World Kabbalah Convention In Moscow – 06.10.11

“Unity – the Future of the World,” Opening Ceremony
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“Unity – the Future of the World,” “The World as a Unified Force,” Lesson 1
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“Unity – the Future of the World,” Lesson for Women, Lesson 2
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Living By Different Rules

Dr. Michael LaitmanThe wisdom of Kabbalah explains that if we want to return to our root (which is exactly what we aspire to since it’s what is important for us), we have to rise above our universe to the higher dimension, above the Machsom (the barrier separating us from spirituality). In other words, we have to perform an action opposite to the breaking of that uniquely created desire: We need to connect with each other again.

Our egoism does not disappear in our connection; rather, we gain the strength to overcome it. Thus, the force of our unity is 620 times greater than it was initially, at the time of our creation, and that is why we feel and understand ourselves, reality, and the Creator the way that they are. This is why we grow in our world and develop from the still to the vegetative, animate, and human levels, where the human level implies similarity to the Creator.

We developed for many years at the human level until our ego became so huge that we could not get along with each other as before. In the previous generations, we were connected with each other. Each felt like he belonged to a family, had a home, parents, children, and grandchildren. He knew that he had relatives and friends who could help him in difficult times. People were attached to their families, and they lived in large families, clans, and tribes.

Today, we quickly become disconnected from our close ones, and our children grow distant from us even faster. The connection between us is lost, and we feel no need for it. Family does not seem something mandatory. It does not matter that we are alone; we feel free that way. Our egoistic desire has grown so much that we do not care about our relatives, and we are hardly interested in our friends.

Before, we used to have a lot of friends. We attended various clubs and met people who had similar interests. Today, one scarcely has a friend. People prefer to be on their own. They are indifferent toward their countries and can move to different places with a light heart. The world has become round and without borders.

Moreover, the development of the ego has brought us to a point where we have lost the natural egoistic connection between us. The ego has prepared us for a state where we can unite by the ties of a new connection which is realized, completed by us so that all the boundaries and natural differences between us that were caused by egoism disappear, and we can ascend to the level of “human,” organized not by the degree of kinship, but according to spiritual affinity.
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From Lesson 2, Convention in Madrid, 6/3/2011

Aspiring To A Point Of Equilibrium

Dr. Michael LaitmanWe exist in the field of Light (the quality of love and bestowal called the Creator), which fills all the space we occupy, only we can’t sense this Light. In its influence on me, it is like a physical field, whether gravitational, electromagnetic, or electrostatic. If I have a spiritual potential (charge), I begin to move within this field to a point of equilibrium with it.

Just as an electron behaves in an electromagnetic field, a person behaves in any given place: He or she aspires to a state of balance, living in a field of his or her sensations. But sensations are forces, too! We study them in the wisdom of Kabbalah just as others study the influence of physical forces. Except we don’t perceive their existence in our world.

When the point in the heart appears in a person, he begins to move to a place where he can receive the fulfillment this point requires. These people “enter” our groups or “suddenly discover” us on the Internet. It all appears very unexpected to them…. And that’s how they begin to study the wisdom of Kabbalah.
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From Lesson 2, Convention in Madrid, 6/3/2011

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Pouring Out The Warmth Of Our Hearts

Dr. Michael LaitmanQuestion: Today, a lot of people will come to us for the holiday of Shavuot. Some of them are not connected with Kabbalah in any way. How should we treat them?

Answer: It is very important to ignite them with inspiration through songs, dances, and the warmth of open hearts. My talk with them is not that important since people have a hard time feeling the difference through hearing. You may think that my lecture is the most important thing in all of this, but this is not so. People need to take home a good mood from such gatherings.

As much as I would like to, I won’t be able to give them a good mood or inspiration. All of this is “spirit without an ascent.” You have to bring your spirit there. Besides, among the people, there will be a lot of our friends with the same “baggage.”

The most important thing is the inner sensation which will stay with people when they leave, even if it is not clothed in any words. If a person is unable to sit still, it means the result has been accomplished.

Question: Will this influence them spiritually?

Answer: Yes, since they nevertheless want to join us and be part of this. This is the way it works. Nothing will go through the mind anyway.
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From the 4th part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 6/6/2011, Writings of Rabash

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