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Dear Rav,
I read at kabbalah.info that God has already planned my entire life, including what I will have for lunch today. If that is true, then why should I make an effort to plan anything in my future including studying kabbalah? If everything is already planned for me, what good is it to study kabbalah, won’t my life evolve as planned no matter what I do?
Thank You
Dear Mr Laitman,
Hi,
Can one say that The Creator is unlimited giving and that we, creation, have a deficet , that we do not receive this giving unlimited?
We limit this giving for our own pleasure and not the pleasure for all and the Creator?
Unlimited giving and receiving.
KInd regards,
Ron
Dear Rav,I am grateful for the potential to reach connection with the group, However I feel that I hurt the group, (drill a hole in the boat) with my questions stated and otherwise, I feel at home in your classes viewed or mostly downloaded from the internet, in ways not personally experienced before.
the closer I come physically to the group such as in congresses, or when I come to the center near me,or allow myself to ask a question- the more I push away, and feel pushed away as well. Is this ultimately a psychological problem, I also know this is something you’ve addressed multiple times, but this is my original wound and it very hard to hear the answer.
My question is twofold: Am I hurting the group with my participation before I do more growing, and how do I get past this level of disconnection.
Thank You.
Hello, I have a question about an experience I had four years ago, that haven´t left my mind since then because of the feeling of absolute greatness it made me go through in less than a minute. I met the eyes of a man that I had never seen before and was overwhelmed by something that was much bigger than anything I have ever gone through. I emediately felt that I knew him, I was sure of it. All my earlier experiences in life became small, like insignificant, I felt totally complete as if I didn´t wish anything at all because I already had everything. And then I felt that I wanted to give anything to him, that that would the highest thing. It was so pure and so grand that it isn´t even possible to compare with anything from normal life as it use to be, it was as if it was separated from normal life. At another level. I felt as if he was inside me and as if I knew that he felt exactly the same. This made me sure of that there is some kind of life after death and that a human being can be much more than one can imagine, that there really IS something more.Then somebody called him and he turned away. Then I felt total confusion since my mind started to “work” and say to me that I didn´t know this man at all, but I FELT as if I did, it was really strange. I also started to feel guilty, although it wasn´t something I could have chosen not to experience.
I would like to know how you would explain this in a kabbalistic way and what attitude I should have toward this experience. I didn´t know what kabbalah was at that moment, why does something like that happen? What is the purpose of such a thing? I thought that maby everybody feels it sometime but they don´t talk about it, as with me, but then I realized that the world would never be like it is, if it is a very common experience.
I would be grateful for an answer since I can´t find an explanation on my own and because of that the experience was so “overnatural” that it hasn´t left my mind since then. Thank you.
We learn that a person only needs to correct themselves and everyone is higher than them.
How then do I raise a true request for another person to attain bestowal & correct themselves if I am the only one who is broken?
Dear Rav,
You have said that the goal of a Kabbalist is the achieve “Absolute Altruism”. There have been at least some people that have achieved that goal without Kabbalah. Offhand I can think of Mother Teresa of Calcutta who by all accounts was an example of “Absolute Altruism” and although I don’t know for sure, I can guess that she never studied Kabbalah.
My question; Is Kabbalah the only way to achieve “Absolute Altruism” as described by Kabbalah?
Thank you
It’s either this or I might go play golf.
Hello there,
I am Alvian from Indonesia. I’ve been researching about kabbalah like one year and still don’t have any clear vision about kabbalah. I really want to learn about Kabbalah, can you please suggest me how is the best way to learn Kabbalah in the first time?
thanks before
In Australia we study from 3am Aus time to keep similar shedule with Israel. Due to the time difference we study a “lesson fro yesterday” as during the live broadcast all of us are at work. On Tuesday morning we are able to join “kabbala le am lecture” live and be together with the world kli. However some friends in the group don’t want to interrupt a lesson from yesterday saying that the lecture is different to the lesson, less serious and more “light hearted” while others say (and I am among these) that this is our opportunity to be together with people of Israel and our rav – live. Who is right and what should we do? Please answer this if not in blog but just send me e-mail that I can share with my chaverim. Rak beyahad naale. Lots of love. Arseni
Rav asked for choices for the upcoming USA Congress. I like Upstate NY.
Thank you.
In reply to your Video to North America ; Where should the congress be.
CHICAGO
Chicago. Groups can rent trains for less than a plane. All rails are based out of Chicago due to when the rails were laid is when Chicago was in its prime as the center of the USA for all cargo ships and the cattle/butchering industries.
It is central to get the technical equipment from New York, Missouri and others.
Chicago is well equiped and well prepared to handle world conventions that is this cities specialty.
With the Sumitt happening there as well we are placing our selves right where we need to be spiritually.
OhrChadash b’Olam,
VirginiaMary
In answer to your request for my North American choice of cities for the spring convention: New York City
Roseland Ballroom
Dear Rav,
First of all I would like to express my gratitude to you for the thought full lectures that have filled my quest for what I have long looked for.
But lately I have this question, since I have devoted my time to study this method and have discovered that this method has been until now strictly studied by students that adhered to a strict life style of Torah and Mitzvot , do I have to accept this way and follow in there foot steps or can we practice this method to its full extend without it.
Hello everyone, hi rav…
I would like to ask the kabbalist: Can our Reshimot (informational genes) be dammaged in our world by means of toxins or other things…
Thank you
Nancy
NYC, USA
Dear Rav,
I am in the trucking business, I have a driver who is working for me driving the truck.In the course of business operations I have have to answer phone calls from my driver on Shabis, It may happen in case of emergencies,truck or equipment brake down or business related questions. The reasoin I ask is because i was brought a up in jewish religious family, but I consider the mechanical observance, as customary and not important. I am very interested in the path of Kabbalah, and been through beginning-Advanced courses and after that continuing the daily 3 hours of ravs lessons. I want to achieve the spiritual goal through the method of Bal-Sulam. My question is will answering the phone on shabis in the cases described above affect my spiritual growth?
Remember the Creator about His promisse…
Taste and see….
Demand it….. with all the power in you….
René
Rav Shalom,
Can you mention anything about the ancient Book “Pirke De.Rabbi Eliezer”? Is it linked with Kabbalah in any sense?
Yes, the Creator has served us with a beautifull table with all kind off foods that delight us.
Let us thank Him with offering Him a delicious dessert.
KInd regards,
René
Dr. Laitman, does creator love me?
Dear Mr Laitman,
I know you will enjoy this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8rKKp-vP0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-eU5xZW7cU
Kind regards,
René