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Just one more thought! We have to be in this world because it allows the Creator to be concealed from us. This is the only place we can actually do the work and achieve growth. Since this world is in concealment of course there are bad things happening. Our egos perpetuate the bad actions and also conceal the Creator. That’s why we work, so we can reveal the Creator step-by-step in this world. The more we draw the Light, the more we can add to this world.
That’s a really good question. I look forward to reading the response you get! I understood the performance of physical mitzvot as a performance of faith above reason. One can start the work without a proper intention. Yet, through the work one should come to the correct intention. I also see that we all have personal work to do. We all need to find and walk our middle line like Abraham and Jacob (find our connections, our ego, our scrutiny, and our faith above reason). I am 100% sure there are many more layers to both.
I feel drawn to want to know and understand the mitzvot. I also find it really intimidating, and my ego tells me I don’t belong.
The lesson is very clear and helpful. Yet, through the lessons it became clear how much we don’t know about ourselves and our world. And I’m talking about people; scientists and researchers that are much smarter than me. It makes me want to keep growing.
We need to grow our perception of reality and maybe we do that by: Drawing the Surrounding Light. Asking for correction when we see the evil of our ego. Ensuring the right environment for our growth. Connecting with others and helping each other.
I understand that if I rise in my spiritual level I can bring others with me. This means more altruistic qualities in the world.
In the reading from “Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life”; The Nature of Matter, the author talks about separating the sensing unit into two parts. He describes having two sensors and one receives the pleasure while the other only senses it. In this way “the sensing of pleasure can become unending and yield a sensation of eternal living.”
Is the author talking about the Surrounding Light?
