Wisdom
of
Kabbalah
and
Philosophy
-
(Modified
by
Dr.
Michael
Laitman)
Definition
of
Spirituality
Philosophy
believes
that
the
spiritual
generated
the
material
and
the
soul
created
the
body.
This
statement
is
problematic,
because
the
connection
between
the
spiritual
and
the
material
becomes
essential.
On
the
other
hand,
it
is
said
that
the
spiritual
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
material,
so
there
is
no
way
the
spiritual
can
have
any
contact
with
the
material
and
somehow
set
it
in
motion.
Besides,
the
wisdom
of
Kabbalah
maintains
that
one
can
only
discuss
what
one
can
feel
and
research.
Therefore,
even
the
attempt
to
define
the
spiritual
implies
its
distinction
and
separation
from
the
material.
First,
one
needs
to
attain
the
spiritual
with
the
help
of
Kabbalah,
because
it
enables
one
to
start
feeling
the
upper
world.
Essence
of
the
Upper
Force
(the
Creator)
The
wisdom
of
Kabbalah
neither
engages
in
studying
the
upper
force,
nor
tries
to
prove
its
laws,
because
it
defines
itself
as
an
experimental
science,
and
does
not
speak
of
what
is
outside
of
the
scope
of
its
attainment.
It
does
not
even
negate
attainment,
since
defining
the
non-existent
is
no
less
valuable
than
defining
the
existent.
If
you
look
at
some
essence
from
a
distance
and
define
all
the
elements
missing
in
it,
this
can
also
be
regarded
as
a
proof
and
a
certain
realization,
because
were
this
essence
too
distant,
it
would
be
impossible
to
discern
its
missing
elements.
Therefore,
the
basic
principle
of
Kabbalah
is:
“The
unattainable
can
have
no
name”,
where
a
name
implies
a
beginning
of
some
sort
of
attainment.
The
upper
light
that
is
attained
inside
the
soul,
the
sensation
of
the
upper
force
(the
Creator)
and
its
actions
are
described
in
the
wisdom
of
Kabbalah
in
the
minutest
details
of
an
analysis
and
experiment,
no
less
accurately
than
in
the
study
of
the
material.
Spiritual
is
a
Force
without
a
Body
Kabbalah
defines
“the
spiritual”
as
something
totally
unconnected
with
time,
space
and
matter.
It
constitutes
a
force,
not
vested
in
a
body.
Spiritual
Vessel
is
Called
a
Force
While
speaking
about
a
spiritual
force,
we
do
not
mean
the
spiritual
light
per
se,
because
this
light
is
outside
of
the
vessel
and
is
therefore
unattainable.
(It
is
emanated
by
the
Creator’s
essence
and
is
equivalent
to
it).
In
other
words,
we
are
absolutely
unable
to
understand
the
spiritual
light
so
as
to
name
and
define
it,
because
the
very
name
“light”
is
metaphorical
and
cannot
be
considered
true.
So,
a
bodiless
“force”
is
referred
to
as
a
“spiritual
vessel”.
The
lights
described
in
Kabbalah
speak
not
of
their
essence,
but
express
the
vessel’s
reactions
to
the
contact
with
the
light.
Vessel
and
Light
It
is
possible
to
attain
the
light
(i.e.
the
vessel’s
impression).
Such
an
attainment
is
called
“matter
and
form”,
since
the
impression
is
a
“form”
and
a
force
constitutes
“matter”.
However,
the
sensation
of
love
that
fills
the
vessel
is
defined
as
a
“form
without
matter”.
If
we
abstract
love
from
a
gift,
as
though
it
had
never
been
dressed
in
the
particular
gift
and
merely
constitutes
an
abstract
name
(the
Creator’s
love),
then
it
is
defined
as
a
form.
Engaging
in
it
is
called
an
“acquisition
of
form”.
This
is
a
concrete
research,
because
the
spirit
of
this
love
remains
in
our
attainment
as
the
light’s
essence,
a
notion
that
is
totally
abstract
from
the
gift.
Although
this
love
is
a
result
of
the
gift,
it
is
immeasurably
more
important
than
the
gift
itself,
because
it
is
determined
by
the
greatness
of
the
giver
and
not
by
the
value
of
the
gift.
Love
and
appreciation
gives
this
state
an
infinite
significance.
Therefore,
love
becomes
absolutely
abstract
from
matter
(the
light
and
the
gift),
so
that
only
the
attainment
of
love
remains,
while
the
gift
leaves
no
trace
in
the
heart.
This
most
important
part
of
the
science
is
accordingly
called
“A
form
in
the
wisdom
of
Kabbalah”.
The
Worlds
Atzilut,
Beria,
Yetzira
and
Assiya
This
love
is
divided
into
four
levels
that
are
similar
to
the
degrees
of
human
love.
When
the
gift
is
received
for
the
first
time,
the
person
is
not
yet
ready
to
love
the
giver,
especially
if
the
giver’s
status
is
much
higher
than
that
of
the
receiver.
However,
as
the
number
of
gifts
steadily
grow,
the
receiver
feels
that
even
a
very
important
giver
can
be
genuinely
loved
and
perceived
as
an
equal.
The
law
of
love
states
that
the
lovers
should
feel
the
equality
between
them.
Accordingly,
four
levels
of
love
can
be
defined:
1.
Presenting
the
gift
is
called
the
world
of
Assiya.
2.
Increasing
the
number
of
gifts
is
called
the
world
of
Yetzira.
3.
Revelation
of
love’s
essence
is
called
the
world
of
Beria.
Here
the
study
of
form
in
the
wisdom
of
Kabbalah
begins,
because
at
this
stage
love
was
separated
from
the
gift
–
the
light
leaves
the
world
of
Yetzira,
love
remains
without
the
light,
without
its
gifts.
4.
After
love
tried
and
finally
separated
form
from
matter,
the
person
can
ascend
from
the
state
of
darkness
to
the
level
of
Atzilut,
where
form
returns
and
dresses
into
matter,
meaning
that
the
light
and
love
are
felt
as
one.
Source
of
the
Soul
We
perceive
the
spiritual
as
a
force
separated
from
a
body,
having
no
material
image.
It
is
a
separate
property
and
has
no
contact
with
the
material
world.
But
if
so,
how
can
the
spiritual
generate
the
material
and
set
it
in
motion?
Force
is
Matter
A
force
in
itself
is
a
true
matter,
no
less
than
all
the
other
matter
of
our
world.
The
lack
of
an
image
that
can
be
perceived
by
our
senses
does
not
diminish
its
value.
For
example
let’s
take
oxygen,
which
happens
to
be
a
component
of
most
materials
in
the
world.
If
we
take
a
bottle
of
pure
oxygen
isolated
from
any
other
material,
it
looks
like
an
empty
bottle,
because
being
a
gas,
oxygen
cannot
be
seen,
smelled,
tasted
or
touched.
The
same
is
true
about
hydrogen.
Yet,
if
we
combine
these
two
substances,
they
will
instantly
turn
into
liquid,
water,
good
for
drinking,
possessing
weight
and
taste.
If
we
add
this
water
to
quicklime,
it
will
be
immediately
absorbed
and
will
turn
into
a
solid
substance
similar
to
lime
itself.
Thus
the
imperceptible
chemical
elements
oxygen
and
hydrogen
turn
into
a
solid
substance.
The
same
may
be
said
about
the
forces
that
act
in
nature.
Usually
they
are
not
regarded
as
matter,
because
it
is
impossible
to
perceive
them
in
our
senses.
On
the
other
hand,
we
see
that
the
reality
(solid
and
liquid
substances)
tangibly
perceived
in
our
world
may
be
transformed
(if
heated)
into
gas,
which
in
turn
(if
sufficiently
cooled)
may
return
to
a
solid
state.
From
this
it
follows
that
all
the
perceived
pictures
originate
from
the
basics
that
may
not
be
called
materials
and
are
impossible
to
feel.
Therefore,
all
the
familiar
pictures
imprinted
in
our
consciousness
do
not
permanently
exist
due
to
their
special
properties.
Their
form
is
a
derivative
of
temperature.
So
the
essence
of
matter
is
in
the
“force”
contained
in
it.
However,
with
regards
to
us
the
forces
do
not
manifest
by
themselves.
Their
essence
will
be
revealed
in
the
future,
as
chemical
elements
were
discovered
only
during
the
last
centuries.
Force
that
is
Equal
in
the
Spiritual
and
the
Material
In
short,
all
the
names
that
derived
from
the
pictures
of
matter
are
totally
made-up,
because
they
are
products
of
our
perception
in
the
five
senses.
Therefore
these
names
can
change
and
do
not
exist
by
themselves.
Yet
on
the
other
hand,
any
definition
of
a
force
that
we
give
by
denying
its
connection
with
matter
is
also
far-fetched.
We
should
only
take
the
concrete
reality
into
consideration
until
science
develops
sufficiently
to
reach
its
perfect
form.
In
other
words,
all
the
material
actions
that
we
see
and
feel
ought
to
be
analyzed
in
connection
with
the
person
who
performs
it.
We
should
understand
that
he
(like
the
action)
essentially
consists
of
matter.
Otherwise
it
would
be
impossible
to
comprehend
him.
Lights
and
Vessels
Since
Kabbalah
is
a
true
science,
it
seeks
the
real
attainment
of
the
universe,
when
no
difficult
question
can
refute
a
hard
fact.
The
universe
consists
of
a
vessel
(desire)
and
the
light
(pleasure).
The
difference
between
the
two
manifests
in
the
first
creation
that
came
apart
from
the
upper
force.
The
first
creation
is
purer
and
more
filled
than
any
other
that
follows.
It
receives
delight
from
the
essence
of
the
upper
force
that
wishes
to
fill
it.
Delight
can
be
measured
by
the
desire
to
receive
it.
Whatever
one
longs
to
receive,
more
is
felt
as
greater
pleasure.
Therefore
the
first
creation
(“desire
to
receive”)
is
divided
into
two
categories:
1.
The
receiver’s
essence
–
the
desire
to
receive,
the
body
of
creation,
the
vessel
for
the
reception
of
delight.
2.
The
essence
of
the
received
delight
-
the
Creator’s
light
constantly
flowing
to
the
creation.
The
entire
universe
and
any
of
its
parts
always
consists
of
two
interpenetrating
qualities,
because
the
“desire
to
receive”,
essential
in
the
creation,
was
absent
in
the
upper
force.
Hence
it
is
called
the
creation,
something
that
does
not
exist
in
the
upper
force.
The
received
abundance
is
certainly
a
part
of
the
upper
force’s
essence,
so
an
enormous
distance
separates
it
from
a
newly
created
body.
How
the
Spiritual
can
Beget
the
Material
On
the
face
of
it,
it
is
difficult
to
understand
how
the
spiritual
can
beget
and
sustain
something
material.
But
this
is
so
if
we
only
consider
that
the
spiritual
is
in
no
way
connected
with
the
material.
But
if
we
take
the
opinion
of
the
Kabbalists,
who
discover
that
any
spiritual
property
is
similar
to
the
material
one,
it
will
be
clear
that
the
difference
lies
only
in
matter
–
spiritual
or
substantial.
However,
all
the
qualities
of
the
spiritual
matter
act
in
substance
as
well.
There
are
three
erroneous
assertions
in
the
understanding
of
the
spiritual
and
the
material:
1.
The
power
of
human
thought
is
man’s
essence,
his
immortal
soul.
2.
The
body
is
the
soul’s
extension
and
result.
3.
The
spiritual
substances
are
simple
and
not
composite.
These
false
suppositions
were
disproved
by
materialistic
psychology
and
since
then
anyone
who
wishes
to
attain
the
upper
force
can
do
so
through
the
study
of
the
wisdom
of
Kabbalah.