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Actually, many Jewish rabbis, particularly Chabad, state the same ideas but in the form of commandments, i.e. tasks to be performed and goals to be achieved. But they do not explain why or how to achieve them. And so, the process becomes mechanical, which in my humble opinion defeats the purpose. I have been struggling with this for years and now I am finding a lot of answers in Kabbalah.
I want to stop the pain, the anxiety and the emptiness.
I want to know why I live and what is my purpose.How does our intention relate to whatever freedom of choice we have? Is it my choice to develop the correct intention or does the Creator decide it for me?
I don’t know what freedom is but the reading this week teaches us that the only freedom we have is freedom to choose our environment.
The more I study Kabbalah, the more I feel that I must accept that I don’t really have freedom in anything, that I control nothing. I simply become an observer of the world, trying to see the root cause of what is happening, and analyze my own reactions and motivations.
Thank you but it does not answer my question. Can we and should we try to control our thoughts or is it pointless?
In this unit we learned that the thoughts are put in us by the Creator, they are not really ours. Dr. Laitman says that our thoughts and intentions are the strongest force in the world. How do you reconcile the two? If these thoughts are not really mine, how can I change anything by controlling my thought and can I even control my thoughts?
