Monthly Archives: May 2008
Caught up in a Trap of Media Crap that’s no Way to Live
We certainly see the enormous unleashing of the aggressive impulse in the many wars and revolutionary upheavals in the world, in the rising criminality, terrorism, and racial riots. Equally dramatic and striking is the lifting of sexual repression and freeing of the sexual impulse in both healthy and problematic ways. Sexual experiences and behaviors are … Continue reading
I’m My Own Worst Enemy
Egoism does not want to perceive any spiritual motions – or movements toward the annihilation of egoism – and it does not allow us to be joyful. If a person feels bad, this means he is revealing egoism’s genuine relation to the Creator’s attainment. This means a person has already begun to perceive the truth. … Continue reading
I’m Staring Down Myself, Counting up the Years
The wisdom of Kabbalah maintains that the descent of the souls to our bodies continues for 6,000 years, meaning that it began some 5768 years ago, and will continue for 232 years. In the remaining years the souls must attain the whole system of creation, that sublime form of existence, where man will identify himself … Continue reading
I Smiled at the World, there will be Some Changes
Nothing exists besides the upper reality, the thought of creation to bestow upon His created beings, which includes us. Only in this do we really exist. The worlds, including this world, are a concealment of our senses. We are, even now, existing in the best and only state there is. Only we have a problem, … Continue reading
Mama, We All Go to Hell
Kabbalists made certain demands and restrictions for those who wanted to study Kabbalah. It is better to remain on the mechanical level of observing the commandments (the common Surrounding Light shines upon man and purifies him slowly) than to study Kabbalah alone. Unfortunately, we see self-taught Kabbalists and to what it has led them; they … Continue reading
Now We See Everything That’s Going Wrong
Today, many people believe that humanity’s progress is approaching a dead end. Our past hopes for a better, happier life through scientific and social progress have been overshadowed by a growing pessimism over what seems to be an impasse. We see that more and more people in the world are unable to find fulfillment. Once, … Continue reading