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I dońt know if it fits here, but I am wondering about the meaning of predetermination. What does it mean in terms of our subjective reality in Kabbalah? Is predetermination to be interpreted in the classical way, in that certain events / obstacles will happen to us because itś part of the pre-determined blueprint of our life? Or is predetermination relating to a „pre-life“ agreement to work on a certain state, so that predetermination means we will be pushed until we get there, which would then also mean that the events may change in relation to our response? And what is free choice then? In the first case,would free choice then only be in the decision to incarnate or not, and in the second, would it be the decision to move on or not?
Our total disconnection from the laws of nature leads to more and more pressure in order to make us get to develop the intention to bestow. However, as long as we refuse to actively pursue this process, we will be governed by our egoistic desires which lead to unbalance, hatred and conflicts. In order to change this, we will have to work on changing our inner qualities, we have to learn to reform the intention of our desire; only then we will grow in accordance to the law of nature, and that is the remedy for making all these conflicts unnecessary.
By actively choosing to connect on a spiritual level, as well as by choosing to do inner work and change our inner qualities; by interacting with friends in this and learning how to reform our intention towards receiving in order to bestow.
Understanding that we need to work on the spiritual roots, the causes, rather than take action on a particular issue, which is only the consequence or manifestation of what is happening on root level. And working on that level of causes by changing our inner quality, by learning to connect, by learning to reform our intention towards altruism.
Our intention is what turns our action from egoism to altruism. Itś a key to development, considering to use our nature, which is receiving pleasure, for the good and in accordance with the law of nature. That means we can not change our nature, which is to receive, but we can change our intention, that is WHY we are receiving – namely receiving with the intention to bestow.
If we feel a desire in ourselves, and instead of fullfilling that desire for ourselves we decide to turn to our friends and fill their desire with the will to bestow, their happiness will fill us with double delight – a fulfilled desire and the joy of bestowing to them. So, we should give with the intention to really want to bestow, to delight or friends through fullfilling their needs or desires.
