Question: According to Kabbalah, there are two ways of human development: the path of Torah and the path of suffering. I think everyone understands what the path of suffering is; all of us, the created beings, feel it ourselves. What is the path of the Torah?

Answer: Since humanity has a purpose to reach complete adhesion with the Creator as a result of its spiritual development, then the movement toward this is called the path of Torah. After all, the ascent to the Creator, compliance with His conditions, and similarity to Him are based on knowing exactly what He wants and what we must achieve.

In parallel, there is another path—the path of suffering, which develops us and pushes us forward. These can be man-made or natural problems, wars in general, and everything that humanity suffers from and what it would like to avoid.

Therefore, the Torah explains that if we want to live in peace without being involved in wars, then we need to consider what the Creator requires of us. If we do not do this, then He will urge us to correct with blows and suffering.
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From KabTV’s “Spiritual States” 3/14/24

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