May 17, 2007 at 8:11 pm · Filed under Books, Competitions, Notices
One of the purposes of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Kabbalah is to clear up any misconceptions a person has about what Kabbalah is and what it can do for you; misconceptions that developed during the 2,000 years of its concealment.
In order to win a free copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Kabbalah, please send us (in 250 words or less) a short story about your biggest misconception of Kabbalah prior to encountering authentic Kabbalah at Bnei Baruch.
The sender of the most unique answer will receive a free copy of the book, and the answer will be published in the newsletter and Kabbalah Blog post of Thursday, June 7, 2007.
Closing date for entries is Monday, June 3, 2007. Send all entries to english@kabbalah.info
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May 17, 2007 at 8:10 pm · Filed under Books, News, Notices
You’re no idiot, of course. You know that Kabbalah is more than a celebrity fad or a red string bracelet. Its philosophies encourage us to look beyond the tangible for purpose and enlightenment.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Kabbalah will show you exactly how to embrace these ancient teachings – and make them a part of your daily life. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide, you get:
– The facts – and fallacies – about Kabbalah.
– Enlightening advice on how to read the Bible or Torah from a Kabbalah point of view.
– Down-to-earth guidance on how to incorporate the essence of Kabbalah into everyday life.
– The story of creation according to Kabbalah.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Kabbalah is Rav Michael Laitman’s first book written in English as an original language. Together with writer Collin Canright, this author duo produced a book rich with analogies, examples and alerts to explain this most ancient wisdom in the simplest way possible to the Western world.
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May 16, 2007 at 12:25 pm · Filed under Perceiving Reality, Perception of Reality, Q&A, Video
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How Can I Control My Thoughts? 02:10
Thoughts are not the self of the person; desire is.
Perceiving Reality dissolves the question “How Can I Control My Thoughts?” into “How Can I Change What I Desire?”
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May 15, 2007 at 12:01 pm · Filed under Definitions, Evolution, Lectures, Quotes, What is Kabbalah?
TORONTO (Sunday, 13 May): In a lecture aimed at the students of the ARI Online Education Center course, Rav Michael Laitman, PhD lectured on the essence and the purpose of Kabbalah, its role in human evolution and specifically in the world today (aired live on Kabbalah TV’s Live Stream).
As Rav Laitman motioned to open the lecture with the first sentences of Baal HaSulam’s article The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah, he quickly detoured, stating in a lot simpler words “What is it?” then proceeding to give his modern version of Baal HaSulam’s definition in the article:
Definition of Kabbalah:
“The wisdom of Kabbalah is the revelation of nature’s laws that are systematically arranged before us so as to bring us to the recognition of the Creator.” —Rav Laitman (from the lecture)
Rav Laitman continued the lecture with a discussion of how nature arranges life on the still, vegetative, animate and speaking degrees of nature, how a person living in this world perceives evolution through this arrangement, and how we develop through these degrees in order to achieve blissful, eternal life, perfectly balanced with nature.
The following quote by Rav Laitman (from the lecture) defines Kabbalah’s approach to the state we are being led to, and the ultimatum that Kabbalah states nature is placing before humanity in our era:
Kabbalah on Balance with Nature:
“Balance with nature is expressed in the wisdom of Kabbalah by the words ‘equivalence of form.’ In other words, nature’s form is in giving everything, and man wants to receive everything, and thus our nature is opposite from nature in general. We therefore have to bring man to the degree of the Giver, to equalize with it. In the wisdom of Kabbalah, the degree of the Giver is called ‘equivalence of form’ or Dvekut (adhesion).
This is how, in the wisdom of Kabbalah, we define the final goal that we should reach. If we achieve it, we will have an eternal, perfect and tranquil life, as is nature itself. If we do not achieve it, nature will constantly pressure us until we completely improve and correct ourselves.”
The rest of the lecture was a Q&A session between Rav Laitman and the ARI Online Education Center students, questions dealing with how we should relate to violence, the role of religion in humanity’s evolution, how we should relate to Kabbalistic books, as well as many other questions.
Follow the links for the full lecture:
Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, “The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah.” Lecture presented at the Toronto Bnei Baruch Education Center (13 May, 2007):
wmv video | mp3 audio (86 min)
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May 14, 2007 at 10:21 pm · Filed under Articles, Definitions, Perception of Reality
God answers only those who have given their full measure of exertion and have done all they could to correct themselves by themselves.
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Rav Michael Laitman, PhD describes the terms “Tikkun” (Correction) and “prayer” in Kabbalah, how one relates to another, and what the purpose of prayer is in Kabbalah.
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