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Truth And Falsehood From The Perspective Of Kabbalah

laitman_229Question: People rely on particular models of the world that they have formulated in their minds when making decisions. All models, to some degree, are false because they reflect only limited properties of reality.

It would be interesting to know in what way a model of the world is false and in what way it may be true, maybe by assigning percentages to each aspect. What does truth and falsehood mean with respect to nature, or rather with respect to the model of nature that we build to reflect it?

Answer: Kabbalah examines two systems: the upper (spiritual) and the lower (material).

In the upper system we are all integrally interconnected, which is why there cannot be any independent states. It is an ideal level, called the world of Ein Sof (infinity), perfection, in which all objects of our world exist on the spiritual level. Everything experiences its complete interdependence and destiny, comprehends it, and therefore each part is able to interact correctly with all the others. This is an ideal system described in Kabbalah where all parts are inherently and clearly interconnected.

The wisdom of Kabbalah explains that we are approaching this ideal system by way of our material evolution. This is exactly what is waiting for us in the future. We may choose to accelerate the process to its revelation within our experience and understanding. Or we may allow the natural process to teach it to us through the blows of destiny, which is what we see happening today. That is how humanity advances.

Our world exists below this complete and ideal upper system because it came into existence as a result of a gradual degradation of this system and its descent along the 125 levels to the lowest level—the one where we live today.

In this world we feel ourselves completely disconnected from each other and if something does connect us, it is only our egoism. All our experiences are geared only toward using everything and everyone according to our personal interests.

Naturally, that which we call “truth” is only that which exists on a higher level. And that which exists on our level is absolute falsehood because the only thing that motivates us today is the personal egoism of each creature, egoism that blinds us, distances us from each other, and drives us to use each other as much as possible.

That is truth and falsehood from the perspective of Kabbalah.

There is no truth in our world. It can exist only in those individuals who attain the complete mutual interdependence of nature, in other words, the upper system, which they are trying to discover within themselves. Then they relate to all those around them with completely different intentions: friendship, love, cooperation, and unity.

This principle was initially described in the Torah, even though, unfortunately, no one really takes it seriously. In this lies the difference between truth and falsehood. Truth and falsehood are not the subjective proclamations of an individual who thinks something is true and something is false.

When a completely coherent, unified system of all forms of creation—inanimate, vegetative, animate, and human levels of nature—exist in a harmonious interconnected state, it is called truth. And a state that is a complete opposite to this is falsehood. And between them there is a multitude of possible levels—some with a little more truth, some with a little more falsehood.
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From KabTV’s “Together About the Main,” 12/8/17

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Blitz Of Kabbalah Tips – 9/24/17

laitman_543.02Question: Is it possible to understand the knowledge of Kabbalah without first studying the Torah?

Answer: In translation, the Torah means “Light.” The upper Light that corrects us and makes it possible to feel the spiritual world is called Torah.

Question: What is the Machsom (barrier)?

Answer: The Machsom is a partition that must be overcome to begin to feel the upper world.

Question: How is it possible to acquire a permanent desire to study the wisdom of Kabbalah?

Answer: To do this it is necessary to be in contact with a good group; it is what develops a person’s desire.

Question: When I hear your words, I sincerely feel the inner truth. What is this feeling?

Answer: What you feel is the truth.
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From the Kabbalah Lesson in Russian 9/24/17

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How To Become A Messiah?

laitman_534Question from Facebook: You claim that the Messiah is a force and not that a person becomes it.

Answer: The Messiah (Mashiach) is a force, which with the qualities of bestowal and love draws us out of egoism.

A person who achieves the qualities of bestowal and love with the help of this force has made a complete inner correction. By attaining that level, he can also be called a Messiah.

Question: Wasn’t that what they called great Kabbalists, including the Ari, during their times?

Answer: Yes. In other words, it is a person who has a force assisting him to completely correct himself. But it doesn’t mean that given this, he is now also able to correct others because freedom of will remains and each must do this for himself.
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From KabTV’s “News with Michael Laitman” 11/23/17

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Daily Kabbalah Lesson – 3/2/18

Preparation for the Lesson

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Lesson on the Topic: “Purim”  

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Writings of Rabash, Vol. 3, Article 909  

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