[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi 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

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Ed,

Here’s a more modern translation, maybe that will shed some light for you: “A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment”.

Given that the whole process of our correction is in reconnecting the shattered soul, isolating ourselves and focusing on our own desire does not lead to correction.

Just picture that all of humanity is part of a single system. Like a 8 billion piece jigsaw puzzle. Each piece of the puzzle (each person) is perfect by itself and does not require any correction. Meaning that we don’t need to recolor any of the pieces or cut off any seemingly excess parts. The only thing we need to do is find where each piece fits relative to all the other pieces. And by that we correct everything.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/05/puzzle-adam-harishon/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Shaun,

We’re not yet on any spiritual degree, we’re still in the preparation period prior to the spiritual ladder. But once we start to do real spiritual work, we can measure our progress in our attitude towards other points in the hearts. That I’ll feel how my attitude towards them changes, from complete indifference, all the way until I feel them as pieces of my soul. We’ll learn more about this in the more advanced lessons.

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Peter,

Yes, you can say that. To the extent that we correct ourselves, we’ll see the world as corrected. It’s like I have these dirty glasses through which I see the whole world as dirty. The moment I clean my own glasses, I’ll look at the same world, but now it’s clean and perfect.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/04/in-neutral-gear/

And yes, to the extent that we’re ripe for it, our point in the heart brings us to the environment in which we can realize that desire.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/06/aspiring-to-a-point-of-equilibrium/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

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

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Ed,

I’m not an expert in such things, we can speculate one way or another, but ultimately it would just be speculations.

In any case, we need to keep in mind that there have been many books written by Kabbalists throughout the generations, but we don’t really study them directly in our days. In our days we mainly study from the writings of Baal HaSulam and Rabash. This is because egoism grows from generation to generation, so Kabbalah, the method for its correction, needs to get adapted in each generation for that level of egoism. For example it’s like in medicine, if a person has a headache he can just drink a tylenol and that’s enough to fix him. But if it’s not just a little headache but something cancerous, then that tylenol won’t do anything for him but he needs a completely different regime to heal himself.

This is why Kabbalah gets adapted in each generation to the level of egoism that is currently found in that generation. So although there were many different Kabbalists and Kabbalistic books throughout the generations, nowadays we mainly learn from the writings of Baal HaSulam and Rabash, since their writings contains the light that is most suitable to correct the egoism that is found in our generation.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2015/11/the-great-kabbalists-and-their-works/

Albert @ KabU

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