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Similarity of form is a law of the spiritual world. I would like to know if this law also operates in the physical world. If so, I would like to know if it is the same as the law of attraction that mystics talk about.
Among other things this lesson teaches about closeness/remoteness in spirituality. It seems to indicate that being in a same states and thoughts is closeness. When I read a text written by a kabbalist and understand in my mind what it says, can I say to myself that it is a state of spiritual closeness?
When studying music or any other craft: as a novice piano player I may fall in love with a melody but it would take many practice sessions to develop the muscle memory in my wrists/fingers to play the same melody flawlessly. Yet, my heart swells with joy from the melody, even if i can’t play it completely error-free. I imagine that it is the same type of joy experienced by a composer and thousands of other piano players who played that piece before and after me – i.e. I am in unity with them, even though I am still a clumsy performer and nobody would enjoy listening to my performance.
Is the study a gradual progression to a complete unity with the state of being that these kabbalists wrote about? or would be it be more accurate to say that “falling in love” (be it music or kabbalah)  is already a complete unity, and the rest of the study requires patience, perseverance to uncover the intricacies and minute details of the state of unity?
Like some other students I have difficulties embracing the word ‘hate’ (i.e. my own current identity does not fit my own definition of being hateful).
How to apply all these words – hate, love – correctly in relation to the study here, in Kabu?
Example: i am learning to recognize in my own feelings one current of desire that wants to be immersed in the lectures, videos, reading of the kabbalistic texts and also, another one surfacing regularly that shuts down my faculties of perception (my eyes get heavy and I can only fall asleep) or yet another one, whereas i notice annoying defects in the words of teachers or whatever the organization sends my way.
Since nothing is redundant in the world, should I pay equal attention to whatever comes up and examine every single thing? Do we need to pick a position and stick with it? Or do we jump from one point of view to another, while studying kabbalah?
Nika,
I’m very happy to read your email.  You should keep it and pull it out in a few years and study it.
You will see how clearly your are developing.
I recommend that you write out your questions, not in this narrative way, but number them and write each one as a clear question followed by a question mark.
Each time you come to one of these crossroads, and yes, that is what is happening, you are progressing on a new path and you come to a crossroad, for example you don’t embrace the word hate in how you envision yourself.
So mark this down. Â This is a place where you are learning to hold two opposites at the same time.
Good luck, I’m wish you success in your studies,
Seth@KabU
In the intro video it says that in the outside reality there are forces of bestowal but in the quiz it says there is no reality outside us. Is there something I am missing or overlooked?
Just to add: I feel very lucky to be roaming through this course. Watching one of the additional older videos where – with Marcos and Chris explain the evolution of desire helped clarify the overall direction. If a person feels in the bones that Creator guides development with ultimate care and perfection every tiny moment of contributing to the development consciously must be precious.
Robert,
In the wisdom of kabbalah we get used to these seeming paradoxes.
It depends on what you are talking about.
Spiritual phenomenon exist all at once.
When we are discussing things from our perspective, they happen one at a time. Through the wisdom of kabbalah you begin to expand your perception and sense the world in connected, integral way.
When we learn that there is no reality outside of us, it means that all of reality is only light, it is felt to me according to my inner qualities.
Seth@KabU
The video says the spiritual, outside reality impacts the 5 corporeal senses and they perceive and interpret the spiritual reality according to an egoistic program. How can corporeal senses, for example an corporeal eyeball sense something spiritual? Don’t corporeal senses perceive corporeal stimulus like light waves, audio waves, food? The corporeal senses are made up of corporeal matter or cells? The spiritual is opposite, different form than corporeal? Are the corporeal senses really spiritual senses or connected in some way to spiritual eyes, ears etc?
Thanks
Robert,
The physical senses do not perceive spirituality.
Imagine that you have an old balance scale where you put the object you want to weigh on one side and lead weights on one side until the scale balances. So you are not actually perceiving the object, but from doing something on the opposite side, you can begin to discern qualities of the object.
Seth@KabU
I am watching this week’s lesson again to get a better understanding. I did not do well on the test. I want to feel the lesson in myself and not just think of the answers in my thoughts. I’ve also tried to understand truth and reality through Vipassana Meditation. When I feel I can be giving and be free to give 100% without expectation of reward or receiving back then that is reality or one great part of reality. I will continue to listen to this lesson though and try to fill in the missing pieces in my lack of understanding this lesson.
To add to my statement above when I went to the Vipassana 10 day silent retreat their teach was that the goal was to become equanimous and not react to both craving the feeling of pleasure when sitting in meditation and also not to react to the feeling of aversion to any discomfort but to just observe what was going on in body and mind. I relate this to the part of the lesson about sitting and moving to find comfort.
We have no desire for it. We cannot give be
cause
we are made of a will to receive; recep
tion
is our substance, our Matter.
Now, this latter reason is more complex than it may
seem at first. When Kabbalists write that all we want is
to receive, they don’t mean that all we do is receive, but
that this is the underlying motivation behind everything
we do. They phrase it very plainly: If it doesn’t give us
pleasure, we can’t do it. It’s not only that we don’t want
to; we literally can’t. This is because the Creator (Nature)
created us with only a will to receive, because all He wants
is to give. Therefore, we need not change our actions, but
only the underlying motivation behind them.So what is the correct motivation to have in order to correctly ‘receive’ bestowel from the creator. If our matter, our substance, our will to receive is set as is the creators matter, the will to bestow, why would we need to change our underlying motivation? Is there some unique quality in the change of our motivation to receive bestowel?
Maybe when we make some effort and get some small amount of revelation of the Creator we will fall so much in love with Him that it begins to solve our motivation problem. Because it seems like true Love is a form of egoism where the desire gets so extreme it kind of goes haywire and turns altruistic.
Seth, Thank you for your explanation. What comes to mind though is when I feel intense love for my partner and I feel with all my heart I only want to give I feel this is a spiritual experience. Am I not understanding something here? I understand though that it’s a long study process to understand Kabbalah.
Joel
Joel,
There is no reason to say that it is not what you say it is.
In that relationship between you two, you will be able to presence of the Creator between you.
As you study, you will see how even what you feel now opens up more and more and you understand and feel what you are coming into contact more and more.
Seth@KabU
Thank you for your explanation. What comes to mind though is when I feel intense love for my partner and I feel with all my heart I only want to give I feel this is a spiritual experience. Am I not understanding something here? I understand though that it’s a long study process to understand Kabbalah.
Phillip,
We study this in the article the Preface and in others. Â This purpose of creation is for the creation to receive all of the abundance. Â The correction of creation is the process whereby the creation corrects itself so that it can receive all of that abundance.
Prior to the correction, the creation is 100% opposite in qualities from the Creator which means spiritually they are as far apart as east is from west.
After the correction the creation which is the matter called will to receive has changed its form to receive in order to bestow and then its quality, bestowal, is the same quality of the Creator, and they become as one.
Seth@KabU
Thank you, Seth, This is EXACTLY what I am seeking!
“After the correction the creation which is the matter called will to receive has changed its form to receive in order to bestow and then its quality, bestowal, is the same quality of the Creator, and they become as one.”
Sincerely from the Point in My Heart,
Deborah
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