[Blaho]

In the texts, the “will to receive” is described as the essence of creation. At the same time, egoism — receiving for oneself — is considered the root of all evil and separation from the Creator.

Should we clearly distinguish between the “will to receive” and “egoism”? Are they identical, or does egoism only emerge when the will to receive becomes self-centered and conscious?
Genesis says that creation was “very good” — yet egoism is described as the very thing that makes us unlike the Creator. How can creation be called good if its fundamental nature leads to separation and evil?
Is there a coherent way to understand this paradox — that we were created with something (the will to receive) which we must then overcome or transform in order to return to the Creator?

[Blaho]

Greetings

In the course, you say that Kabbalah is a science. I’m curious whether you mean that literally — as in a discipline that follows the scientific method — or more metaphorically, in the sense that it has a systematic internal logic and studies something “objective”.

By science, I mean a method based on empirical observation, testable and falsifiable hypotheses, reproducibility, and objectivity. Scientific results are independent of the researcher’s beliefs or inner experiences or any kind of spiritual state.

Since the broader scientific community doesn’t seem to recognize Kabbalah as a science in this sense, and since many esoteric systems have used scientific language to gain credibility, how can I be sure this isn’t one of those cases? Thanks for your answer.

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