Trek Through The Desert

laitman_234It must be remembered that egoism is given to us from above; the revelation of egoism comes from the Creator. And therefore it is necessary to work with it methodically every time, more and more, and not wait for  selfishness to disappear. On the contrary, the further we advance, the more egoism, stupidity, cruelty, and arrogance will be revealed and we must work with all of it.

You need to get used to it and you must not quit, despair, or turn off your computer; you must simply continue and continue, even on all fours if you have to, but crawl to the goal.

And my friends will help me; I am them and they are me. Everything is arranged so that we can always go forward if we try to complement each other. When I want to help my comrades and they want to help me then, even if none of us has strength, we will find strength within our union.

This is not a force within each of us; there can be no force inside of any of us! There are ten people and not one of them has any strength. But since we want to connect, we suddenly reveal the power between us. This power is the Creator that is between us. We use His power and not our own.

And therefore, if each one of us is exhausted, if we are all full zeros, this is the best condition and you cannot turn off the screen and leave the group! Because it is in this state that we begin to reveal the power that is between us, that is, the Creator. Inside of ourselves, of course, there are no forces, but we will reveal a higher power.

Therefore, it is precisely because of despair, powerlessness, hopelessness, misunderstanding, supporting each other, and making efforts, despite the fatigue, that we are approaching the revelation of the Creator. This work is called,  trekking through the desert, from which we derive the power of bestowal. Passing through the desert, we ascend from Malchut to Bina.
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From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 5/31/20, “The Approach to Studying the Wisdom of Kabbalah”

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To Survive In This World

laitman_611Question: How do I explain to people that they need to change in order to survive and not get lost in this world?

Answer: There is only one way—to become similar to nature, that is, as integrally correct as possible, interconnected with all people or at least with your small group.

Kabbalah offers dividing into groups of ten, and when studying the correct relationships in the ten, we slowly form them, and our ten becomes a formative unit of the society. The whole corrected humanity will consist of these units.

Gradually, we will have to do this either voluntarily spreading the idea of an integral, equal connection by ourselves or under the influence of viruses. Otherwise there will be no way for us to survive.

And this is the business of today. Or else we will still see several different viruses, besides the coronavirus, on our way that will help us transform society.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 4/12/20

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Why Is Kabbalah Considered A Science?

laitman_214Question: How can one reveal the Creator?

Answer: It is possible to reveal the Creator only if you are in a corresponding group, study Kabbalah, and begin to follow the rules for revealing the Creator. Practically the entire science of Kabbalah is the science of revealing the Creator to man in this world.

Question: Why is Kabbalah considered a science and not a teaching?

Answer: Because we reveal what exists around us and it is all inanimate, vegetative, animate, and human nature. A comprehension of the surrounding nature and its study is a science.

What do the sciences of our world reveal, such as physics, chemistry, biology, zoology, botany, etc.? They discover the space surrounding us filled with inanimate, vegetative and animate bodies.

Kabbalah reveals not only what we see and feel, but the force behind it called the Creator. And then we begin to understand how everything is arranged, and why all of it is presented and given to us so.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 4/26/20

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Why Is It So Difficult For Us To Understand That We Need To Change?

laitman_962.5Question: Nature immediately reacted to our isolation. People need to digest and understand this and then they will begin to change. Why is it difficult for a person to do this?

Answer: Egoism locks us in, and that is why I don’t hear, feel, or sense another person. To me, it is something that does not exist. Of course, I can somehow sympathize with him, but still, it isn’t him that I feel, but myself, my perception of him.

This is the problem. Because I feel everything egotistically, within myself, I transform my feelings upon the other and the other’s upon myself.

When we reach the level of perception of the world not with our current sense organs, but rise above them, i.e., we acquire the qualities of the integral world, we begin to perceive the world in a completely new form where time, distance, and movement do not matter, but only one integral system, which is called soul or Adam.

Starting to perceive the world in this way, from this time onward we will be guided by our abilities and actions in a different way.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 4/19/20

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Dependence Is A Delicate Thing

Laitman_632.3Question: Although the coronavirus has helped us feel that we are connected, we do not understand how much we depend on each other. This is the whole paradox. How can we get out of this?

Answer: Indeed, a big problem is raised here. We understand that we are inevitably connected with each other, we are together in one system, and the virus acts on everyone, through one to another.

Moreover, this is visible not only in every separate region, but in all countries. There are no problems with communication today so we can learn about everything that is happening in the world.

Are we connected? Yes, but to feel dependence is a problem because it can be at different levels. It is very difficult for us to determine this.

In addition, connectedness is a scientific concept. We can study different connections: bad, good, whatever, because they are objective.

And in order to feel dependence, our subjective sensation already interferes. Maybe I would not want to feel dependent on someone or do not want others to feel dependent on me and make complaints. Therefore, dependence is a very delicate thing.

We must figure out how we are dependent on each other, how this dependence manifests itself, and what if we purposely influence each other in this way? Here, there are many opportunities for all kinds of conjectures and speculations.

Speaking of dependence, I understand that there can be no clear opinion and solid basis here, but there are always some additions from different people directed against each other.

Question: Does dependence always involve a lack of freedom? Is it possible to break out of this?

Answer: Dependence does not necessarily result in a lack of freedom. What matters is what one depends on. If I depend on the whole universe, know that I am a part of it, and voluntarily comply with the laws that exist in it, then I experience a feeling of eternity and perfection. Therefore, it does not suppress me and I do not pressure me that I am a part of it.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 5/25/20

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Opening Myself To The Perception Of The Creator

laitman_237If we scrutinize the concept of Ein Sof (Infinity), we will see that this concept does not actually exist. It exists only in our desires, which are not yet stabilized.

By the concept of Ein Sof or limitlessness, we are referring to a state in which the light illuminates without restriction (Tzimtzum), and we are totally open to its impact. We usually give this example: If we fill a glass completely, it will be in a state of Ein Sof because in this state the glass does not limit the filling in any way. This means that Ein Sof, infinity, means without end, without limit. We need to reach this state and open ourselves to the perception of the Creator limitlessly.

How do we perceive the Creator inside us? We name everything that we attain within our limits according to the attributes that we operate within in order to perceive and understand something. This is the reason that we measure the Creator who fills us in a clear and very accurate manner according to size, volume, weight, and according to our desires; this is how we advance.

We always define the Creator in letters, which means according to the way we perceive Him in our attributes, and not according to who He actually is because He does not have any attributes and there is no specific attribute there. We say that He is the good that does good, that He fills and heals, which means that everything we feel inside of us comes from Him, but we cannot attain who He actually is.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 12/8/20

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How Can One Feel The Development of the Soul?

Laitman_043Question: Can a person feel one’s soul develop?

Answer: At a certain point, a person begins to feel that a soul is developing within him and that it is demanding certain actions from him. Sometimes a person performs instructions blindly, not knowing whether they arrive from within him or from nature that dictates them to him. Perhaps the Creator wants him to behave in a certain way and to perform actions that may turn out to be as if he were forced to perform them.]

On the whole, there are versatile, mutual relations between a person and the Creator.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 2/16/20

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The Standard Of Good

laitman_560Question: You always talk about good relations between people. What is a good relationship? Things that are good for one person are evil for another. Where is the measure, the standard, with which every inhabitant of the planet could relate to?

Answer: The standard is that everyone should think about the benefit of others. Not what I consider to be good, but what others mean by good.

There is no way out, you need to learn this. And we will have to study it because we must reach the state of an integrated society.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 4/12/20

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Why Does The Creator Want Me To Feel Opposite To Him?

laitman_622.01Question: Why does the Creator want me to feel increasingly opposite to Him?

Answer: The Creator does not want anything. It is just that we talk about Him.

In fact, the Creator is the absolute which does not change. When you engage in the study of Kabbalah, you excite the upper light. It affects you and every time you feel different, more and more in its true form. You feel increasingly selfish, very weak, and not able to withstand your small selfish desires.
This is a very necessary stage. It will continue until you connect with your own kind in the group.

Then you can attract the upper light. It will raise and purify you, and it will reveal the second nature in you: the nature of the light, the property of bestowal, and love. Two opposite parts of nature will ascend in you, the receiving and the bestowing, love and hate. You will move forward with the help of these two “legs.”

Good luck with that!
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah,” 1/26/20

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Daily Kabbalah Lesson – 6/12/20

Lesson Preparation

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Lesson on the Topic “Concerning Above Reason” 

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Writings of Baal HaSulam, “The Love of God and the Love of Man”

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Selected Highlights

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