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idk what i can say about the readings, but personally i like to pause and meditate on whatever sparks a response and so, reading the Zohar on my own does it better for me; also i can stay in the spark and find the interpreted verse or other reference and continue with that before coming back to where i left off…
if everyone must reach the ultimate goal, then my role would be to make efforts in that direction so i myself can get there, too; while a bit of speculation would relate that sharing it with other people would also contribute to that ultimate goal, hopefully.
i feel like the complexities of my inner world are mirrored and connected to all those moving parts we’re learning about, and, i suppose a principle of sorts might be that the bestowal of the Reforming Light illuminates slowly and gradually my inner sefirot and partzufim through an equally – or more, or less 🙂 complex system of successive worlds, according to a Divine plan (of which i’m hoping to learn how to deepen)… still no harmonious, concrete principle coming up atm…., certainly no “key principle” 😉 maybe, the more effort/time you study the more bestowal received (i’ll go with that 🙂 .
tbh, it didn’t occur to me, but at this point i’m continuing to find out more, as it is very interesting and the presentation is like successive cliff-hangers ! thanks for making this course 🙂
also, the process of learning these things throw everything into confusion, while re-arrangements seem imminent….
i think i’ve been wondering about that for a short while lately, and think about refraining from normal life stuff that i enjoy, like romComs, salty snacks, sweets and sugary drinks, which is also egotistical since dieting is a plus – i exercise too and nourish myself sufficiently so no need to worry 🙂 — but, also i try to do things for others more, even if it’s minimalist, like adopting the attitude of “live and let live”; idk there’s a lot going on in the lessons of KabU, so i wonder a lot about this question…. “what to do?”
if “concealment” is referring to when the Light is hidden from us, then we won’t see the higher spiritual pleasure of receiving Light. As a result, the lower worldly pleasures appear more attractive, but like a mirage, since the light obtained is fleeting at best, since it goes away quickly (or doesn’t enter the kli at all).
but, looking at the question again: “In which situations…?”
it seems like the pull toward the normal life pleasures is in direct proportion to concealment; so, if this is true (seems like it is as i think about it), i would suggest that the question is referring to situations where a person is giving into such pleasures to receive for one’s self alone and doing so to the extent that she actually creates the concealment, which seems kind of sad – given how easily such a lapse in spiritual integrity could be avoided.
Well, in all fairness, mood swings and confused thoughts irl aren’t always that easy to avoid (i was initially thinking of situations involving sweets or coffee!), but the truly sad situations would involve “not seeing the Providence” and “unable to pray” …
finally, i remembered this last bit is from Shamati pp. 74-76 or p. 403 from Kabbalah Revealed Part 2, the passage is entitled “Concealment and Disclosure of the Face of the Creator”
