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At the point i am at is it good idea study all the versions of pticha bnei baruch has out there, such as from rav, seth, Eran and so on to increase my desire for spirituality?
Could you give me a list of say the top 5 things to do to increase the desire for spirituality at the point I am at in order of importance?
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Hi, I want to ask about the use of terms in multiple ways. for example the word Torah, it means Light, and sometimes it means the Book of Moses. the word Light also means the creator? also the Sefirot is used in multiple ways, we read that in multiple text, for example Malchut sometimes called Faith, and sometimes Called Prayer, and the prayer sometimes called Shechina. ZA, sometimes called Moses, and other entities. why is that, can we understand that in a clear way? sorry for the challenging question.
It’s impossible for me to take these names out of context, but the general answer is that they refer to a reality. So the terms are flexible. For example I can be called Gianni, dad, son, teacher, all of them respectful and correct names. Each is appropriate for a different situation. In spirituality, the name is according to the state of the one attaining. There aren’t so many things in spirituality. There’s ten Sefirot. But the Kli changes and so the reality is attained in many different ways, and called by many names.
Thank you Gianni for the response on the Torah. Another question, we read an article
recently that referenced the 18 Blessings by Rabash, do you encourage us to say the 18 blessings in the morning and what is the spiritual logic behind these Blessings?
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The writer of that ancient prayer wrote it out of his feeling of the Upper World. It’s an example. That if the options are to live in this world with no way to attain spirituality myself, then it’s better to at least repeat what someone else wrote. At least I’ll think of higher things in that moment. But now that the wisdom of Kabbalah is revealed, I need to use it to come to a prayer that comes out of my heart – and not to repeat the words of others and fantasize that I’m close to such states. The Creator has an x-ray of my heart and I can’t lie. But for me to express what’s in it, corrects me when I turn to Him with it.
“But when there is someone who is not from this society, no seriousness should be shown, but to equalize externally with the person who has just come in. In other words, avoid speaking of serious matters, but only of things that suit the one who has just entered, who is called “an uninvited guest.”” from purpose of society 2. What does this mean?
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I have a basic question. We refer to the Torah so much and we reference the Torah in everything yet we are never encouraged or instructed to read it. Why is this ?And a follow up question , if the Zohar is from the spiritual realm , isn’t the Torah from an even higher realm as it was handed to us by the Creator Himself? So shouldn’t we be reading the Torah itself too?
As Baal HaSulam writes in The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah the Torah can be written in 4 languages, one of which is the language of Kabbalah. Each is writing about the same Upper World. However, when a person reads the Torah directly, especially without the commentary of Baal HaSulam and Rabash, they aren’t able to only think that this is about spirituality. He quickly starts imagining some historical matters, etc. The Zohar is a bit closer to us, however it’s still a must to read it only with the Ladder commentary of Baal HaSulam. He sort of “spoils” it for us, disallowing us to get lost in fantasies, because he intersperses the translation of what is written in the language of legends, laws, and so on – with the language of Kabbalah. This way, one knows for certain that he doesn’t know what the text is talking about – it’s clearly not from the reality I’m familiar with. This forces me to long for the Upper Light to change me, help me, etc. And this longing is actually the main thing. It’s the only thing I can really do that is near to spirituality.
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