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...atican, the spiritual responsibility of guiding over one-billion Catholics in the area of faith and morals. This was his time to commune with his own spirituality, to harmonize his soul with the peace of his Father in Heaven. He rolled the rosary beads, one by one, through his fingers as he chanted the Ave Maria. His voice rose into a cadence of a Gregorian chant, the ...

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...cs in the area of faith and morals. This was his time to commune with his own spirituality, to harmonize his soul with the peace of his Father in Hea...

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...Contents Light, Religion, and Spirituality -9- About Intelligence in Religion -12- The Problem in Thinking about Religion -14- A Common Ground -17- Heaven, Houdini, and Kierkegaard -30- Nonsense, Violence, and Truth -41- The Absence of G...

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A One man's quest for truth, freedom and pure spirituality in a world without.

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...apter 5: Who Can Study Kabbalah? Chapter 6: How To Study Kabbalah Chapter 7: Spirituality and Kabbalah Chapter 8: Reincarnation and Kabbalah C... ...n stronger desire makes him thirst for power. He may later develop a desire for spirituality, which is at the peak of the pyramid. A person who reco... ...is at the peak of the pyramid. A person who recognizes how great his desire for spirituality begins to seek ways of satisfying this desire. The pass... ...ient and proven method. Through it, man can receive higher awareness and attain spirituality. This is really his goal in this world. When a person f... ...uality. This is really his goal in this world. When a person feels a desire for spirituality, he starts to feel a longing for it, and can then devel... ...son 10 to the source of the light, and gradually come to feel a desire for spirituality. This process is called segula (remedy). Rabbi Yehuda A... ...o reaching completion. Kabbalah is special in that it gives a person a taste of spirituality while he is studying, and from that experience he comes... ... spirituality while he is studying, and from that experience he comes to prefer spirituality to materialism. In proportion to his spirituality, he c... ...e a new method through which we can meet the source of our lives, leading us to spirituality. They use books that are written in a special language....

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... be called a mother if she doesn’t have a child. It is only possible to attain spirituality when there is a desire for it. But where does one find it... ... it is? Let’s say that we are pushed a little to awaken in us an interest in spirituality, but in the end, the truth is that we still know nothing. ... ...l wanted it, at least to a certain extent, things would have been easier. But spirituality is purposely hidden from us. If we were to enter it with ... ...rrent will to receive, we would never be able to change it. In order to enter spirituality, we must want it. But wanting means knowing, trying, feel... ...ight, and its departure, make the vessel fit for its task.” In order to attain spirituality one must turn to the Creator with a special prayer to dis... ...n spirituality one must turn to the Creator with a special prayer to discover spirituality, not for self-gain, but for the will to bestow. After tha... ...or self-gain, but for the will to bestow. After that, that desire to discover spirituality must be used cor- rectly through the work with the group a... ...k with the group and the teacher. Thus, there must first be a great desire for spirituality. It is not given as a choice, but extends from the Creato... ...he Creator. There will come a time when more and more souls will be ready for spirituality. Man always fol- lows his desire. Before the study of the ...

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...uation and the spiritual situation, we gradually learn to actually appreciate spirituality and make the choice to bring it into our lives. At that p... ...beginning, through the influence of proper study and labor, a desire to enjoy spirituality for self develops, and one begins to want the Upper World... ... evolve to the level that we are able to be- gin to develop consciously toward spirituality. In so doing, we learn to oppose unconscious development,... ...here the point in the heart is revealed. One then begins to feel a desire for spirituality, for the Upper One. If one currently does not show intere... ...pends on the currently active Reshimot. Therefore, it is impossible to demand spirituality of a person if one’s outer Reshimot give only the desire ... ...right; it’s hard to understand the lack of the feeling of time. But “time” in spirituality is no more than the changing of emo- tions. In this world,... ...time “flies” or “stands still,” but when we sleep, time still goes by, unlike spirituality. In spirituality, a “moment” is the passage from one trait... ...mpare the corporeal concepts to the little knowledge they have acquired about spirituality. That time will pass. Don’t be afraid of periods of confu... ...t. At that stage, man must only obey laws and customs, but does not belong to spirituality. The part that does belong to spirituality is our effort ...

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................................................................79 THE DESIRE FOR SPIRITUALITY ............................................................. ...fth level of desire is essentially different. It wants satisfaction only from spirituality, not from any- thing physical. This desire is also the roo... ...erence between the wisdom of Kabbalah, whose aim is to fulfill the desire for spirituality, and the methods used to fulfill all other desires. With ... ...at I believe will make people respect me. But because I don’t quite know what spirituality is, how can I know what to do to attain it? Because in th... ...” the wisdom of Kabbalah presents itself as a means to satisfy our desire for spirituality. 50 KABBALAH REVEALED TIKKUN—THE CORRECTION OF THE WILL... ...ting it. And of course, without wanting it, I cannot enjoy it. The desire for spirituality comes with its own pre- installed, unique mechanism to avo... ...a is the fulfill- ment of the last, the greatest of all wishes—the desire for spirituality, for the Creator. When this desire is fulfilled, one know... ... task: how to drill, how to use a hammer, a level, and so on. In the case of spirituality, the worlds show the creature what the Creator has given ... ...d. Actually, none of them is ours. Keep in mind that there are no “places” in spirituality, only states. The higher the world, the more altruistic a...

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......................................................... 82 The Desire for Spirituality ................................................................. ...balah? ..................................................... 160 What Is Spirituality? ................................................................ ...ual bliss. Let us now explore the personal stories of these pil- - lars of spirituality. r a BBi aK iva Rabbi Akiva lived in the first and second cent... ... a level, and so on. Chapter 3: The origin of Creation 65 In the case of spirituality, the worlds show Creation what the Creator has given them and... ...ctually, none of them is ours. Keep in mind that there are no “places” in spirituality, only states. The higher the world, the more altruistic a sta... ...d most egoistic, can develop a desire to be like the Creator and achieve spirituality. It turns out that Creation is the only part that still needs... ...ation of the speaking level. The last desire to appear was the desire for spirituality, for the Creator. As we’ve explained in the previous sec- - t... ...nt levr r els, we will begin to understand just how recent the desire for spirituality really is. If we “compress” the time the unir r verse has exis... ...s—into a single day of twentyrfour hours, proportionally, the desire for spirituality appeared 0.0288 seconds ago. In geological terms, this is now...

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...fe. The purpose of this book is to help those of you who are interested in spirituality. Many sources, and most notably the Zohar, have pointed to our... ...here we can see our past and future lives. After all, “there is no time in spirituality.” Through Kabbalah, we can all attain the sensation of the ete... ...ry accurately. Nevertheless, we should refrain from thinking that there is spirituality within our material world. Spirituality stands as an abstract ... ...ss,” being a prohibition to see anything that has to do with godliness and spirituality in corporeal things. There is not an object, phenomenon, or fo... ...les of Moses, and belonging to that nation is determined by a striving for spirituality. Hence, anyone from the nations of the world who feels a desir... ...uality. Hence, anyone from the nations of the world who feels a desire for spirituality can become a Jew. The Jews are that group of people who adopte... ...ght with it a new era of human development. Souls that awaken a desire for spirituality and knowledge of the upper world began to descend and clothe t... ... appear. But since the time of the Ari, anyone with any kind of desire for spirituality can study Kabbalah, and by learning from his books, one can en... ...ire was the beginning of the Renaissance and the industrial revolution. In spirituality, this process is expressed by the desire to discover the origi...

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...and Winery ........................................................230 98. Spirituality Is Called That Which Will Never Be Lost .............232 99. H... .................... 318 164. There Is a Difference between Corporeality and Spirituality ................................................................. ...tion of the Masach ...............................................353 201. Spirituality and Corporeality ................................................ ...hat he is high-spirited, when he feels that he has no desire but only for spirituality, it is then good to delve in the secrets of the Torah, to att... ... with the will to receive. However, “the spirit of the people” is already spirituality. And “pleases”—that the righteous that extends the bounty ext... ... vessel, and this applies even in corporeality. Yet, what is the vessel in spirituality, in which we can receive the spiritual bounty that the Creato... ...nd punishment and from private Providence. The only difference is that in spirituality it appears in one place, meaning in one subject, but one-by-o... ...chment from spiritual pleasures. In other words, one becomes distant from spirituality, and has no desire for spirituality. The correction for that ... ...in the Torah and sees the truth, meaning one’s measure of remoteness from spirituality, and one sees that he is such a low creature, that there is n...

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...en? W omen’s tendency to adorn themselves stems from a very high root. in spirituality, to adorn oneself means to correct oneself in accord with the... ...ur world, this light creates evolution. From Evolution’s Steam Engine to Spirituality’s Jet Engine 5 5 but the train of evolution lags along at its... ...uage both scientifi c and poetic, he probes the most profound questions of spirituality and existence. This provocative, unique guide will inspire an... ...h, Science, and the Meaning of Life, Michael Laitman combines science and spirituality in a captivating dialogue that reveals life’s meaning. For th... ...ss .................................53 From evolution’s steam engine to spirituality’s Jet engine ....................................................

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...rom the west, meaning from one end to the other. 9) And you find that in spirituality the change of form operates as the axe in the corporeal world,... ... to receive, for the primer growth of the will to receive relates only to spirituality. Because if, for example, before he turned thirteen he desire... ... the excessive will to receive is completed only with the will to receive spirituality. 31) Our sages say - "The leech has two daughters, crying, gi... ...ity of the still part of the will to receive in a man's body. It shines in spirituality much like the Still category in the corporeal world, whose pa... ...n its own way. And the supremacy of this light over the light of Ruach in spirituality is as the supremacy of the animate over the still and vegetat...

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...with Judgment (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 237 Society as a Condition for Attaining Spirituality 239 Matan Torah (The Giving of the Torah) (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) ... ...l them to say anything of their quality, due to their great sublimity and spirituality. Hence, any attempt to clothe them in words may only mislead ... ... a kind of abstract names. This is so because it deals with Godliness and spirituality, which are above time and space, where even our imagination ha... ... Higher. Thus, one must first attain the Upper Roots, the way they are in spirituality, above any imagination, but with pure attainment. And once he... ...nding from the soul. 3) The Method of the Deniers The method of deniers of spirituality, who acknowledge only corporeality. Supporters of this method... ...f place, and we understand separation as remoteness of place. However, in spirituality, which does not occupy any space, Dvekut and separation do no... ...eparated as the East from the West. And you find that disparity of form in spirituality acts like the axe that separates in corporeality. Similarly, ... ...o because, as we have explained above, the disparity of form separates in spirituality as the axe does in corporeality. Thus, now the soul is complet... ...re not like corporeal matters, where giving and receiving come as one. In spirituality, the time of giving and the time of receiving are separate. T...

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...gold has dropped and it is not as significant as it should be. so it is in spirituality. if it doesn’t have the value That it should, n o one pays f o... ...t there will be Kabbalists Who will write books, and that the knowledge of spirituality Will reach people in this way. and they will use the books To ...

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.... Our Perceptions ......................................... 78 8. Structure of Spirituality ................................. 81 False Pleasures ........ ... Only by overcoming these difficulties will a person develop a true desire for spirituality. There is but one way wecanovercometheseobstacles:by"knock... ...ful lives. We now see that we no longer have a need for faith—the basis of all spirituality—for it has become clear thatpursuingthespiritualisworthdoi... ... the realization of the importance of the spiritual without having experienced spirituality? This realization comes to one precisely while in the stat... ...thepathoffaiththanthepathof knowledge.Toexitfromegoismisonlypossiblewhenwefeel spirituality, perceive the Creator; and the Light of Wisdom splits the ... ...t passed. Because of this, the body does not permit us to ask these questions. Spirituality, on the other hand, since it is true, and the spiritual re... ...thecurrenttrends.Intruth,isitsoveryimportanttoperceive the spiritual? In fact, spirituality is exceedingly important. Yet, if this is so, why does the... ...eteness. The individual is happy even with a small connection that exists with spirituality. One is happy to have deserved to receive the desire and a... ...ection -185- Afterthis,itkillsourspiritualitybytakingawayallofthe feelings of spirituality from our learning and our involve- ment in Kabbalah, and s...

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...gy is enriched with new energy. The energy of irrationality, the energy of spirituality, the energy of good and the energy of evil are all added to ... ... into a divinity to give my life or anyone else’s life meaning, or to give spirituality and love an important place in my own life and in my relatio... ... into a divinity to give my life or anyone else’s life meaning, or to give spirituality and love an important place in my own life and in my relatio... ... 117 CHAPTER VII The Art of Creating One’s Soul ** * * I call “spirituality” everything that human beings have done and have invented th... ...piritualità e la politica” {From Christ to Gandhi: a new way of looking at spirituality and politics} (Martina Franca, Italy - 30 June/6 July 1991). ... ...mes a cat”. Now, what is important to keep in mind here is that Hindu spirituality boasts a history of thousands of years, but before Gandhi ca... ... of human dignity according to their caste. Gandhi changed the course of spirituality as well as its meaning, for India and for the entire world. ... ...ndhi’s lesson and he was rewarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a result. The spirituality created by Christ and by the Christians has always had other... ...stand that there is a huge difference in the way Christ and Gandhi look at spirituality and that the solution does not lie in putting these two great...

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...ver come across before. The hundred thousand books of clichéd thoughts on spirituality, psychology and self-help available today offer you ways that... ...y difficult to fulfill. To deny yourself the basic needs is not a sign of spirituality. But to require more than food, clothing and shelter is a neu... ...ing in any direction is only strengthening or distorting the whole thing. Spirituality is self-centered activity. It is very difficult to understand ... ...y on that level. What I am suggesting is that there is no such thing as spirituality at all. If you superimpose what you call spirituality on what... ...ishonest people. I am emphasizing that foundation upon which the whole of spirituality is built. If there is no spirit then the whole talk of spiritu... ... is this ego or self that you talk of? Your non-existent self has heard of spirituality and bliss from someone. To experience this thing called bliss... ...hed. I don't see anything other than the physical activity of the body. Spirituality is the invention of the mind and the mind is a myth. Your tra... ...t is matter, its object, the spiritual or meaningful life, is also matter. Spirituality is materialism. In any event, you do not act, you just think,... ... it cannot produce anything bad. Obviously, religions are false—religion, spirituality, society, you, your property, your motives and values, the who...

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...self and.the world. The distracted, weakened, degenerated, contradictory spirituality which to-da.y represents spirit would be able to do this only... ... . their non-salvation breaks from them.. How much eloquent and ingenious spirituality is expended to-day in the effort to avert, or at least to vei... ...urns his thoughts to himse1f; that is why he directs the best part of his spirituality to averting or at least to veiling his thoughts. But these t... ...pital, lays bare the shame of the world-spirit which has been degraded to spirituality. But how lovely and how fitting the sound of the lively and ... ...he conformation of his soul-then we have the real fall of the spirit into spirituality. The man can advance to the last abyss, where in his self-de...

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...we will reach a higher dimension of existence. In so doing, we can attain spirituality and wholeness and exist forever at the “human” degree, simila... ...bility to sense the upper force. Thus, everyone went into a concealment of spirituality. The domination of the ego this time was called “the ruin of ... ...s to All 41 with the souls of the nations of the world, to “sow” seeds of spirituality within the other nations. How was this done? The people of Isr... ...e Social Writings, “Purpose of Society (2)” It is impossible to advance in spirituality without a group. Today’s advanced technology allows us to con... ...ght interchange by themselves as a result of the turning of the earth. In spirituality, it works differently: I myself turn the night into day becau... ...We must let the power of The Zohar affect us so we may grow and thrive in spirituality. 106 uNloCkiNg the Zohar eT er Nal Plea SUre Even if one live... ...ies. If the point in the heart awakens and one begins to wish to grow in spirituality, if one aspires for a higher dimension, it is considered bein... ...em 666 Salt is the basis of all the spices, adding flavor to the food. In spirituality, when we begin to receive the upper light into the soul, it i... ...ll begin to feel what we currently can’t. otherwise, the ability to sense spirituality will not develop in us. There must be an effort on our part he...

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... part is the human soul, in the form of its desire and in the mimicry of its spirituality. This part is given to man to correct, and with it, to co... ...e quality of altru- ism, toward Nature’s quality of love and giving. To sense spirituality means to sense how we are interconnected as parts of a si... ...language both scientific and poetic, he probes the most profound questions of spirituality and exis- tence. This provocative, unique guide will inspi... ...rofit organization that is spreading the wisdom of Kabbalah to accelerate the spirituality of human- kind. Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, who wa...