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Hi Aaron, great question!
Spiritual development is a gradual process. If a person is not ready for it, even if you put the entire wisdom in their hands in an easily accessible form, they will not be interested in it. You can even see this for yourself: take one of our intro books and give it to a few friends and family members. If they don’t have an active point in the heart, even if they are suffering greatly in life and can benefit from this wisdom, they wont find anything special in it.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2008/11/only-people-with-the-point-in-the-heart-can-feel-that-kabbalah-is-the-salvation/
Furthermore, if a person is not yet developed enough to have a spiritual need for this wisdom, their entire inclination will be to use this wisdom in an egoistic way. Similar to how people want to abuse science for egoistic purposes: to make money, weapons, atomic bombs, etc.
For these reasons, the Kabbalists typically concealed this wisdom from the masses and waited until humanity ripened enough to have a true need for it.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/12/true-kabbalah-without-mysticism-or-myths-part-1/
Albert @ KabU
Hello,
Not quiet. We learn in Kabbalah that “there is none else besides Him”. This means that everything that we experience, every single life event, every desire and thought that awakens in us, it all comes to us directly from the Creator. So we don’t work on eliminating these things, but rather learn to use them as means for building a connection with Him.
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/2017/12/there-is-none-else-besides-him/
Albert @ KabU
Hello,
There are different levels of spiritual advancement. At first we’re simply studying and absorbing the study materials. This gives us a necessary foundation in this wisdom. After we develop a bit in this style, we’ll begin to feel the need to practice this together with others in a Kabbalistic group.
Will I be limited to advancing at the pace the group is advancing. Not really. Even if I’m a great sage and I’m practicing this wisdom with beginners, by properly appreciating them, I will be able to reach even higher spiritual degrees. In other words, although we practice spirituality together with others in a Kabbalistic group, our advancement depends on our own efforts and not on the group itself.
We’ll learn about this in the more advanced lessons.
Albert @ KabU
Hello,
Yes, it’s possible. When we study Kabbalah we as if put ourselves in a spiritual incubator which greatly speeds up the rate of our development and correction. So instead of going through these corrections in a slow and painful way, spanning many lifetimes, we can go through these things relatively quickly, in an easier and more internal way.
We’ll learn more about these things in the upcoming lesson on the path of light vs the path of suffering. In the meantime, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2011/01/lets-go-with-the-light/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Joey,
The rule is that “one is raised in holiness and never lowered.” So even if we fall off course, we never go backwards.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Saji,
First a desire awakens in us and then the mind develops in order to help us to realize those desires.
For more details, check out this blog post from Rav Laitman: https://laitman.com/2017/05/thoughts-and-mind/
As well as this Shamati Article: A Thought Is a Result of the Desire:
https://kabbalahmedia.info/sources/4GW5T0i5
Regarding that quote, it’s a complete form of love. Similar to how a mother loves her children and is ready to sacrifice herself completely for them: on the level of her desires (heart), or her possessions (might/strength), or her very existence (soul). We’ll learn about this in the more advanced lessons.
Albert @ KabU
P.S. It’s hard to find these questions when they are buried in the second page of the forum. So please post new questions not as replies but as new posts at the beginning of the forum page.
