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Hi Karen,
The 613 desires that we are learning about are spiritual desires, meaning desires that we don’t yet have. This is similar to how a single cell in a body only has some basic desires. But when that cell is part of a greater body, it reveals there higher desires which are impossible for the individual cell to have: desires for money, honor, power, etc. Same with us, until we integrate with the general body of Adam HaRishon, we don’t reveal or understand these 613 spiritual desires.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2008/12/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-613-desires/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Julia,
It’s not considered bestowal, but through such exercises, we feel the need to reach bestowal. This is because the Creator, and everything He sends us, operates on the frequency of bestowal. While we are looking at life through the lens of reception. As such, we operate on two completely different frequencies. So it’s currently impossible for us to understand Him. We first need to correct our nature and become similar to Him. Only then will we begin to understand Him and to comprehend properly all that we see in life.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/09/learn-the-creators-language/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Carlos,
Kabbalists hint that there are further degrees of development, but in our current state, we don’t yet have the tools to properly measure these things, so we don’t talk about them.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/03/a-door-to-the-unknown/
Albert @ KabU
I’m not an expert in other methods, so I cannot comment on that.
In general, in Kabbalah we use the group in order to extract the reforming light. This light then corrects our egoistic nature which makes us similar to the Creator. As a result of this correction, we reveal the Creator in practice, in our lives. This follows the law of equivalence of form.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Louis,
Essentially all of reality can be broken down into reception and bestowal. These are the two main opposites in nature. All of reality is built upon them. Even our five senses, if they are based on reception, then we see and experience this world. If they are based on bestowal, then we see and experience the spiritual world.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2009/12/our-entire-life-occurs-between-two-lights-hochma-and-hassadim/
Albert @ KabU
Google translate of the question:
You say that suffering is necessary as a necessary stage of growth. Is it the same for love? Is love achieved through suffering? What is Creator’s love like?
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1. Suffering is a motivating force for our ego. To the extent that we remain in our ego, suffering becomes necessary to get us to do something. Without it, we would just agree to remain in our ego forever. But when we rise above our ego, we no longer need suffering to move forward.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/06/how-can-we-justify-the-creator/
2. Love is necessary for our growth. We see it even at the most basic corporeal level: babies that are not shown enough love can have all sorts of development delays and even mental health issues as adults.
3. There is something called “sufferings of love”. But it’s a sweet type of suffering. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/12/sweet-suffering-of-love/
4. As for the Creator’s love, it’s the desire to fulfill others. It’s similar to a mother wanting to feed her baby. This follows the saying that “more than the calf wants to eat, the cow wants to feed it”. So the Creator’s love is a huge desire to fulfill others.
Albert @ KabU
