Audio Version Of The Blog – 3/1/24
Posted on March 1st, 2024
Listen to an Audio Version of the Blog
Download:MP3Audio
Listen to an Audio Version of the Blog
Download:MP3Audio
Question: What does it mean to be in the same circle with friends?
Answer: Studying together, conducting workshops, and participating in various events that bring you closer together and advance you toward the Creator mean that you are in the same circle with friends.
Help them, and they will help everyone else in the ten. In this way, you will all rise together because a person ascends spiritual degrees through being lifted by the group.
Question: How can we learn to accept praise from the ten and not feel shame?
Answer: No, we should praise the ten and praise the Creator for giving us the friends thanks to whom we can advance. Everything we receive from the environment we attribute to the Creator because it is He who gives the friends the desire to lift up the entire ten.
[325502]
From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/15/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Raising Oneself”
Related Material:
From the Feeling of Circular Connection
In The Zero Point Of Reality
Building In The Center Of Ten
Comment: In the article “What Is, ‘The Smell of His Garments,’ in the Work?” there are several definitions of what a descent is and what the absence of bestowing Kelim is. And at the same time, during the ascent we must look for a descent. And this is now the state of the Creator. Help me define it somehow or link it into one single thing.
My Response: I cannot give you one brief piece of advice right now so that you could follow it and move forward clearly.
You have to ask yourself the same question every day and try to find the answer to it. And gradually, over the course of maybe even a few weeks, you will be able to imagine a clear picture.
[325471]
From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/12/24, Writings of Rabash “What Is, ‘The Smell of His Garments,’ in the Work?”
Related Material:
Find The Answers Inside The Texts!
Where Can We Find The Answers To Burning Questions?
Where Can We Find The Answers To Our Questions?
Question: We see spiritual qualities of a friend in how he makes efforts, and we appreciate them. But his egoistic qualities are the same as mine and do not allow us to get closer to each other. How can we work with this so that it does not interfere with spiritual connection?
Answer: You must overcome your contradictions with him, force your way through his attitude, and then you will understand how it is done and act correctly.
Question: And if you cannot overcome your egoism?
Answer: Ask him to help you.
[325468]
From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Let His Friend Begin”
Related Material:
What Can You Demand From Friends?
Cover With Love
Raise The Friends In Your Eyes
Question: What is the property of water in the spiritual world?
Answer: Water embodies the quality of bestowal; even, one might say, love. All of humanity came out of water.
A child developing inside the mother is also in water. Water is the basis of life.
[325417]
From the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 2/12/24, Writings of Baal HaSulam “Let His Friend Begin”
Related Material:
Water Is a Force That Enlivens Nature
Water—The Basis Of Life
The Whole of Life Is Inside Water
Amir asks:
Michael, the more you call for unity and good relations, the worse it gets. And yet, you continue and continue. Don’t you see that nothing is working?
Answer: What can I do? In return, I want to ask Amir: “What should be done?”
Comment: I do not know what Amir will tell you; I would say: “Get tired, enough already.”
My Response: No, I cannot get tired. Every day I see the development of evil.
Question: So why not say this: “It continues to develop, let’s leave this generation alone?” Once the phrase “generation is not worthy” was said.
Answer: Yes, but that does not mean that I walk away from it and stop everything.
Comment: But you can see that it is getting worse.
My Response: I do not evaluate good or bad, better or worse at all. I just know that I must do it and that is it. There is no possibility of getting disappointed, leaving, and so on. Whatever happens—no!
Question: So, you must continue?
Answer: Yes.
Comment: Amir thinks that you are saying this, but people’s ears are closed and their hearts too. So, it goes somewhere into the sand, as he believes.
My Response: Everything has its history, beginning, and end. So I hope there will be an end to this.
Question: That is, in principle, as they say: water wears away stone. Just like that, drop by drop. You just keep going like that, right?
Answer: I must do that!
Question: Is this called above reason or not?
Answer: Yes, against reason.
Question: Will they hear?
Answer: Not soon.
[325355]
From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 1/4/24
Related Material:
In Simple Language, What Is Unity?
Why Is It Getting Worse and Worse?
No Need To Sink With The Titanic
Question: One day a disciple came to his teacher and said to him: “Teacher, I want full realization and perfect attainment of the truth.” “Wait,” says the teacher, “It will take some time, and this will certainly happen to you.” “No,” said the student, “I want it to happen now, right now!”
The student followed after the teacher. The teacher took the student to the river, grabbed his head, plunged it into the water, and held it until he began to choke. Then he released the disciple who cried out: “What are you doing?! Another moment and I would have died!” The teacher replied. “Now you understand to whom the truth is revealed.”
The question is: Is it really to this extent?
Answer: Of course. The upper truth is revealed only to those who cannot live without it, who agree to do anything for the sake of its attainment.
Question: How do we come to such a demand?
Answer: This is only at the will of the Creator.
Comment: Because there are a lot of things around us.
My Response: No, no, everything around you does not matter at all. But it is possible to come to the meaning of life, to reveal it, to feel it only if a person understands that there is no other way. That is, it should be above life and death.
Question: Does a person bring himself to such an extreme state or is he brought to it?
Answer: No, this is the soul. This is a soul that seeks to free itself, to free itself from the shackles of this life.
Question: Does it mean that these are special souls, and we do not know when this will happen within us?
Answer: Yes, but gradually an increasing number of souls are approaching this state.
Question: Is this what we call a cry, a prayer?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Does a gift come from above?
Answer: Everything is a gift. Absolutely everything is a gift from the Creator.
Question: Are my efforts to come to this point a gift?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Will it not come to a normal head otherwise?
Answer: Never to anyone, and in no way. It only comes from the Creator and only to those whom He designates for it.
Question: Tell me, please, is the revelation of the truth the end or the beginning of the work?
Answer: Revelation of the truth is the beginning.
Question: Will there again be getting to the fact that it is impossible to breathe, and revelation again?
Answer: But it will be different.
Question: Then the last question is: What is the truth?
Answer: Attainment of the Creator, attainment of the entire universe through the Creator. This is the attainment of the perfection of the Creator’s actions.
Question: Is this what we have to attain?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Does everyone have to attain this one way or another, sooner or later?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Will everyone be taken through this state when I cannot breathe until I attain?
Answer: Not to such an extent. There are special souls who have to go through this in such a large volume on their own. And there are those who follow them, in their footsteps, en masse.
[324648]
From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 1/8/24
Related Material:
The Parable of the Wise Man
A Special Soul
Great Kabbalists Are Special Souls
Thus, the correction depends entirely on the connection of the letters ELEH the MI through MAN. This is why this correction is called “the holy tongue,” (Rashbi, Zohar for All, “Heaven and Earth”).
MAN is our desires. In rising to the upper world, they get included in its system and prompt parts of the upper world to connect with each other.
In this way, the nature of all worlds will start uniting and pulling toward each other. Then humanity will realize that it is included in the general nature of the world. Then it will begin to act logically and directly, in accordance with this system.
MAN is the raising of a prayer, a desire. The connection of any part occurs when raising MAN, a prayer occurs. If you want to connect with someone, you have to ask the upper force to do it.
Question: Why didn’t nature give us the strength to do this ourselves?
Answer: It will give that to you to the extent that you can use it for the benefit of everyone.
Question: But why should I ask for this? Let us say I made an effort and was given that, but no, I have to make an effort, ask, and pray.
Answer: This happens so that you really understand whether or not you are able to interact correctly in the world with all its parts.
Question: It is still not clear why the upper force shouldn’t give a person, after his efforts, the opportunity to connect with another part?
Answer: That is what it gives him.
Comment: But it says here that we need to raise a prayer.
My Response: So, this is effort. The effort itself is prayer.
[324780]
From KabTV’s “Introduction to The Book of Zohar” 1/21/24
Related Material:
What Is Worth the Effort?
The Last Drop Of Effort
The Effort Is The Pleasure
Comment: There is a small parable about three brothers who saw Happiness sitting in a pit. One came and asked Happiness for money, and he received it. Another asked for a beautiful wife and received one too.
The third bent over the pit. “What do you need?”, Happiness asked.
The man asked, “What do you need?”
“Brother, get me out of here,” Happiness requested.
The brother extended his hand, pulled Happiness out of the pit, turned around, and walked away. And Happiness followed him.
What should a person do to make it follow him? What did he do anyway?
My Response: He did not demand anything. On the contrary, he did a good deed; he provided a service to Happiness.
Question: Is this the condition under which happiness follows you?
Answer: I do not know.
Question: Can’t we generalize that we shouldn’t demand anything, etc.?
Answer: No.
Question: When you ask for happiness, like in this parable, you receive some segment—money or a wife. Later, everything can change. You can get divorced, go bankrupt, and so on. But when you want to give it to the other, is this the secret?
Answer: I cannot imagine how you can give happiness to people, transfer happiness, or take away happiness. I think it does not depend on the person.
Question: What does it depend on?
Answer: I think it depends on fate.
Question: Does it mean that you will behave according to what is given to you? You either give away happiness or demand it for yourself.
Answer: Yes, and the main thing is to agree with it.
Question: Is this the main question?
Answer: Yes.
Question: So, can I change?
Answer: Practically, I cannot change. Perhaps the Creator can do this sometimes, at our earnest request. But I personally cannot change anything.
Question: But can I come to a state where I do not like myself the way I am? I don’t say “hate.” I don’t like myself when I demand happiness only for myself. Can I come to this state?
Answer: It is not easy to come to this, but it is possible.
Question: Can this be the starting point when I ask to be given the opportunity to somehow give happiness?
Answer: For what? Are you going to give people happiness? Are you taking on such a mission?
Comment: I see. Instead of happiness, I will give something else: unhappiness.
My Response: Yes.
Question: Your question: “For what?” If I answer egoistically: “In order for happiness to come to me, I understand that I need to give it away.” Is such a formula possible?
Answer: No, it is egoistic anyway.
Question: Is it still called “Give me happiness”?
Answer: Yes.
Question: It turns out to be such a dead end. How can a person get out of it?
Answer: There is no way. As the Creator predicts and decides, so it will be.
Question: Is it necessary to seek happiness after all or not? Or is it also in the hands of the Creator?
Answer: I do not think happiness can be found. You need to make happiness. That is, you need to put yourself in a state where you know exactly how to force it to reveal itself. Then you will see it.
Question: Then a very important question is: what do you mean by the word “happiness”?
Answer: By happiness, I mean the feeling of a person that his life was a success. It was a success.
Question: Does he have this feeling toward the end of his life, or does he have this feeling during his life: “I am living the right life, my life has been a success”?
Answer: No, I think it is already closer to the end.
Question: And during life, is there work going on all the time? Does it turn out that our life, in your opinion, is constant work?
Answer: Yes. It is when a person is looking for ways to rebuild his life again and again so that it brings the happiness that he imagines, let’s say, to make people happy, to make relatives happy, everything that he can imagine.
Question: But now you are still directing the vector “from me”—to make others happy. Do I in this way find the meaning of life for myself? Do I through this come to the conclusion that I am happy in this case?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Is this constant work?
Answer: It is constant work, and it cannot stop. A person should clearly understand how to do this.
Comment: But along the way he should be disappointed, get up again, and so on, and so on.
My Response: I do not know whether he should be disappointed. He just should imagine his path. And then “The road surrenders to the one who walks it.”
Comment: That is, if happiness is following you, it does not mean that you are happy; you have to work all the time to make others happy. And this is not easy, as we understand it.
My Response: It does not matter that it is not easy. What is easy in life? There is nothing easy.
Question: But is this the path? Is precisely this the path?
Answer: Yes.
Question: When you say “the path of light” and “the path of darkness,” what do you mean by it?
Answer: The path of light is when you bring light to people. And the path of darkness is when you cannot do it.
Question: I cannot or I will not?
Answer: I think that you cannot and you do not want to is the same thing.
[324785]
From KabTV’s “News with Dr. Michael Laitman” 12/14/23
Related Material:
Happiness Is Always There
How to Sculpt Your Happiness
Who Will Mold Happiness For Us?
Preparation to the Lesson
 Video: Play Now | Download |
 Audio: Play Now | Download |
1st part of the Lesson — Writings of Rabash, “Concerning Ancestral Merit”
| Video: Play Now | Download |
Audio: Play Now | Download |
2nd part of the Lesson — Writings of Baal HaSulam, “Study of the Ten Sefirot,” Vol. 3, Part 10, Item 19
| Video: Play Now | Download |
Audio: Play Now | Download |
Selected Highlights
| Video: Play Now | Download |
Audio: Play Now | Download |
Daily Audio Version-MP3
Get the Weekly eNewsletter
Follow on Twitter
