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What do you tell your parents who are in their mid-80’s and going through some health issues, who have no religious background and knows very little about “God”, the meaning of their life at this stage? since in their eyes (and in most people’s eyes), what’s left are mostly sufferings and little hope?
I understand that everything that happens is the Will of the Creator, even when it appears negative to our egoistic selves. I understand that prayer is a means of connecting with the Creator, as a way of aligning ourselves with Him. Prayer for self or others will not change the outcome; such prayer is an expression of our egoistic nature. This is not a bad thing, per se, because we were created with an egoistic nature, and in such an activity, we are simply expressing that nature. There is no point in admonishing a cat for meowing; that is its nature! But the mere act of prayer is a means by which we grease the skids, as it were, for communicating with the Creator. Does that sound right?
What is a good way to use the ego?
Is the ego the driving force behind defending a believe or view point?
I understand that a bad usage is when used for self interest at the expense of others.
Yusbel,
The will to receive is the will to receive, you can’t escape that, we need to receive air, water, food, sustenance.
First things first, before we start correcting anything, let’s identify where we see that we are not just receiving but receiving at the expense of the other. Later we’ll begin to understand what to do with that, but first we need to identify where we will be working.
Seth@KabU
Hi, does faith above reason refer to connecting to the upper force or other points in the heart (or at least trying to do that) in spite of the reasoning of the ego, which may tell us not to do that because it’s a a calculation against the benefit for our ego? In contrast to faith below reason in religious practice, which simply tells us to believe in something that we do not attain? Is that the difference?
And if that‘s so, does that mean to live with 2 separate concepts at the same time when studying Kabbalah? Faith above reason for the spiritual group and reason for daily life? If yes, how to overcome the confusion arising with two concepts at the same time, and the increasing feeling of separation and loneliness in everyday life?
Verena,
Imagine that you are holding your child in the grocery store. On the one hand you are holding and comforting your child and on the other hand, you are navigating the isles, thinking about dinner tonight, having memories of different things as you look at all of the items on the shelf.
It’s like two systems.
So the kabbalist is in this world and her heart stays connected to another system of love and connection.
Of course there is confusion. It’s like landing in another country where you don’t speak the language, of course things will be confusing until you stabilize yourself there and get acquainted and accustom to how things work there.
Regarding separation and loneliness, we need to receive powers from group of friends, to integrate with them, to constantly help each other raise the importance of the sublime goal which we are working towards and to uplift the spirits in the group.
Step by step, you are moving in the right direction.
Bookmark the reading material that inspires you the most and return to that again and again in different states.
Everything will work out.
Seth@KabU
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