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Do worldy pain and tribulations disappear once we begin to perceive that it is all planned for our good, when we begin to understand the love behind the process? Do we still continue to feel lack, financial difficulties, divorce, traumas, etc…
Hi Akosua Marie,
Yes and no. There are times that when we rise to a higher degree, the problems we were facing on the previous degree disappear. For example in college a person’s concerns is to get good grades. But once he graduates, his concerns change completely and is instead focused on work, family, etc. Same with us, when we rise a degree, the issues from the previous degree can disappear, and we are given different challenges to work on. But until we finish our correction, the challenges will always continue.
It’s written that “there is no greater pleasure than the resolution of doubts”. This is because spirituality is built on the combination of two polar opposites: bestowal and reception. In every new degree, we discover new challenges and new doubts on how to go about doing this. When we succeed in that, we feel an outburst of joy and pleasure. Afterwards we grow and discover greater challenges and doubts, and so forth throughout the entire spiritual ladder of development.
It’s just like with the puzzles that we give kids to help them grow and develop. In the 1st grade, we give them easy puzzles. They solve them and grow. Then in the 2nd grade we give them more challenging puzzles, etc.
Likewise with us, once we resolve one set of doubts and challenges, we grow and reveal a new degree with a whole new set of doubts. And we shouldn’t despair from this, but understand that it’s specifically thanks to this process that we grow and develop spiritually.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/06/the-benefit-of-the-doubt/
Albert @ KabU
The heart point is Israel
The Nations are egoistic desires
Torah is instruction by the light
Mitzvot is transformation of egoistic desires to altruistic
My question is how can I receive more codes like above. And please correct me if I’m wrong by saying code .
Is the 613 desire is connected to the 613 Laws in the Torah and what’s the best way to remember all of them?
Hi Mitch,
There are 613 desires that we need to correct. Corresponding to each desire, there is a mitzvah (commandment). These are the INTERNAL processes by which we correct that specific desire. In other words, Kabbalists don’t look at the 613 mitzvot as physical actions to be performed by our hands and feet, but rather as allegories to the internal process of correcting our desires.
Keep in mind that in practice, we don’t work according to some list of desires, but only according to whatever desire is awakened at the moment.
Check out these blog posts from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2016/02/mitzvot-commandments-the-correction-of-desires/
https://laitman.com/2015/09/compliance-with-the-613-mitzvot-commandments/
Albert @ KabU
Why only two path? And why is pain is a path to the original state? What kind of pain? And is the path of light is the only way?
Hi Mitch,
The Creator created a perfect system. In this system, the end goal is preset. Meaning that every single person in the world will reach that state of perfection and adhesion with the Creator. The only choice in the matter is the rate at which we get there.
If we’re consciously advancing under the influence of the light, then we’re moving at a fast pace towards that goal.
If we’re waiting for blows to accumulate until we take a step forward, then we’re moving slowly towards that goal. This is similar to 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
Is it possible to be reincarnating in the same life, almost like a loop, yet repeating with certain specific points in time by making a different choice? Or will it always be a different body and completely different circumstances. For example: (imaginary situation): Sally is born and at 10 years old has a fight with a friend, or steals something from that friend… Sally ends her bodily life, but returns to the same time of birth as Sally, but this time she chooses to not steal or fight with the friend. And so on, until all desires are corrected.
Hi Jade,
The rule is that “one is raised in holiness and never lowered.” Meaning that we’re always advancing forward and never going back to what was before.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Pablo,
Spirituality works according to the law of equivalence of form. Meaning that in order to discover and reveal spirituality, we need to become similar to it, to the pure qualities of love and bestowal that are found there. This is just like how a radio can pick up an external wave, when we tune the internal frequency of the radio to that wave.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/
Albert @ KabU
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