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  • in reply to: Ask Anything #52450

    Hi Permal,

    1) I do not know the answer to that question, but I will try and find out for you.

    2) Light is the sensation of the existence of the Creator. It is the connection between the Creator and the created beings. We do not perceive the essence of the upper force but only attain it’s influence upon us. Kabbalists refer to this influence as light. Attainment of this light is the purpose of creation, and the inner need to reveal this is what brings a person to the wisdom of Kabbalah.

    3) Adam is referred to as the first spiritual man, meaning he was the first person to attain the upper force—to attain the light. Although there were others who lived prior to him, it was only from Adam that the counting of time began since those before him were still in the preparation phase for attaining the upper force.

    Joseph

    in reply to: Ask Anything #52240

    Hi Alex,

    Yes, this is what the Kabbalist explain to us. The fact that we have similar perceptions is because we all function according to the same inner program—the will to receive. This desire determines how we perceive the world and in this we are all similar.

    Thus, we take reality and we divide it into thousands of categories according to the expression of our will to receive. But these impressions we receive from our surrounding world, although similar, are actually the opposite form from what truly exists because the Kabbalists tell us that outside of us is only the quality of bestowal.

    The fact that we may buy into the same dream, so to speak, doesn’t make it any more real. It’s real for us right now on our current degree of development, but when we rise to a higher level of perception, we understand how real it actually is compared to the reality we will discover—that of bestowal.

    Joseph

    Hi Yaneth,

    This is because the meaning of life is something completely opposite to us. We exist according to the program of reception, and the Kabbalists tell us that we must reach bestowal and connection with the upper force.

    But our very program is designed for self preservation. Hence, you see how the majority of people are perfectly fine living their life without asking themselves why they exist. Then there is a certain group of people who are led to a place where they can receive answers to all their questions. But in order to reveal this, a person must begin an inner transformation.

    Otherwise, the writings of the Kabbalists are nothing more than scribbles on a paper. A person can never understand their purpose with the mind but only with the heart according to their desire to become similar to the upper force. You are already here and asking such questions, and that’s a great thing.

    Joseph

    in reply to: Ask Anything #52000

    Hi Danielle,

    Generally speaking it’s written that the entire correction of creation must take place within 6,000 years. Although we are currently 5,881 years into this process, it can happen at any moment. This is because in spirituality time does not work the same as in our world. Rather, the passage of time is according to the change of desire, from receiving to bestowing. So if we hasten the process of changing our desire to resemble bestowal, and this means we acquire an intention to bestow atop our desire to receive, then we can reach a complete connection with the Creator at any moment.

    Regarding your attitude to the world and everything in it, the Kabbalists teach us that everything that happens is from the Creator. We are not yet developed to the degree where we can understand what He does and why. But we learn that we should try to see everything as happening for our own good. Think about the birth of a child. The process takes quite a toll on both the mother and the baby, but this pressure is necessary for growth and thus acts as a positive force.

    Still, there are some things that happen in the world that you will not be able to view correctly. And the advice is to simply continue and do what is within your power, which for now is mainly delving more deeply into the supportive environment that will help instill the correct thoughts. From that everything else will become clarified.

    I wish you and your family the best!

    Joseph

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