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The following from this course was definitely mind blowing for me:
“We will learn how all of humanity’s greatest challenges have a spiritual root, as well as how the wisdom of Kabbalah is uniquely qualified to tackle the task at hand.”
 “These challenges act as “blessings in disguise” designed to wake humanity up to this higher reality, forcing an inner transformation that reconnects us with the Divine.”
Well for one there would be more peace in the world.
Approaching things/problems from a spiritual stance of LOVE helps us to see situations through the eyes of our Loving Creator. We would not be so quick to react or even to retaliate. Yes, it is sometimes easier said than done but with allowing the Creator to strip away our egoistic ways and truly Love our Neighbor as ourselves, we take pity and compassion on others.
Not an arrogant self-righteous attitude that we are better but we see everyone as we see ourselves.
Connection helps us to see things from someone else’s point of view. Rather that view is in alignment with ours or not, but according to the LAW of love we look upon all people through the eyes of humanity and dignity.
“According to Kabbalah, if people were connected through the law of love—often summarized as “love your neighbor as yourself”—problems would be handled by shifting from ego-driven conflict to a unified, altruistic approach that treats the other person’s welfare as one’s own. This framework suggests that problems are not obstacles to destroy, but opportunities to deepen connection by transforming self-interest into mutual care. ” YouTube +2
The fact that prayer is used as transformation, For many of us we’ ve prayed that our Creator/God would change things, change people, change our circumstances, but the main objective of prayer should be to TRANSFORM us.
Core Purposes of Prayer
Restoring Divine Unity: The central objective is to effect the union of the Shekhinah (God’s indwelling presence) with the Holy One, restoring perfection to the divine realm.
Elevating Consciousness:Â Prayer is a technology for building a higher level of consciousness, allowing energy and intentions to ascend to the spiritual realm.
Personal Transformation:Â Instead of changing God, prayer changes the individual by elevating their frequency and bringing them into harmony with the “Lightforce”.
Connecting Earth and Heaven: It serves as a conduit connecting human actions on Earth to celestial forces. Instagram +3
From a kabbalistic point of view, however, prayer, as it is expounded in the Biblical text, has a completely different and even opposite role. Instead of concentrating on the literal meaning of the prayers, the kabbalist dwells in the realm of the Divine forces, and when reciting the words, directs his mind to the Lightforce that governs and motivates every living force.
The doctrine of kavanah, which is the meditation that accompanies the words of prayer, is primary, whereas the words themselves are considered secondary in importance. The kabbalist considers the words as the body or channel for the more important phase of kavanot, which I liken to the soul of prayer. (taken from article by Rav Berg 10/22/2014)
Lastly regarding prayer. What are the intention behind our words? Our desire should be to connect with the upper force, to strive to become one with our Creator, not so much beseeching him for things or to change someone else, but to transform us.
I found the following quite interesting and I had never thought of spirituality that way before. It makes perfect sense. We do not have to sit passively but can actually amplify our vessel.
The more light I attract, this will reform me and accelerate my spiritual evolution.
“A Kabbalist student can accelerate their spiritual development by focusing on intention (Kavanah) in their actions rather than just performing them, aiming to share with others to connect with the Creator rather than for personal gain. Consistent daily engagement in meditation, prayer, and study is more impactful than occasional intense efforts.: YouTube +2
In my opinion a thing becomes more valuable to me if I share it. For instance if I see a great movie I usually will tell someone else about it. The joy is in the sharing.
More importantly than a movie is the knowledge that we are learning in order to advance Spiritually by attracting the light that reforms. We are all in need of reformation from our egoistic way of thinking. Our only wanting to receive as opposed to the will to bestow. The more we share and help others, especially those on this path, the more we are reformed as well.
