...Conscious Evolution ............................ 87 PART THREE: TALK ABoUT REALITY ...................................................... 91 c hapte... ...eives .................................................... 98 Perceiving Reality Correctly ............................................................ ..........................................................101 A Nonexistent Reality ...................................................................... ................................................... 107 Create Your Perfect Reality ................................................................. 1... ...lace in the world for thousands of years. Yet, these days, scientists are realizing that the more they advance in their research, the more confusing... ...merican households, have finally slipped into a minority, according to an analysis of new census figures.” At the end of the day, it is not the fina... ...o shows how we can turn our plight to pleasure. The book contains a clear analysis of the human soul and its problems, and provides a “roadmap” of w...

...at Kabbalists throughout the generations before them. The goal of this book is to assist individuals in confronting the first stages of the spiritual realm. This unique method of study, which encourages sharing this wisdom with others, not only helps overcome the trials and tribulations of everyday life, but initiates a process in which individuals extend themselves beyond...

... into the place of baseness. However, this is what causes him to come to realize that only God can help and really bring him closer. A man must alwa... ... having attained something about it according to one’s attainment. Hence, reality in general is divided into three discernments, with respect to spi... ... yells, “Catch the thief.” Then, it is impossible to recognize who is the real thief so as to catch him and take the theft out of his hand. However,... ...Even during the work of God he will feel delight and pleasure, as now one really does work for the Creator because the effort he made during the coe... ...does it give him that another person has delight and pleasure? If one had really believed that Providence is revealed as benevolence to his friend, ... ...o shows how we can turn our plight to pleasure. The book contains a clear analysis of the human soul and its problems, and provides a “roadmap” of w...

... the answers to his persistent questions. Gradually, Rabbi Shimon came to realize that he had to find a teacher who had already been through the spi... ... was an avid, devoted student, burning with desire to discover the Higher realms of reality. Before long, he was one of Rabbi Akiva’s prime students... .... It is almost impossible to understand how great Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai really was. He belongs, as Baal HaSulam puts it, to the highest Inner Ligh... ...bbalists.” Through this bonding, they came to understand that the whole of reality, from the highest spiritual worlds down to our world, is founded o... ...spiritual worlds down to our world, is founded on love and bestowal. They realized that there is nothing in the world except for this Force, and tha... ...s no impure counterpart, only Bet presents an opportunity to carry out an analysis between good and evil, to determine when man works for himself an... ...orthy of becoming the basis for the creation of the world—so that via the analysis of good and evil, purity and impurity, inhabitants of this world ... ...dered incomplete, for the Upper Light, which allows for the discovery and analysis of all the impure forces within oneself, is not present in its en... ...ties, power and forces, until it becomes clear from their aspirations and analysis, which of them truly merits the world being governed by it. From ...

...ractice in our lives. Written in a unique and metaphorical language, The Zohar: annotations to the Ashlag Commentary enriches our understanding of reality and expands our worldview. However, this text should not be read in an ordinary fashion. We should patiently and repeatedly read and think about each sentence as we try to penetrate the author's feelings. We should re...

...- The World WaS Crea Ted for Me ................. 63 Chapter 5: the aCtual reality ........................................................65 Chapter ... ..., and how it can benefit us today. Part 2 talks about the way we perceive reality and the plan of c reation, and finally, how we will unlock The Zo... ...ar The wisdom offers a very simple thing. It says that in addition to the reality we currently sense, there is another, more expansive reality, a hi... ... there is another, more expansive reality, a higher one. From this higher reality, forces extend to our world and govern it. The development we have... ... the forces that operate on us and govern us. When we discover this higher reality, we will understand that our development over thousands of years h... ...ut interpreting it, but the clari- fcations are based on a straightforward analysis, which any intermediate student can understand. (Baal HaSulam, “... ...our plight to pleasure. 416 uNloCkiNg the Zohar The book contains a clear analysis of the human soul and its problems, and provides a “roadmap” of w...

...l of our actions, thoughts, and feelings, and Kabbalah depicts how we can realize our desires and fulfill our wishes. Although the wisdom of Kabbalah... ...ces, experience such perceptions? How can we discover the true picture of reality? 6 K a b b a l a h f o r T h e s T u d e n T Ea... ...contrary, Kabbalah uses only names and appellations that are concrete and real. It is an unbending rule for all Kabbalists that, “Anything we do not... ... y of ThE WiSdom of KAbbAlAh Actual things are found even in the corporeal reality set before our eyes, although we have neither perception nor image... ...gnet, called “fluidum.” Nevertheless, who can say that these names are not real, when we vividly and satisfactorily know their actions? We could not ... ...ut interpreting it, but the clarifications are based on a straightforward analysis, which any intermediate student can understand. And since The Zoha...

... the snowy white summit of Mt. Rainier in all its glory. This was when we realized that we were truly lost. Night was now approaching, and we did no... ...ails marked on the map, we made an educated guess about our position. w e realized that if we climbed down from the ridge, we would likely cross pa... ... our entire being. They determine not only our behavior, but the whole of reality— everything that we think, see, feel, taste, or touch. And the sys... ...ngle, perfect formula that explains everything, Abraham’s explanation of reality seems too simple to be true—until you begin to implement it. As we... ...implement it. As we said in the previous chapter, Abraham discovered that reality consists of two desires. one desire is to give and the other is to... ...o shows how we can turn our plight to pleasure. The book contains a clear analysis of the hu- man soul and its problems, and provides a “road- map” o...