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Hi Kelly,
Yes, this is reflected in the size of the human population. As the ego grows, the soul is fragmented accordingly so that our common egoism is divided between us, making the work of correcting the ego easier for all of us.
Rav Laitman writes about it in one of his blog posts:
“600,000 is the number of initial fragments, but after that they are fragmented again into whatever number is necessary for the optimal correction in each generation – so that each fragment will have as much egoism as it’s able to correct. Therefore, to the degree that egoism grows, the world’s population grows as well.”
Albert @ KabU
Hi Olga,
1. Yes, you can say that. But keep in mind that we don’t have the strength to go against our egoistic nature. The best we can do is to try to rise above it. And by doing so, we evoke the light to help us to realize those efforts.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2012/03/building-blocks-of-the-first-spiritual-degree/
2. Kabbalah defines a soul as the corrected form of our nature: the desire to received with the intention to bestow. But since we are not yet corrected, we don’t have this thing called the soul. What we have is a soul in potential. This is our points in the hearts. As long as we have not yet fully corrected ourselves, this same point continues to reincarnate again and again until it gets fully realized.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2015/06/what-happens-to-the-soul-after-death/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Loyda,
Each week has its own recommended reading materials. Here’s the link for week 1 recommended reading.
It’s also recommended to just read through from beginning to end the books Kabbalah Revealed and then Attaining the Worlds Beyond.
For the live Zoom, check out the live page link for details and recordings.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Ayantu,
If we were strong and could do everything by ourselves, we would have no need to ask the Creator for help. So the system is set up such that we cannot finish the work ourselves. We can try, fail, and then discover the need for His help. This is because the goal is not to succeed, but the goal is to build a connection with Him. And by turning to Him for help, we are at least in some kind of connection with Him.
As for being born with the point in the heart, that is not enough. If we didn’t have this type of system which constantly pushed and pulled us, we would be content with little and not have the drive to continue our development until we reach the full correction and fulfill the purpose of creation.
We’ll study the article “there is none else besides Him” in depth in the next semester. In the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2017/12/there-is-none-else-besides-him/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Esther,
Even underneath the desire to destroy is a desire to receive, to enjoy destruction.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Lana,
Essentially, any lack of correction we see on the outside, is a reflection of our own lack of correction. It’s like seeing the world dirty because I’m looking at it through dirty glasses. And when I clean my own glasses, I’ll look at the same world, but now it’s clean and perfect.
We’ll learn how to work with these things practically in the more advanced semesters. In the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2019/06/correct-the-perception-of-reality/
Albert @ KabU
