A person who begins studying Kabbalah and uses all of its tools eventually reaches a critical point when he must stop to develop by force, unconsciously. The first stage is intended to get him acquainted with his state, and this stage is necessary.

However, then he reaches a bifurcation point, a sudden change of a previously stable state, a breaking point when he must evaluate and reexamine his entire attitude toward development, life, his desire, the Light, and all the tools at his disposal. He completely changes his entire previous paradigm, his entire life philosophy, and his perception of the system where he exists.

Previously, this system controlled him because he fully operated within nature, and he only imagined himself to be above it from his lack of understanding. Now, he understands his full dependence on nature, its forces and laws, and he must take its governance into his own hands, as it is written: “My sons have defeated me.” Then, the person understands the special breaking point where he is.

Before, he only thought that he changed something in his life, but in reality, he obediently followed nature’s orders without any freedom of choice. Now, he is given freedom. He begins to see the world as something chaotic, without any order. He is given this sensation on purpose so that he, himself, would want to bring everything into order, connect everything, and control the world.

Here, he receives an opportunity to ask the Creator for strength, understanding, and advancement through faith above reason because he desires to be related to higher states. He wants to receive a new mind and new qualities from there and thus bring his world into balance. This is because the world is the reflection of the inner order in man, according to his inner perception of reality, and not the external perception.
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From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/13/2011, Shamati #21

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The Book of Zohar, Weekly Torah Portion “Pinhas,” Selected Excerpts
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Dear Friends, please ask questions about these passages from the great Kabbalists. The commentaries in brackets are mine.

Two Ways to Discover the Wholeness

If people realized that everything opposite from the path the Creator is only the evil kind that the Upper Will desired and created while concealing the face of His benevolence, they would loathe this deception of their eyes and will choose the hidden image. And if they did so, His uniqueness would be revealed to them quickly and easily since indeed, what needed to be done would have been done, as the intent is only that this matter would be verified for them, so that henceforth, they would delight in the truth that has been revealed to them.
– Ramchal, Daat Tevunot (Knowledge of Intelligence), 40

The natural law of development, acting according to the plan, is guaranteed to return all evil to good without asking permission from people. However, the Creator placed knowledge and authority in the hands of man to hasten the process of natural development.
– Baal HaSulam, “Peace in the World”
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Writings of Rabash, Dargot HaSulam, “The Merit of the Smaller One”
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The Book of Zohar – Selected, Chapter “Truma (Donation),” “Menorah Shekalim this Month,” Item 586, Lesson 24

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Kabbalah for the Student, “General Preface,” Item 2, Lesson 3
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“Matter and Form in the Wisdom of Kabbalah,” Lesson 1
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My Good Environment – Dr. Laitman’s Advice for the Week

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In the News (from the Financial Times): “In Washington they are arguing about a debt ceiling; in Brussels they are staring into a debt abyss. But the basic problem is the same. Both the US and the European Union have public finances that are out of control and political systems that are too dysfunctional to fix the problem. America and Europe are in the same sinking boat….

“The idea that Europe and the US represent two faces of the same crisis has been slow to sink in because, for many years, elites on either side of the Atlantic have stressed the differences between US and European models….

“Yet the similarities between the two regions’ dilemmas are now more striking than the differences – mounting debt, a weak economy, an increasingly expensive and unreformable welfare state, fear for the future and political gridlock are the common points….

“In Europe, the idea that tax rises might be part of the solution to soaring debts is uncontroversial. In America, Republican opposition to the very notion of tax increases is at the centre of the political argument.

“Fixated by their own problems and differences, Americans and Europeans have been slow to see the connections between their twin crises. But analysts in the rest of the world are much more likely to spot the common trend. Among Chinese leaders and intellectuals, it is now standard practice to suggest that westerners of all sorts should stop trying to ‘teach China lessons’ – given the depth of their own political and economic problems….

“If the western illness worsens, there will be a temptation to try new and more radical cures. Those may include a drive towards protectionism and capital controls. If globalisation goes into reverse then China may experience its very own economic and political crisis.”

My comment: Finally! The idea of complete interdependence and total deadlock is beginning to sink in. But those who are thinking according to an old scheme don’t know what to do next. Yet, the recognition of this fact is a step forward. Further, there is a path toward a war and a new world or directly toward a new world.
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At the International Conference on Theoretical Physics 2001, which took place at Moscow State open University, Moscow, Russia, June 20-23, 2011, Itzhak Orion, Ph.D. (Ben Gurion University, Israel) presented our joint report titled “Novel Quantum Approach to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.”

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We need the art of reaching the broad masses, and we must do it where they regularly spend time: on the Internet. We need to gain a foothold on this territory, using all sorts of means to sway the audience’s opinion.

With the help of hundreds of thousands of our friends, we will begin to change the atmosphere on the Internet, gently so as to not trigger antagonism, but steadily. There’s no special trick to it since the entire Internet is “for sale,” where all sorts of open and hidden operations are performed by public and secret organizations.

So must we make use of analogous means. We have nothing to be ashamed of. We have a goal: to correct humanity and the world.

Some believe that happiness can be achieved through terrorism. For them, terrorism is a means of correction. Their materials almost sound convincing. So, what’s so bad about our counterbalancing their message with one of unity and universal mutual guarantee?
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From the 5th part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 7/13/2011, “The Arvut (Mutual Guarantee)”

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A letter I received: The Toronto Group spent an incredible weekend full of love and unity in the Canadian wilderness. There are no words to describe the sensations experienced by all. What we can say for sure is that there is a strong sensation of advancement toward our common goal and lots of fuel in our tank to begin preparations for the Toronto Convention!

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Excerpt from a letter of one of the participants: “We were sitting at night and singing, the mood was festive and warm, the fire was burning, the men were standing together, hugging—they looked so identical, reliable, and solid, like a rank of solders.

Suddenly, a feeling came over me that I’m sitting here with my spiritual nation which has never fallen from spirituality, and this is the life that never ends….”
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In the News (From en.ura-inform.com): “President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych believes that the global economic crisis is not over. He stated this at the board meeting of domestic and foreign investors. ‘I do not bring to say that the economic crisis has passed, passed, and we are now living in a post-crisis period. I am convinced that it is not over,’ noted the President.

The Head of State added that the world crisis continues in countries such as Greece, Iceland, Portugal, and it is impossible to predict when it will end. Yanukovych also said that Ukraine should take part in stimulating the development of world economy.”
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