[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi João Chico,

The Creator is not the cause of the suffering, our ego is the cause of the suffering. The Creator sends us only goodness, but this goodness is inverted by our ego. It’s just like multiplying numbers: a positive times a negative equals negative.

In other words, there is nothing evil in the world, except for our own egoistic nature. As soon as we correct that nature, we will reveal the true reality, where only goodness exists.

As for Satan, that’s another way of describing our egoistic nature. Meaning that it’s not something out there somewhere, but it’s the very nature inside of us. It’s the cause of all the suffering we see outside of us.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2015/07/a-devil-with-horns-or-our-own-egoism/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Google translation of Johan’s question:

Can we feel the creator, even before we know him?

Hi Johan,

You won’t be able to feel Him or know Him before you become similar to Him. This is because feeling the Creator works according to the law of equivalence of form. Meaning that in order to feel Him, we need to become similar to Him, to His qualities of love and bestowal. This is just like how a radio can pick up an external wave, when we tune the internal frequency of the radio to that wave.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Jonah,

Kabbalah is the scientific method by which we can correct our egoistic nature. As a result of this correction, we become similar to the Creator, to the general force of love and bestowal. As a result of becoming similar to Him, we reveal Him in practice, in our lives. This follows the law of equivalence of form and this is what Kabbalah helps us to achieve.

As for the Messiah, in Kabbalah, the Messiah is not a person but a force. Messiah (Mashiach in Hebrew) comes from the verb “to pull” (Moshech in Hebrew). This is the force that has the ability “to pull” us out of our egoistic nature into the Creator’s nature of love and bestowal.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/02/what-do-they-expect-from-a-messiah/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Matthew,

In the advanced semesters of KabU, we’ll learn about spiritual work in the group. At that point, everyone will receive their own virtual Kabbalah group with whom they can put these things into practice.

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Nick,

That is correct that since the pandemic, the majority of the physical Bnei Baruch groups around the world closed and became virtual. But since the pandemic ended, groups have started meeting up physically again. They usually gather once a week and also for the Kabbalah conventions that take place every few months. There is still a Bnei Baruch group in LA. If you’re interested in joining them, you’ll have the chance after you learn about work in the group in the advanced semesters of KabU.

Is the virtual environment enough? Being 100% virtual is not enough, which is why we supplement the virtual connection with a few physical Kabbalah conventions every year. There is also a yearly KabU retreat around September. All of these things give us the necessary impressions to continue our work, even when we return to our daily virtual connections.

As for looking for non Bnei Baruch groups, I cannot comment on what they do or teach there. There are many groups that teach “Kabbalah”, but whether they actually teach Kabbalah is a question. Ultimately, there is no coercion in spirituality, if you choose to follow another path or stay on this one is up to you.

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Al,

You’re right that our initial choice of the spiritual environment is not up to us. This follows the saying that: the Creator puts man’s hand on the good fate and says “choose this for yourself”. Meaning He awakened your point in the heart and brought it to a good spiritual environment in which you can nourish it. After that the rest is up to you.

So what needs to happen for me to start actualizing my free will here? After all, the point in the heart is seemingly forcing me to be here. If so, then this desire needs to be taken away from me little by little, and there I begin to reveal more and more the place of my freedom.

This is similar to how we teach a child to ride a bike. First the parent holds the child completely. Then as the child learns to pedal and balance himself, the parent lets go a little, then a little more and a little more, until the child continue to pedal without the parent holding him at all.

So we too need to learn to continue to do this work even when that initial desire for spirituality begins to disappear or when the ego grows and begins to pull us into many different directions. When that happens, we’ll feel a need for mutual work in the group, the spiritual environment. On one hand when I fall into my ego, they need to pull me out, and on the other hand I need to help pull others out when they fall. This is why Kabbalists have always studied in groups (physical or virtual).

We will learn more about this in the more advanced semesters on KabU, where you’ll receive your own Kabbalah group with whom you can practice these things.

Albert @ KabU

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