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Posted on February 27th, 2021 at 9:55 pm
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All new forms of the #coronavirus are urging humanity toward a new social order, which Baal HaSulam described in the article “The Last Generation.” Each one works to the degree necessary for society, learning the practice of universal unity, and practicing universal unity. Either through awareness or suffering.
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World Kabbalah Convention, “Ibur in the Ten,” Lesson 5
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World Kabbalah Convention, Preparation to the Lesson 6
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World Kabbalah Convention, “Ascents and Descents,” Lesson 6
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World Kabbalah Convention, Preparation to the Lesson 7
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World Kabbalah Convention, “Love Will Cover All Our Sins,” Lesson 7
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Baal HaSulam, “The Prophecy of Baal HaSulam“: Afterwards, the Lord spoke unto me with a vista, saying, “Lay down on your right-hand side.” And I laid down on the ground. And He said unto me: “What do you see?”
And I said, “I see many peoples and nations, rising and falling, and their faces are deformed humans.” And the Lord said unto me: “If you can grant form to all these nations and blow into them the spirit of life, then I shall bring you to the land that I have sworn unto your fathers, to give unto you, and all my goals will have been fulfilled by you.”
The fact is that we are simply making the translation easier so that people would really understand the idea of correction. But in general, of course, the strength of Baal HaSulam lives in his works.
It is through his connection with the Creator, with the upper force, and through his commentaries on The Zohar and all other works that we can approach the completion of this goal.
Everything that practically corrects us is that double-edged sword that he received from the Creator and with which we raise ourselves, correct ourselves, and shift from our egoistic attitude to the world to love and bestowal.
Question: What does it mean “a face of a man”?
Answer: “A face of a man” means “similar to the Creator” because “man – Adam,” comes from the word “similar- Domeh” to the Creator.
That is, the Creator says to Baal HaSulam “Make people become similar to Me. That is why I give you the sword.”
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From KabTV’s “The Power of The Book of Zohar” #5
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Question: There are people whose egoism constantly grows.There are those who don’t need anything at all and are quite satisfied lying on the sofa watching TV all day. What is the egoism that grows and where is it?
Answer: The ego is the desire to fill yourself. The ego is not only in each of us, but also in the matter that the still, vegetative, and animate levels are made of. If it weren’t for egoism, matter would not exist.
Matter feels itself only to the extent that it feels its egoism, to the extent that it feels the desire to enjoy, to sustain itself, and to keep its existence.
Where is egoism? The ego is inside matter itself, and it is also its spiritual component. If the ego changes, matter also changes. Egoism is the internal force that sustains matter and forces it to exist, that forces its electrons and its atoms to revolve.
We have all studied in school about chemical reactions and we know what the valence of an elements is, how they combine with each other according to the free electrons in the outer orbit of the atoms. These states are indicative of our egoism.
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From KabTV’s “Fundamentals of Kabbalah” 12/15/19
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Question: Before you met your teacher, you studied various sources for several years. Can a book prepare a person for the wisdom of Kabbalah?
Answer: It depends on the person. There are those who like novelty and they come to us to experience new feelings. However, these are usually not people who stay and become my students. Kabbalah is more for physicists than for poets even though it speaks of poetry—feelings.
Man is a desire. The desire to enjoy. He must know how to control his desire and use it to discover the world.
Question: Does it mean that a physicist can become a poet during studying?
Answer: Of course. The combination of these two inclinations is mandatory. In principle, feelings are the most important. But the way to control them correctly, according to the laws of the world and nature, this is Kabbalah.
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From KabTV’s “Questions about Kabbalistic Books” 10/22/19
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World Kabbalah Convention, Preparation to the Lesson 2
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World Kabbalah Convention, “The Greatness of the Creator in the Ten,” Lesson 2
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World Kabbalah Convention, Preparation to the Lesson 3
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World Kabbalah Convention, “Annulment and Total Devotion in the Ten,” Lesson 3
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World Kabbalah Convention, Preparation to the Lesson 4
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World Kabbalah Convention, “The Prayer of Many,” Lesson 3
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World Kabbalah Convention, “The Joy in the Gathering,” Lesson 1
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My new article on Linkedin “The Purim Holiday: The Emergence of a Renewed World”
Every new state is born only under the condition that the former state completely exhausts itself. The holiday of Purim symbolizes the turning point the world is immersed in now as a result of the pandemic. Thus, this year’s celebration is particularly meaningful, not only to the Jewish people, but to all of humanity.
The events described in the Purim story are hints at the corrections the world needs to go through. The global virus outbreak has marked a deep transformation in all levels of our lives; it makes evident how interdependent we are and the pressing need to change our selfish attitudes and more considerate behavior toward others, that is, a shift from our egoistic approach to a more altruistic outlook. It will help us close the gaps between us and will unleash a positive common field, a unified and integral reality. And in order to achieve this goal, the people of Israel can play a pivotal role.
Haman represents today’s divisive mindset we need to tackle, the social division caused by the desire to seek money, honor, control or power in spite of everyone and everything. This shuts us off from each other, separates and harms us. Today’s tumultuous social atmosphere is a calling for us to seek our common voice as a humanity that shares common values and purpose. If we use this calling to connect, we can create a much more peaceful and friendly society for us all.
The traditional reading of the Megilat Esther (Scroll of Esther) during this celebration describes a time in ancient Persia when Jews found themselves under existential threat. The leader who inspired these persecutions was the personal assistant of King Ahasuerus, Haman.
Haman knew that the Jews were in a state of division and that this weakness would enable him to eradicate them, as it is written “There are certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples” (Esther 3:8). Haman said that in his view, the Jews could be destroyed because they were separated from one another.
However, Mordechai, the hero of the Purim tale, worked to bridge the Jews’ division, which is what eventually saved their lives. “The Jews gathered themselves together to stand for their life” (Esther 8:11). The moment they began to get closer to each other, a great force appeared among them. They began to feel their upper goal; they became confident, had power, and managed to destroy their enemies and rid themselves of all their troubles.
Haman represents today’s divisive mindset we need to tackle, the social division caused by the desire to seek money, honor, control or power in spite of everyone and everything. This shuts us off from each other, separates and harms us. Today’s tumultuous social atmosphere is a calling for us to seek our common voice as a humanity that shares common values and purpose. If we use this calling to connect, we can create a much more peaceful and friendly society for us all.
Whenever the Jewish people were at risk of ruin, unity proved to be the only possible means to be saved. We can use the example of the Purim story as an eternal reminder that our cohesion can extricate us from the worst situations, and that by uniting, we set a constructive and positive example for the rest of humanity.
The Jewish nation has an innate commitment to set the standard for choosing unity over separation, but this call is for humanity as a whole to make the same strides toward unification before heading into greater turmoil and crises. Our good destiny depends on us, on the choice we make.
Happy Purim to all!
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