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How should we think about bad things that happen in the world? For example what is happening in Afghanistan right now, or what happened in the holocaust. I can understand how many seemingly negative experiences in life (such as illness, grief over a loved one’s passing, etc) can lead a person to greater spiritual awareness…. but how can we possibly interpret a horrendous event like a murderous regime taking over as being a positive step toward spiritual development? Maybe it would help the rest of the world reflect, but what about the victims? I’m confused how to reconcile this. Is the issue one of misunderstanding what death is?
On the other hand, if someone does not have any struggle in their life (privileged, wealthy, healthy, etc) is it possible for them to develop spiritually? Is suffering necessary in order to gain spiritual understanding? if so, how much suffering?
By realizing it is possible to gain a deeper understanding and pursuing it (although not yet reached it)
To a more complete and full perception of reality vs our limited perception we have at baseline. To see and understand the full picture.
Hi & thank you for taking questions.
If Kabbalists don’t discuss their attainments, how do we know this is not all a product of human imagination? Forgive the crude comparison – but look at scientology for example. That is a system that has people ascend through levels to attain otherwise-secret knowledge at each one that they can’t discuss with anyone. Yet ex-scientologists have come out and said it’s all nonsense.
Cults around the world use the same tactic & it works because people who are seeking meaning in their life are vulnerable. Any system that has people ascend through levels to gain otherwise-secret knowledge which they can’t talk about (and is therefore non-verifiable) is a common pattern throughout human history. How do you know Kabbalah is any different?
If Kabbalah was truly a science and not a belief pattern, then why can’t anything about the upper levels be discussed? (The answer that discussing attainment will induce envy in others and cause you to lose the attainment is consistent with a belief system and not a science).
This is not meant to be inflammatory -please don’t take it as such. Thanks for taking questions.
Hi & thank you for taking questions.
If Kabbalists don’t discuss their attainments, how do we know this is not all a product of human imagination? Forgive the crude comparison – but look at scientology for example. That is a system that has people ascend through levels to attain otherwise-secret knowledge at each one that they can’t discuss with anyone. Yet ex-scientologists have come out and said it’s all nonsense.
Cults around the world use the same tactic & it works because people who are seeking meaning in their life are vulnerable. Any system that has people ascend through levels to gain otherwise-secret knowledge which they can’t talk about (and is therefore non-verifiable) is a common pattern throughout human history. How do you know Kabbalah is any different?
If Kabbalah was truly a science and not a belief pattern, then why can’t anything about the upper levels be discussed? (The answer that discussing attainment will induce envy in others and cause you to lose the attainment is consistent with a belief system and not a science).
This is not meant to be inflammatory -please don’t take it as such. Thanks for taking questions.
