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What has to happen, that someone steps on the path of wisdom? Is this our conscious choice? If not, are we “forced” to step on the path of wisdom, so that we become sick, we get cancer, etc…?
Hi Petra,
There are two paths of development: the path of light and the path of suffering.
The path of light means that we develop consciously under the influence of the light.
Whereas the path of suffering is an inactive form of development, where we wait for sufferings to accumulate until we start to move. It’s like a child that refuses to go to school, so the parents put more and more pressures on him until he agrees to go.
But keep in mind that we don’t really advance on the path of suffering. Since pressuring and punishing a child is not the same as educating him. So after all of the pressures and punishments they put on him, he will still have to go to school and get his education.
Check out these blog posts from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2011/01/lets-go-with-the-light/
https://laitman.com/2015/05/we-wont-follow-the-path-of-suffering-forever/
Albert @ KabU
¿Dónde puedo encontrar el plano o croquis (blueprint) mediante el cual pueda comprender el propósito que el Creador tiene para mi existencia?
google translation of the question:
Where can I find the blueprint through which I can understand the Creator’s purpose for my existence?
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Hi Enrique,
The general purpose for all of us is to reach adhesion with the Creator.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2019/04/the-purpose-of-creation/
Our own personal role in that process of reaching adhesion with the Creator, depends on the root of our soul.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/03/returning-to-the-root-of-ones-soul/
Albert @ KabU
¿Cómo puedo entrenarme para discernir entre el camino del Sufrimiento y el camino de la luz, de manera tal que mis decisiones se adecuen al pensamiento de la Creación, es decir, que se correspondan con el plan de Dios?
google translation of the question:
How can I train myself to discern between the path of suffering and the path of light, so that my decisions are in line with the thought of Creation, that is, in accordance with God’s plan?
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Hi Enrique,
We don’t make that choice directly, rather, we choose to place ourselves in a strong spiritual environment, and as a result of that choice, we have the strength to advance by the path of light.
It’s like with a seed. If we plant it in fertile ground, then it’ll get all the right nutrients and grow. If we put it in the desert or just keep it on a shelf somewhere, nothing will come out of it at all. So all of our work boils down to finding the best spiritual environment in which to plant that seed. And what will ultimately happen to that seed is a result of the environment we put it into. We’ll learn more about this in the next semester, when we study the topic of freedom.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/08/what-path-will-you-take/
Albert @ KabU
Shalom instructors,
I have three questions:
1) Is there a relationship between the words Masach and Mashiach?
2) Does the Creator awaken the point in the heart due to His Will or does it awaken as a natural part of the evolution and re-incarnation of the soul?
3) Is the ultimate goal to transcend our humanity or to become a complete/mature/whole human-being?
Thank you.
With Love,
Raymond Franklin
Hi Raymond,
1. Masach is Hebrew for screen. It’s the anti-egoistic screen thanks to which perceive spirituality.
Mashiach is Hebrew for messiah. In Kabbalah, the Messiah is not a person but a force. Mashiach comes from the Hebrew verb “to pull” (Moshech). This is the force that has the ability “to pull” us out of our egoistic nature into the Creator’s nature of love and bestowal.
Essentially you can say that the force of the Mashiach helps us to build the Masach.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/02/what-do-they-expect-from-a-messiah/
2. All of humanity is part of a single system. Within this singular system, there is a certain order of corrections that need to take place. It’s like building a large jigsaw puzzle. First you start with all the corner pieces, and only then do you gradually work your way to the center. It’s the same with our spiritual work. There are those that are awakened to this work earlier and those that are awakened to it later. Those that received awakened points in the hearts are like those corner pieces of the puzzle that need to start the whole process. Later on, due to their good work, they pave the way for the rest of the world to join this process.
3. The ultimate goal is to reach adhesion with the Creator. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2019/04/the-purpose-of-creation/
Albert @ KabU
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