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Teamwork makes the Kli work! Again, I’m no expert. This is my first time in Young Group and I am feeling my way through with you.
While I’m not an expert, I interpret connection duty in our group as a role that is multifaceted, somewhat like a shepherd safeguarding and guiding the flock. An adept member of our 10 once shared that for every thousand individuals exploring Kabbalah, only one might emerge as a teacher. Meaning that many fall away. In the face of the potent and subtle distractions from the corporeal world, connection duty not only counteracts these diversions but also diligently works to foster unity in every conceivable way. This role encompasses administrative tasks, such as organizing meetings and planning group gatherings, to ensure our collective focus on the spiritual journey and pursuit of the creator remains steadfast. For instance, when members become distant, someone assigned to connection duty discreetly reaches out, aiming to rekindle their engagement, ensuring that the primary discourse among our ten remains undistracted and purposeful.
What does Kabbalistic perception of reality truly feel like? In conventional (corporeal) perception, information flows inward, being received by various parts of our body. Take, for instance, light, which enters our eyes and is received by our retina. All sensations contributing to our perception of reality stem from this fundamental mechanism. However, our ultimate aspiration is to attain an “equivalence of form” with the Creator, who exists in a pristine state of bestowal, receiving nothing. Consequently, perceiving reality from the Creator’s vantage point is not about the act of receiving, but rather, it emanates from a state of bestowing. There is no corporeal model to which this can be compared, rendering such endeavors seemingly irrational. How would my perception alter if my only option was to flow outward instead of inward? If we observe and comprehend our world through a desire to bestow, the most fitting pursuit is a profound, radical love for others. Thus, the goal toward which we strive is this radical love, beginning with my group of 10. Through this journey, I gradually learn to perceive reality through such a lens. As you shared in your ‘Sage Speaks’ session for Seth last Tuesday, everyone’s perception is unique. It’s akin to visiting London: while it remains the same city, each visitor experiences it through their own “lens of bestowal.” Is my understanding accurate?
In our 10, we are doing a “round robin” where we bounce around the responsibility to pick an excerpt from the sources and workshop a question. I found a swath of source material on kabbalahmedia.info/
Question: is there a particular location for excerpts and workshop questions? I can find good excerpts but I struggle with workshop questions. Any other advice would be appreciated to bring connection activities to our 10.
