Question: Does a Kabbalist have to be courageous?
Answer: Not at all!
The wisdom of Kabbalah [1] is for weak people, because they reach the goal much faster by realizing they are actually a “rag.” And thus, they will turn more quickly to the Creator [2].
A person who comes in and says: “Where is the Creator? What wall do I have to break through in order to reach Him?!” has to be beaten many times before so he can be turned into a rag.
After all, a person does not have the strength to enter the upper world. [3] He has to reach the state where he only asks for the strength to reach the level of the next world.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 5/15/16
Related Material:
Despair And Confidence: The Components Of A Prayer [4]
A Kabbalist’s Attributes [5]
Weakness Is Not A Vice [6]