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Hi Jessica, great question!
Just like a PC cannot just reprogram itself to run as a Mac, we too cannot just change our own nature with our own strength, it’s impossible. We need help to make this change. This help comes to us from the light, a special force that helps us to correct our nature. All of the clarifications, changes, and corrections we undergo is thanks to this light. Our work is only to extract more and more of this light, especially during the Kabbalistic studies, and it does all the rest.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/
Furthermore, experiencing spirituality does not depend on our knowledge. Although we spend a lot of time studying, the goal is not to acquire knowledge, but through the study to draw the reforming light which gradually corrects us. It’s thanks to this correction that we become similar to the Creator and by becoming similar to Him, we reveal spirituality in practice. All of this follows the law of equivalence of form.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Paul, great question!
The most common barrier is finding the right balance between our corporeal lives and our spiritual aspirations. Without a good balance in our corporeal lives, we won’t be able to advance in spirituality either. This is called “no flour, no Torah – no Torah, no flour”. Meaning a Kabbalist continues to exist on the level of this world throughout the entire spiritual ladder. So I cannot just turn into a monk and disconnect from this life and only focus on spirituality. On the other hand, if I only focus on corporeality, then I’m no different than an animal. So the important thing is to find the right balance between the two: to take care of all of one’s normal necessities: to work, take care of the family, health, etc (this is called flour) and to set aside some time on a regular basis to focus on spirituality (this is called Torah).
Albert @ KabU
Hi Jovan, good question!
There are different levels of spiritual corrections: there is my own personal correction and there is the general correction of the entire world. A Kabbalist is someone that has corrected himself, even on the minimal level of 1/125 degrees, and has thereby attained the corresponding level of spirituality. There have been many Kabbalists throughout the generations who attained various degrees of spirituality. But as for the full and final correction, that state is possible only when all of humanity becomes corrected.
The only example that we have of a Kabbalistic group that reached that state of the full correction is the group of Rabbi Shimon that wrote the book of Zohar. They were the pioneers that had to reach this state in order to pave the way for the rest of us.
Albert @ KabU
Hi John,
Thanks for your feedback. I think food is a good example to help us understand this concept. For example, I love cheesecake, but how much pleasure can I possibly derive from eating it? After one slice of it, I’m in heaven. The second slice is still good. The third slice will already be a bit much. On the fourth slice, instead of pleasure, I’m already feeling pain and nausea. The fifth slice might already push me to throw up…
So we see our enjoyment is very limited to begin with. This is where Kabbalah (which is Hebrew for reception) comes along and teaches us how to receive in a spiritual way.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2010/03/kabbalah-is-a-patent-for-infinite-pleasure/
Albert @ KabU
Hi RDB & Jovan,
This question was answered in the questions forum: https://kabuconnect.com/forums/topic/ask-anything-about-week-1-lesson-and-materials-and-get-an-answer-from-a-senior-kabbalah-instructor/#post-281891
Albert @ KabU
