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There were different questions at the top and bottom of this forum page, so here is my response to both:
What does it mean to shift from an egoistic perception of reality to a perception based on bestowal?
The egoistic fashion of engagement is a linear one with the intention to receive for one’s own benefit. To shift to a perception based on bestowal, we still work with what we are given by the creator but aim our intention at the others, trying only to receive what is necessary to fulfil the actions/objective of helping the group. Our focus becomes directed toward the well-being and success of the members of the group rather than any personal or logical goals.What does it mean to connect with others? In what desire are we connected?
We connect with others in the group via our point in the heart(s). By revealing the egoistic inclination, we can make discernments and then restrict or annul ourselves (correction?) so that we receive only what is needed to help the group reach for greatness. Reciprocal dynamics between people can be a sign of connection.I want the light to reveal more of our nature to us in a way that we can recognize. I hope that through thick and thin the light feeds our desire to come closer to the creator and diligently learn all that is required to connect properly to our world. By the end of this semester, I hope to be ready to enter the graduate environment.
My best experience from the previous course was feeling validated by some of the concepts and values taught and the “ah-ha!” moments when something I didn’t understand before came into focus. My desire for spirituality is growing. In particular, I’m grateful for understanding a bit more about the kabbalistic environment and what is required/ expected in the groups. I hope to build this understanding more in the next 5 weeks, to feel ready and able to give my abilities to you.
What most inspired me about this course was learning about how the lab works. When working to build a collective desire and draw focus toward helping the group aka other points in the heart, I now know to expect some difficulties that are in fact good, such as conflict or discomfort that can allow me to identify my ego, and when confusion or absence of fulfilment is felt, this is darkness inside the egoistic vessel. Despite the fact that the ego is the cause of much unbalance in the world, nature built me as an egoist as part of a greater plan. I am not bad or wrong or broken for being within the degree I find myself in, I can accept and appreciate what the creator has given me and direct my attention toward engaging in the kabbalistic environment. Another part that I enjoyed about this course was the introduction to some specific spiritual concepts and names because it helped me make sense of and relate to these names from previous readings i had done. One last thing, the readings were excellent, particularly the questions and answers from the book The Kabbalah experience, as i deeply related to some of the questions.
To my fellow students: I hope you go past the barrier before me. I hope that you become far greater than me. I hope that you can quench your thirst over and over again and feel peace. I wish you good health and harmony in your lives. I hope for the upper light to surround you
Suppose enough people operated in this world according to the spiritual law of love and connected with the upper worlds; My guess about the results in the world is that the progression of cultures around the world may develop at an increased rate and/ or become more and more focused on attributes such as compassion, patience, openness, listening, reciprocity, mutual aid, charity/ generosity, integration, participation, active engagement with community, tolerance, education, communication skills, love, etc. To encourage the healthy development of people in society, education will morph to address these needs. Conflict and disagreements may still occur throughout the world, but the way these problems are addressed will be different.
If people were connected according to the spiritual law of love, our values and desires would mirror those of the creator. We would have a better feeling and understanding of what life is, and this would affect our actions toward each other and our environment. We would feel supported much more than we do on average today, and thus more capable of reaching fulfilment. Like a ripple effect, or tipping past a threshold, the movement of those who reach attainment will influence their neighbors and their neighbor’s neighbors toward… something that I can’t see yet, but must be in alignment with creation’s plan.
