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What most inspired me? That every step of the way up to this point has been laid out before me. Every lesson has been pertinent to my inner state regarding whatever was/is going on in my life at the/this time, and even Rav Laitman’s live lectures seem to be synchronized with the lesson content of the week. The course has felt personalized from the very beginning.
What have I learned about myself? That’s an excellent question. My best answer is: I am apart of a much larger system. If I thought I knew that before, I was just seeing the tip of the iceberg. The difference is that now that tip has grown into what feels like a mountain compared to before, but I’m not as deluded as I once was and I recognize that it’s still just the tip.
I wish my fellow students the mercy of deep inner scrutiny and a true prayer that advances us all. I wish you all deep, profound connection of love to the group. May fear become reverence and may we all unite as one heart in the prayer of the many.
I know that a senior instructor is better apt to answer this question, but if I may…
I grew up Catholic, studied shamanism, converted to Islam, and now live as a Noahide. In short, more invocations and hymns are baked into my memory than I can shake a stick at.
If structured paragraphs and the memories they hold give you a feeling of comfort, I want to say that this is perfectly acceptable, but the real prayer is what is in your heart.
It’s important that we all live normal lives and remain intimately connected with our families in whatever way we’re used to; after all, it takes generations to adapt to what feels like a new custom. If you are able to visibly/audibly pray in the way you and your family are accustomed to while knowing in your heart that God is One, there is none else besides him, and remain focused on the intention of love thy neighbor as thyself, then I think that’s a beautiful thing that can add a much-needed depth to these rituals and potentially might even be healing.
All that having been said, I might be totally off the beaten path and so I welcome correction by our instructors.
