Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Our Primary Objective

"The primary objective of Kabbalah is to achieve spirituality.

Only one thing is necessary - proper instruction. If a person studies Kabbalah in the right way, he progresses without forcing himself. There can be no coercion in spirituality.

The aim of study is for a person to discover the connecti0n between himself and what is written in the book; this should always be borne in mind. That is the reason Kabbalists wrote down what they experienced and achieved. It is not in order to acquire knowledge of how reality is built and functions, as in science. The intention of the Kabbalah texts is to create an understanding and assimilation of its spiritual truth.

If a person approaches the text in order to gain spirituality, the text becomes a source of light and corrects him."

A Guide to the Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah by Rabbi Michael Laitman (page 36)

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