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Phases of the Development of the Desire

Posted on August 1st, 2023

The first or zero phase of the development of desire is called Keter; it represents the source of light, the influence of the Creator.

The second phase is called Hochma. It is the first phase filled with the light of the Creator.

The third phase is Bina, which does not want to receive the light coming from the Creator and wants to give like the Creator, but it cannot. It has nothing to give, it remains empty, but at the same time it still feels a certain sense of satisfaction because it is not opposite to the Creator but similar to Him in aspiration, in purpose.

After the phase of Bina comes Zeir Anpin, which still reveals a little of the Creator’s light in the parts that it emptied in itself because it is impossible to exist without light at all. When it finishes spreading a small part of the light inside itself, it comes to the conclusion that its desire will be to completely fill itself with the light of the Creator. That is when it begins to receive all the light of the Creator into itself, which forms the fourth phase called Malchut.

This phase is the last phase; there can be no more. After all, if the Creator’s will was to create a desire that He would fill with light, then the fourth stage practically satisfies this requirement of His.

Therefore, Malchut is the last phase of the development of the desire, which the Creator created from nothing.
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From KabTV’s “Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah” 7/16/23

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Like in One Family

Posted on August 1st, 2023

Question: We see that the leaders of countries who gather at summits cannot agree among themselves and cannot reach any kind of decision. And if we take ten Kabbalists as an example, how would they conduct these discussions?

Answer: They would conduct discussions as if they were one family!

Gather 20 heads of state together and make them think about each other, about their common problem as one family. And we will see if they can even attune in this way. If not, then they are not capable of being leaders today; replace them with others.

You cannot harm someone in an integral system because by doing this you harm the entire system!

People must realize this! Nature will obligate us to realize this. That is why we cannot solve any problem. We do not even know the economy of the future! Our economy does not work today. There are already rudiments of such works that are based on an integral economy.

Question: In essence, does everything have to collapse in order to start working correctly?

Answer: On corporeal level, nothing should be destroyed. The egoistic network of connections that we created among ourselves must be destroyed. Gradually! Peacefully! By tuning into different relationships: within the family, within society, within the state, between states, continents, in the economy, in everything.

Everything should be completely different, not immediately, but in accordance with people’s ability to maintain this system, which is why the most important thing is the education of humanity.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. You Need a Decision” 7/9/11

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Criticism and Self-Criticism

Posted on August 1st, 2023

Evolution is built on the law of “negation of the negation” when in order to rise to the upper degree I must negate the degree on which I currently am. It should already seem bad to me, I can no longer stay in it, I must make a revolution, i.e., rise above it.

Question: What is the essence of negation based on criticism?

Answer: If this is criticism that helps me create or attain something, then I agree with it, I love it. I really need such criticism. If not for it, I would not know how best to change my attitude toward students, toward the world, and so on. But only if this criticism is serious and not just, as they say: “you yourself are a fool.”

Comment: I do not mean external criticism, but self-criticism.

My Response: Self-criticism is a very difficult thing. After all, a person is always bribed by his egoism. No matter how much I want to criticize myself, I will always subconsciously twist it through ten different levels so that in the end I will calm down, it will be beneficial for me.

I will take pride in my self-criticism, and that will be the end of it. Well, what do you want from me? I criticize myself. Stay away from me with your criticism.

Kabbalah, however, reveals in this a very wide field of activity for each person.
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From KabTV’s “I Got a Call. Where is the Truth?” 8/27/11

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The Basis for Building the Universe

Posted on August 1st, 2023

Question: How do the four stages of development of desire manifest themselves in our daily life?

Answer: The four stages are fundamental in the construction of the entire system of nature. These are its inanimate, vegetative, animate, and human levels.

Each of them is divided into several more, and then another and another. That is, what we see in front of us in the world around us is a consequence of the increasing division of nature into four stages.

Thus, we distinguish four seasons of the year, four types of human psychology, and so on. Everything is interconnected, and all this comes from the four stages of the development of desire.
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From KabTV’s “Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah” 7/16/23

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“Who is God?” (Quora)

Posted on August 1st, 2023

Michael Laitman, On Quora: “Who is God?“

God is the general integral force of nature that operates upon our planet and our universe, which is behind the existence of everything and everyone.

God wants to teach humanity as His children, for us all to recognize His greatness, uniqueness and love for us, that He made everything perfectly for us. Moreover, He suffers even more from our suffering than we do, because He needs us to undergo this learning period.

When we get through this learning period, we will reach a state about which it is written, “My sons defeated Me.” In such a state, we rise above our egoistic desires—desires to enjoy at the expense of one another—that He created to start with.

Why did He create us in egoistic desires that are the opposite of His altruistic desire to love and to bestow goodness?

It is so that we would become even stronger than the ego He created, that we will exercise our freewill to enter into a positive connection among each other. By doing so, we will reveal His quality of love and bestowal in our connections, and we will then come to truly enjoy everything He prepared for us: a harmonious state of eternity and perfection.

Based on the video “Who Is God?” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.

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