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Hello
1. Super greatfull for this community and all the teachers!
Ive been batteling alot with 3 things,
1. understanding and internalising the masach
2 How to practically switch from recive to bestow when its not about material things (i.e its easier to think of bestowal when giving food and money)
3. Reading the texts/ watching videos and trying to attain the level of the kabbalist that gave the wisdom…how do i?
extra; is it spritually bad to want a ceratain physicall change to your body(like working out to look better or fixing you hairline lol) and listening to rap music like eminiem who curses alot or talks ill of others
Love to all and blessings!!
Hi Yeabsera,
(1) The Masach [screen] is hard to, I should say impossible to, understand because it’s not in our tool box of things we find in us or in this world. It just isn’t here at all. What’s here is pleasures, which are able to get through the Barrier to the spiritual world and come down to us – and we race after them and receive them as much as possible with no restraint except those placed upon us by factors beyond our control. And a screen is a response system that has to be built in me whereby I won’y receive anything I’m not certain will be in order to bestow. One hasn’t done this even once in one’s entire life nor in all kinds of incarnations they’ve been through. When the Point in the Heart awakens, it’s the first point of the Masach. But it’s just a Point for now.
(2) Yes, it’s not material things. It’s desire. One doesn’t even know what a desire is. You can chop off his hands and legs and all his organs, but you can’t destroy his desire. It’s eternal. This I need to take: desires. And place upon each desire the intention to bestow.
(3) It’s by the extent to which you feel he is talking to you directly, about the exact state you’re in, and then you adhere to him, hugging him with all that you are, so he’ll guide your every step. You adhere to him, and he takes you gradually toward the spiritual worlds.
(Extra) Nope. Just pay attention to how much you’re thinking about other things, whether you really have to, and if you have to, then how much do you actually have to for the required effect. And not to think about it a minute longer than will be beneficial. And, most importantly, to try not to think about anything unnecessary that makes you forget the spiritual goal.
1 is the masach like a checkout scanner in a store, not allowing barcodes that dont go in the system to get scanned? aka if a have an intention to recive i will not be bestowed upon becuase the Masach prohibits it? you said pleasures can reach the spiritual and come down again..you aslo said we chase them (in my mind it sound like we race after fleeting experinces?) if so are these pleasure bad and if they are how come they go up to the spiritual wich is..good? and when they come down are they differnet or?(whats the whole thing with the pleasures going up and down basically)
2, i understand desires will always be even if im paralyzed, what did that part have to do with learning to add bestowl to the “stew” also when you say its not material tings its desire..do you mean that my will to give the food is not a will to give food but a desire to give period? like the food is a representation of my desire and the intention connected to that desire in that moment (image: you have a pair of xray glasses, before you put them on you see me gving a sandwich to a homeless guy becuase i saw he´s hungry, then you put on the glasses and you see immaterial light where the sandwich is and you see light in my heart…aka the food is just a desire and if there is light in my heart i have the intention to bestow ?
3. do you mean “feel” as in a feeling occurs or as in how much i try to relate or see how the content relates to me directly so im reading and i imagen the text is talking about my life specificlay even if the content dosent remind me of a specific situation in my life? can you explain what you do when you adhere to the kabbalist…im a practicall person
extra: you threw me for a loop here dont even know what to ask hhaha but thank you very much for the help!
Dear KabUÂ Team,
thank you for your guidance. In our studies on the science of Kabbalah, we also examine the paths followed by valuable teachers like Michael Laitman.
At this point, the place of the Kippah/Yamukah, which is an important symbol in Judaism, has become a matter of curiosity.
As you know, universal principles lie in the depths of Kabbalah.
What is the wisdom behind a Kabbalist leader still wearing a Kippah/ Yamukah?
In fact—even though I am Jewish—I stopped wearing a kippah after I started studying Kabbalah.
We would like to learn your valuable opinions on this matter to expand our knowledge.
Best regards.
Brian Israel
Hi Brian,
First, wearing a kippah in Israel is pretty normal. Second, a Kabbalist goes according to “I dwell among my people,” so if they do it that way, if there’s no harm in it, the Kabbalist does too. Aside from that the practice is based on the spiritual action of putting the spirtual Screen over the desire, such that one is never seen without it. So, there’s not only no harm in it, but if he knows what it means and why he does it, it can be beneficial. The main thing is the work in the heart, intentions, keeping the inner meaning of the Mitzvot, on which the external Mitzvot were created as copies.
Hi Gianni,
Thank you for your guidance. I understand the perspective of wearing a Kippah as a social norm—”dwelling among my people”—or as an external reminder of the spiritual Screen (Masach).
However, I am curious about a point Michael Laitman frequently emphasizes in his lessons: Given the level that the ego has reached today, doesn’t Kabbalah teach us that physical forms and traditions (like the classical function of religions) are no longer sufficient for spiritual correction, and that the “work in the heart” is what truly matters?
If the Kippah is merely an external copy, doesn’t clinging to such symbols run the risk of diverting focus away from the core essence—the intention of “bestowal”—and back toward empty forms? Where exactly should we draw the line between respecting external traditions and adhering to the internal truth?
I look forward to learning your valuable opinions on this matter.
Best regards,
Brian Israel
In this incredibly accurate Lego model of an F35 jet, I can learn about the F35 – if for now, say, I’m not allowed to fly a real one – yet flying this Lego around doesn’t get me one inch closer to the real thing. Could this lead to me actually starting to think I’m in a real F35? -people are capable of anything you can imagine. Even to think this Lego is somehow higher than an actual F35? – even that! But, no, there’s nothing to worry about unless wants to willfully delude himself, and that’s only because he internally doesn’t want to come to the real inner work with the intention.
Hi Gianni,
Thank you for the analogy. However, I must be honest: the response feels like it’s drifting away from the core of my question and becoming a distraction. The ‘Lego F35’ example explains why the model isn’t the reality, but it fails to address why a leader—who teaches that these models (religions) have lost their function—continues to display them so prominently.
This is a fundamental contradiction that many students around the world likely observe but may not dare to voice. It creates a critical perception issue: ‘Is this just another new religion, a form of manipulation, or a calculated game?’
If the justification for wearing a Kippah is merely ‘social adaptation,’ then let me ask this: If Michael Laitman were living in a geography dominated by Islamic traditions, would he be wearing a turban and a robe to fit in?
In my own journey, whenever fellow students or friends ask me why I might wear a Kippah or respect these symbols, I give them a very simple and clear answer: ‘I am a Kabbalist, and Kabbalah is a wisdom that stems from the depths of Jewish sages and mysticism. Out of respect and admiration for the lineage of this wisdom, I honor their memory by wearing the Kippah.’ This is simple, transparent, and resonates with people; they respect this honesty. Why can’t we get a similarly clear and direct answer regarding the leadership’s stance? The current explanations do not address the essence of this contradiction. I am looking for a direct answer on how this alignment between the teaching and the persona is maintained without it becoming a paradox.
Best regards,
Transparency has to come from really understanding, and not slogans – “out of great respect and admiration of…” The Truth isn’t the simple & clear answer you’re looking for – especially on this matter – because we’re within the exile, where everything is mixed up. What can we do: the religious think we’re secular, the secular think we’re religious. The Middle Line, neither understands. For example, there were the great Kabbalists from Kotsk who celebrated Shabbat on a Wednesday, not Saturday. Because Shabbat is an inner state, so when you reach it, you observe it. But you do observe it. You feel like it, according to the alignment with the Upper World – but not because someone told you it’s the “right” thing to do. Instead, like a person’s donkey (his biological body) feels like sitting like this, walking like that, for no particular reason, and he thinks that by doing so he’s being a “free person” as opposed to religious; so a Kabbalist feels like doing what’s in the Shulchan Aruch, according to his spiritual nature! More or less. He’s not married to it, and he could not do it if there was an important reason not to, nor does he push everyone else to do so; but if he can, he prefers to do it. Anyway, he feels much greater freedom than we can imagine, in that he feels the spiritual world & there’s his freedom, while his donkey he actually doesn’t identify with any more than you identify with your dog, and he prefers to put it in all kinds of corrals, as he’s above it like a master. He typically wears a Kippah -in alignment with the fact that he does have a spiritual Masach (screen) in the Partzuf of his soul. Now, if I want to also do so, that’s another story. Let’s pretend we never heard of Judaism or the Torah, Talmud or sages – but I met a spiritual teacher, a Kabbalist, and he does x, y & z. Odd things, perhaps. So, in an effort to be like my teacher, I could also do x, y & z to seemingly try to start behaving like I would behave when I get to the state of the teacher. But we don’t push this approach because then everyone knows how to confused with it. Meaning they know how to turn it into religion, which is much easier than what’s asked of you here – hence there are those who subconsciously long to finally find out that this is just a religion after all.
Hi Gianni,
Thank you for this in-depth and philosophical explanation. If I understand your point correctly, a Kabbalist doesn’t wear a Kippah out of ‘religious piety’ or ‘simple loyalty,’ but as a physical reflection of an internal spiritual mechanism—a Masah (Screen) within the soul’s Partzuf.
However, your metaphor of the ‘Master and the Donkey’ actually reinforces my original question. You mentioned that a Master (the soul) chooses to put his donkey (the body) into an ‘enclosure’ or ‘corral’ (a set of rules/traditions) to maintain discipline and mastery over it. My question then remains: If the goal is simply to discipline the ‘donkey’ and the leader is truly free from the constraints of religion, why is the specifically ‘Jewish religious’ enclosure chosen every time?
If the old forms of religion have indeed lost their function for the correction of the soul, couldn’t any form of discipline or ethical framework serve as this enclosure? Choosing the exact forms of a religion while teaching that religion is obsolete creates an inescapable paradox for any outside observer.
Furthermore, the suggestion that ‘the Master’s freedom is too vast for us to comprehend’ creates a hierarchy where the leader’s actions are placed beyond accountability or clear logic. While I appreciate the explanation of the ‘Middle Line,’ it seems that as long as the teaching and the external persona remain in this state, the perception of it being a ‘new religion’ or a ‘calculated game’ will inevitably persist for many.
Thank you for sharing these insights and for the dialogue.
Best regards,
Brian Israel
In the end, there is a Light that shines more when one is in lines defined by those who defined the lines based on the structure of the spiritual worlds. The strongest Light is the Surrounding Light from the study of the wisdom of Kabbalah and when you realize what’s written there as much as you can, in the ten.
Of course, people know how to take both this and that, and get confused.
GoÊ»d morning. I have not been able to attend attend due to corporeal issues.ihave some questkons . Are there passages i should read that would help me get ‘back in the mindset’ ? Ive deleted the. Link for the SUNDAY Lesson. and is that scheduled for 1 and 2.? I als want too attend the lesson afterwards for members? Thanks very much. I have missed this group oGood morning. I regret to inform you that I have been unable to attend due to health-related issues. I have a few questions. Are there any specific passages I should review to help me regain focus? I seem to have misplaced the link for the Sunday lesson. Could you please confirm if it is scheduled for 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM? Additionally, I am interested in attending the subsequent members-only lesson. Thank you for your assistance. I have genuinely missed this group of dear people and friends. Tthank you so much. Sallly in
Hi Sally, good to see you.
I’m not sure which meeting you mean. If you mean Kabbalah Explained Simply, it’s on our Youtube Channel under Live at 1pm EST and the post-Q&A is here: https://zoom.us/j/93373603132. (This one does change every 5 weeks)
This is for Sunday Meeting with Friends at 6:30 pm EST: https://zoom.us/j/95111162408
Not at all. In theory, it could even help. I’m convinced that I have no bad in me. Everyone is like that. Playing a role, I need to find something like that in me. I could learn something about my nature, that actually I have all the characters in the whole world, including all the “bad ones.” Of course, to really clothe into them would be to understand that each one, however evil seeming, actually JUSTIFIES himself 1000%, believes himself to be righteous.
Hello, thank you for these wonderful teachings!
I have a question about how Kabbalah approaches the body, specifically, the body’s inherent intelligence and wisdom. As someone who spends a lot of time living in her head, I’ve come to discover embodiment as a profound tool for presence and attunement to the body’s cues. I’m also currently studying mind-body approaches to healing developmental trauma.
My question is this: Does Kabbalah offer teachings or practices that directly address the body as a source of knowing? And/or does Kabbalah work with the body as a vehicle for healing trauma? Thanks again! Mona
Hi Mona,
All that could be of value, like eating healthy, getting exercise, getting good sleep, and going to the doctor when one is sick, getting a good education, and so on. It all belongs not to the spiritual plane but to our world. There are known, unknown, and somewhat known laws in our world. But all of it, however important and valuable, is below what Kabbalah deals with. All of that takes place within and according to the property of the created being, that is in the property of the Will to Receive, and Kabbalah deals with what is above it: the property of Bestowal, which is the Creator’s quality.
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