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Preparation Question: Our entire work in Kabbalah is only to attract the light that reforms. By this we receive everything we need for our advancement. Furthermore, I’m told that if I will help the others, I will advance myself even more towards spirituality. How does this work? What does it mean to help the others, those with the point in the heart, on the spiritual path?
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From my understanding the 10 our like the sefirot, like they say there is strength in numbers. By working with others who have the same desire, that makes the desire stronger to attract the light. It is almost like the scene in Harry Potter when Dumbldore dies. First one person pulls out their wand and it has a small light (desire to banish the darkness), then another and another, and soon the whole sky is lighted and the darkness is overcome. The 10 also ensure that we stay on the correct path and do not stray unintentionally.
We cannot advance spiritually on our own. We need to strive to connect to other points in the heart that were separated in the Upper Level and now exist here, at our level. The only way to achieve connection is to be in a group striving for the same spiritual connection. Within a kabbalah group we grow by actively resolving conflicts by rising above our own egos to resolve our conflicts. Each conflict resolved takes us all forward on our spiritual path. We can’t do that without interconnection. Anyway, that’s how I see it so far. . .
In Kabbalah, the main objective is to attract the light that brings about spiritual transformation. This light is believed to provide everything necessary for our personal growth and advancement. However, it is said that if we also assist others on their spiritual paths, our own progress towards spirituality can be accelerated even further.
To help others in this context refers to supporting individuals who share a similar aspiration for spiritual development, often referred to as having the “point in the heart.” This assistance can be offered through various means such as sharing knowledge, providing guidance, offering emotional support, or engaging in acts of kindness and compassion.
By helping others, we engage in a reciprocal exchange where the act of giving promotes a deeper connection to the light. We increase the flow of this light, it not only benefits those we aid but also elevates our own spiritual state. This connection between helping others and personal advancement is based on the understanding that we are all interconnected and part of a greater whole.
It is through these acts that we strengthen our connection to the transformative light and deepen our understanding of the spiritual path.
I think that if I will help the others (not for the sake of receiving but from a genuine desire to help) it will make me be more like the creator (pure bestowal) and so it’ll advance me toward my spirituality.
As per the meaning of helping the others – I guess it means listen to them, understand them by trying to put myself in their places , share with them my thoughts and views and be there for them if they need help with anything that I can help with.
It means to be there for the others, and to pray with them, and for them, for what they need when they need it. I will seek to put the others in my group before myself because that is how important I think our work together is. Of course, we do it for ourselves, we want to grow and get close to the Creator, but more importantly, we also do it because we want the best for the world, and that means we do it for the Creator, His wish is our wish, so how could we fail?
Knowing that my friends in the Ten (or Group, or Lab) have the same goal as I do, which is to grow the Point in the Heart and attain Equivalence of Form with the Creator, makes it possible for me to put them before myself. I can do this because this is how important it is to me. That may be egoistic, but I will use my ego to bestow good on my friends.
I will have to keep reminding myself that everybody else is here for the same thing that I am here for. Our egos will get triggered, so it is important to remember that what we want is about the Creator more than anything else.
PS. I still have trouble understanding the Free Choice thing because I truly cannot see how I could choose any differently than what I do. It’s something I will continue to work with, and I’m sure that I’ll understand, eventually. 🙂
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