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It is quite ‘human’ in our egocentric way, to wonder what is our progress in any given endeavor, the wisdom of Kabbalah included. But I am noticing that as I take these steps, unknowingly and not by my own volition, I realize that the Creator is giving them to me. Work on the study, concealment, memories, conversation with the Creator, more like a plea for correction, revelation of what happened, back to my studies, seems to be the progression. After concealment I go back to this course or sometimes one of the others I am enrolled in seems a better choice at the given moment and then the revelation.
So back to wondering about progress, I will venture to say it seems to me that there are no bells and whistles going off as one progresses, no Congratulations, Welcome to the next World celebrations, nothing to tell you which of those names might apply at any given moment, except the feeling inside, the internal knowledge of one’s own progress, with no labels really, as the labels would relate only to the ego’s need. Just a recognition of the growing desire and the corrections made, the concealments worked through, and the appearance of reshimot that comes out of the depths of one’s being and the push to continue with the work.
We learn these names, light phases, sefirot, worlds, even the growth of the soul. But these names we are learning, do we just feel them, nameless inside, a deep knowledge of that growing connection to the Creator, or is there some point where we actually have a recognition of where we are on the written chart? And does it matter really? It seems to me that we all start out at a different level and the same with attainment. That the names are there for our learning, our understanding of the progress for everyone. Can you comment? Thank you.
Hello. I am a KabU student and in between my Kabbalah lessons I am hoping to learn the spiritual aspects of the Hebrew language.
Most valuable to me was realizing the importance of the times of concealment. With each small step upwards to revelation we must go back down just as far to the concealment of the next correction that presents. Like a child in school, as you progress the lessons get harder, but the revelation becomes that much stronger.
Yes, this is an exciting journey, personally for each of us as we face the corrections that are individual, and then bringing it all together with the connection to each other. I especially look forward to reading what is important to the other students, questions and feelings, as I feel truly connected to each one on this journey, as we mirror each other, together.
To view reality from the perspective of the creator is to see the flow of nature in all its aspects, still, vegetative, animate, and to view with love the progress of humans in all of their aspects as they go through the steps to return to Love.
Hi Zach. I am a student in this week’s class also and hope you don’t mind my input. I have had the same swings since beginning here at KabU for various reasons and the one thing that stands out in the material is that these doubts are given to us by the Creator to help us grow our desire for true Spirituality. Without the darkness you do not recognize the light. No rain, no flowers. And so it is actually a good thing that you question yourself as you will be that much stronger as you go forward. I have learned to thank the Creator for my obstacles, each challenge bringing us a step farther in our learning. It’s the hardest lesson so far. Take time for yourself, breathe, and be grateful for questioning. Open your heart to your answers.
It always goes back to Nature. And in Nature there are forces that we cannot identify with our corporeal 5 senses, leaving a vast unknown in our midst. Included in this unknown are things we might call mysticism, such as the influence of the planets on a person’s personality in conjunction with the time they were born. In our corporeal world we call it astrology. Hearing this to just be Nature from Rav Laitman opened a door for me that I had opened long ago and yet with my study of Kabbalah had to wonder how this was going to work out for me. Like someone’s religion I needed to be able to incorporate this important part of me with my Kabbalah studies.
This leaves the door of Nature open to other forms of what would be considered hidden, or mysticism, such as the so-called sixth sense of divination, and other phenomena, unlike the sixth sense we are dealing with in Kabbalah specifically. But as I struggled with some of these qualities I have in regards to my study of Kabbalah, I now realize that what I am dealing with is just Nature, other hidden areas of Nature that not everyone may be attuned to in their corporeal lives. Simple intuition that everyone has if they are open to it would be in this category. This Nature is a gift from the Creator and I am grateful for this week’s lesson that showed it to me.
