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I wish for all of us to rediscover connection to the Light, & to be able to sustain that connection through daily constant contact. I pray that the Light can remove our fears & resentments, and help us to reconnect with one another too.
Hello,
I read this today in my Kabbalah Revealed book (p.30): “Today, we are beginning to realize that we are all connected and that we must rebuild the state that existed prior to the shattering. By rebuilding into a united humanity, we will also rebuild our connection with Nature, with the Creator.” Does this mean that Kabbalah has a forgiving outlook on interfaith intermarriage?
I ask this because I married outside of my faith years ago, and repeatedly encounter unforgiveness (indeed, a venomous resentment for being a spiritual traitor). At the time, I needed to separate myself completely from my faith/religious culture of origin for my absolute psychological survival. You can say this was a powerful egoistic desire, not simply “for a better life”, but for the ability to live at all. I simply couldn’t handle all the inter generational trauma on top of the personal kinds of trauma I experienced in my family. But my husband and I have raised ethical, thoughtful, responsible good children, in a loving home. If forgiveness is not to happen from my those in my religious background, is it reasonable to expect it from God? Can the Kabbalah approach restore a sense of inner forgiveness?
Hi Nancy,
I’m not sure if this will help but I thought I’d briefly share my experience: I had a very similar sort of (non-relationship) with my mum. When I had my own kids, I finally felt like I was in some blessed state of unconditional love, and here’s why: Loving another unconditionally, and being loved unconditionally, manifests the same internal experience. In either instance, the energy of love is flowing through you and you don’t pause too much to dwell on what direction it’s going in, you just bask in that incredible (highly,f but maybe not entirely) altruistic feeling.
I don’t know whether this can be applied in exactly the same way to your life right now (eg., having kids if you don’t already have them), but perhaps you can find a cause which gives you a direct outlet for that kind of feeling. There are many social needs out there waiting for some TLC. By bringing our Light to others (doing what looks like a spiritual good deed on the outside), the paradox is that we can bring healing to our basic needs in the process. It’s not either/or, they complement/reinforce one another. At least, that’s been my experience.
That Tikkun is first and foremost repair of our hearts (alignment with the Light), before it is repair of the world. Interesting.
So far so good, am enjoying/relating to mostly everything I read. Where I am starting to feel a little skepticism creep in is when the narrative of the method gets extremely precise (like, gives a precise number to the levels of worlds or numbers of Mitzvot). When it’s kept at an abstract level I don’t seem too bothered. But when it gets so details, I think – did the ancient Rabbis have a measuring tape? Having a bit of a hurdle there…
Okay, so this explains why “finding the right balance” has been a central challenge of mine forever. I don’t use flour- I’m a gluten free Celiac! 🙂
I am guessing that they correspond to the 613 mitzvot that are expected of a non-Noahaide person, but I’m not sure if that is the correct answer.
My own question is: So okay, I have a Jewish background. Are all 613 laws now going to be expected/required of me (or perhaps slightly fewer because I’m female) than the 7 laws of Noah?
I’ve been in a spiritual desert for close to 40 years now. Am just hoping this question is not headed toward some unfounded Lubavitcher assertion that I’m actually expected to keep Halacha now and dogmatically follow the 613….
I am hoping/guessing not, because at one point Tony spoke of how the external practice is hollow if the internal feeling is not right. So I’m hoping there’s another path of light with 613 meaning other than what I think it dies.
