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I tend to read first all of the questions and comments to observe the similarity between them and my own. The question of Yana about how come when it feels that you want most of the Creator; it feels further away. It makes a lot of sense the answer that Albert provided “This is done to help us to grow and develop” and the example of -when we teach our kids to walk-.
When I desire for Him more, I feel desperation and lost like I cannot see clearly. It is like fear of leaving behind what is known, what is familiar, the ways of my past survival.
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Hola Albert</p>
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Según anotación de Tony, es en el estado de doble ocultamiento dónde “la persona siente un completo rechazo de lo Alto y una perdida de fe, y es el periodo en el que una persona reencarna”. No tengo claro con respecto a la reencarnación, si esta ocurre con la muerte de la persona para regresar renacido a continuar su camino espiritual; además, por qué es en esta etapa en la que ocurre dicha reencarnación?</p>google translation of Henry’s question:
According to Tony’s annotation, it is in the state of double concealment where “the person feels a complete rejection of the High and a loss of faith, and it is the period in which a person reincarnates”. I am not clear about reincarnation, if it occurs with the death of the person to return reborn to continue their spiritual path; furthermore, why is it at this stage that said reincarnation occurs?
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Hi Henry,
When Kabbalists talk about reincarnation, they are not talking about bodies, rather they are talking on the level of desire. Reincarnation is the process by which our desire are constantly changing and renewing.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2018/08/reincarnation-in-spiritual-space/#gsc.tab=0
Albert @ KabU
Hi Albert,
I have a question, but for that I need to write an intro of a few bullet points:
1 – I feel our material world of today as absolute rot. We learned in the course that this is my own incorrect perception of reality. I still ‘doubt’ that what goes on around us in the corporeal world is pure bestowal, but I also know that my inability of bestowing could be to blame (not yet 100% convinced – but I admit that the sages of Kabbalah know better).
2 – During work, which consumes most of my time, I constantly deal exclusively with material and business interests and desires (of myself and others). More and more I feel this as irrelevant, not only in the context of our studies, but also on the ever-present ‘rot’ presented in point 1.
3 – But as you have written before ‘no flour, no Torah’ (and vice-versa). So I have to work and do so everyday. Whereas before I had a flare for it, now I feel like a husk dragging myself. Still I work.
Which takes me to the question. The Tip of the Week fits perfectly with this mood: “Make sure you aren’t leaving your corporeal life unattended, and carry on as usual.” So I will do! But how is it that I can feel purpose in it? I mean, it is bad for my clients, my family and ultimately myself that I have totally lost interest in this! Surely there is a form of bestowal in this? Any insights?
Hi Francisco,
Losing interest in corporeal life is a temporary state. It’s a present from the Creator to give us the opportunity to plant our point in the heart in a good spiritual environment. But after that, in order to actually develop spiritually, we need resistance. Just like a bodybuilder needs resistance to grow his muscles, we need resistance in order to grow spiritually. This resistance comes to us from corporeality, from leading a normal life, working, taking care of our family, health, etc. It’s thanks to this resistance that we can reach higher levels of spiritual attainment.
In other words, there is no spirituality in corporeality itself. Spirituality is when we rise above corporeality. But if we’re not immersed in corporeality, then we have nothing over which to rise above and thereby no spirituality to achieve.
See my reply 222713 to Joseph in the Week 2 questions forum for more details: https://kabuconnect.com/forums/topic/ask-anything-about-week-2-lesson-and-materials-and-get-an-answer-from-a-senior-kabbalah-instructor-2/#post-222713
Albert @ KabU
Can we say kabU is one type of a group spoken about in this video lesson?
Can a group be comprised of people from different locations around the world connected via internet etc..?
Hi Innocent,
Yes, you can say that.
Physical groups were once the norm that we aspired to reach. But then the Creator sent along the pandemic and we had to turn all of our groups into virtual groups. With the experience we have now, we can see that it’s not a shortcoming to belong to a virtual group. In many cases, virtual groups can be even stronger than physical groups. Virtual groups allow us to focus more on the spiritual work and get less distracted by the physical world. Furthermore, given the generation that we live in and the level of egoism that we’re working with, it seems like virtual groups are the way of the future. We’ll learn more about these things in the more advanced semesters.
Albert @ KabU
Dear Instructor,
How many time does it take to be in the speaking level or to become like the creator?
Hi Gelaye,
There is no time in spirituality. Reaching it does not depend on hours of study or acquisition of knowledge, but rather it works according to laws. One of these laws is that “there is no light without a kli (vessel)”. Meaning that if we don’t have the vessel (desire) we have nothing with which to get the light (the fulfillment for that desire).
In other words, everything depends on us, if we build the right desire for spirituality, we will right away reveal it. If not, then even if a few more thousands of years pass by, we will still not reveal it. This is called “there is no coercion in spirituality”. Meaning if we don’t want it, we will not receive it.
And although we spend a lot of time studying, the goal is not to acquire knowledge, but through the study to draw the light, a special force that helps us to build the right desire. Meaning we don’t need to be super strong, wise, or talented in order to succeed in Kabbalah, all we need is to extract more and more of this light and it does all the rest.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
Albert @ KabU
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