[Helen]

this helps greatly.

believing that he only bestows for our benefits, even when I can’t make reason of it before I am corrected completely. is this also the faith above reason? I heard yesterday during a class that faith above reason is a spiritual state that’s always there, it means bestowing above receiving. can you explain more on faith above reason?

thanks for always being there for us!

[Helen]

Hi Gianni

this morning I read a blog by Dr. Laitman titled “Does God Suffer?”:  God, or the Creator, suffers greatly without us. He has an infinite desire to give, to bestow, to saturate all of creation with goodness, yet there is no one who truly wants it. Yes, we human beings want to be filled, to receive, but not from Him. That is the tragedy. What we see is almost like a war of nerves: who will be the first to give in, to confess love, to say sincerely, “I love you”? It is a game of exhaustion, of waiting for one side to yield.

this raised so many questions:

1. How do you know the Creator suffers? for human, the state of suffering will manifest in various “negative”e emotions such as sadness/grief/anger/despair etc, how is that different for the Creator? Bible describes God sometimes being angry or sad.

2. Lishma is to bestow without wanting any self benefit, but it seems like the Creator is wanting something from us?  he wants us to receive for him, to bring contentment to him, otherwise he suffers, doesn’t that sounds like “Lo Lishma” ? or though it appears to be wanting from us, but it’s actually more talking about our side, if we do not do things for him, to bring contentment to him, we will not reach the the goal of creation. if so, why he would be suffering since he has no self-benefit in it?

not sure if I explained well, I may have asked similar questions, one moment it can be very clear, next moment it’s very confusing.

thank you so much!

[Helen]

Hi Gianna

I Rabash article: According to What Is Explained Concerning “Love Thy Friend as Thyself”, it says: ” According to what is explained concerning “Love thy friend as thyself,” all the details of the 612 Mitzvot [commandments] are contained in this rule. It is as our sages say, “The rest is its commentary; go study.” This means that by keeping the 612 Mitzvot we will be rewarded with the rule, “Love thy friend,” and following that, the love of God.”

my question is, should we study and practice those 612 Mitzvot? It seems like those are the means to get us to the goal of love thy friend as thyself, on top of corrected intention?

thanks as always

[Helen]

Hi Gianni, another question:

are we in the “preparation period” right now?  then Lo Lishma, then there is crossing the Machsom, then Lishma?

what marks the transition from preparation period to Lo Lishma? is it that I notice I do things not because I should but I want to? how to make that transition happen?

thanks again!

[Helen]

Hi Gianni

what need to happen in order to increase the importance of the creator? is that a result of prayer or a result of my own effort such as:   attend a class whether I feel it or not, read an article whether I want to or not, make time for friends etc…and eventually by doing those things  that I don’t deem to be important (yet) will eventually increase the importance of the creator?

thanks as always

 

[Helen]

Hi Gianni

how is the joy different in corporeal life, in Lo Lishma and in Lishma?  in what causes my joy? in how long does the joy last? in what I do with my joy?

thank you as always

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