[Yaniv Gatigno]

Hello, my name is Dhara (using my partner Yaniv’s account).

I have a question about the concept of developing a hatred toward egoism, so that it can lead to our liberation from it. Personally, I have some difficulty with the use of the word hatred. Why is it framed like that?

For me, having an ego, and with it, the Inner Critic (technically, the Super Ego, that judges and evaluates my actions and thoughts), is a fact that I wish to feel compassion towards. It exists in me, in everyone, and it has it’s purpose. Hating it will only cause more hate. So, instead I strive for understanding it, hearing it out (so to say) and then choose my actions, instead of reacting to it. Off course this is very hard! I have been working on this for 20 years, with various paths that have now lead me to Kabbalah.

The concept of Reshimot reminds me of the Buddhist concept of Sankara’s, which are bodily sensations that rise up, mostly beyond our awareness. They are like the manifestations of desires that can be observed in the body through Vipassana mediation. Are they the same thing? From what I read in Kabbalah Revealed at page 113-114, I would think they are. The Vipassana approach howerver, is observing, where the Kabbalah approach seems to be hatred (page 115), which I find a doubtfull approach.
I would appreciate your thoughts on this!

• This reply was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by Yaniv Gatigno.

[Yaniv Gatigno]

Hello, thank you for this wonderful course. I am almost done! Video 24 doesn’t seem to work. I see a vimeo link, instead of the video and when I click it, it says Page not found.

[Yaniv Gatigno]

Hi, my name is Dhara from The Netherlands. I want to learn Hebrew and the spiritual structure of Judaism for some time now and this course seems a good fit. I can read a bit already, but very interested in the roots!

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