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The concepts I learned in previous weeks were mostly theoretical, but they resonated.
I expect to see more practicality here in the hope that I finally attain some of the beautiful and life-changing notions and principles I learned in the previous lessons. Mostly, I am keen to feel the light and feel for real the correction and change of perspective that may follow
It is to reach my goal as a single cell in humanity, not only to wish the same for everyone, but to help them do so whenever there’s a chance. If the ultimate goal is to love my neighbour as myself. I want to make sure that I love myself first, so I’ll have an example and road map as to how to do the same to my neighbours
Hi. I have a question regarding the concept of prayer towards the Creator: through prayer, we ask God or the Creator to change their ideas or behaviour towards us, as if we are making a plea. It is my understanding from the lesson that the upper forces don’t change or bend in response to our prayers. The only way is to rise above that need or wanting.
In the same video, it was said that Lishma is granted from above if we reach a certain state or level. Does it mean that the upper forces or the Creator respond to a certain state of being in an individual? Does it mean that we need to work our way through certain states to be ready for the Lishma to come to us? How does it work? The only way is to become like creator, the creator doesn’t do anything and unresponsive to prayers, and we can not proceed unless we are ranked or chosen? Could you please shed some light?
My goal is to achieve a deep and embodied understanding of why I am here, where I am headed to and what I am supposed to do. Obviously, I want the walk to be joyous and fulfilling. I am afraid of death. The other side is uncertain. Why am I here? Who is the one who sees, feels thinks , and lives and to what end?
Freedom in this world, to me, means having, doing, and enjoying what you want and desire. As I was created to receive, I found it bizarre to be created to receive yet always be envious of what I don’t have.
How can the light help? Either by eliminating the desires, changing them, or bestowing on me what I desire.
Thanks for the response. I read what you said in Rav Laitman, too:
“Similarly, we need to clarify the conditions under which we will be able to pull the maximum Light that Reforms. And we need not just to place ourselves under its influence, but to pull it to ourselves. After all, here everything depends on how strongly I want the Light to come and affect me.
And one needs to think about this all day: How can I hold myself in the correct thought and desire; what needs to control my heart and mind in order to invite the influence of the Light?”
One more clarification, please: the cause and effect in this case doesn’t follow the corporeal laws. Does it? For example, just thinking and dreaming about being rich every minute has never made anyone rich. You may dream all you want, but you also need to take some form of action to gradually get there. Starting to receive the Light by reading Kabbalistic texts because there is a desire to receive the Light is like starting to get rich through a burning desire and reading different books, such as “Think and Grow Rich”, etc., without any action. So, what’s the verdict here? Are the cause-and-effect laws in Kabbalah different, or are they similar to corporeality and require some action? If so, what’s the action? I hope I could get the message across.
