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I had books of Kabbalah that I bought and read. However, now with instructions and the instructors guiding and teaching us the true meaning of Kabbalah, I understand the great significance and meaning of Kabbalah. Another interesting fact is that since I began the courses, I would watch some movies, regular in terms of comedies or serious themes, and words were spoken from the actors’ script that without learning what I have learned, they would just have been words. However, the words that I would hear, I understood that they were connected to concepts of Kabbalah. What I am trying to express is that whether it is a movie or something I read unrelated to Kabbalah, I find words that are similar to words in their meaning to Kabbalah. Serendipity? I do not think so. I think it is more about my brain making purposeful connections between Kabbalah and the world. For this following course, I will be very interested in learning more about how to practice the teachings of Kabbalah and mostly about true prayer.
I need to delve deeper into my inner self to reach that Point in my Heart. I need to pay closer attention to my acts behavioral, psychological, physical in terms of how I not only view the world around me, but also how to improve my actions, thoughts about people close to me or strangers. I want very much to acquire more wisdom. Hence, my great desire and goal to acquire Kabbalah Knowledge.
As a psychologist and professor, I understand Perception very well. However, at the level of Kabbalah’s teachings and eye opening, deeper understanding of Perception; it must be an extraordinary experience to move towards acquiring the “sixth sense.” The concept of Love Thy Neighbor as you love thyself is easy and difficult at the same time. I have hope that at one point this concept will be second nature to me.
My goal is to pay attention, careful attention to my behavior, my thoughts, my faults, and correct any part of what is missing; what would get in the way of adding my soul to other souls who want to align with The Creator.
The video that I just watched on Inanimate, Vegetative, Animate was so enlightening. It helped me understand more regarding the deeper understanding of Kabbalah. Everything makes so more sense to me. It feels as if I (my Intention and Point in my Heart) am traveling, moving towards the achievement that I have intuitively been searching for. There is Light at the end of the steps. Thank you
When I first found books on Kabbalah, I bought as many as I could. Without understanding the specifics of all that I have learned now, I understood the Ten Siferot in a very basic manner. The Ten Serifot was illustrated as a Tree with a left and a right side to it, Mercy and Punishment Hence, without including religion, I understood solely on the basis, that Tikkun Olam was about repairing the world. I imagined this as a “net,” that needed to be repaired because it was torn. I understood that each of us as human beings needed to learn how to repair the net and that it took all of humanity as a whole to be responsible of each thread needed to be joined to others of like minds until the net was whole. That is as far as I got. However, I read several times the 613 Mitzvot and even more times the Perkei Avot. I learned that I needed to be kind to even those who sought to destroy me mentally and physically. I had acquired a rich Jewish library of books that I bought and was so thirsty to read each one, which I did. Everything that I have learned in these courses have led me to understand that the only thing that I reached from reading all of my books was limited to what Kabbalah is really about. In my lifetime, I have only truly and viciously hated two people who did such immense damage to my family and then to me. I had never hated. I had a friend who was a doctor. He became a sort of mentor. He was Catholic and I am Jewish. However, in our conversations, religions was never involved. I could not sleep with that much hatred in my heart. I would wake up in the middle of the night fully perspired as if I had taken a shower. I told my friend this. He smiled and told me to pray for them. I laughed sarcastically.  I left and when I got home and ready for bed, I thought about what he had said. My first prayer for these two people was insincere. However, I continued to pray each night. Before the end of the first week, the hatred began to dissolve in my heart. By the end of the two weeks, I was free of hate. My heart was full again and I slept soundly. I mention this because Tony talked about loving thy neighbor as thyself. I believe that 100%. I experienced it and felt the results. As I mentioned, I had never hated nor envied anyone even if anyone person insulted me. I have also mentioned before that when I pray, I pray for others, family included, my children. As for myself, I thank G-d for my life, the tragedies and the many blessings. I have lived adventurously with my children at my side. I have much to thank G-d. Experiencing all this and my limited knowledge of aligning myself with the Creator, am I close to achieving to begin the path back to the Creator?
