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It depends on the context, sometimes attaining is synonymous with achieving. At other times it points to the “ultimate degree understanding” as Baal HaSulam explains in the article “The essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah“. Here’s an excerpt from it:
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Kabbalah uses only names and appellations that are concrete and real. It is an unbending law for all Kabbalists that “Anything we do not attain, we do not define by a name and a word.”
Here you must know that the word “attainment” [Heb: Hasagah] means the ultimate degree of understanding. It derives from the phrase, Ki Tasig Yadcha [“Your hand shall attain”]. That means that before something becomes utterly lucid, as though gripped in one’s hand, Kabbalists do not consider it attained, but by other names such as understanding, comprehension, and so on.
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Albert @ KabU
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
