A question I received: Please explain the meaning of the expression “Faith, hope and love” and their order in one’s spiritual work.

My Answer: First, a person must attain faith – the perception of the Creator. This perception gives him hope and confidence about his present and future, since the revelation of the Creator makes a person merge with Him like an embryo in a mother. Then, after experiencing all of the Creator’s actions and learning of their absolute goodness, a person starts to feel love for the Creator.

As you can see, everything comes from attainment, or learning things yourself. Kabbalah is the most practical science of all: it is studied inside and through oneself.

Related Material:
Laitman.com Post: Everything Is Attained from Within
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Chapter from the Book  Attaining the Worlds Beyond – “Faith: Believing in the Oneness of the Creator”
Baal HaSulam Article: “The Love for the Creator & Love for the Created Beings”
Baal HaSulam Article: “The Essence of One’s Work”

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