[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hello,

Everything is attained through equivalence of form. Meaning that to the extent that we become similar to spirituality, to the spiritual qualities of love and bestowal, to that extent we attain it.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/

Keep in mind that we don’t perform these changes and corrections on ourselves, rather it’s the force of the light that performs these corrections on us. 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: https://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Beth,

These are two separate things. Adam Kadmon is a part of the system of worlds. While Adam HaRishon is the active part within this system. Similar to how you have planet Earth and you have people or those that inhabit the planet.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/05/the-human-is-the-innermost-part-in-the-system-of-worlds/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hello,

The 5 spiritual worlds are not place like we think, but rather levels of concealment. World (Olam in Hebrew) comes from the word Concealment (ha-alama). So the 5 worlds are 5 levels of concealment between us, the desire to receive, and the Creator the general force of love and bestowal. To the extent that we correct our own opposite, egoistic nature, for it to also operate in the direction of bestowal, to that extent we reveal these worlds, these higher qualities.

Regarding the order and meaning of each world:

First is Adam Kadmon (primordial Man) this is the first form of the desire to receive that became similar to the Creator, but it operates in a different way then the rest of the system, so it’s called primordial.

Atzilut (from the words etz lo: at his place, in his possession). This is the place where the Creator exists, meaning the pure desire to bestow.

Beria (creation), comes from the word Bar, meaning outside of. Meaning that it’s already a distinct degree of remoteness from the quality of bestowal.

Yetzira (creation), also means creation but this time it stems from the word yetzer, inclination. Meaning there is already an inclination of its own to the Creator.

Assiya (action), this completes the action of creating the desire to receive.

Keep in mind that we usually don’t translate these words when we use them in the lessons. A lot of times it’s better to use the Hebrew word instead of being confused by the translation.

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Maria,

All of humanity is part of a single system, like cells within a single body. So naturally what one experiences influences EVERYONE else. And if I reach a correction, this same correction influences everyone. But I don’t correct the other person, rather I correct my part that is found within everyone.

It’s like a hologram where the big image is made up of identical smaller copies of that image. So if there is a flaw in one of the smaller images, that same flaw is found in every piece. And if you correct that flaw in the small piece, it’s reflected in the whole image.

For more details, see the example of the jigsaw puzzle above as well as this blog post from Rav Laitman: https://laitman.com/2017/04/the-fractality-of-nature/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Williams, good question!

The goal of authentic Kabbalah is to correct our egoistic nature and as a result to become similar to and reveal the Creator, the general force of love and bestowal. Things like chanting/meditation help to calm us down, but ultimately it doesn’t correct our egoistic nature, so it’s not a part of the authentic Kabbalistic method.

How then do we correct our ego and become similar to the Creator? Only through the light. The light is a special force that can correct our nature. Our entire work boils down to extracting more and more of this light, especially from the Kabbalistic studies, and it does all the rest.

We’ll learn more about this in the upcoming lessons, in the meantime check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/

Albert @ KabU

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Williams,

It’s perfectly normal to get confused. We go through many ups, downs, and confusions on the spiritual path. The important thing is to just keep going, to keep placing yourself under the influence of the light and it’ll balance everything out.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/

And if you have any questions, feel free to post them in the forums here. We’ll be happy to answer them for you.

Albert @ KabU

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