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As I contemplated on what to ask, the idea of checking one’s ego came to mind. In the path of bestowal , I would think it would be essential to examine whether our intentions are truly aligned with spiritual giving, or if we are still somehow seeking to feed the ego. Is there a way to self actualize.
Tamara,
You’re right.
It is a path of gradual degrees. And every time the desire/emotion grows, then the mind scrutinizes…is my intention to receive or to bestow?
We work with all of our might and do our best to be bestowers and then a new light shines and just like in our world, we thought the room was clean but when you shine the light in the corners, we find more dust, so more light shines and we discover more of the nature that the Creator made, the desire to receive and we correct again and again in this way we rise from degree to degree up the ladder.Seth@KabU
“In many Kabbalistic teachings, I notice the word ‘nature’ is used when referring to spiritual concepts. I personally associate ‘nature’ more with the natural world around us, rather than the spiritual world. Could you explain why this term is chosen and how it connects the physical and spiritual realms in Kabbalah?”
Michael,
We have two general conducts in spirituality. One is what we will learn, the name Yud and Hey and Vav and Hey. That is from above, that is Endless Light that cascades from above down to our world.
On the other hand we have from below, Elokim, this is Godliness, the harmony of all of reality, all of the harmonious, integral laws of nature, everything in reality connected as one. The gematria of Elokim is the same as “nature”. The kabbalists explain that these words are even interchangeable. Of course we are not simply talking about forests and waterfalls, but all of nature from the smallest quark to giant black holes and galaxies.
Seth@KabU
Thank you so much for your response and the explanation about the use of the word “nature” in Kabbalistic teachings. It’s fascinating to see how these concepts bridge the physical and spiritual worlds. I do find, though, that sometimes words can feel limiting or inadequate when trying to capture the full depth of spiritual experiences. I feel that language can sometimes create barriers to a more intuitive or direct understanding of the divine. I’d love to hear more about how Kabbalah navigates these limitations and helps us connect beyond words.
Michael,
First we need to accustom ourselves to the language of the Kabbalists, we just have to put in the time to learn what they mean when they say words. Sin, evil, good, love…when the Kabbalist writes these words they don’t mean what we think they mean.
And then after that as we advance, and as we advance the words mean different things, they don’t change but as our perception changes we perceive what is deposited in the words and between the words.Now also consider that we have a certain form, with a mouth and tongue and throat and mind, etc this is what all of these billion of years and more developed us into, don’t is not a real argument to say we can’t use words, words are all we have that is what the system gave us. Of course spirituality is beyond words beyond anything we can grasp in that way, but we 100% approach it and communicate about it using the language of roots and branches that the Kabbalists for almost 6000 have been using to describe their attainment.
Seth&KabU
As i move on my journey in Kabbalah i understand so far that i should bestow these attributes of the upper world to enrich my understanding of the sixth sense and realize the beautyof this way of being
Jazzmon,
So far we are learning the structure of the spiritual system, later we will get into practical kabbalah, how and where we can work with these forces.
Now it is important to begin to identify and test these things on yourself. We are learning that the Creator created the will to receive, that that is the only creation. As we research ourselves, do we see that and feel that? Do we identify that the grass, the bird, the neighbor are all operated by this force? Where can we find this spiritual force, this freedom to love, to bestow?
Seth@KabU
When Tony was describing climbing back up the ladder through the worlds by increasing the ratio within us to encompass more and more the will to bestow, it made me think of Jacob’s Ladder. Are these related?
Albertina,
Yes, we will learn more about this in detail later.
Here is a wonderful blog post from our teacher, the kabbalist, Rav Laitman.
Seth@KabU
The perception of spiritual reality is carried out with the development of a 6th sense if I understand correctly. How does this new sense take into account the world below in our inner evolution by taking up the idea of the tree and its branches?
What links are there between this 6th sense which must allow us to develop our connection with the creator and our five senses which make us live in the desire to receive and allow us to exist in the corporeal world.
Guy,
We exist in a wondrous reality.
Even a small bunny has 100s of intricate systems of blood and nerves and respiratory.
We do not have to manage growing our fingernails and digesting our food, each lower degree is managed by an upper intelligence.
Our main focus is on the degree above us, the speaking degree.
The five senses are the foundation upon which we can measure, like a fulcrum, to leverage ourselves to the next degree.
Seth@KabU
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