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I have a better understanding now of covenants and mitzvah and how they are spiritual attainments of inner work and the correction of desires . However so much corporeal action is linked to them. In disclosing a portion, Rav laitman says “Circumcision has become a Jewish conduct in this corporeal world and is a crucial commandment for some to this day”. He then goes on to explain the spiritual root behind the meaning of it. So with this in mind, is he saying that we have to follow these corporeal rituals in order to attain the spiritual root/correction of them ? From my journey so far, my understanding is all these actions mentioned in corporeal terms are just encrypted words that are speaking about spiritual things and not physical rituals or customs. But I could be wrong so I’m asking here to see if I’m understanding this properly, albeit I may have asked somewhat similar in the past. I just want to be sure.
Disclosing a portion is a phenomenal work on the Torah anyone reading this should go and get a copy.
I’m still confused on the topic of mitzvahs I recently brought and read Shamati and Gem’s of wisdom great books and like the others it mentions observing mitzvot. On kabbalah.info it says “mitzvah is referred to by kabbalists as any other religious person does”. Mitzvah is also associated with certain corrections I have noticed that physical actions and physical locations on the body are mentioned in association with these corrections.
But I have also noticed in my reading of the ten sefirot that these are spiritual attainments and not a physical actions. My question is, are the corporeal mitzvah like washing the hands prayer shawls, lighting candles etc are these physical actions needed in order to achieve corrections?? ? For me it’s a bit like Christmas, right now in Australia people are going to church saying prayers having parties doing religious actions all in one day but for the reminder of the year they are not joyful and they dump the saying “love thy friend as thyself” it all goes out the window by the end of the week. So the physical actions of praying, worship, religious symbols it didn’t achieve anything and no one has benefited from it the world and through these corporeal actions most of the people didn’t correct any desire to align with the creator or the will to bestow.
Globally there are wars and in my country while there is no physical war, racial tensions , political tensions and religious tensions are extremely high. I never thought I’d see the day where in Australia in my case these tensions are out of control and politicians sit back and enjoy it. It makes me upset,.sometimes angry and I like many others have no voice and no one listens to the saying “love for thy friend what you love for thyself” they just laugh at that. I used to say and do: “Do to others what you’ll have done to you”. That doesn’t work anymore, it used to though.
As a student of Kabbalah how are we supposed to respond this?
Baal Hasulam was a Humanist and that’s why I have a strong love for him, I’m a humanistic person as well. But it seems like this doesn’t matter anymore and humanistic people are pushed to the corners of society. What does the kabbalah say on this …In kabbalah this process of correction is central. But how would I know that I have achieved a correction. And let’s say you pass away without having corrected everything is that the end ? Is it like you’ve failed if you didn’t achieve all the necessary corrections?
Hi Chris thanks for clarifying.
So would I be right in saying, For example people will wear teffilin because they interpret the Torah verse “Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. But really the Torah here isn’t purely talking about wearing leather straps. To me that’s not rather sufficient, here I see it as the Torah is requesting action that you hold its precepts continuously and not just for morning prayers. And with circumcision, “remove the skin and throw it to the dust.” To me circumcision is not a physical act but rather it’s a spiritual attainment. In this case the selfish sexual desires are corrected and hence thrown to the dust. It’s seems like the kabbalah is referencing a state of correction and attainment with this and not just another religious obligation. Am I on the right track here in my understanding ? I say this also with respect to people’s religious customs.
I’m still trying to understand the covenants particularly the covenant of Abraham and the meaning of mitzvot. I really enjoy reading The writings of Baal hasulam and in these books he always refers to the importance of following the Torah, covenants and mitzvot.
Jewish people keep the covenant of Abraham the Brit Milah and mitzvahs like marriage, observing shabbat prayers and teffilin etc. But as a non Jew studying Kabbalah how am I supposed to keep the covenants and mitzvot? Because the only way would be to go to a Jewish rabbi and convert to Judaism which I don’t particularly want to do. So how do I keep the covenants and mitzvot? I do read the Torah however I prefer to read the Zohar as it provides the inner meaning of the Torah. So I don’t really read much Torah.
