the world and through these corporeal actions most of the people didn’t correct any desire to align with the creator or the will to bestow.
That’s right. That’s because the actual Mitzva is the action of the light on a person that corrects their intention from in order to receive to in order to bestow. We have no chance in changing our nature if the light does not shine and correct that broken place, where you know what “broken” is, you have located that inside of you and you request that it be corrected.
Chris
Globally there are wars and in my country while there is no physical war, racial tensions , political tensions and religious tensions are extremely high. I never thought I’d see the day where in Australia in my case these tensions are out of control and politicians sit back and enjoy it. It makes me upset,.sometimes angry and I like many others have no voice and no one listens to the saying “love for thy friend what you love for thyself” they just laugh at that. I used to say and do: “Do to others what you’ll have done to you”. That doesn’t work anymore, it used to though.
As a student of Kabbalah how are we supposed to respond this?
Baal Hasulam was a Humanist and that’s why I have a strong love for him, I’m a humanistic person as well. But it seems like this doesn’t matter anymore and humanistic people are pushed to the corners of society. What does the kabbalah say on this …Hey Luke,
This has always been the struggle of a Kabbalists. On one hand, they feel the obligation to spread the wisdom for each and every one to hear and taste but on the other hand, no one can hear or taste if there’s no desire.
This is why BHS explains that it needs to be “wrapped” in something the public can digest and gradually the world will become more and more ripe–also our methods will change, the means to reach the public will improve etc.. All these things which are out of our hands, are not things we try to control. We just need to continue to try to produce new methods of reaching humanity while at the same time not ruining it for them by giving them a bad impression, by giving them something they don’t want and it becomes repulsive. That’s not what we want. That’s why we always just recommend books. Hand a book over and it doesn’t require you to talk or explain anything which as beginners it a dangerous thing. Best is to hand over a book and if they’re interested, they’ll read. Just ask them to hand it back if they’re a friend of yours, that way they’ll feel a little pressure to get in and finish it.
But regardless, if a person doesn’t have a point in the heart, they won’t hear anything the wisdom of Kabbalah has to say. The world just needs to come to recognition of evil, recognition that the will to receive for ourselves is the root of all the problems, and agreeing to this will leave them open to the only solution in changing our nature.
Ultimately, the only thing that’s important is that those who have had their points in the heart awakened, they need to do their work–they need to truly start the correction in uniting the soul back together and this action will awaken the rest of the world. This is the most important.
Hope that helps, thanks!
Chris
This is a question about time and how does it relate to Kabbalah. In the Jewish calendar we are in the year 5785. In the scientific timeline of Homo sapiens humans 200,000 to 300,000 years. The broader lineage of hominins, which includes our ancestors dates back around 7 million years.
What/when did the creator, the light of consciousness happen? What year is the consciousness of Adam?
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Gina
My understanding of Kabbalah is that it stresses the importance of altruistic behavior and discourages unnecessary harm to animals and to the planet. On the other hand, Kabbalah has no issue with the consumption of animals and animal products. The animal agriculture industry uses almost half of habitable land for livestock, and is the main source of polluted land and water. Animals raised for food suffer significant physical and emotional pain throughout their lives and at the slaughter houses. Additionally, there is a lot of convincing medical research showing that animals and their by products are not required for human health. On the contrary, many compelling resources posit that animal products may compromise the health of humans? Can you help me reconcile this paradox?
Hey Nancy,
Not simply “altruistic behavior” but a complete change in nature.
According to Kabbalah, the act itself is not what influences reality, rather it’s the intention.
The method of Kabbalah is strictly to correct man’s nature. Consuming or not consuming animal products won’t influence the inner change that needs to occur. Kabbalah as a whole, does not look at the person in this world and how they need to act or behave. It’s a method that a person uses in order to understand what inner actions to make in order to awaken the light that reforms so we will want to bestow.
Hope that helps, thanks!
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