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Hi Nathan,
I’m not an expert in religions so I cannot comment on what is taught there. But in general, most spiritual methods, religions, philosophies, and even sciences in one way or another stem from the wisdom of Kabbalah. Either as a stepping stone for a person to develop through until his point in the heart awakens (such as many eastern traditions), or from an attempt to copy and implement this wisdom (like what early philosophers tried to do, which later on turned into modern sciences), or as a side effect of the concealment of this wisdom (which is how the modern religions and spiritual paths emerged).
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2008/11/the-origin-and-purpose-of-eastern-teachings/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Brad,
Yes this is week 1. Every week a new week opens up for self study.
As for the books, yes the recommended books will be used for this 5 week course and the next one. You can read through Kabbalah Revealed and Attaining the Worlds Beyond from beginning to end. This will give you a strong foundation. Kabbalah for the Student is a textbook of source articles. It can be a bit more challenging. We’ll be studying from it together throughout all the courses.
For more technical support, you can use the “Need Help?” button in the bottom right.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Elham,
It’s not enough to study the language of roots and branches, because it’s not something you learn but rather something that comes with spiritual attainment. Without spiritual attainment, we cannot truly understand these things. It’s like a blind person that is trying to study colors. He can learn the wavelengths behind each one, the different feelings they all evoke, but ultimately he will never truly understand colors. But if this blind person was to undergo an operation and gain his sense of sight, how easy and simple it would be to teach him colors. We would simply point to it and say “this is red”.
It’s the same with the language of roots and branches. It’s currently impossible for us to truly grasp these things. But once we gain our “spiritual sight” we would pick these things up very easily and naturally.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/02/why-do-we-need-the-language-of-branches/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Peter,
Spirituality is the process of reconnecting to the shattered soul. It can never be done alone because we need someone with whom to connect with. We do this type of work in groups of ten. In other words, we don’t need to wait for all of humanity to reconnect all at once, rather it’s done gradually. First we connect within our own group of ten. Then a few groups of ten connect together, and then a few more, etc. Until we come to include all of humanity in that connection. We’ll learn more about these things in the advanced semesters where each one will receive their own group with whom to practice this.
As for when, yes that is important. It’s like building a giant jigsaw puzzle, first you start with the corners and only afterwards do you work your way to the center. Those with awakened points in the heart are like those corner pieces, they need to start this whole process. Only after they finish their work, is it possible for other parts of humanity to start this work.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Ricardo,
Yes, you can say that we read in order to extract the light from the text. That light will begin to gradually change us and build these spiritual structures within us, until we will begin to feel what we’re reading about in practice.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
As for how many times you should read it, there is no magical formula here. It’s up to you. Keep in mind that every time we read, the light gradually changes us. As we change, we will begin to experience the text differently. In other words, I can read the same article today and tomorrow, and tomorrow I’ll experience it completely differently. It’s not about memorizing anything, but rather the more we invest into reading the Kabbalistic text, the more light we extract, and thereby the more we change and experience it differently.
But don’t focus on reading it mechanically a certain amount of times, rather set aside some time on a regular basis to return to the Kabbalistic texts, lessons, etc. Such a habit of regularly returning to the source of the light will help you throughout your entire spiritual development.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Davison,
Kabbalah talks about acquiring a new nature. Morals on the other hand don’t change our nature, it’s a continuation of the same nature.
Our nature is our ingrained operating system. Let’s say that I have a Windows PC. I have a few programs installed on it. Changing our morals is like picking which program to install on that PC. I can install Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc. But regardless of which application I install on it, I will always be working with the same Windows operating system. In other words, regardless of the morals a person chooses to follow, that person will continue to exist within the same egoistic nature he was born into.
Whereas changing our nature is like switching to a completely different operating system, like to a Mac. Or in the Kabbalistic sense, we’re talking about acquiring the nature of bestowal.
As for studying “Torah”, it’s not about memorizing a few pages from a book. Rather it’s about having an intention for the light to change you through the study. We’ll learn about this in the upcoming lessons, in the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
Albert @ KabU
