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The way I learn is by translating the concepts presented to me. In other words, egoism is a very bad concept for me. To hear that we are all egoistic sounded very sad. I tried to think of times that being egoistic fit me. At first, it was harsh and difficult to believe. However, and please correct me if my concept is wrong, I searched very deep into myself and sort of disassembled myself into pieces. I looked at every aspect of myself from as far as I could remember, maybe six years old up until today at 74 years old. The word egoistic, in my mind, matched people who had everything, boats, planes, etc. I began to break down from the very top (the boats, planes, etc) to the lowest level which could simply be someone who is selfish or in any way egotistic. I questioned my lifestyle. In being egoistic, does that include wanting more pair of shoes, clothes, things like that? I hear “unconditional love.” As a mother, I think I have given my children unconditional love. How do I reconcile that type of being unconditional as a mother with the unconditional love that I need to achieve to begin climbing the steps upwards toward the Creator? I believe the response is simple. I just need to understand it better. I do not have a problem with transitioning from egoism to unconditional love towards the Creator. That is why I am taking this course. I want to know. I want to learn.
I want Kabbalah to lead me to the perception of reality in which Kabbalah will open the path for me to bestow back to the Creator. However, before I reach that level, I want Kabbalah to lead me through the steps leading to the Creator. I want to experience all the paths, step by step. For me, it will be an opening to different worlds.
Regarding the books that are advised for one to read, can one use the LIGHT code, or was it just for the first books recommended?
Regarding Aramanta’s question about Noah’s Ark and Moses, Moses will lead us out of egoistic nature, WOW!
And this message has been in the Torah the entire time I have been reading/studying Torah. I wonder how many congregants in the synagogue know this when we attend services. From what I have learned so far, my Rabbi Chaim Block definitely knows Kabbalah and the Zohar because he sermons have always reached my soul and even answered questions that I did not know I was asking. Hence, as I continue to learn, I will realize the immense wisdom I will know that will help me along the way.
I do want to express, that what I thought I had learned, I understood that there is a Tree of Sefirot, left Branches-Judgement; right Branches-Mercy. This Existence is above the world in which we live. Being good meant to be on the right side of Mercy. Being bad meant being on the left side of Judgement. I pictured Tikkun as a torn net. We as humans had to work together to repair that net and make it whole. The world of the Tree of Sefirot exists above our world and that there is a space between our world and the Ten Sefirot. That was it. Hence, what do I expect to learn from the lesson? A true understanding of Kabbalah. What do I desire to achieve? To learn how to give back to the Creator the level of spirituality which He bestowed on me. Thank you for offering and sharing your knowledge to us.
I expect to learn more in depth about a topic that I was already trying to learn about 10 years ago. I bought a lot of books on Kabbalah. In my innocent naivety, I thought I had a good understanding of the Ten Serifot. I have the full volumes of Zohar. However, I tried to read some volumes and could not make any sense of what I was reading. Hence, I turned my attention to try to understand the Sefirot. My understanding, as I now know, was extreme elementary. What I took from all my readings was that one had to be a good person to stay on the right side of the Tree of Serifot. Now, from watching some conversations from you on YouTube, it is more about the Creator’s vessel and the bestowing of our souls and that the importance is about us bestowing back purity to the world. I expect to learn what Kabbala really is about and I desire to achieve the level of purity and how to change my future. I wish I had started earlier in this path. I am 74 years old. I have done mitzvot, as my parents taught me. And geing honest, I have done so in a pure way. I have never searched for self fulling recognition or otherwise. I has been more with a sincere heart. Therefore, I desire to achieve that level of wisdom.
