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Hi Ilya,
We learn that “there is no time in spirituality”. Meaning that there is no point in waiting for something to happen since attaining spirituality does not depend on time. Rather it follows the law that “there is no light without a kli (vessel)”. Meaning that if we don’t have the vessel (desire) we have nothing with which to get the light (the fulfillment for that desire).
In other words, everything depends on us, if we build the right desire for spirituality, we will right away reveal it. If not, then even if a few more thousands of years pass by, we will still not reveal it. This follows the rule that “there is no coercion in spirituality”. Meaning if we don’t want it, we will not receive it.
And although we spend a lot of time studying, the goal is not simply to pass time or to acquire knowledge, but through the study to draw the light, a special force that helps us to build the right desire. Meaning that we don’t need to be super strong, wise, or talented in order to succeed in Kabbalah, all we need is to extract more and more of this light and it does all the rest.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
As for crossing the barrier in a group. That is correct. First of all we do spiritual work in a group of ten. This is the foundation of all of our work. It’s like we’re building a certain nucleus. Once we build that nucleus, we will be able to gradually add to it more and more groups of tens until we’ll come to include the whole world in that connection.
This will be more relevant for us in the advanced semesters of KabU when everyone will receive their own Kabbalah group with whom to put this into practice.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Ilya,
Things are definitely speeding up. We can see it in the world. It used to take months for news to spread and for humanity to react and change. Nowadays these things happen exponentially faster. It’s the same with our spiritual work. What used to take years and years of studies now happens much faster.
As for waves, corona was a big one. Many new points in the heart awakened during that time. It also turned all of our physical groups into virtual groups. The spiritual work in the group is still there, it’s just mostly virtual these days.
As for what to expect, expect a gradual, step by step introduction into the wisdom of Kabbalah. Upon completion of the graduate semester in KabU, you’ll be more than ready to connect directly to Rav Laitman’s lessons. At which point we’ll no longer be your instructors, but rather friends, equals on the path, working together towards our common spiritual goal.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Ilya,
Yes, you can say that. If we examine these three things individually, we’ll understand that we need all three in the equation, otherwise it won’t work.
Nearing and attaining the Creator works according to the law of equivalence of form. Meaning that we need to become similar to Him, to His qualities of love and bestowal. We perform this correction through the light that we extract, especially during the Kabbalistic studies.
So if we’re just yearning directly for the Creator, without correcting ourselves beforehand, then we’re deluding ourselves into thinking that we’re nearing Him.
If we just want the studies, without the goal of correcting ourselves to reveal Him, that too is not good. We’ll just become scholars and not those that attain Him in practice.
And if we just focus on ourselves, on our own point in the heart, that too is not enough. Since the process of correction involves us connecting our points in the hearts together. So just focusing on our own correction is not enough.
You can see from the above that we’ll deviate from the goal if we focus on just one of those three components. Essentially we need all three.
We’ll learn about these things in the more advanced lessons.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Sherry,
In Kabbalah, we don’t work on eradicating egoism, but only on rising above it. This is because we cannot attain high levels of spirituality without the ego. In fact the more we advance, the more our egoistic desires grow. They turn into a type of mountain that we climb over. The bigger the desires, the higher we can climb, and the higher the spiritual degree that we can attain. On the other hand, if we were to eliminate our egoistic desires, then accordingly, we would only be able to attain a tiny degree of spiritual attainment.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/02/the-worse-the-better/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Jager,
The purpose of creation is to reach the best possible state, which is to become similar to the Creator and to adhere to Him.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2019/04/the-purpose-of-creation/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Camila, great questions!
1. Each and every person is completely unique and feels the world through his/her uniqueness. As such, it’s impossible to compare how one person feels spirituality with another.
2. How do we know then if we reached spirituality or not? If you reveal the Creator in practice, then you know. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2012/04/when-all-doubts-will-dissipate/
3. Do we become better people? Yes and no. In order to become better, we first need to reveal the full extent of our egoistic nature. And afterwards we can correct it. It’s like in medicine, I cannot take a pill if I don’t feel sick. But once I discover that I’m sick, I can take a pill and rid myself of the sickness. Essentially, a big part of the path is discovering just how sick we are with egoism. So at first it does not seem like we’re becoming better people, on the contrary that we’re getting worse and worse. But later on, we are able to correct that huge ego into the Creator’s qualities of love and bestowal.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/02/the-worse-the-better/
4. If we hurt someone and they are upset at us, we can try to apologize and make amends. But in general, the healthiest attitude towards the past is to say “there is none else besides Him” and that we went through exactly what we needed to go through.
We’ll learn more about this concept in the next semester. In the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2017/12/there-is-none-else-besides-him/
Albert @ KabU
