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I’m a follower of Jesus as Messiah. I do not prescribe to a particular Christian denomination; rather I am a seeker of Truth, hoping to learn from the totality of scriptures. I’m hoping to learn from the Kab hidden science and the language of branches to gain a fuller enlightment about scriptures, taken as a whole. Am I looking for too much from this introductory course in Kab? Thank you.
Hi John,
1. Kabbalah is not a religion, it’s a science. Meaning that it’s not limited to people with certain religious beliefs, rather it’s open to everyone.
2. The fundamental courses are essentially that, the fundamentals of the Wisdom of Kabbalah. These two semesters lay the foundation for all of our spiritual work. They help a person understand what Kabbalah is and what it is not. As well as the basic mechanics of the spiritual world, the laws by which it functions, and how we can come into balance with these laws. As a result of coming into balance with those laws, we reveal spirituality in practice, in our lives. In other words, it’s not enough to just intellectually read about spirituality in the scriptures, or to study the language of branches, etc, but rather these things needs to be experienced and attained in practice. This is what studying the Wisdom of Kabbalah helps us to do.
Albert @ KabU
I have watched the video clip and already learned a lot, so I am very exited to proceed.
However, I would like some clearification on the topic of the relation of Kabbalah to eastern teachings. I do understand that they are not the same and that Kabbalah is no religion. But how are they connected? If Kabbalah predates all religion and is at the root of all religions, is it safe to say that for example Hinduism is an (very distant) interpretation of Kabbalistic teachings? And for that matter; are all religions interpretations of the fundamental teachings of Kabbalah?
Hi Nathan,
I’m not an expert in religions so I cannot comment on what is taught there. But in general, most spiritual methods, religions, philosophies, and even sciences in one way or another stem from the wisdom of Kabbalah. Either as a stepping stone for a person to develop through until his point in the heart awakens (such as many eastern traditions), or from an attempt to copy and implement this wisdom (like what early philosophers tried to do, which later on turned into modern sciences), or as a side effect of the concealment of this wisdom (which is how the modern religions and spiritual paths emerged).
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2008/11/the-origin-and-purpose-of-eastern-teachings/
Albert @ KabU
Shalom
so this is week one? How do i know when it starts or ends. Or is this done in my own time?
i ordered the books today. Are those for this 5 week course?
G-d bless
Hi Brad,
Yes this is week 1. Every week a new week opens up for self study.
As for the books, yes the recommended books will be used for this 5 week course and the next one. You can read through Kabbalah Revealed and Attaining the Worlds Beyond from beginning to end. This will give you a strong foundation. Kabbalah for the Student is a textbook of source articles. It can be a bit more challenging. We’ll be studying from it together throughout all the courses.
For more technical support, you can use the “Need Help?” button in the bottom right.
Albert @ KabU
Thank you so much for the course. As one of the instructors mentioned , in order to understand the Holly book we need to understand the language of the upper world (Ein Sof) . Do you have any courses to learn that?
Hi Elham,
It’s not enough to study the language of roots and branches, because it’s not something you learn but rather something that comes with spiritual attainment. Without spiritual attainment, we cannot truly understand these things. It’s like a blind person that is trying to study colors. He can learn the wavelengths behind each one, the different feelings they all evoke, but ultimately he will never truly understand colors. But if this blind person was to undergo an operation and gain his sense of sight, how easy and simple it would be to teach him colors. We would simply point to it and say “this is red”.
It’s the same with the language of roots and branches. It’s currently impossible for us to truly grasp these things. But once we gain our “spiritual sight” we would pick these things up very easily and naturally.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/02/why-do-we-need-the-language-of-branches/
Albert @ KabU
Hey there friends,
I have a question: Its about this chapter: “Chapter 2 – Spiritual Path, pp. 31-39 pdf”
As I understand I should read the texts and hope for heve a feeling? Is this?
How many times shoud I read?
See you latter.
Hi Ricardo,
Yes, you can say that we read in order to extract the light from the text. That light will begin to gradually change us and build these spiritual structures within us, until we will begin to feel what we’re reading about in practice.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
As for how many times you should read it, there is no magical formula here. It’s up to you. Keep in mind that every time we read, the light gradually changes us. As we change, we will begin to experience the text differently. In other words, I can read the same article today and tomorrow, and tomorrow I’ll experience it completely differently. It’s not about memorizing anything, but rather the more we invest into reading the Kabbalistic text, the more light we extract, and thereby the more we change and experience it differently.
But don’t focus on reading it mechanically a certain amount of times, rather set aside some time on a regular basis to return to the Kabbalistic texts, lessons, etc. Such a habit of regularly returning to the source of the light will help you throughout your entire spiritual development.
Albert @ KabU
dearest teacher,
would i be wrong to say that the torah is speaking to us not only in riddles but that we also miss most of it’s teaching because we only read the letter of the words (face value)?
if i may use the levitical laws and the lay-out of the tabernacle as an example:
we read about the person walking to the tabernacle with his sin offering and all we see is a sinner, but its not about that person but its teaching me about myself…
do i realize that the person with the animal on his way to the door of the tabernacle already did repentance (i mean he already is holding his offering in his hands), and what is he taking to the door of the tabernacle (animal (rich), two doves (middle class) or flour (poor)), which teaches me that they do have financial needs or not and what i need to do to assist such a person.
it’s teaching me not to judge but to think about what is said behind the physical words.
hope it makes sense
Hi Davison,
Yes, you can say that you’ll be missing out by reading it at face value. Furthermore, you can also say that you will also be missing out by extracting morals from it.
Kabbalists use the Torah primarily for the Ohr (light) that is in it. This is a special force that has the ability to correct our egoistic nature. As a result of this correction, we become similar to the Creator, to His qualities of love and bestowal. As a result of becoming similar to Him, we reveal Him in practice, in our lives. This is what the Torah is intended to help us to do.
Morals on the other hand don’t correct our egoistic nature, they simply band-aid it up, making it look pretty. So Kabbalists are not interested in using the Torah to extract morals from it.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2016/05/dispelling-myths-about-kabbalah-part-4/
If you’re interesting in learning how to properly decipher the Torah, check out the books: Disclosing a Portion or The Secrets of the Eternal Book.
Albert @ KabU
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