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Hello Albert!
Thank you for the additional article. I relate to the wording of this answer, concerning the system we are in, as
“. . . no mess and no coincidence. We are in a very accurate, rigid, and deterministic system. Everything is arranged in a clear and accurate manner without any defects or flaws.”
There are no “frivolous” desires. They (desires), like the system/Nature, are intentionally designed and purposeful unto revealing the seamless cohesion.
(1) So, is this the case, when I have an experience of disunity or frivolity, (i.e. when I see messiness and haphazardness of any type), it actually only seems so from the perspective of my own inner disunity and uncorrected desires from which I choose to view everything for my own benefit, from-myself-for-myself only?
(2) And, as my inner selfishness is transformed into altruism by the correction of these desires by consciously applying the proper intention, will I see or feel more purely the total cohesion of the system?
(3)And, of course then, if ALL is an actual Unity, then my perceptions of apparent fragmentation have their place in the system as opportunities intended for my correction for the purpose of adhering to the Unity/Creator.
Thank you for your patience with our questions.
Allen
Greetings! I appreciate any clarification.
Since the Reshimot reveal a pattern for actual spiritual growth, I can know those desires that arise in me for fulfillment are “on time” or “in order” or “suitable for my correction”? It would seem so from the understanding of the perfectly structured situation that created the opportunity to address the desire.
I think I am asking if there are any frivolous desires. But that seems to indicate that the structure of and Thought Behind Creation is frivolous in some way as well. Are all desires potentially and temporarily frivolous if I ignore or suppress them and potentially corrective if I transform and adjust the intention to an altruistic form? And that would be something like choosing the Path of Pain or Path of Light/Torah/Mitzvot?
Thank you,
Allen
By considering a shift in perspective concerning my environment and how I had been influenced to see the world in particular ways in the past, I feel I’ve gained some more stable ground in objectivity. Acknowledging the limited nature of my sense-perception and accepting that I had taken many things for granted (things like the power of egoism clouding my discernment) or had taken with certainty things that were never certain, I feel some gains in honesty and a bit more willingness to possibly talk about it.
Good Day!  Questions about Reshimot from the weekly reading in Kabbalah Revealed, pp. 115-116:
(1) If the Reshimot are unsatisfied or unrealized desires that were created during the descent “and already exist within us,” that arise in us to be corrected, could it be said that the Reshimot themselves are the “rungs” on the ladder by which we ascend back to our original connected state?
(2) Is any single desire, whether great or small, sacred or profane, considered to be a Reshimo? [As in, although considerably different, both the desire to eat and the desire to unite with the Creator are categorically Reshimo].
(3) If Reshimot are already within us and are part of the correction process to reunite with the Creator in our future, is every corrected-state, including our final correction, already present within us in some way?
I feel like I’m asking questions above my pay grade, but concept Reshimot especially blew my mind.
Thank you – Allen
Trying to wrap my mind around the box analogy. . .
1) Being contained by the box, my will to receive has no actual contact with what is outside the box, except what enters the box, which is always filtered by the physical senses?
2) So, I do sense incoming “things,” but I can never interpret them correctly for lasting fulfillment or actual spiritual progress? That seems like a nightmare carousel of suffering, like the song Hotel California.
3) (I don’t want to be harsh on myself, but . . . ) Basically, inside the box, am I constantly deceived and continually deceiving myself as I would believe and trust the filtered information as if it were the truth about reality?
Thank you,
Allen
