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What most inspired me in the course? It inspires me to know that there is a purpose. Kabbalah is new to me, so there is a lot to learn. I am inspired to find my unique purpose in life.
What have I learned about myself in the process? The fact that I know so little.
What do I wish for my fellow students in their spiritual development? I wish everyone will be successful in establishing the connection with the Creator.
Okay, this is where I am struggling to understand things:
If Creation started with “The Thought of Creation”, I assume the Thinker in this context is G_D.
Neuroscientists have shown us that we are not the creator of our own thoughts, because they see brain activity before there is awareness of the thought.
We, creatures, cannot give either, because reception is our substance (will to receive).
So, we are not in control of many things.
When I am reading that understanding Kabbalah depends on our intention? What is INTENTION, and do we have control over that?
We learned that the soul of Adam Ha Rishon scattered first in 600,000 pieces and later in 8 billion pieces. Our task is to bring our individual piece back to the Light. Is the piece that we have to bring back a unique piece of the puzzle? In other words, do we all have a unique individual purpose in life? And if so, how do we know what that is?
I recently lost my job as a PE-teacher for juvenile delinquents. I loved my job, but unfortunately it came to an end. In the past I also did some development projects in Southern Africa, West Africa and India. Those kind of jobs always gave me a lot of fulfillment, but it were always short term contracts and didn’t pay a whole lot. Later I became an entrepreneur for about 10 years, and although it was financially a successful time of my life, it never gave me the fulfillment of the other jobs.
Now I am very thankful that due to the unemployment situation I am in right now, I am able to spend a lot of time studying the wisdom of Kabbalah. Has our work/profession anything to do with our purpose in life, or is it just a means to get through our time in this world? I am trying to figure out if I should find my purpose in life first before looking for another job, or just go with whatever job is available? Financially I am not in a hurry, and my kids are happy that I am home more often.
I am still struggling with what the purpose of creation is. I understand that our world is not reality, but why does it have to be soooooo complicated that it takes multiple lifetimes to see/understand the bigger picture? I admire people who can explain complicated things in a simple way (i.e. Kabbalah explained simply), but why did the creator not give us a book called “The purpose of creation for Dummies”? I need that book!
