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Remove all illusions of what you think you are and then you will Know in your heart of hearts that you can only be in Atonement with the Creator. There is no other.
Blessings to all.
This aspect of Spirituality that we refer to as the “free will” of the person living in this “world” is one of the most interesting and seemingly contradictory.
In the “Related” section for this week, there is a video by Rav Laitman titled, “There Is None Else Besides Him | Fundamentals of Kabbalah | Webinar with Kabbalist Dr. Laitman” that would be very helpful for everyone to watch because it addresses this issue of “free will” directly. Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_O07Nz1nt8.
In Albert’s response to Patricia above he says, “Yes, this follows the saying that: the Creator puts man’s hand on the good fate and says “choose this for yourself”. Meaning He awakened your point in the heart and brought it to a good spiritual environment in which you can nourish it. After that the rest is up to you.”
My question to Albert then is, Who is this “you” that you refer to, as “the rest is up to you.” In this video, Rav Laitman is answering many questions from groups around the world, and he is pretty clear that there really is no other Presence, no other Being except the Creator.
Yes, He created the Creation but is this Separate from Him? Yes, initially we are taught that quality-wise, being receivers for our “selves” and He being the only Bestower, we are opposites. But this is only a way of looking at things from our temporary experience of believing we could actually BE separate. But Who put “us” in this state? There is only the Creator, there is no “other”, not you, not me, not anyone, not anything. He IS the ONE and the ONLY. The seemingness of separation is just an illusion that He Himself created for Himself, for His own Purposes. It is His Way of appreciating His Own Godliness. But there is no Actual separate you and me to share in this appreciation. He really is the only ONE.
Rav Laitman did say in this video that he Knows himself to be One with the Creator. In this state, and only in this state of Actual, and Eternal Attainment of Oneness with the Creator can “you” dissipate the illusion of being a separate ego, and merge into your Eternal Essence, your Actual Uniqueness as an aspect of the Creator. There never was a separation, there never was a journey from uncorrected to correction. Now your Real Will to only receive to Bestow is One with Creator’s Only Will to Bestow, and this is the only Actual Free Will that is possible. He only chooses to Bestow to Himself in all the infinitude of Unique Aspects of Himself that He has Created. There is no Actual “other”. This has always been Reality for all of Eternity, and could never BE any other way.
Blessings to all.
Freedom IS only in the ONE, the Creator. We live in HIM. we have our breath in HIM, HE is the ONE in all and the ALL in everything. There is no other. His Perfect Will, in every situation of your life, is the only choice there is to choose. Choosing His Perfect Will, is Free Will. Choosing something else is an illusion.
Knowing this at the very root of your Beingness is Pure Freedom. How to absolutely KNOW this? This is what these Teachings of Kabbalah eventually give us – but only by HIS Will. It unfolds for each of us just the way it unfolds.
But remember, in Truth, in Fact, in Actuality – it’s already DONE. Time/Space are not even an instant or a micron in Eternity, and He only Creates Perfection, so everything and everyone is already Perfect. Take comfort in this Fact.
Blessings to all.
It all unfolds Perfectly, just as the Creator Wills. I am in this Kabbalah course of study for the Creator’s Purpose and Pleasure. He will Experience what He chooses to Experience, through this life, just exactly as He Wills. There really IS none else besides Him.
We started this exchange with my inquiry about what I call the Divine Inner Music, the Voice of the Creator, and whether or not this Aspect of the Creator is a part of this Kabbalah Teaching. I just watched a YouTube clip about this. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QqKrX5ZlPk. It is indeed a profound aspect of this Kabbalah Teaching, perhaps a pinnacle of the Teaching. This Song is Beyond Awesome, and transcends all Spiritual Heights, placing the Soul in the very Heart of the Creator.
If the Creator Wills, I will have more to share on my Singular Experiences of this Inner Music as we travel through these Teachings. It is all in Him, always. He IS the One in all, and the ALL in everything.
Blessings to all.
