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Hai Mag.
- February 28, 2021 at 5:14 am EST #41564
Julian Edwards- KabU InstructorModeratorPreparation Prompt: What does transitioning from a self-centered perception of reality to one grounded in altruism entail?
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- March 31, 2024 at 7:41 am EDT #367294
Walter
ParticipantFind a purpose useful to the rest of life and make it happen until that usefulness takes over and perpetuates.
- March 1, 2024 at 4:36 pm EST #363151
Robert
Participantdevelop corrected desires and intention, to connect with others using the partzuf to climb the ladder
- February 28, 2024 at 8:23 pm EST #362899
matthew shifflett
Participantto go from always wanting to receive to always wanting to give.
- February 27, 2024 at 6:18 am EST #362673
Seamus Dolan
ParticipantWhat does it mean to shift from an egoistic perception of reality to a perception based on bestowal?
By changing our intention we can shift from an egoistic perception to one of bestowal.
- February 26, 2024 at 8:15 pm EST #362638
Nick Martinez
ParticipantIn corporeal terms, this shift essentially means living each day in the service of the needs of others before your own.
In Kabbalistic terms, it is the complete and total nullification of egoistic desires, aspiring only to desires that aim to bestow upon the Creator or his creation (also the Creator). This is a higher level than just the actions that are taken in the corporeal definition mentioned above, as the inner desires inside of a person must be directed to completely reject any and all sensations for pleasure to the extent that they cannot be enjoyed outside of motivation of self fulfillment – which below the Machsom is virtually all of our desires.
Only after help from above can we actually begin to feel and perceive reality as a force of bestowal. Until then we must maintain a constant aspiration to be brought into this state and a Faith in the Creator that all of the events in our lives are meant for the purpose of bringing us into this state.
- February 26, 2024 at 2:44 am EST #362560
Paul
ParticipantTo experience the world more outside his ego.
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