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- May 5, 2024 at 11:41 am EDT in reply to: Preparation Prompt: What does transitioning from a self-centered perception of reality to one grounded in altruism entail? #371183JamesMParticipant
Echoing what others have said, we need to understand, to feel, to LIVE “there is none else beside Him”. We need to live the reality that everything we encounter – every single person, place, thing experience or sensation in life – is in fact the Creator. This realization, this shift in perspective – changes absolutely everything.
May 1, 2024 at 6:38 am EDT in reply to: Reflect: Share something from the lesson that inspired you, or even just gave you a fresh perspective. #370878JamesMParticipantJust wanted to say that I’m really enjoying the readings for this course. Feels like “next level” stuff – and I can sense my Surrounding Lights working on me as I read, listen, absorb and try – more or less effectively – to implement what I’m learning.
April 28, 2024 at 8:38 am EDT in reply to: Preparation Question: Congratulations on progressing through the intermediary stages of your Kabbalah learning by staring this new course! Since the wisdom of Kabbalah deals with developing our precious eternal part—the soul—it is important to take a moment to note your expectations from this stage of your journey, and later check back and see what aligned with or differed from your expectations, and how you might’ve changed in the process: What do you hope to get out of this course you’re now starting? #370593JamesMParticipantNo idea what to expect, just keeping an open mind. Hoping to discover how I can apply what I’ve learned so far to my everyday life.
April 26, 2024 at 5:21 pm EDT in reply to: What was my best experience from the previous course? What do I expect from this course? #370483JamesMParticipantWhat a trip. I feel like the Creator led me here by first letting me blow my life up by being an egotistical jerk. I nearly lost everything, but somehow didn’t. Did a lot of soul searching. It was awful, but I learned a lot. “Found” Kabbalah after decades of being a spiritual seeker and seemingly going around in circles. The most mind blowing lesson? That being a narcissistic loser was always the Creator’s plan for me. And not only for me, apparently, but for society in general. Selfishness. Entitlement. It’s everywhere. Humanity is seemingly at its worst. And yet, it turns out that this has always been the intention and – irony of ironies – it is mine and so many others’ craven, small-minded egoism that is the very key to humanity’s, and all of earthy life’s, salvation. We just need to learn to use our God-given ego in a better way. Not destroy it, but simply “adjust” it so it functions correctly. Wow. Only God Himself could have devised a plan like that. Amazing. I am beyond grateful to have such a loving Creator. My mind is blown and my heart is open. What a trip. Let’s go!
JamesMParticipantWhat blows me away is the idea that, as spiritual growth advances, our ego keeps up, growing as we advance. And this is all part of the Plan, just the way the Creator wants it. It goes right back to the first lessons, when we learned that the one, collective soul had to be shattered so that we might all learn how to consciously put ourselves together again. That was the “macro” level. On the “micro” level, it’s a battle we all fight between spiritual growth and ego. But the really amazing thing is that this tit for tat, back and forth process is normal. It’s necessary. It’s the Plan. So I now have an entirely new perspective on my own egoism, as well as the much discussed epidemic of egoism/narcissism in today’s world. We’re in a rough place. Things look bad. But it had to get to this point. And now I know that, as terrible as the current state of the world seems to be, there WILL be a happy ending. In fact, the dark days we’re living in are proof of that. And thanks to Kabbalah, thanks to the Creator’s love, I feel prepared. With His help, we can do this people! We always could. It’s always been our destiny. We just didn’t know. But one by one, we’re waking up. We’re learning.
April 26, 2024 at 4:06 am EDT in reply to: Reflect: Share something from the lesson that blew your mind, or even just gave you a new perspective. #370450JamesMParticipantWhat blows me away is the idea that, as spiritual growth advances, our ego keeps up, growing as we advance. And this is all part of the Plan, just the way the Creator wants it. It goes right back to the first lessons, when we learned that the one, collective soul had to be shattered so that we might all learn how to consciously put ourselves together again. That was the “macro” level. On the “micro” level, it’s a battle we all fight between spiritual growth and ego. But the really amazing thing is that this tit for tat, back and forth process is normal. It’s necessary. It’s the Plan. So I now have an entirely new perspective on my own egoism, as well as the much discussed epidemic of egoism/narcissism in today’s world. We’re in a rough place. Things look bad. But it had to get to this point. And now I know that, as terrible as the current state of the world seems to be, there WILL be a happy ending. In fact, the dark days we’re living in are proof of that. And thanks to Kabbalah, thanks to the Creator’s love, I feel prepared. With His help, we can do this people! We always could. It’s always been our destiny. We just didn’t know. But one by one, we’re waking up. We’re learning.
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