Kabbalistic methodology is based on questions and answers. What else is there in life? Question and answer, Kli and Ohr, the vessel and the light that fills it, plus or minus, darkness or light, everything around us, and we are made only of these two elements.

Question: New students have a huge number of questions, and they receive many answers. Those who have been studying for a long time can answer some of the questions themselves because they understand what it is about internally, based on the methodology itself, and it makes no sense for them to ask a question.

But how important is a question, and how do we not quench it? After all, the more a person learns, he probably has fewer questions?

Answer: His questions are more subtle, like those of any specialist. They already touch such peaks that are incomprehensible and uninteresting to a simple person. The ordinary person does not understand them, and the specialists are somewhere far away, beyond the clouds.

With a specialist, of course, you talk differently. You can talk to him about some small things, and he sees great pleasure in their disclosure, in their sensation, just like, for example, two biologists talk about some kind of bugs, worms, or systems. This is natural, because for a specialist it is a completely different world.

And beginners come with their eyes wide open. They, like a newborn, need to be given very, very measured filling; otherwise, they will not be able to perceive anything. By the way, this is not easy.

Comment: Sometimes it happens that a person dumps all his experience on a newcomer, and he is simply in shock.

My Response: No. Teachers for beginners take special courses. They know what to do: they have a methodology, books, and manuals on how to teach people, and have experience gained over the years.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. An Answer to Any Question” 1/28/12

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