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Hello – In regard to the three books that came in the book package some of us bought, how do we know what book to be reading out of and also what pages to be reading as we proceed from week to week?
Hi Dave,
Each weekly lesson has its own recommended reading section. Here’s the Week 1 link.
There are three recommended books for this course. Kabbalah Revealed and Attaining the Worlds Beyond are there to give you a solid foundation in the Wisdom of Kabbalah. Besides the recommended readings, it’s good to read through these books from beginning to end a few times.
Kabbalah for the Student on the other hand is a textbook of primary sources. This is an advanced level book which we’ll be studying from throughout our entire spiritual development. It can be a bit challenging for us without the proper foundation of the previous two books. So for now, it’s best to just stick with reading the recommended reading materials in that book. After you get a good foundation, you can read through that one as well. And in the more advanced phases, we’ll study articles in that book together and in greater depth.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Yusbel,
I’m not sure what you mean by recycling the ego. Maybe you can link me to where you heard that phrase so I can comment within that context.
As for being in harmony with nature, nature is composed of two opposite qualities: bestowal and reception. Harmony in nature is when we find the right balance between those two qualities.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2008/10/nature%E2%80%99s-commandments-the-creator%E2%80%99s-laws/
Albert @ KabU
Hello,
I would like to ask you one question. If I follow the path of authentic Kabbalah, study and develop my inner setting, by which I mean the sixth sense, is there a real chance for an Attainment already in this lifetime of mine? In essence, I would like to ask how long the Journey along the Ladder takes approximately for the students? Is it years or decades? I know that it is necessary to go through that Path in one human life. At the same time, it is clear to me that each person is very individual, as are their study options. Thank you very much in advance for your reply.Markéta
Hi Markéta, good questions!
Yes, we can attain spirituality in this lifetime. How long will that take? We learn that there is no time in spirituality. Reaching it does not depend on hours of study or acquisition of knowledge, but rather it works according to laws. One of these laws is that “there is no light without a kli (vessel)”. Meaning that if we don’t have the vessel (desire) we have nothing with which to get the light (the fulfillment for that desire).
In other words, everything depends on us, if we build the right desire for spirituality, we will right away reveal it. If not, then even if a few more thousands of years pass by, we will still not reveal it. This is called “there is no coercion in spirituality”. Meaning if we don’t want it, we will not receive it.
And although we spend a lot of time studying, the goal is not to acquire knowledge, but through the study to draw the light, a special force that helps us to build the right desire. Meaning that we don’t need to be super strong, wise, or talented in order to succeed in Kabbalah, all we need is to extract more and more of this light and it does all the rest.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Jager,
The purpose of creation is to reach the best possible state, which is to become similar to the Creator and to adhere to Him.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2019/04/the-purpose-of-creation/
Albert @ KabU
How does it feel to know the spiritual worlds? Have you ever known all the spiritual worlds? How do you know which level of the 125 levels you are on?
Do you think that studying Kabbalah will help me to be a better person? Sometimes I have the impression that I could have given a different answer to my husband, for example, but I also don’t want to be diminished because I’m a woman and if I don’t say it, it looks like he’s right.Hi Camila, great questions!
1. Each and every person is completely unique and feels the world through his/her uniqueness. As such, it’s impossible to compare how one person feels spirituality with another.
2. How do we know then if we reached spirituality or not? If you reveal the Creator in practice, then you know. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2012/04/when-all-doubts-will-dissipate/
3. Do we become better people? Yes and no. In order to become better, we first need to reveal the full extent of our egoistic nature. And afterwards we can correct it. It’s like in medicine, I cannot take a pill if I don’t feel sick. But once I discover that I’m sick, I can take a pill and rid myself of the sickness. Essentially, a big part of the path is discovering just how sick we are with egoism. So at first it does not seem like we’re becoming better people, on the contrary that we’re getting worse and worse. But later on, we are able to correct that huge ego into the Creator’s qualities of love and bestowal.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/02/the-worse-the-better/
4. If we hurt someone and they are upset at us, we can try to apologize and make amends. But in general, the healthiest attitude towards the past is to say “there is none else besides Him” and that we went through exactly what we needed to go through.
We’ll learn more about this concept in the next semester. In the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2017/12/there-is-none-else-besides-him/
Albert @ KabU
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