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Hi friends.
Today I had breakthrough, a revalation if you will. You see, I stumbled across Kabbalah after much searching for truth and meaning to life. I have gathered many pieces of the puzzle from diferent schools of thought, “spiritual masters”, gurus, religions and sciences, psychology and philosophy. All had great many things to teach me and I took from them what felt and seemed right to me (as I believe that many or some of you have too). Because of this “knowledge”/knowing inside of me, I have had a really really hard time dealing when Kabbalistic teaching kept stressing that Kabbalah is the ONLY way, and you can’t attain spirituallity without Kabbalah. First I had to tune into the Kabbalistic definition of spirituallity, it is the love for ALL creatures, equivalence of form. I now go along with this definition as it does makes sense and it feels right. However, until today I couldn’t understand why my teachers here keep maintaining that Kabbalah is the ONLY way. I was at work, minding my job when it suddenly struck me. Kabbalah is the ONLY time I have heard that what humanity needs to do, is to build back our shattered Soul!!! While buddhism and zen might lead me to the enlightenment that we are all One and that death is not the end, and the this world is basically an illution, it does not (as far as I know) work towards a unity in building our Soul, and it does not give ME a satisfying purpose to my life nor a real meaning, other than to work for myself to free myself from This World and become a “higher being” that won’t have to come back here again. Christianity might make me do good to others, but I still ask myself, is that really all there is..? The native american indians also speak to my heart and soul (not their religions persay, maybe the medicine wheel does, I no longer think of it) by the fact that they strive towards leading a sustainable life and try to bring ballance between the forces of nature and the spiritual forces. Yet it does not speak (as far as I know) about building our shattered soul. I found and find that this (the soulbuilding) gives me both the true purpose to my life, and it gives me meaning to it as well. I have long understood that I should aim to live a meaningfull life rather than a happy one, I just couldn’t figure out how.
So now, finally I can let go of the frustration of while being on board with Kabbalah, and same time find some of the statements therein somewhat ignorant and arrogant. YAY!!!
I am now ready to let all my guards down. I surrender.
Reading the Nature of Matter I felt a different layer of understanding about our process to become the scattered souls that we are. Beginning to understand Kabbalah’s repetition as a gift. I especially like the area of separating the sensing unit. Clarifying (a little bit more) why separating the receiver of the pleasure from one who feels it can create the sensation of eternal living. Awesome read.
From video 1.4 Template of spirituality:
‘’We find that the upper part of the Partzuf, the GE, the Galgalta ve Eynaim, actually connects or is connected to the AHP of the upper Partzuf. Its spiritual aspiration to want to elevate, to want to rise in spirituality is always connected to the upper Partzuf, the one that is more spiritual.’’
It reminds me of the cake-walk attraction in the fairground, years ago. Starting at ground-level you had to find your way to the top via simultaneously ascending and descending stairs. The trick was to wait till the stairs were at even level and then jump with one foot to the step which was to ascend at the next moment. Wait again till they met at the same level and than the other foot should be placed. Balancing between left and right leg. And so on. It required insight, patience and persistence, among other qualities, Â to make it to the top.
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