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In Attaining The Worlds Beyond, Rav Leitman writes, “Why, then, is he Creator silent in response to human pleas for relief? …people are much more concerned with their own progress than with glorifying the Creator. Thus, their tears are empty, and they leave this world just as they entered it, with nothing.” These words penetrated me so deeply, and I had the shocking realization that nearly always, underneath my seeming love and devotion to God, underneath my prayers to be emptied that I might be filled and serve, was a limited, self-serving interest. Wow.
Thank you, Albert. Your comments about a seed are very well taken. This has certainly been my experience, having first come across KABU a couple of years back, and only now, after so much suffering, embracing it. I feel like I have discovered the most precious jewel imaginable.
I do read all other questions and answers, as well as other forum entries, which are serving to nurture my own further questioning and understanding exponentially, as well as fostering a sense of greater connection. My deepest gratitude to all.
In Attaining The Worlds Beyond, Rav Laitman writes of becoming worthy of perceiving the Creator’s greatness and earning the Creator’s special attention. I would like to understand ‘worthy’ and ‘earning’ more clearly. Ultimately, there is only Creator and the will of Creator – but, until we attain that level of lived reality, this is merely intellectualizing, and we must live on our level, where we are responsible for the choices we (seemingly) make. Is this correct so far? And, on this level, we do have the choice to nurture our desire to draw closer to Creator, even though we are actually powerless to actualize this – yes? And, is this choice to prioritize the growth of our desire what makes us worthy of perceiving the Creator’s greatness and earning the Creator’s special attention?
One last question: Am I asking too many questions? Thank you.
I’m really appreciating Rav Laitman’s explanation, in the intro to “Attaining The Worlds Beyond”, of how and why we will experience the text differently at different times. This is certainly my experience. Sometimes, I feel such rapture I can hardly move, sometimes such a profound ‘aha!’, and even feel that Dr. Laitman is speaking directly to me – and, at other times, I feel nothing and can’t understand why I saw anything in it earlier. The introduction is reassuring, helping me to not grasp, to just observe, and to learn from the process.
Thank you, Albert, for your response to my question about evolution (as well as your explanation of the separation of men and women at retreat). I am having further questions now. My understanding is that Kabbalah is a vehicle for bringing humanity to the next level of evolution, equivalence of form with the Creator; yes? Will evolution stop there? In Kabbalah Revealed, Dr. Laitman writes, “In the process of uniting, we will learn why Nature does what it does, and become as wise as the Thought that created it.” This seems to imply that there is something higher than Nature; yes? And if so, would the next evolutionary step be towards reaching attainment of that? And, lastly – when we achieve equivalence of form, and become able to control our destiny, would ‘create’ be a synonym for ‘control’? Am I correct in understanding that we acquire this ability because our intention and will have become synonymous with Nature’s?
