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Hi David,
The answer depends on a person’s development. The Kabbalists tell us that at the highest height of spiritual attainment, There Is None Else Besides Him, and that everything that happens is only good and for our benefit. However, we cannot understand why certain phenomena occur in the world, or even in our own lives. For this, we must rise to the degree of perception of the Kabbalists who say that there is no such thing as bad in the world.
Rather, everything that occurs brings us closer to our purpose, being adhesion with the Creator. Still, the ideal form of advancement is through our increased aspiration to connection, and not through such destructive forces. What is happening now in the world is a sign that we must increase our effort. If we do, we will not need wars to awaken us.
Niklas,
For now, outside the group means anything outside of this KabU environment. Yes, those that continue the study will ultimately form groups and learn how to work with them in order to hasten ones development.
These questions and thoughts are all good and on the way.
Joseph
Hi Ty,
Zion means to exit—one who exits the limitations of ones egoism and enters the altruistic world, the spiritual world, it is considered that he entered Zion. This has no connection to Zionism, which is a social movement in favor of returning to the physical land of Israel.
Joseph
Hi Andreas,
Kabbalists don’t speak about memories because the general approach to this path is to not look to the past. One should say what happened up until this moment was performed by, There Is None Else Besides Him. Only now do I have the freedom of choice to do something that can elevate me. But about the past, I say it happened the only way it could of happened, and the way it happened was for my best, even if I don’t yet have the developed mind to understand it.
This will continue to happen. It’s one of the ways the Creator awakens a person. The purpose, however, is for a person to simply rise above them. Try not to focus on them and eventually you won’t notice them so much. Especially if it is during the study. During the lesson, a persons mind should be focused solely on the words of the teacher, the text, and the subject of the lesson. Any thoughts that come that don’t fit that are simply distractions, and dwelling on them will not help a person advance spiritually. Good luck!
Joseph
Hi Niklas,
When Kabbalists speak of envy they refer only to envy in the group, and not envy with people who do not study. About that not a single word is written.
Here, in this controlled environment envy can be a very strong moving force. Our egos cannot tolerate being seen as lower than others, so when we are envious of our friends on the path, this gives us additional strength to perform correct actions. And those actions, in turn, give a positive example that others can also be envious of, allowing them to acquire even greater forces. In this way, we help each other rise.
Outside the group the advice is to live like everyone else. Ultimately, you choose how you want to live your life and who you wish to spend time with. All that is separate from what we are referring to here in our studies. And you shouldn’t confuse the two as somehow being connected. For now, there are no spiritual calculations outside the group other than the amount of time a person chooses this environment, which promotes spirituality, over any other environment, which does not.
Joseph
Hi Andreas,
Typically a student will never have to repeat a particular course unless they want to. But I would contact support using the “need help” button. There are many factors to take into account here and certain information I am missing. If you contact them they will be able to help you out.
Joseph
