HAVAYA - Introduction To The Wisdom Of Kabbalah

In this class, we will explain the relationship between the creator and creation. We will talk about the frame of observation, and the ideas behind the wisdom of Kabbalah. Through the teachings we try to understand the whole scale of reality, to understand the layers of reality, where they exist and how we connect to them. The Kabbalistic wisdom starts from the fact that in reality there has always been an entity called the essence of the Creator - עצמות הבורא, it is the core of the Creator itself, it is not his name, it does not define him, it just means that there is an eternal pure essence of the Creator. The concept called the infinite light -,אור אין סוף, not a physical concept of light, but, as there is the human and the thoughts of the human, there is the essence of the Creator, and there are his thoughts, it is also called the thought of creation - מחשבת הבריאה, the Infinite Light.

During this class, we will review the main concepts of the wisdom of Kabbalah. Things do not happen spontaneously in the consciousness of the Creator, everything that takes place in the conscious mind space of the Creator is carefully considered, voluntary and elective, the Creator thinks to produce the thought, chooses it, and he can manifest it or cease holding it in his consciousness. During the teachings we will need to deal with the universe being one, being whole being axiomatic, we will need to deal with the fact that the whole universe works as a single superorganism. We learn about an eternal, living, conscious entity that we are a part of, and eventually, we will realize this entity.

In this class, we will observe the correlation between science and Kabbalah regarding concepts like infinitely, consciousness, this reality and more. We will look at the human body which is the most complex entity in the universe. In science, the concept of infinity refers to the infinite spaces where energy is laid down completely passively. In the wisdom of Kabbalah, we refer to the infinite consciousness of the creator which is a living entity, thinking, manifesting and sustaining the rest of realities, the rest of existence. We will try to understand what is the reality we live in and how we should develop ourselves to become more like the creator. How we do that? By speaking - "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.'. ויאמר אלהים יהי אור ויהי אור. The statement itself manifests thought into action, manifests the potential to reality, it produces reality.

The essence of the universe is made of a thought that was created from infinity to become finite. In fact, Reality is actually produced in our mind and solely exists as a thought. Our universe is not a physical universe, it starts from the thought of the Creator which produces a consistent and orderly reality that expands infinitely - from a place of void or emptiness into a pattern. Every pattern has a name that already contains emotions, qualities, electrical conduction, basically everything that the pattern already contains, from the moment the pattern was imprinted it already works automatically. The book of "Zohar" explains that all these worlds are actually within the inner world of Adam, the human. Our inner world actually has the potential to reach infinity to that place in consciousness where no pattern exists, so we can experience the oneness of the universe in a complete and full presence.

The Creator as the Infinite Light has created all of the worlds by converting infinity into patterns. We learn about one existing, living, complex entity, one axiomatic organism. The purpose of this learning is to know the perfection that already exists, the Creator exists in past, present and future - היה הווה ויהייה, and all realities already exist. Everything is connected and everything functions as one entity, one organism, one light, one body in the past, present and future היה הווה ויהייה and it is called Havaya. Everything exists simultaneously in all dimensions and all levels, the consciousness level which is spiritual, the emotional level which is in between - the average, and the physical layer.

What is ״נעשה אדם בצלמנו כדמותנו״ "let's make Adam in our form as our image"? What is the purpose of mankind? That's what we will see in this class. According to Kabbalah, Adam is the entity that contains all reality. The source of Adam’s thought comes from infinity it descends into the world of his emotions until the formation of the physical body, and it exists within a physical universe. Adam is the prism that produces all realities, we produce all realities, we manifest in this reality, the wholeness of the names, actions and attributes of the Creator “להוציא לאור שלמות שמותיו, פעולותיו וכינויו”. Adam’s name already implies that all realities exist in him.

What is our role as human beings? What is our essence? Adam is a fraction of Havaya from above “חלק אלוה ממעל”. The Creator noble man from his light to become Adam. If you want to answer the question of "What I am?", the answer is divinity. Choosing the right pattern is understanding my essence and identity, belonging to the concept called Infinite Light and by identifying and being aware of this light I am able to break all my patterned thoughts and go up and up until I reach my original identity.

What is the power of Adam? The playground exists in our minds. I can choose my identity. Do I identify with my appearance or understand what my identity is? The true human essence is not his thoughts neither his feelings nor his body. The essence of the Human is the same as the essence of the Creator. Our purpose is to discover it, by realizing it! We do not have to do anything, we already are! There is no separation at all. The purpose of Adam is to return to his source, to his essence, and to meet and unite with the Creator. Self-awareness in Kabbalah means that the one becomes acquainted with the no-one, and the infinite becomes acquainted with the pattern. Once a human is able to silence his body, silence his feelings and silence his thoughts he automatically connects to his source. The way is the purpose and the purpose is the way - there is no way to love. Love itself is the way.

During this Kabbalistic-guided conscious thinking practice, we will go deeper into our consciousness in to the meeting point where we and the creator become one.

In order to change our consciousness we need to constantly practice so that we can break the old patterns that guide our daily lives. I would like to ask us to practice two things during each day: The first: Consciously dictate quiet over your thoughts, emotions and body. Second: take some time alone with the Creator and talk to Him. 1. Take 10 Minutes a day and dictate silence to your body, your emotions and your thoughts, 10 minutes where you are in complete control, that you command silence and you become silent. 2. Every day, take some alone time 5 minutes where you try to take out one honest and true word, something said out of your authenticity out of your essence, talk to yourself, talk to Havaya, only you and he exists, feel the divine presence. Blessed you are!