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Hi Hooman,
Yes, you can say that light is the pleasure from connecting with Him.
The light is the force that is opposite the desire. All that was created was the desire to receive pleasure. The force that created this desire and fulfills it is the light. So the light is the Creator, the pure quality of bestowal. We can also say that light = pleasure, since this is what fulfills that desire. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details:
http://laitman.com/2014/12/what-is-the-light/
As for suffering, we can say that it’s from the imbalance between the desire and the light. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2008/12/the-path-of-light-versus-the-path-of-suffering/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Dale,
No, we don’t. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details:
https://laitman.com/2015/03/can-a-person-be-reincarnated-as-a-cat/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Amani,
Yes, that’s normal. The more light we extract from the studies, the more we begin to reveal such things. It’s just like in corporeality, we don’t really know that we’re sitting in a dirty room until we turn on the light.
Furthermore, we learned in the lesson on the perception of reality that the whole external world is nothing more than a reflection of my own egoistic state. In other words, the only reason I see others as being egoistic is because I’m still egoistic. And when I correct myself, I’ll look at the world and it too will appear corrected. It’s like I have these dirty glasses through which I see the whole world as being dirty. The moment I clean my own glasses (correct myself) then I’ll look at the same world, but now it’s clean and perfect.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/04/in-neutral-gear/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Ruth,
We’re all undergoing the process of correction. Those that are conscious of it, can speed up this process exponentially. Those that are not, are still undergoing correction, but at a much slower pace.
In other words, when we begin to study Kabbalah, we as if put ourselves in a spiritual incubator that speeds up our development. So instead having to go through many different lifetimes and countless sufferings, we can go through these changes in a relatively short period of time, without any unnecessary suffering.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/01/lets-go-with-the-light/
Also see my answer to Amani below for a different perspective to this question.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Amani,
No, no one is condemned. We exist within a perfect integral system. In this system, all the parts are equal and everyone is important. So much so that if even a single part is missing, then the whole system is incomplete.
Meaning the purpose of creation will be attained by EVERYONE. And if even one person is missing, then we have not yet attained the entire purpose of creation. It’s like a 8 billion piece jigsaw puzzle, where if even 1 piece is missing, the entire puzzle is incomplete.
So no one is condemned, no one will be left behind, we will all reach the goal. The only difference is that there are those that are awakened to this work earlier and those that are awakened to it later. This is because there is a certain order of corrections that need to take place. It’s like building a large jigsaw puzzle. First you start with all the corner pieces, and only then do you gradually work your way to the center. So those that received awakened points in the hearts are like those corner pieces of the puzzle that need to start the whole process. Later on, due to their good work, they pave the way for the rest of the world to join this process.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Tamar,
We don’t talk about our personal revelations. It’s like someone that has a diamond in his pocket that is worth billions of dollars, he would not go around telling others about it, otherwise he risks losing it. Same thing here. Spiritual attainment is the most precious thing in the world, worth more than all of the diamonds and pleasures of this world put together. A genuine Kabbalist will never openly reveal the fact that he is in attainment, since this might evoke negative envy in others which can cause him to lose this special connection.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/05/do-not-trigger-fire-upon-yourself/
As for the Kabbalists, yes they live on planet Earth. On the level of their animate bodies, there is no difference between a Kabbalist and anyone else. They continue to exist on Earth, they continue to work, take care of their family, health, etc. Externally a Kabbalist appears just like anyone else.
Internally on the other hand, a Kabbalist feels how every single thing in life is coming to him from a single benevolent force. This is called “there is none else besides Him”. As such, he relates to life completely differently, not as a string of random occurrences, but rather as constant opportunities to relate to the Creator. So for the Kabbalist, all of life turns into a type of game through which he can reveal the Creator.
We’ll learn about these things in the more advanced 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
