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Hello i’ve a couple of questions, but first is a question about one part of the below sentence quoted (in bold) from the end of the recommended reading, “Rav, Disciple and Group”; mostly, i don’t understand what it means that “we must not abandon the post”, although i do understand to a certain degree the overall meaning, since it echoes the 1st sentence of the answer. “A: Accepting another’s opinion means to live in it, to accept their ideas above your own, and agree that everything that happens is for your own good because a friend recommends it.”  i.e., “voice from Heaven” and “a representative of the Creator“.

So, this is the sentence containing the quoted part that i didn’t understand:

“The minute we are faced with a dispute, we must not abandon the post and immediately accept our friends’ position.”

Thanks in advance for reading my present inquiry and for any help figuring out that part of the reading.

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i think of us all over the globe with shining white lights of the collective soul and all connected to the source of Light from Above, and then with the people in my life and those i meet daily, while trying to give priority to others’ needs, ideas, desires – and, i’ve noticed in this ‘giving in and giving way” to others that, in the past, (very recent past), i had so much of “me” in the ongoing flow of reality and now it’s not there (as much), so life seems better and kinder, also the people suddenly seem more fragile and in need of comforting; as this evolves the Light grows stronger…. i see more clearly when i fall into egotism and the rebound is quicker now, plus the interference has become slighter. oh! but seeing ‘more clearly’ meant that also even the things which seemed ‘neutral’ before, i’m like “hmm, even that’s a bit egoistic, too” (who’d’ve thought that self-reflection could be so helpful; in this particular Kabbalistic way? Thanks to KabU lessons and the world of recommended readings i’m always feeling like oh! i can’t wait to see what happens next and how this all unfolds through time.)

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transition in my native language implies a temporary thing, which may fit well with the weaning process from self-centered perception to “anything else”… imo, “anything else” necessarily leads away from selfishness and that could either be done alone through ‘ignoring’ one’s selfish desires and considering one’s pov irrelevant, and such similar mind-tricks and strategies or decisions… and, it seems likely that by weaning one’s self from selfishness, it seems that the developmental stages of easing into a perception of reality that is grounded in altruism would come naturally without specifically thinking of other people 🙂 . However, it would seem more efficient to add simultaneously the basic idea of ‘altruism’…, which could even be considered, at first, as a means of becoming less selfish, since prioritizing others’ needs implies being less egocentric…, but, this transition from one to the other entails … after thinking about it like this a bit, i think it sounds like a lot of work, so…, from what i’ve learned from KabU so far, i’d like to suggest it entails help from the Reforming Light, which seems to me the happiest way of weaning and glowing. I look forward to seeing what happens !

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perhaps somewhat ironically, i began hoping to stop learning so much about Kabbalah (not really, but a bit 🙂 and actually “do Kabbalah”; so, when i saw Kabbalah in Action beginning soon, i looked forward to learning more. maybe more of a paradox, but tbh i think “doing Kabbalah” might be reading Zohar and other kabbalistic texts, among other things irl, too, since real life is the topic and theme of many lessons, videos and recommended reading (which i find very helpful, as they deepen the lessons’ content while shedding new light on other dimensions beyond the lessons). Thanks in advance for your efforts in putting together this course for us <3

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the previous exercises seem to be ongoing developments with very very good results, but this one i was holding off until it seemed right… and today’s not-so-successful attempt at a sit-down, formal talk showed that the approach of the previous Lab and exercises, in comparison, have been working wonders for me, since his ‘episodes’ have become mostly soliloquy and my minimalist role in them has been to smile, ‘melt’ into shared space activities, observe with care, not get involved in others’ eagerness for drama, and – something surprising – he’s become, in the few weeks i’ve been participating in this course, very aware of his own tendencies, to the extent that the episodes are shorter and end with apologies…. then we can talk about Kabbalah for a while and how self-awareness and the work etc can be helpful on many levels, everyone at their own pace… tbh, everyone close to me seems happier and more pleasant since i began KabU, but also begin to feel a bit sad for them, as i understand more deeply that everyone seems to be suffering on some level and are in need of care and compassion… tbh (again), i think i was already a source of comfort, but now it seems to have been magnified….  But, back to the question: i optimistically suggested that “maybe, we can try this again sometime”   i mean, tbh, this Lab exercise might be far from ppl’s ordinary way of living and so, building up to it, planting a tiny seed, could be part of it, too… thanks again for making this class available; i look forward to more

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i thought to add this quote i read from Dr. Laitman, in which initially the idea of “Sunbathing” struck me as particularly enticing 🙂

“The matter is not in learning a few pages of text and acquiring knowledge. But we need to read these texts because during the time of studies we direct ourselves to greater influence of the Light. For example, the reading of Kabbalistic texts is one of the conditions of the correct intention towards the Light. But we don’t read them just for understanding, but with the thought to pull towards us the influence of the Light.”

laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/

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