Dennes De Mennes
2011-09-27 19:06:55 UTC
Religion is simply reception of spiritual pleasure directly in a free-
for-all fashion, but without having first corrected the vessel (kli),
and acquired a screen (masach) which would only let a small amount of
light in, namely that which can be used for the purpose of 'bestowal to
others'. There are four modes of existence: 1.) Receiving for oneself;
2.) Receiving for others; 3.) Giving for oneself; 4.) Giving for others.
We're in mode 1 right now. Some people known as naturally altruistic are
in 3, by default. They like to help out others, because it makes them
feel good, automatically. But it's still egoistic. Number 4 is the
Creator. It only gives in order to give, and receives nothing from it,
because it lacks nothing. That only leaves out number 2, which is what's
missing from the picture and the place we need to arrive at, via
correction of the intention of for-oneself, into for-others. So the idea
is correct, to try to connect to the spiritual, but they're not going
about it the right way, eg: they're simply pretending to already have a
connection. They think I just recite John 3:16, and somehow believe in
what it says with all my heart and presto, I now can receive all sorts
of spiritual pleasure directly, no need for priests or saints. Just give
me the Bible, that's God directly talking to me. I am my own
interpreter. I then internalize what I read and begin acting
accordingly, by letting the words penetrate my being. Then when I act a
certain way, unless I've clearly deviated, in the gray areas I will feel
that I am receiving guidance from above, by using the appropriate verse
that sort of hints at that. And I will be convinced that I am right, and
that Jesus is with me. But to get back at the topic under discussion.
The kli needs a masach so that the light doesn't overwhelm it, only
letting a small amount in, which will not lead to egoism and pleasure
for oneself, but can be used to bestow that spiritual pleasure to
others. That screen is acquired when all the souls are reunited as one,
and truly loving one another where the proper attitude has been
carefully cultivated and allowed to flourish with the help of the Zohar,
following its instructions. Relying on the others in our group for
support. Listening to the Rav for difficult to understand passages. And
never mixing the spiritual with the corporeal, but the latter simply
being a manifestation of the former. Change the mind, and the body will
follow, never the other way around. So after you build that common kli,
now you can start receiving spiritual pleasure and bestow it to the
others around you (whether physical or virtual), only thinking of their
spiritual progress, not of your own. Their progress is now your
progress, also. But the religious think just say a prayer and mean it,
or read a specific verse, and I'm suddenly healed. Doesn't work like
that. You have to train the mind through rigorous exercises just like in
any profession.
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for-all fashion, but without having first corrected the vessel (kli),
and acquired a screen (masach) which would only let a small amount of
light in, namely that which can be used for the purpose of 'bestowal to
others'. There are four modes of existence: 1.) Receiving for oneself;
2.) Receiving for others; 3.) Giving for oneself; 4.) Giving for others.
We're in mode 1 right now. Some people known as naturally altruistic are
in 3, by default. They like to help out others, because it makes them
feel good, automatically. But it's still egoistic. Number 4 is the
Creator. It only gives in order to give, and receives nothing from it,
because it lacks nothing. That only leaves out number 2, which is what's
missing from the picture and the place we need to arrive at, via
correction of the intention of for-oneself, into for-others. So the idea
is correct, to try to connect to the spiritual, but they're not going
about it the right way, eg: they're simply pretending to already have a
connection. They think I just recite John 3:16, and somehow believe in
what it says with all my heart and presto, I now can receive all sorts
of spiritual pleasure directly, no need for priests or saints. Just give
me the Bible, that's God directly talking to me. I am my own
interpreter. I then internalize what I read and begin acting
accordingly, by letting the words penetrate my being. Then when I act a
certain way, unless I've clearly deviated, in the gray areas I will feel
that I am receiving guidance from above, by using the appropriate verse
that sort of hints at that. And I will be convinced that I am right, and
that Jesus is with me. But to get back at the topic under discussion.
The kli needs a masach so that the light doesn't overwhelm it, only
letting a small amount in, which will not lead to egoism and pleasure
for oneself, but can be used to bestow that spiritual pleasure to
others. That screen is acquired when all the souls are reunited as one,
and truly loving one another where the proper attitude has been
carefully cultivated and allowed to flourish with the help of the Zohar,
following its instructions. Relying on the others in our group for
support. Listening to the Rav for difficult to understand passages. And
never mixing the spiritual with the corporeal, but the latter simply
being a manifestation of the former. Change the mind, and the body will
follow, never the other way around. So after you build that common kli,
now you can start receiving spiritual pleasure and bestow it to the
others around you (whether physical or virtual), only thinking of their
spiritual progress, not of your own. Their progress is now your
progress, also. But the religious think just say a prayer and mean it,
or read a specific verse, and I'm suddenly healed. Doesn't work like
that. You have to train the mind through rigorous exercises just like in
any profession.
octinomos