Question: Is one lifetime enough to climb the degrees of the spiritual worlds?

Answer: Do not worry, this is not your task. You must rise either by a good or not-so-good path. The choice of the path depends on you.

If you exert, you will rise quickly and win every moment of your life for the sake of the ascent. And if you are lazy, of course, you will be urged forward, or even left alone, and then you will have to catch up with the others.

In general, there are different possibilities. In order not to confuse you, I will say only one thing: systematic classes, participation in a group, in our common events—this is the necessary minimum for a normal, smooth, safe ascent. If you want to move faster, there are additional classes, courses, and so on. If you want to move even faster, there are other options.

Question: What if I want to stop, and I say, “The first degree is enough for me, I feel good here. You can go forward and I will stand here.”

Answer: Each person will have to reach their spiritual root. It does not depend on him or her. No one asks you about it. You are given only a very narrow range in which you can decide how to rise: by your own efforts or by being pushed from behind.

There is a very interesting mechanism. It works on a simple principle, similar to dealing with slaves: If you work well, you do not get blows, but if you hesitate, they immediately begin to hit you.

Question: Does it mean that it is impossible to stop somewhere in the middle of the path?

Answer: You can stop, but you will receive blows. So, you cannot just wave it away. We are dealing with the law of nature. Therefore, no requests will help. If you are given certain conditions, you must meet them.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 1/5/20

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Michael Laitman, On Quora: “Why are people so lazy?“

People who are lazy generally lack purpose in their lives.

Our nature is a desire to enjoy. This desire manifests in two directions: either we have a goal and strive in order to achieve it, enjoying the fruit it bears, or we run away from pain, and avoiding suffering is what we consider as enjoyable.

In order to gain the impetus to progress in life, where we do more than merely run away from pain, we need to establish what our purpose in life is, and it needs to be worth the effort to achieve.

There is generally no success in any field without effort.

Effort is a prerequisite for success because contributing to something makes us value the results. If we were given something without first having invested effort, we would not know how to enjoy it. However, in order to have the constant fuel to strive, the goal needs to be important.

I have been studying and teaching the wisdom of Kabbalah for over 40 years. The immense importance of the purpose of the study provides me with the motivation to work day and night. It is because investing in this work means investing in the human soul. Therefore, the efforts that I apply, even though they might be tough and unpleasant at times, bring me tremendous joy.

The same goes for all people. If we find a goal that suits our inner request, it will give us the fuel we need to work determinantly in order to achieve it, and experience no tiredness on the way.

The main challenge is in setting the goal.

Our desires and yearnings are affected by various social influences. Unfortunately, the enormous amount of redundant information filling our culture extinguishes our true internal aspiration, replacing it with cheap and artificial pleasures.

Nevertheless, everybody has a chance to exit this vicious circle. How? Ironically, it is with the help of laziness.

Laziness gives us an opportunity to slow down from the rat race and ask ourselves whether our regular engagements really lead to something worthwhile, whether our ultimate goal is correct, and whether we have enough importance and motivation to continue. If not, then we can examine the ways to change our goals and actions.

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New Life 1196 – Understanding Prohibitions In The Torah
Dr. Michael Laitman in conversation with Oren Levi and Nitzah Mazoz

The Torah does not pertain to this world and it is therefore impossible to understand it correctly without discovering the upper world. All of the prohibitions in the Torah are interpretations of the egoistic use of the spiritual world in the language of this world. In reality, the Torah is not restrictive or punishment-oriented. Its purpose is to transform a person to become loving like the upper force. The completion of this correction is called Shabbat, which is the final stage in human development.
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From KabTV’s “New Life 1196 – Understanding Prohibitions In The Torah,” 12/31/19

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