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Hi Nika,
We learn that the world is a reflection of ourselves. It’s like I’m looking at myself in a mirror. So if I see something in the mirror I don’t like, I shouldn’t start coloring the mirror and making changes there, rather I need to change something with myself.
The same with the world, if I see something bad in the world, it’s a sign that I’m not yet corrected. So I need to focus on my own correction. After I correct myself, I’ll look at the world, but then it’ll appear as perfect.
So the world will indeed change, not because I changed something in the world, but because I corrected myself and that correction will be reflected in the world.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2018/03/i-return-the-whole-world-inside-me/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Joel,
No, these are different things.
In general, Kabbalists ascribe many names to the Creator, such as “I am that I am”, HaVaYaH (Yawah), and many more. This is because we research this thing called the Creator through our desires. Every time we correct a different desire, we reveal a different aspect of this thing called the Creator, and thereby give it a different name. But ultimately these are all phenomena within our desire.
As for the Creator Himself, His essence, what exists outside of our desires, we don’t have the tools to measure such things, so we don’t talk about it. It’s important to keep this in mind so we stay within the realm of science and not venture into religion or philosophy.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2011/12/the-holy-names-of-bestowal/
And if you’re interested in learning how to properly decipher the Torah, check out the books: Disclosing a Portion or The Secrets of the Eternal Book.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Robert,
Here are the words in Hebrew, the transliteration, the main translation of the word and some alternatives:
Reception / acceptance = kabbalah = קבלה
Bestowal / influence = hashpa-a = השפעה
Contentment / pleasure = nakhat ruakh = נחת רוח
If there are any important Hebrew words you should know, we’ll learn them together throughout the courses.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Robert,
Yes, you can say that.
We’re all part of a single system, like cells within a single body. So of course we’re dependent on each other. The only difference between us and the other levels of nature is that the other levels naturally feel this connection, whereas for us, our ego hides this connection. As a result, we don’t take that connection into account, and each one becomes like a cancerous cell in our common body.
By studying Kabbalah, we can correct the ego and properly integrate into that body, until we come to feel spiritual life between us.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2014/05/puzzle-adam-harishon/
Albert @ KabU
Hi Joel,
1. The artist made everything through the quality of bestowal. We on the other hand look at everything through the lens of our egoistic nature. As such, it’s impossible for us to understand Him. We’re simply operating on two different frequencies. But if we correct our egoistic nature and acquire the nature of bestowal, then we’ll become like Him and understand the reason why He created everything the way it is.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2010/09/learn-the-creators-language/
2. Ein Sof is commonly translated from Hebrew as infinity. But here the literal translation “without end” is more accurate. This is referring to the state in which the desire is completely fulfilled, to the max. Similar to how you can take a cup and fill it up to the max where it’s impossible to add any more liquid to the cup. Even if you add one more drop it will just spill over. So if you take a desire and fill it with pleasure to the max, that state is called Ein Sof. Keep in mind that we’re talking about spiritual desires and spiritual fulfillment, meaning that of bestowal.
Albert @ KabU
Hi Robert,
That example shows us that a Kabbalist can separate himself from his body. On the one hand there is what the body experiences and on the other is our aspiration for the Creator. The Kabbalist can rise above what the body experiences and live within that desire for the Creator. The disconnection could be so great that even while the body is suffering, the Kabbalist can be happy.
Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: https://laitman.com/2012/05/what-to-ask-for-when-we-are-in-pain/
Albert @ KabU
