[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Scott, great questions!

1. Yes, you can say that by loving others, we bestow to the Creator. It’s like a mother who loves her children dearly. If you relate nicely to her children, by that you make her happy.

2. We learned in this lesson the importance of the spiritual environment. This is our source of fuel to continue on the spiritual path. If we’re experiencing any pain or difficulty on the path, it’s a sign that we are not properly connected to the spiritual environment. It’s like with the example of going to the gym and lifting weights. Lifting weights is naturally extremely painful and unpleasant. But when we’re under the influence of a good gym environment, have friends that value such things, read lots of articles about staying healthy etc, we begin to enjoy these things. And what was previously a painful activity turns into something pleasurable. It all depends on the influence of the environment.

Here too you need to build for yourself a strong spiritual environment that will give you the support you need. And when you place yourself under the influence of the spiritual environment, you wont feel the path as painful, but as a fun challenge.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2012/10/bestowal-should-become-fashionable/

3. There is an end point, the final correction (gmar tikkun). We’re currently unable to properly measure what happens afterwards, but Kabbalists do hint that there are further degrees of development.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/10/what-happens-after-the-final-correction/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Zeinab,

We are here because we don’t want to develop simply like robots, which were programmed to act a certain way and they act that way. Although we have a certain ingrained programming (the desire to receive), through the process of developing on the level of our world, we learn how to rise above that programming, and reach freedom from it. This is why we are here.

Furthermore, the sages tell us that “it is not for you to complete the work, and you are not free to idle away from it.” Meaning that although the Creator controls everything and does all the work, it’s still up to us to build a desire for Him to help us make this change. Without this type of work, we would be no different than robots.

We’ll learn about this principle in the more advanced lessons, in the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman: https://laitman.com/2010/07/its-not-for-you-to-complete-the-work-look-for-the-creator/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi William,

You can say that a person with an awakened point in the heart was chosen by the Creator. So if you’re here, it’s a sign that you have this awakened point in the heart. But this is just in potential, whether or not you actually succeed on the spiritual path depends on you.

It’s like someone handed you a very special seed that you can potentially grow into a big tree. If you plant that seed in fertile ground, then it’ll get all the right nutrients and grow. If you plant it in the desert, nothing will come out of it.

Likewise with your point in the heart. If you place it into a good spiritual environment, it will grow and flourish until you attain spirituality. If not, then no. It’s all in your hands.

We’ll learn about the importance of the spiritual environment in the more advanced lessons.

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Mark, good questions!

Providence means that the Creator is the singular cause behind EVERYTHING in life. The Kabbalists describe this as “there is none else besides Him”. Which means that all of my thoughts, desires, life events, EVERYTHING that I experience comes from the Creator. If so, if He is the singular cause behind everything, how do I relate to His providence? Do I indeed see everything as coming from the Creator or do I think that they are coming from a different source? If everything is coming from Him, why do I feel some things as bad? Is He then bad? How could He be bad if the Kabbalists call him “the good that does good”? Meaning that He’s purely good. Why then do I feel bad?

All these questions relate to us trying to understand the Creator’s providence over us. They are the beginning of the relationship that we want to establish with Him.

We’ll learn more about these things in the more advanced lessons. In the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman: https://laitman.com/2017/12/there-is-none-else-besides-him/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Danie,

The Kabbalah Revealed series gives a person a very strong foundation in Kabbalah. So we decided to use those videos as the basis of the fundamental courses (Kabbalah Revealed 1 & 2). If a person has already seen those videos, it’s still encouraged to review them as well as to check out the recommended readings page and related videos page which accompanies every week’s lesson. Those additional videos and readings will help you to dive deeper into these materials.

Beyond that, you also have access to the Q/A forums for each week. Reading your fellow student’s questions and incorporating in their spiritual desire is a powerful way to grow your own spiritual desire.

Each semester also has a live Q/A session with Tony as well as weekly live sessions with different instructors. Check out the Live section for more details: https://kabuconnect.com/live/

The two intermediate semesters follow a similar style but with completely different videos and materials. Those two semesters are taught by Julian and provide a foundation for doing spiritual work in a group.

The graduate/advanced courses are a world of their own. There are many weekly live lessons, deep dives into advanced Kabbalistic articles and into the technical study of the upper worlds. The Q/A forums there are very lively with more of a community feeling. And there is also an opportunity there for everyone to receive their own virtual Kabbalah group with whom you can put all these things into practice.

So my recommendation is to keep going through the course. There is a whole new world of Kabbalistic materials and experiences awaiting you.

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Dale,

The Zohar course shared by Shel is a good starting point. I also recommend the book Unlocking the Zohar. It’s a great intro book on how to properly read the book of Zohar.

https://www.kabbalahbooks.info/products/unlocking-the-zohar?_pos=1&_sid=29045231a&_ss=r&variant=34618001817733

Albert @ KabU

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