Really like what Trip wrote. Perhaps adding: By sensitizing ourselves and feeling the desires of the group mates like those were my own and striving to support the friends in fulfilling them. For the sake of fulfilling the hence joint desire to attract the reforming light to the group but never forgetting that eventually it is for the sake of equivalence of form with the Creator.
It is interesting indeed to experience how much more open a conversation becomes, when I don’t try to change directly the other person but just carefully put into words my own view.
When we work in a Minyan are we having constant moderation of an instructor? Are we given certain kabbalistic topics to read, discuss and find our way together to digest? Or we are on our own and only are, so to say, observed by instructors in our work and progress?
I think, Julian took us through the not so easy subject in a highly inspirational and kind manner. Having experienced a temporary period of emotional difficulties I am thankful for that, and wish to my fellow students to progress towards spiritual connection with the same ease and kindness as Julian showed us.
I was doing self-awareness study before to learn how my egoistic nature hinders my family connections. During the Kabbalah courses so far I faced up to even more facets of my egoism.
However, the wisdom of Kabbalah not just reveals my shortcomings but offers the method to overcome my egoism and become a useful tool. For the group and the Creator in attracting and passing on His Reforming Light, benefiting the friends in the group and the whole system.
I am a bit worried whether I’m capable of actually doing it. But I’m curious, too, and eager to turn myself around to bestow something worthy to the future generations, including my loved ones.