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Hi Jolene,
There is a saying that “there is no righteous man on earth who does good and does not sin” and “a person does not keep a commandment if he has not failed in it first”. Meaning that it’s impossible to advance without first making mistakes. Just like it’s impossible to walk only on one foot, but rather there is an alternating motion to walking: left, right, left, right, left, right, etc. Likewise in our spiritual work: we reveal the ego, we correct it, we reveal the ego, we correct it. And this process repeats itself until we correct our egoistic nature on all 125 degrees.
So there is no such thing as not making mistakes. Rather we need to see those mistakes as a natural process by which we grow and develop on the spiritual path.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2023/07/useful-mistakes/
Albert @ KabU
Al volver a ver este video, luego de haber completado el curso, surge en mí el interés de integrarme en una decena (grupo de diez estudiantes de la sabiduría de la Kabbalah) para continuar estudiando conforme a la dinámica recomendada por Rav Laitman. ¿Es posible gestionar la incorporación a una decena a través de esta plataforma de KabU?
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Watching this video again after completing the course, I am interested in joining a ten (a group of ten students of the wisdom of Kabbalah) to continue studying according to the dynamics recommended by Rav Laitman. Is it possible to manage joining a ten through this KabU platform?
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Hi Enrique,
Yes, everyone will be placed in a ten in the advanced semester of KabU.
The prerequisites for that is to first finish the fundamental courses (Kabbalah Revealed 1 & 2) and the intermediate courses (Kabbalah in Action & Kabbalah Experience).
Albert @ KabU
I’m primarily interested in practicing Kabbalah, but I also feel a connection to Judaism, though I don’t follow it too strictly. I’d like to find a way to integrate both Kabbalah and Judaism into my life in a way that feels natural and balanced. Do you have any advice on how I can do that? Additionally, I’d love to connect with like-minded people who share these interests. Where do Kabbalists typically meet, whether online or in person? How can I find a community besides this one? And is there a way to connect directly with other students in this platform to exchange messages?
Hi Natu,
1. I cannot comment on Judaism because that’s not what we’re learning here. Here we’re learning Kabbalah. Integrating Kabbalah in your life should indeed be done in a balanced way. This is because without a good balance in our corporeal lives, we won’t be able to advance in spirituality either. A Kabbalist continues to exist on the level of this world throughout the entire spiritual ladder. So I cannot just turn into a monk and disconnect from this life and only focus on spirituality. On the other hand, if I only focus on corporeality, then I’m no different than an animal.
So the important thing is to find the right balance between the two: to take care of all of one’s normal necessities: to work, take care of the family, health, etc. And to set aside some time on a regular basis to focus on spirituality.
And in the more advanced stages of our development, we will see how our day to day life helps us with our spiritual development.
2. Connecting with others is a central part of the Kabbalistic method, so there are plenty of opportunities to do so. In the early semesters, our main point of contact with others is through the live zoom lessons and through these Q/A forums. In the more advanced semester, there will be an opportunity to join a virtual Kabbalah group and learn how to do spiritual work in the group. There are also a few regional Kabbalah retreats every year that you’ll have the opportunity to participate in.
Albert @ KabU
Thanks very much for this video. I noticed the pentateuch referred to as Kabbalistic texts. My question is therefore if it might help students of Kabbalah to learn to read the original texts in Hebrew?
Hi Kirstin,
Knowing Hebrew is helpful, but you don’t really need to learn Hebrew to study Kabbalah. All of our materials are professionally translated to English and many other languages.
But does the translation pass the full spiritual meaning? No. Hebrew is a language built for passing spiritual meaning, not just the meaning of the words, but every single letter and shape of the letter is a code for a spiritual state. So any translation is good but it will never give you 100% of the true spiritual meaning, it’s impossible.
So how big is the loss? For a person who is not yet in spirituality, the loss is very very small, even minuscule. In fact we have thousands of students worldwide studying with us on a daily basis, in a language other than Hebrew. Whenever Rav Laitman visits these groups, he always remarks how there is no difference in the spiritual advancement between these students and the students in front of him (all Hebrew speakers) that he studies with daily. This is because spirituality does not depend on knowledge but only on the desire. If we build the right desire for spirituality, we will feel it, if not, then no.
If you want an in depth explanation of the significance of the Hebrew language, check out this article. The ties between letters, words, and numbers:
http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/60270?/eng/content/view/full/60270&main
Albert @ KabU
Hi Kirstin,
From my own experience, it took me about 3 years of daily learning and practice to reach a level in which the Hebrew became useful. So I personally wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. But if you do choose to learn Hebrew, the main thing is not so much the program you use, but
1) Not to lose the desire. After all many many people start learning a language and only a handful succeed. So you need to look for ways to constantly reignite your desire to learn it.
2) In whatever learning program you choose, put all the new words you learn there into a flashcard program (like Anki) and rehearse it periodically. This way you can amass a very large vocabulary and won’t forget anything you learn.
Good Luck!
Albert @ KabU
I watch and listened this video again and again. even more than a year. I saw the upper world which has 5 levels and consists of 125 steps or degrees to return to our root. my question is these 5 world and 125 steps discovered by who? practically or ideally? if man back to root and get total reality, what is his benefits? what is his knowledge? how he make balance with the blow world?
Hi Demilew,
Practically discovering the 125 steps works according to the law of equivalence of form. Meaning that in order to discover those steps, we need to become similar to them, to those greater and greater degrees of love and bestowal that are found there. So to the extent that we correct our egoistic nature towards the direction of love and bestowal, to that extent we discover those 125 steps.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/
Fully reconnecting to that root is the purpose of our lives. All of life is designed in such a way that will push us in that direction. Our choice is whether we want to reach that goal consciously and willingly, or unconsciously and unwillingly, through blows and suffering. So the benefit of aspiring to that goal consciously, is that we can avoid the path of blows and suffering, and develop in a much more pleasant way.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/01/lets-go-with-the-light/
As for balance, a Kabbalist continues to exist on the level of this world throughout the entire spiritual ladder of degrees. As such, we need to continue to take care of all of our necessities in the normal way: to work, take care of the family, health, etc. In addition to that, we also need to set aside some time to regularly return to the Kabbalistic studies. This is the balance we should aspire to reach. We’ll learn how to implement this practically in the more advanced lessons.
Albert @ KabU
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