I just need to clarify something if “reality doesn’t exist outside of ourselves” – then what is this objective reality/upper worlds/will to bestow that IS outside of ourselves? Is this not a ‘true’ reality?
The fact that all our 5 senses have a self-serving filter/barrier seems obvious and feels true once you know it, but I hadn’t thought about it this way before.
How can we balance developing a closeness with the creator and living with the intention of the ‘will to bestow’ with living in the modern world – which often depends so much on us acting on our will to receive (eg. getting a good job, getting a promotion, earning enough money to live, progressing in life). Is it even possible to live within ‘the will to bestow’ and survive? Can you live in closeness with the creator/will to bestow and still be ambitious/driven in life?
It resonated with me deeply it was said that the only requirement for studying Kabbalah is that you have a ‘need’ for it – that you’ve looked elsewhere for answers to the big questions, and not found answers.