Monthly Archives: November 2008

Looking Back At All The Things We Have Done

The way our desires evolve both defines and designs the entire history of humanity. As humankind’s desires developed, they urged people to study their environment so they could fulfill their wishes. Unlike minerals, plants, and animals, people constantly evolve. For every generation, and for each person, desires grow stronger and stronger. People began to want … Continue reading »

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Kill Your Enemies, My Brothers Dead Around me

There is a connection between all that exists on the planet. All of the people are dependent on each other, and all the plants and animals depend on them. They are all a part of one organism. There are “energy threads” of love and kindness that allow everybody to live in happiness and joy. If … Continue reading »

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I Pack My Case, I Check My Face

What is love? What does it mean that I love someone or something? I love what brings me pleasure. This is clear. If something brings me suffering, I hate the source of my suffering. I draw closer to someone I love, I desire to establish a connection with that person, to be together. But the … Continue reading »

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And Nothing’s Going to Stop Me But Divine Intervention

If there does exist the Divine force that has created us, why then do we not perceive it, why does it conceal itself from us? For if we knew what it required of us, we would not commit mistakes in our lives for which we are punished by suffering! We know how much torment and … Continue reading »

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Mama Help Me I’ve Been Cursed

A state of lack of thoughts of the Creator is regarded as a curse. But evil thoughts (thoughts that oppose the Creator) are not considered a curse, because they still maintain contact with the Creator, a situation that is better than not having any contact with Him. The purpose of Kabbalah (Heb. Reception), which is … Continue reading »

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We Watched Our Lives on the Screen

In our world we taste and feel everything through our five senses. There are five sensory organs and, through them, we receive information into ourselves. The eyes are for sight, the ears are for audition, the nose for olfaction, the fingers for touch and the tongue for taste. That is all. Information enters into our … Continue reading »

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