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Hi Christian. Just checking. Is equivalence of form in any way similar to the bible verse below. From the standpoint of kabbalah, are we reflections or reproductions of the Creator?. Lastly, what equivalence of form is there to achieve if we are already created in His image?
So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
Genesis 1:27Hi Koena,
1. Yes, you can say that the Creator is the whole and we are the parts. In the Introduction to the Book of Zohar, Baal HaSulam compares it to a mountain vs the rocks that make up that mountain. When we’re in equivalence of form, we become part of that whole and when we’re in disparity of form, we become separated from that whole.
2. We were indeed created in the state of perfection, in complete adhesion with the Creator. (Baal HaSulam describes this as well in the above article, items 13-17). But this was an unconscious state, like a baby in its mother’s womb. So we necessarily had to come to the complete opposite state, to lose that state of perfection, in order to once again reach it, but this time consciously. (In the words of the Torah, this is depicted as the “sin” of the tree of knowledge and the following expulsion from the Garden of Eden)
And the fact that we had to lose this state is not something bad, but it’s a necessary part of our development. It’s just like with kids. We don’t just give them a completed jigsaw puzzle. On the contrary we take it and break it down into many pieces. Then in the process of them putting it together, they grow and develop. Same with us, this process of losing that state is a necessary part of our further growth and development.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/01/from-perfection-to-perfection/
And if you’re interested in learning how to properly decipher the stories in the Torah, check out the books: Disclosing a Portion or The Secrets of the Eternal Book.
Albert @ KabU
google translation of the question:
Good evening. What is the difference ADAM KADMON and ADAM ARISHON?
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Hi HOUEGBELO Rodolphe,
Adam Kadmon is a part of the system of worlds. While Adam HaRishon is the active part within this system. Similar to how you have planet Earth and you have people or those that inhabit the planet.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/05/the-human-is-the-innermost-part-in-the-system-of-worlds/
Albert @ KabU
Before moving to part 2, I would like to have a clarification/ answer about a question:
With regards to the ‘i’ that thinks and speak through me and all humans ; is this “I” the physical body or the soul or parts of the soul or the Creator’s spirit in us?
Thank you.
Hi Christian,
The “I” is the part of the Creator in us.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2022/08/you-cannot-do-without-the-human/
You can also read more about it in Baal HaSulam’s Introduction to the Book of Zohar, items 8-9.
Albert @ KabU
If there is a blog post that explain the point in the heart more, kindly share with me.
Many thanks.Hi Christian,
The heart represents all of our desires. Among all of them, there is a certain point, a very small desire, that we’re incapable of satisfying with anything in this world. This is the point in the heart. If it awakens, it pushes a person towards spirituality. If not, a person will aspires to fulfill all of the usual desires in life.
Check out these blog posts from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2008/06/when-the-point-in-the-heart-awakens/
Albert @ KabU
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