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Dear KabU Team,
My question is, I can attribute a lot to my ego such as greed, anger, pride, materialism, obsession, hate, jealousy, getting-ahead and so on. All these failings are in the ego, I see that.
But, there is another something in man which is pure evil and not seated in the ego as it is 100% evil including his ability for murder, rape, war crimes, torture and these atrocious things which are not in the ego. It is as if one’s ego is the tame little brother to this ability for unspeakable evil, if you follow.
There is never any reference to this 100% evil  in man the nearest we get are the 2 angels  ‘the good and the bad’. I want to know does Kabbalah group together all the above listed as from the ego and include man’s pure evil as I am confused on this issue?
Image one: characterizing the work of the ego
Image two: characterizing the work of something much more sinister [100% evil]
So then, I have a subconscious desire or link with all these atrocities and vilenesses in the world and as such they lay potential in me?
If so:I could do all of it too and,
I am responsible as the next man regarding this in the world and,
I can’t insulate myself from this world as i could descend to such depravity
It’s even more than that. We’re in a world of intentions. I see them as actions and I believe erroneously that what’s occurring in my perception is the really important thing. But what goes on inside, the intentions, are what’s important. What appears outwardly, Kabbalah is not even talking about because that’s the result, about which there’s nothing that can be done. Meaning we can do many things about it, however absolutely nothing will ever change because we didn’t do anything about the intentions that gave rise to it all. Thus, I see the ensemble of intentions brewing within me so that I’d have an opportunity to feel what I still need to correct, starting with the easiest, and gradually moving to the coarser vessels. The ones I can work with first are in the Kabbalistic group.
Is the gate of tears neccesarily something i feel as sadness or grief, or can it be frustration and anger? Like how a child can be frustrated at not understanding a situation or how to progress, and at this point she reaches a point of pure request and not before. Are there other gates i should be reading about?
I have found that prayer and asking for help happens differently with each cycle, yet through it all i am continuously pushed to search and experience what the Creator provides.The gate of tears is one of immense joy. All the other gates are closed, and when I reach the gate of tears, it’s a true prayer. Before, I was trying, but it wasn’t yet a true request, and so the Creator couldn’t answer.
HI Gianni,
I ve arrived at this grade, but cant find the way to the Young Group.  What is happening that I dint know about? Do I have to wait for the next one to start ?
Thanks.On the one hand i have a series of corporeal actions and thoughts at my disposal with which to ‘play’ in the group, and pretend as if we are already within the final correction, but on the other hand how can i know if these actions are true or correct, since i probably have no sensation of the upper force with which i aspire toward? For example i may have an idea of what a sensible and loving action is, that is informed by my life experience and reason, but i have no idea (unless i test it?) if it would lead me away or closer to Him. Also my idea of a thing is usually different to your idea of a thing… how do i reconcile this?
When one stands before the Upper court, the only question they ask is, “Were you expecting salvation.” This is what matters, and not if my action is right or wrong.
Being saved from one’s state, which I realized was hopeless. Like one who doesn’t want to pick up his luggage and asks someone to help him, will not get help; but one who already has the luggage on his back and is about to drop it – if he asks for help, most would be willing. The Creator helps when I’ve done what I can, and then request help.
If bestowal is indeed intolerable/ opposite to the will to receive, the substance of my being and (current) perception, then how can i possibly rise above such discomfort to be like Him? How do i learn to tolerate such contradiction?
We need to add something to what we have. It’s something opposite, yes. Instead of a bone, it’s a heart, for example. To become something more complex, less amoebic. It’s not that it’s unpleasant; it’s that I don’t long for it, like I don’t long for a sixth finger. But I can long for it through the influence of the society and the Reforming Light.
so what i first see as contradiction (from the perspective of growing pains), i discover was deficiency/ a lack which the upper light comes to fill provided i meet certain conditions? And what i once had no desire for I discover is an integral part of my body (like the friends) ? And so clinging to the society is vital no matter which state i find myself in?
Hi Gianni,
in many of the articles of Rabash and Baal HaSulam, they constantly mention that we should observer ” Torah and Mitzvot”, however all we do is read the articles. In what way then are we observing ” Torah and Mitzvot”?
Thanks
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