Question: A mouse found a treasure and widened the entrance to its burrow to fit the treasure through, with it, came a hungry cat.
The story is about a mouse. Does it follow that we should be content with cheese and a burrow and not seek to find treasures? Should we draw such a conclusion from this?
Answer: The conclusion is simple. What you have is enough, you do not need more.
Comment: But it even warns you of the danger that widening the entrance for the treasure will result in a hungry cat coming in.
My Response: Yes.
Question: So it is even dangerous for us to accumulate, to want more?
Answer: Hoarding is definitely harmful.
Comment: But wanting more, more, and more than enough; I was fine with cheese, but I suddenly found a treasure.
Answer: If you have enough for today, you will have more for tomorrow, don’t worry.
Question: Do you state this as a rule? If I have a piece of cheese today, will I have it tomorrow too?
Answer: Yes.
Question: And you should not seek anything above it?
Answer: Nothing.
Question: Is it possible to appease humanity this way? It is always in search of better “cheese.”
Answer: I have nothing to say here, that is the nature of man. But in general, you should not.
Question: Can we find the treasure, but not let the hungry cat in?
Answer: What are we going to do with it?
Comment: I don’t know: put it in the bank to generate some income.
Answer: No, you will have to deal with preserving it and protecting it so it does not diminish, and so on.
Question: So a lot of money requires care and maintenance?
Answer: Of course.
Question: Do our lives pass in pursuit of this?
Answer: Yes.
Question: This is a rather Kabbalistic parable about growing desires that require fulfillment. It is human nature. How does a person limit these desires? They keep growing.
Answer: You need to convince yourself this will never make you richer, you will never become more confident or at peace. On the contrary, your life will turn into an endless pursuit of everything.
Question: Should I feel some danger in this?
Answer: Yes, we must try to somehow distance ourselves to protect ourselves from this.
Question: And you should convince yourself that what you have is enough?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Is the upper law the same if we are speaking of spirituality?
Answer: Calmness, the main thing is to calm down concerning all material acquisitions.
Question: Then in this calm I don’t want anything, or do I still want something?
Answer: No, I only want what I have for today, what I need. That is all.
Question: And do you think that if I come to this thought I will have enough for tomorrow?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can we calm everything down, all revolutions, wars, and so on?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can a person achieve this, or is it just a fantasy to work with our nature like this?
Answer: A person can achieve this.
Comment: So the correct conclusion is to bring into the house only what fits in the burrow. Not to widen it.
My Response: Yes.
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From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 1/15/24
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