Ask anything about week 1 lesson and materials and get an answer from a senior Kabbalah instructor.

[Tony Kosinec- KabU Instructor]

Ask anything about week 1 lesson and materials and get an answer from a senior Kabbalah instructor.

[Amirhossein]

Hi,

How will a person with altruistic desires appears to us?

If we consider that we can not do anything outside of our egoism, in a situation that giving your life may save other people for example, it is natural if someone do that. That person might do that from personal values or strong sense of sympathy like stop others suffering because feels their pain in itself.

But what does a person who is developing in spiritual levels do or how would they act?

Does altruism have anything to do with what we do in our world?

 

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi,

True altruism does not exist on the level of our world. Bestowal is the Creator’s nature. While our nature is that of pure reception. So it’s impossible for us to truly bestow. At best we can perform more and more covert actions of reception. For example, I go to the store and I give them my money, but obviously I want something in return. It’s the same with all of our actions of bestowal in corporeality. Either I do it to receive pleasure directly or indirectly from fame, honor, money, or even the pride of knowing that no one knows about this action, or even avoiding pain or guilt is also part of this same calculation.

So real bestowal, above any calculations for receiving for oneself, does not exist in our world. Real bestowal is purely the Creator’s quality. If we want to acquire such a quality, we first need to correct our nature. This is done by the force of the light we evoke through the Kabbalistic studies. This light begins to work on us, even if we don’t have the true desire to bestow. Even if we’re just like little kids, pretending to be spiritual grown ups. It takes this aspiration of ours and corrects it little by little, building in us a true desire for spirituality, for the spiritual qualities of love and bestowal.

Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/02/sunbathing-in-the-rays-of-the-reforming-light/

Albert @ KabU

[Amirhossein]

We can’t act outside of our ego toward anyone.

If we do we get used like a tool by people and may end up dead… My main question is what is the act out of altruism?

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

This is why we don’t practice these things in the regular world, but only in this safe environment that we call the Kabbalistic group. We’ll learn how to do this practically in the more advanced lessons.

Albert @ KabU

[Prashant Deshpande]

Hi,

Thanks for the videos. We have started at very basic level and I am happy that the course is designed for a novice like me. However, I still am finding it difficult to relate to some words & names as they are new to me. Is there any authentic Kabbalah Dictionary or Ready Reckoner which I can quickly refer to and get brief definition/ description of the words and brief lineage of Kabbalah teachers so that I don’t have to watch the entire video again?

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Prashant,

There is a good glossary in the back of Kabbalah for the Student. But in truth, you would benefit much more if you created your own personal Kabbalah dictionary. Every time you hear a new word, you can just write it down with its definition in a notebook or a spreadsheet of your own. In this gradual way, you’ll pick up all the basic terms throughout the course.

Albert @ KabU

KFS Glossary: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tL9BiL7s58tof9M4on_aDZTLS6iw8xe1/view?usp=sharing

[Amirhossein]

Is it possible to be a kabbalah student from afar?

I live in Iran. In my country I don’t have the internet access to pay for the courses and it somehow dissapoins me to continue if it going to be stopped at some point. With my career position and our political state I don’t think I’ll be able to leave this country either.

 

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hello,

Yes, it’s possible. Keep in mind that if you live in a country where studying Kabbalah puts your life at risk, then it’s better not to study it. All the rest can be worked out.

Albert @ KabU

[Jaime]

I am so grateful I have found this course and this community! I have been searching for the meaning and purpose of life in general and of my own life in particular since my teen years. Now I’m 63 and traversing a transition that makes the study of Kabbalah all the more meaningful to me. This is not really a question, but a statement of gratitude and intent to learn more and to delve deeper into this search for meaning and wisdom.

[Terry]

how would the 5 upper worlds relate to the idea or metaphor as the universe as a singular body similar to that of a human. also how would the concept of the five worlds relate to the concept of higher densities or dimensions achieved after “graduating” from that which we currently exist in?

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Terry, great questions!

1. The base 5 stems from the 4 phases (and root phase) of direct light. This is essentially the blueprint of reality that repeats itself on all of the different levels of reality. Check out the chart in the back of Kabbalah for the student for more examples: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZMKAG9VpJehF4anqSBT-RcG4ZqJf6B09/view?usp=sharing

We will learn about this process in detail in the upcoming lessons.

2. The 5 spiritual worlds are not places like we think, but rather levels of concealment. World (Olam in Hebrew) comes from the word Concealment (ha-alama). So the 5 worlds are 5 levels of concealment between us, the desire to receive, and the Creator the general force of love and bestowal. To the extent that we correct our own opposite, egoistic nature, for it to also operate in the direction of bestowal, to that extent we reveal these worlds, these higher qualities.

All of this follows the law of equivalence of form. Check out this blog post from Rav Laitman for more details: http://laitman.com/2013/04/everything-is-attained-by-the-equivalence-of-form/

Albert @ KabU

[Kima]

According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, what does it mean when someone is flying in his dream? Having sex his his dream and most importantly seeing himself been chase by a military personnel?. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank, you.

[Albert – KabU Instructor]

Hi Kima,

Kabbalah does not deal with dream interpretations. In general, Kabbalists don’t attribute much importance to dreams or the state of dreaming. They see it simply as a state where the brain summarizes/organizes the daily experiences. Similar to how some computers go through the process of defragmentation.

On the other hand, there is a spiritual state called dreaming which is the process by which we transition from one spiritual degree to another. It’s like the neutral gear on a manual transmission, which requires you to switch to the neutral gear before switching to another gear. In other words, in between every spiritual state is a state called “dream”. But it’s not related to the corporeal dreams that we experience in our physical bodies. Kabbalists don’t ascribe any importance to corporeal dreams.

Check out these blog posts from Rav Laitman for more details:

https://laitman.com/2016/04/an-ordinary-dream/

https://laitman.com/2015/02/we-cannot-live-without-sleep/

Albert @ KabU

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