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Hello, I am wondering that if the Creator wants us to “Connect” in this world, it means that not only in the Kabbalistic group but in our everyday life we should make the effort of “connecting”: connecting is also accepting the group, without judgment and trying to find solutions in a peaceful manner! In a group of students, in the neighborhood, in the family, etc;
Is this really what counts? The transformation that we that study kabbalah begin to feel and start connecting with groups with the intention of the Creator?
Thank you,
Hi Esmeralda, good question!
It all depends on your goal in life. If your goal is to correct your nature and thereby to reveal the Creator, the quality of love and bestowal, this is only possible in mutual work with other points in the hearts. This is why we practice this type of connection only within the Kabbalistic group.
If you practice this anywhere else, in the best case scenario you’ll build some good relationships, in the worst case, people will think you’re weird or try to take advantage of you. But either way it will not lead to the revelation of the Creator. So generally with the rest of the world it’s best to just act normal, like everyone else. Meaning don’t make a saint of yourself and at the same time don’t cause harm to others, but just act the way normal people act.
Albert @ KabU
Hello,
The Hebrew words used in Kabbalah, are they modern Hebrew or the Hebrew of the Jewish Bible? I would guess the latter, but thought I would ask, to be sure.
Hi Christina,
I’m not sure what you mean. The books written thousands of years ago like the Torah, Talmud, Zohar are Kabbalistic books. As are the more modern books like the writings of the Ari, Rabash, Baal HaSulam.
As for the language used, just like Latin is used by medicine and doctors, and Italian is used by musicians, the wisdom of Kabbalah uses Hebrew and Aramaic. They were both discovered by Adam when he first revealed spirituality. The Kabbalists developed these languages in order to convey spiritual phenomena. In general, Hebrew is used to describe actions of the light while Aramaic is used to describe the actions of the Kli (the vessel, meaning the desire to receive).
But it doesn’t mean that we need to learn Hebrew or Aramaic, since the spoken language is not important here. What is important is for us to understand the basic terms that we use in Kabbalah. We’ll learn these gradually throughout the course.
Check out this article for more details about the importance of the Hebrew language: http://www.kabbalah.info/eng/content/view/frame/60270?/eng/content/view/full/60270&main
As well as this blog post from Rav Laitman : https://laitman.com/2016/12/the-letters-as-models-for-managing-our-world/
Albert @ KabU
Is the desire of a woman to have a kid in a stable relationship, an altruistic or egoistic desire?
If the desire doesn’t come from the couple but just from the woman, would this be considered egoistic versus the man?
How should I see this aspect of Life in a Kabbalah perspective?
Thank you
Hi Maria,
There are good questions, but I cannot answer them for you, since Kabbalah only deals with our desire for spirituality. Regarding the desires of our animalistic bodies, Kabbalah does not deal with these things. Our corporeal desires don’t have any relation to spirituality, so each person can arrange these desires however is most comfortable for them (of course within the context of the law and without harming others).
Albert @ KabU
Hi Marouane, good question!
Kabbalah is a method by we correct our egoistic nature and as a result become similar to and reveal in practice the Creator. There is a certain level of attainment of the Creator called prophet/prophecy. In other words, the prophets are Kabbalists of a certain degree.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2018/08/were-the-prophets-kabbalists/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Asher,
I’m not sure who you are referring to as the first Ashlag. Are you asking about the difference between the writings of Baal HaSulam (Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag) and the writings of Rabash (Baruch Shalom Ha-Levi Ashlag)? In which case there is no difference in their teachings. Everything that Rabash did was a continuation of the work of Baal HaSulam. You can see it in the very first line of the very first article of Rabash. Here’s an excerpt: “We have gathered here to establish a society for all who wish to follow the path and method of Baal HaSulam, the way by which to climb the degrees of man and not remain as a beast (Purpose of Society – 1).
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2015/11/the-great-kabbalists-and-their-works/
Albert @ KabU
Translation of Asher’s post:
Thanks for the answer that you gave me, but I cannot accept this answer. The writings of the father and son are very different. At the moment, I reached the 6th volume of the Study of the Ten Sefirot, and throughout the 8 years that I’ve been studying them, I have come to [see] the differences between Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag and Rabbi Baruch Ashlag.
Hi Asher,
You are right, the writings of Baal HaSulam and the writings of Rabash are very different. Although ultimately they are talking about the same thing, about the spiritual desire and how we correct it, they do so in two different styles. Baal HaSulam writes in a more scientific style while Rabash writes in a more emotional style.
In general, the wisdom of Kabbalah can be divided into two parts, two forms of expressions. One is the language of Kabbalah itself, or sometimes called the language of sefirot/partzufim/olamot(worlds). This language is very technical (at least that’s how it appears to us until we attain spirituality). It’s entirely scientific and uses strict definitions. Baal HaSulam wrote more in this style, especially in the Study of the Ten Sefirot.
There’s another type of style which is also scientific, but it focuses more on emotions. This style is called “Avodat HaShem” which translates to “the Creator’s Work”. This language expresses the many inner states that our desires undergo as we progress on the spiritual path as well as the practical work that we need to do in Kabbalistic groups. Rabash wrote more in this style, especially in his social writings.
Keep in mind that the different style that they used is not so much dependent on them, but rather on the generation in which they lived. For example, this same difference is seen between the Ari and Baal Shem Tov. Baal HaSulam writes about it in the “Introduction to the Book Panim Meirot uMasbirot”, item 9, here’s an excerpt:
“9) In return for that, we are privileged by Him to have been rewarded with the spirit of The Baal Shem Tov, whose greatness and sanctity are beyond any word and any utterance. He was not gazed upon and will not be gazed upon, except by those worthy that had served under his light, and they, too, only intermittently, each according to what he received in his heart.
It is true that the light of his Torah and Holy Wisdom are built primarily on the holy foundations of the ARI. However, they are not at all similar. I shall explain this with an allegory of a person drowning in the river, rising and sinking as drowning people do. Sometimes, only the hair is visible, and then a counsel is sought to catch him by his head. Other times, his body appears as well, and then a counsel is sought to catch him from opposite his heart.
So is the matter before us. After Israel has drowned in the evil waters of the exile among the nations, since then until now they rise and fall, and not all times are the same. At the time of the ARI, only the head was visible. Hence, the ARI had troubled in our favor to save us through the mind. At the time of The Baal Shem Tov, there was relief. Hence, it was a blessing for us to save us from opposite the heart, and that was a great and true salvation for us.”
Here’s a link to the article in the archive, you can read it Hebrew there if you want: https://kabbalahmedia.info/en/sources/DrsQS1MO?language=en
Albert @ KabU
אני מקבל עכשיו! זה נקרא תשובה מלאה ומשכנעת! הלוואי שכל המורים והפקידים יגיבו כך! אם הייתי מרוצה מהתשובה הקודמת, האם בכל זאת הייתי מקבל תשובה כל כך יפה ומדויקת? אני מבקש מכל הסטודנטים לא פשוט לקבל שום תשובה… כמובן, זה היה בגלל 14 שנות לימוד והמאמץ והדיוק שלי שגרמו לי לא לקבל את התשובה הראשונה!
I accept now! This is called a complete and convincing answer! I wish all teachers and officials would respond like this! If I was satisfied with the previous answer, would I still get such a beautiful and accurate answer? I ask all students not to simply accept any answer … Of course, it was because of my 14 years of study and effort and accuracy that made me not accept the first answer!
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