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... divisions rule us all. This is why we are inevitable forced to make clear choices. Shall we defend and develop democratic civilization? Or shall we g... ...s movie ) “The Lord of the Rings”, little Frodo has finally made his clear choice to destroy the Lord Ring of all Evil. And for sure, the Frodo in eac... ...attle, too. And step by step, the Fellowship against the Ring is formed in our world. On the other hand, the powerful global economic and political in... ...ly way out of Black Tower’s shadow. So, they, too, have already made their choice. Period 2 : 2200-2500. Integration age. By the end of this period th... ...t here. We would only tell that the Plan of God is programmed in us. It is our only, our whole program. Therefore, we inevitably follow and shall foll... ...n in this limited universe is material (physical) satisfaction. Because of our programmed physiology, each of us needs to eat, drink, sleep, procreate... ...eep, procreate, pleasure one’s senses, etc. These material needs stimulate our material development. We create more and more products and instruments ... ...lution is the second part of God’s Plan for us and so, it is programmed in our consciousness, as good. But it takes much much more time to develop tha... ...or us. And we just have to know it. And work on it. With our free will and choice. There is nothing to be afraid of. There is nothing to be insecure f...

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...Absolute, There Is Only One Absolute Power 45 3.1.3 The Methodology to Understand Who Allah Is and Some Key Facts Relating to Him That We Observe in Our Universe 48 3.1.3.1 General Methodology 48 3.1.3.2 Examples 49 3.1.3.2.1 Many Similar Things 49 3.1.3.2.2 Things -Including Causality- Are Parts of Systems 50 3.1.3.2.3 The Sequential Unity 53 3.1.3.3 Things Are Sub...

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...Kabbalists state that there is no reality at all, but something called His Essence, the Upper Force, and this is what we perceive as our world. As uncanny as it sounds, this notion hides in its wings the very prospect of freedom, for every person, for every nation, and for the entire world. The structure and the perception of reality are the surface of th...

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... Contents ................................................................ 372 Our Other Books .......................................................... ...fundamental principle in Judaism: that everything we see is only a figment of our imaginations. Over the years, many of us have consciously or uncons... ...ly or unconsciously ad- opted this principle after realizing that, by changing our perspective, we might be able to better cope with our day-to-day p... ...ble to better cope with our day-to-day problems. This perspec- tive determines our reactions, our feelings, and ultimately our reality. What, then, i... ...” We are all able to see and feel varying images and sensations de- pending on our sensory organs and inner properties. All our sensations are subjec... ...us, there must first be a great desire for spirituality. It is not given as a choice, but extends from the Creator. There will come a time when more... ... strain to find the Creator and maintain constant contact with Him of our own choice. But we and the Creator have opposite characteristics, and becau... ... until we suc- PA RT O N E : T H E B E G I N N I N G 37 ceed. We will have no choice, and will be pushed to do it. This is true for each and every p... ...butes will not perform the tasks for which they were created. We will have no choice but to be ashamed of what we have inside, and understand that u...

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...nto a coherent and concrete whole.The first three chapters in Kabbalah Revealed tell us why the present world is in a state of crisis, explaining how our growing desires promote progress as well as alienation, and why the biggest deterrent to achieving positive change is rooted in our own spirits.Chapters Four through Six offer a prescription for positive change. Therein, ...

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..................................................................73 CHAPTER 4 - OUR UNIVERSE ............................................................. ......................................................... 147 Conditions for Free Choice ................................................................... ........................................................... 149 IMPLEMENTING FREE CHOICE ............................................................150 ... ...is of unique significance. It can help us regain awareness of the wisdom that our forefathers possessed, and which we have forgotten. Indigenous wis... ...h we have forgotten. Indigenous wisdoms are appearing today precisely because our customary, mechanical school of thought has failed to provide the ... ...s could prove disastrous: Climate change is threatening to turn vast areas of our planet into unlivable, lifeless soil, unsuitable for hu- man habita... ...uting in Europe, and reli- gious fanaticism is appearing the world over. Thus, our very tenure on this planet is in question. However, global breakdow... ...this unity. By ex- periencing both states we will be able to make a conscious choice, and consciousness is necessary for true unity. We can compare t... ...appen and choose what Nature wants us to choose—unity, instead of our present choice of separation. Why, then, don’t we want to connect? Why are we ...

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...In a time of crisis, we need a guide to help us calm and stabilize our lives. This is why Kabbalah is being revealed to millions today. Kabbalah is a tool for bettering life, and A Guide to the Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah teaches how we can use this tool. In a graceful, easygoing style, you'll...

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...Introduction: The laws of nature, our place in the world and our behavior have been studied by scientists and philosophers for thousands of years. Along with logical assumptions, science uses quantifiable research and data. Yet our scientists and researchers ...

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...en Complete Kabbalah Lessons Introduction Part I: The Need for Kabbalah in Our Daily Lives Chapter 1: What is Kabbalah? Chapter 2: Why Study Kab... ...on 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 The laws of nature, our place in the world and our behavior have been studied by scienti... ...long with logical assumptions, science uses quantifiable research and data. Yet our scientists and researchers have discovered that the more they ad... ...rpose of my being here? Why does the world exist? Do we continue to exist after our physical being has completed its tasks? In this world of constant... ...im to lower his expectations, yet leaves him in conflict with his true desires. Our life experience teaches us that we have unlimited desires – and o... ... not be surprising if strange expressions are sometimes used, since there is no choice in the matter. The matter of good cannot replace the matter o... ...ing 4. The Guest and the Host 5. Equating to the Creator 6. The Freedom of Choice 7. The First Restriction 8. Roots of Creation 9. The Str... ...ng filled with the Light because the Creator so wished. Only at Phase 4 the true choice to receive the Light emanating from the Creator is made by th... ...it will feel ashamed of only receiving. The created being, using its freedom of choice freely, will reach a level where pleasure is not experienced ...

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...en only, source used by Kabbalists. For centuries, Kabbalah was hidden from the public, which was considered not yet ready to receive it. However, our generation has been designated by Kabbalists as the first generation that is ready to grasp the concepts in The Zohar. Now, we can put these principles into practice in our lives. Written in a unique and metaphorical l...

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...and connects the Upper Force to every creation. This soul comes down into our world and incarnates in the patriarchs of Kabbalah. This is the order ... ...t is so great that even though the book is completely incomprehensible to our generation without proper interpretation, millions of people diligentl... ...eron. With his death, the soul of a giant Kabbalist completed its task in our world. Rashbi fulfilled his destination. Hundreds of thousands visit hi... ...iving in a historic time. The soul of Rashbi is completing its mission in our generation, and thanks to this spiritual giant, who lived nearly 2,000 ... ... of Zohar was written eighteen centuries ago, it was actually written for our time. Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) opened it to us and rekindled... ...ly receive Upper, spiritual strength, and consequently acquire freedom of choice, that is, liberate himself from the influence of the impure, egoist... ... when looking at it for the second time—here, man already has free- dom of choice. And if the second look is going to result in the desire to receive ... ...t that the Creator prepared for us in His Thought of Creation, we have no choice but to submit to Malchut’s governance of good and evil. And this ve... ... the cave (in Ohr Hassadim) for many years (degrees), Rabbi Shimon had no choice but to sit in the sand (the external garment—Levush covering the Pa...

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...ook not only demonstrates with examples from science and Kabbalah that the ego stands behind all human suffering, but also shows how we can use it to our benefit. With clear analyses of the human soul and its problems, the book provides a 'roadmap' indicating how we can achieve a new level of existence and fulfillment....

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...ay ...............................................................88 CHANGING OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD OTHERS BRINGS ALL OF NATURE INTO BALANCE .......... ..................................................................98 Where Does Choice Come In? ...................................................... ... ........................................................ 100 CHAPTER 7: REALIZING OUR FREE CHOICE ................................. 105 Imitating Natur... ............................................... 100 CHAPTER 7: REALIZING OUR FREE CHOICE ................................. 105 Imitating Nature .......... .....................................................................133 OPENING OUR EYES ................................................................. .............................................. 186 THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD IS IN OUR HANDS ...................................... 192 NOTES ............. ...e Holy Ari, author of The Tree of Life. Yehuda Ashlag also paved the way for our generation to be admitted into Kabbalah. Thanks to his methodology... ...e will” relate only to the human spe- cies. Other creatures have no freedom of choice. Acts of giving and receiving, intake and emission, as well as ... ... And this is a law that cannot be breached. And the only difference is in the choices of people. One chooses to exploit people by attaining the lowe...

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...o all, with no restrictions. This approach originated in 1995, and we are currently in the midst of this process to expand the reach of Kabbalah. Why our generation? Because the souls that descend to this world and dress in our bodies evolve from generation to generation. Ultimately, they will arrive at a point of questioning the meaning of their very existence....

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...f Contents: ...............................................................426 Our Other Books .......................................................... ...e currently in the midst of this process to expand the reach of Kabbalah. Why our generation? Because the souls that descend to this world and dress... ...E R I E N C E 10 control the system of the worlds and determine how to conduct our daily lives, which makes this wisdom necessary for everyone. Until... ... sensation. It is in that sensation that you will find the spiritual worlds. Our goal is to be entirely filled up with the Creator. However, as of ... .... Our goal is to be entirely filled up with the Creator. However, as of now, our souls are in a state called “this world,” where the Creator is not... ...s when the intent resembles the Creator’s attribute of bestowal by one’s free choice. Be- cause this attribute is not limited in its use by emotions,... ...ns. The whole difference between man and beast is that man has the freedom of choice. In the directive, “Therefore, choose life (Deuterono- my 30, 19... ...e to feel the perfec- tion and eternity! Along the way, before we come to free choice between our situation and the spiritual situation, we gradually... ...ituation, we gradually learn to actually appreciate spirituality and make the choice to bring it into our lives. At that point, spiritual perfection...

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...ave experienced it can understand it." Attaining The Worlds Beyond is a first step toward discovering the ultimate fulfillment of spiritual ascent in our lifetime. This book reaches out to all those who are searching for answers, who are seeking a logical and reliable way to understand the world's phenomena. This magnificent introduction to the wisdom of Kabbalah provides ...

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...d human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualities as total altruism and love. Even the existence of such feelings is beyond our comprehension; we seem to require an incentive to perform any act that does not promise us some form of personal gain. That is why a quality such as altruism can only be imparted to us from Above, and only those of us who...

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... 40 Act Two ................................................. 43 4. Nullifying Our Personal Interests ........................ 60 Let Kabbalah Be Your... ....... 71 Faith: Believing in the Oneness of the Creator ................. 74 7. Our Perceptions ......................................... 78 8. Structu... ...ng "lishma" ........................................ 367 29. Transformation of Our Nature ......................... 373 30. Fear of the Creator ......... ...6. The Work Along the Three Lines ...................... 415 37. Understanding Our True Nature ....................... 424 38. Kabbalistic Quotes ....... ...ties as total altruism and love. Even the existence of such feelings is beyond our comprehension; we seem to require an incentive to perform anyacttha... ... interests, since they bring us only suffering. Consequently, we have no other choice but to beg the Creator to save us from egoism. This forces us to... ...arise in our lives. But where, then, is our free will? Where is the freedom of choicetodecidewhichroadtotake,orwhattochooseinlife? TheCreatorpushesust... ...he spiritual world also requires a prior inanimate base. A person has no other choice but to begin with the inanimate level. However, those who wish t... ...theCreator and ask Him for help. In this way, unwillingly and without any free choice, we advance toward the Creator until we merge with Him completel...

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...the Zohar is openly unfolding its wisdom, to show humanity a way forward. Unlocking the Zohar is an invitation to a wondrous journey as we fine-tune our thoughts to maximize the spiritual benefit derived from reading in The Zohar....

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... ubiquitous use of drugs and antidepressants as an escape are symptoms of our generation’s internal emptiness. At each given moment, the media is pr... ...ing this question. And not only, “For how long?” but also, “Why?” Why are our lives unfolding as they are? Why are we in a constant race, never actu... ...reviously, we had no need for Kabbalah, hence its concealment. But today, our need for it is the primary reason for its appearance in our generation... ...village in which we are completely interdependent. Yet, at the same time, our egos and our hatred of one another are increasing. It is becoming bare... ...und us is unstable and unpredictable. It is safe to say that we have lost our ability to govern the world. Looking forward, if we continue on our pr... ...y: We would discover that something was missing and that we had no other choice but to exit the negative state and make a change. 2. To be drawn to... ...ombs will do their thing and the relics after the ruin will have no other choice but to take upon themselves this work ... If you take the path of T... ...re’s law enforces balance and harmony, Nature has given human beings free choice, a place for their conscious participation in the overall harmony ... .... Building the middle line is our whole world, and this is where our free choice lies. Baal HaSulam directs our vision, our approach, and our sensat...

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...o me of the highest importance; viz. Whether the ideas which we entertain concerning the coming of Messiah, that essential and fundamental article of our religion, be true and just ideas, faithfully drawn from the divine testimony, or not....

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...t unawakened and even dead condition of all the churches, with respect to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, which draweth nigh, and which, as I b... ...rd, and as a friend and brother I do entreat you, yea, as a ambassador of the great God our Saviour, whose servants you are, I do command you, in th... ...ng “by baptism ingrafted into Christ Jesus to be made partakers of his justice, whereby our sins are covered and remitted;” 1 standeth threatened in... ...gious revivals of the last thirty years to be as the first droppings of the shower, and our religious works and societies to be a sickly uncertain h... ...in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; raising those who sleep in Jesus, and... ...church as nothing but a political establishment. Yes, I would rather, if I had no other choice, hold with a church that believed in transubstantiati... ...planation with the other, and weighing them both in impartial scales, to make a prudent choice. First characteristic. And the fourth kingdom shall b...

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................................................. 135 c hapter 7: t he f our f actors of o ur m aKe -u p ..................................... ... ...................................... 152 Concealment—a Requisite for Free Choice ........................................ 153 Implementing Free Cho... ... 192 IntroductIon Scientists have been studying the laws of Nature, our be- - havior, and our place in the world for thousands of years. Yet, ... ...e world to be. While science has undoubtedly brought enormous progress to our lives, there are boundaries beyond which it cannot penetrate. For inst... ...ientific tools cannot measure the human soul, or the basic motivation for our actions. If it could, we would be able to “program” people to behave ... ... to “program” people to behave as we wish. But because we cannot perceive our most essential motivations, we humans, the apex of Cre- - ation, are s... ...to be like Him. o nly if we have two options before us can we make a true choice. Therefore, the Creator does not force us to be altruistic, like Hi... ...e Him, but shows us who we are, who He is, and lets us make our own free choice. o nce we’ve made our choice, we become the people we intend to be:... ...ay, a conscious, voluntary evolution is re- - quired, born of our own free choice to grow. As with any beginning or birth, the emergence of the last ...

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...rete and sufficient knowledge of them. And here are the questions: What is our essence? What is our role in the long chain of reality, which we are b... ...t necessary that from a perfect worker will come out only perfect works? Our mind tells us that He is utterly benevolent, beyond compare. How, then,... ...e Creator not delight the souls without it? Even more bewildering is what our sages said, that the dead are destined to rise with their flaws, so tha... ... their flaw and then would have to cure it? Inquiry No. 6: Regarding what our sages said, that man is the center of reality, that the upper worlds an... ... without knowledge they have spoken, for it is not possible to comment on our nothingness and lowliness, before we decide that we have created ourse... ...ond situation. 16) Therefore, one must not wonder at how it was that the choice had been taken from us, since we must be completed and come to the ... ... an utter must, one way or the other, because of the first situation. Our choice is only between the Path of Pain and the Path of Torah and Mitzvot. ...

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...d pleasure,” or simply, “the will to receive.” This desire propels all of our actions, thoughts, and feelings, and Kabbalah depicts how we can reali... ... actions, thoughts, and feelings, and Kabbalah depicts how we can realize our desires and fulfill our wishes. Although the wisdom of Kabbalah often t... ...efer to put off. But regardless of the level of importance, we categorize our priorities according to a single measurement: our purpose in life. Som... ... pleasure that exists in each of us. The greatest Kabbalists who lived in our time are also the ones who explained the rules of the wisdom of Kabbal... ... their words with, “I am disclosing a portion and covering two portions.” Our sages took great care not to utter words needlessly, as our sages inst... ...nder at the occasional use of alien appellations. They have no freedom of choice with appellations, to replace the bad with the good, or the good wi... ... These experiments come to us by chance, not as a result of our conscious choice, but they are certain to lead us to their goal, for the image of evi... ...on the ladder. The second force pushes us consciously, that is, of our own choice. That force pulls us from before, and that is what we defined as “t... ... that walks and works by other forces. According to them, man has no free choice whatsoever, but is rather pushed by nature’s forces, and all his ac...

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.........................................................292 130. Tiberias of Our Sages, Good Is Thy Sight ...............................293 131. Who Co... ..., and she cannot nurture her organs. (And we should say that this is what our sages said: “When a man regrets, what does Shechina say? ‘It is lighte... ...t which extends from Him, which is considered the Light that expands into our Kelim, meaning into our will to receive, that is what we call Ein Sof.... ...n we say that the attained has its own form? We can only speak from where our senses are impressed by the expanding Light, which is “His desire to d... ... hands of the receivers in actual fact. Similarly, when we examine a table our sense of touch feels it as something hard. We also discern its length ... ...s with their desires and he is led like sheep to the slaughter. He has no choice; he is compelled to think, want, crave, and demand everything that ... ...es not agree to receive sustenance from corporeal things, the body has no choice but to agree to receive sustenance from spiritual things because it... ...agree to receive sustenance from spiritual things because it has no other choice. Hence, it must agree to receive delight and pleasure from vessels ... ... the right line, which is concealed Hassadim, is not because there is no choice and this is why they take this path. This seems like coercion, meani...

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...mportant law, we will have no problems; we’ll know exactly how to conduct our lives and how to succeed beyond our wildest dreams. Succeed Beyond You... ...nce. Kabbalah gives us the opportunity to discover this law, and to lead our lives accordingly. as it is essential to know the basic laws of physics... ...g for? What’s happen- ing with my life?” but sooner or later, the point in our hearts will awaken and we will not be able to focus on mundane issues.... ... we will understand that this chase was prear- ranged in order to distract our minds from what is most important. as long as we closed our eyes to av... ...th the crowd. This Marathon Has Run Its Course 1 5 but we have exhausted our strength. While everyone else is still racing, we have dropped out. it... ...es. now that the human ego has culminated, an opportu- nity for freedom of choice arises. now we can rise above our egoistic nature, and cease being ...

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...all the preceding phenomena, the great labour and difficulty with which we made our way; it being necessary, almost at every step, for us to open th... ...ly becomes necessary for a time to lay aside every other occupation, and direct our attention to the fortresses themselves, in order to examine them... ... EFORE coming into close quarters with this sacred fortress, which is worthy of our most profound respect, it is indispensable to premise these two t... ...siah Vol. 2 Part II regarded as a brief, sincere, and religious confession of our faith. Secondly, the notion o r idea, equally clear, of the sens... ... fertilized by his Spirit, is the true and only church of the living God on this our earth. It is, as saith the Apostle, the pillar and ground of the... ...n of the whole of this mystery, forasmuch as he expressly confesseth that t his choice lip, or universal language over the whole earth, shall be ful...

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...urn the ring a little to the right, then a little to the left, and sharpen our focus Until suddenly, There it is! our object is crystal clear. in much... ...eart Spiritual Waves Based on a lecture by Michael Laitman (July 24, 2007) our inner work is To tune our hearts and our senses To perceive the spiritu... ... thousands of years We evolve in this world. Until suddenly, The point in our hearts awakens That recollection called, “a part of god above.” Then we... ...the building. This elevator is the heart in each of us, The conditions of our hearts, and all we need is to search How to ride up, and then desire To... ...side. it is like a glass of water: When it’s full, it overflows. Likewise, our tears are the overflowing surplus. The Wise Heart 15 The Right Scrutin... ...kewise, who can eat meat, fish or the like with no salt? Thus, they had no choice But to make peace and hold both feasts together. and they were delic...

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...oes on behind the scenes in the development of one's soul and the step-by-step attainment of the Upper Worlds. For anyone who wants to understand why our lives develop the way they do, and what we should do to make them develop differently, Laitman sheds light on every stage in the corporal and spiritual life of one who wants to be exposed to this wondrous wisdom. Throu...

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...Excerpt: But sooner or later everyone finds out that they can no longer deny reality. Humanity continuously seeks logical justification to our existence. Man has tried to inquire and interpret nature for thousands of years. Contemporary scientists have learned that the more they progress in their scientific research, the more the picture of the world that they d...

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...d 9 To Feel Another World 10 The Language of the Kabbalists 11 Four Degrees in the Development of the Desire 12 Some Thoughts 13 Freedom of Choice 14 Some Questions 15 The Aim During the Study Shortens the Time of Correction 16 The Contemporary Generation of Kabbalah 17 Introduction to the Zohar, Who is to Blame?...

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...egrees in the Development of the Desire 12. Some Thoughts 13. Freedom of Choice 14. Some Questions 15. The Aim During the Study Shortens the Time ... ...r Degrees in the Development of the Desire 12 Some Thoughts 13 Freedom of Choice 14 Some Questions 15 The Aim During the Study Shortens the Time of ... ... Why was the world created and is there life after death. Each of us tries our best to find the answers in our own unique way and through the sources... ...e answers in our own unique way and through the sources of information at our disposal. Each of us creates his or her own unique perspective on lif... ...e on life, depending on what we discover, and the confidence we place in our source of information. The question of the meaning of our lives adds a ... ...tion. The question of the meaning of our lives adds a global dimension to our everyday torments. And indeed, why are we destined to suffer so? That ... ... denying us of satisfaction even when we do succeed in satisfying one of our mundane desires. A person that has come to attain the goal he aspires f... ...r Degrees in the Development of the Desire 12 Some Thoughts 13 Freedom of Choice 14 Some Questions 15 The Aim During the Study Shortens the Time of ... ...r Degrees in the Development of the Desire 12 Some Thoughts 13 Freedom of Choice 14 Some Questions 15 The Aim During the Study Shortens the Time of ...

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... discovering. While other sciences research the definable world around us, Kabbalah teaches us how the spontaneous changes occurring within us affect our surrounding reality. The wisdom of Kabbalah enables us to monitor those changes and control them, and in so doing change our world for the better....

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...e essence of human nature is its perpetually evolving desire for pleasure. To realize this desire, we feel compelled to discover, invent, and improve our reality. The gradual intensification of the desire for pleasure has been the force behind human evolution throughout our history....

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.... To realize this desire, we feel compelled to dis- cover, invent, and improve our reality. The gradual intensification of the desire for pleasure ha... ...the desire for pleasure has been the force behind human evolu- tion throughout our history. The desire for pleasure evolves through several stages. In... ...iety—it became a diversified, multi- class society. The fourth stage signifies our yearning for learning, knowl- edge and wisdom. This expresses itsel... ...nt today. The desire for knowledge and eru- dition requires that we understand our surroundings. To understand the present state of humanity and its p... ...es in the evolution of science. These milestones have significantly affected our approach to life. The Scientific Revolution that occurred during th... ...ss, Dr. Laitman and Dr. Satinover discussed diverse topics such as freedom of choice, the global crisis, the fam- ily unit in the 21 st century, the... ...irst reaction of the creature, though it is still not an entirely independent choice. It is rather a reaction that stems from its sensation of the g... ...ntirely from the presence of the giver. Thus, the will to receive has no free choice in the matter. Now the creature begins to contemplate what it ca... ...erate our evolution and come to feel true spirituality. Hence, our freedom of choice lies only in accelerating the process. The term “Surrounding Lig...