Light-Work

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Light-Work

K A B B A L A H
C E N T R E
®
P R E S E N T S
The Living Kabbalah System
Into the
™
Level 2
T H E
Light
TM
Take Your Life
to the Next Level
TM
Yehuda Berg
[Light-Work]
Into the
Light
™
[ Light-Work ]
Living Kabbalah System ™
Level 2
Yo u r G u i d e t o I n t e g r a t i n g
New Spiritual Growth
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LEVEL 2
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THE LIVING KABBALAH SYSTEM™
T A B L E
O F
C O N T E N T S
I.
Lasting Fulfillment
Session 1 — The Journey Is the Reward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Session 2 — Creating Your Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Session 3 — Spiritual Tools and Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
II.
Cause & Effect
Session 4 — Spiritual Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Session 5 — You Chose Your Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Session 6 — Light Making . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Session 7 — Expecting Miracles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Session 8 — Enabling Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
III. Ego & Opponent
Session 9 — Your Concealed Ego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Session 10 — The Ultimate Game of Hide and Seek . . . . . . .97
Session 11 — Accepting the Illogical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
IV. Reactive & Proactive
Session 12 — Fear: The Fuel of Ego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Session 13 — We Are All Addicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Session 14 — Positive Transformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Session 15 — The Effects of Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
V.
Two Worlds
Session 16 — Let In the Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
VI. Corrections & Consciousness
Session 17 — Pain Reveals Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Session 18 — Astrological Consciousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
VII. Light
Session 19 — Your Surrounding Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
VIII. Vessel
Session 20 — Expanding Your Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
XI. Sharing
Session 21 — Selfless Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Session 22 — Sharing This Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Session 23 — Making This Last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
X.
Resource Guide
Kabbalah Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
The Zohar—Overview of Illnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Addiction Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
The 72 Names of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
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LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
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The Journey Is
the Reward
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The Journey Is the Reward
“
The goal in studying Kabbalah
and the mysteries of our origins
is not just to become more knowledgeable,
but also to become purer,
more enlightened, and more fulfilled.
— Yehuda Berg —
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LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
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Level 1 was about waking up.
Level 2 is now about taking action.
The question is, what is it that we need to do?
*WARNING: This level will not be easy! Level 1 provided an awakening. This level will challenge you to do the work and really implement
what you have learned thus far. It will take effort on your part to follow through, complete all of the Light-work involved, and stretch
your consciousness to new levels—but the work will be well worth it!
You are going into the Light.
Your results will be proportional to how much effort and
how much work you put into this entire level.
If the work becomes overly challenging for you:
1. Ask yourself, “What is this bringing up for me?”
Asking these types of questions is more important
than getting all the answers at this moment.
Remember, this is a process.
2. Let it go and come back to it when you feel ready.
Real fulfillment comes from continuous learning.
The Universe is working to serve you and the greater good.
Ask yourself, “Do I want to transform? Do I want to become a better
version of myself?” Part of you wants to expand and to be the best
version of you that you can be. Just remember, the real reward lies
in the journey to get there.
“You are going down unless you are going up.”
— kabbalistic saying
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We will start to use more kabbalistic
terms and tools in this level.
Resource Guide:
This course will reference many kabbalistic terms and will introduce
several tools and resources. There is an extensive guide that is provided for you in the back of this manual. This guide is meant to help
you keep track of new ideas and to supply you with additional
resources so that you can focus on accelerated growth and learning.
Please use our Student Support Call Center as a resource
if you need help or have questions: 1.800.KABBALAH
(1.800.522.2252).
k-Tools are tools you can use to remind yourself of
lessons you have learned during the course of this
program. These tools can help you implement and
internalize the wisdom of Kabbalah into your everyday life. Use them in the way that best serves you in
the integration of key lessons. Not every session has
k-Tools; you’ll find we have put them in places where
they have the potential to have the greatest impact.
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Three Types of Light-Work:
1 Regular Light-work
2. Journal and Daily Dig
3. Meditation
k-Tool
72 Names of God
k-Tool
Meditation CD.
k-Tool
Pocket Zohar.
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We will use the power of the
72 Names of God as a k-Tool in this level.
You are probably thinking, “But I can’t read Aramaic!” It doesn’t
matter. Not in the least. This is not about foreign languages or
unfamiliar alphabets.
The 72 Names are not actual words. With a few exceptions,
they are not pronounceable in any meaningful way. Their particular
configurations are devoid of literal meaning. They are sacred
sequences that are activated visually.
The Aramaic word for letter means “pulse” or “vibration.”
What’s pulsating? What’s vibrating? Energy! A flow of energy transfers directly to you when your eyes scan the shapes of the Names.
These meditation symbols transcend religion, race, geography,
and the very concept of language. The Names were intended for
all people as an instrument with which to connect us to the Light.
Power is released through the unique shapes of these symbols, as
well as through the lines and curves expressed in their patterns.
The three-letter sequences that form each of the 72 Names operate
much like a cable transmitting various blends of energy into our
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physical world. The three letters signal three forces: a positive
charge, a negative charge, and a “ground wire.” This structure creates a circuit of energy that safely channels a spiritual current into
your life, just as a three-pronged plug securely transmits an electrical current into your home appliances.
When you meditate on these various three-letter sequences, a
focused spiritual Light is transmitted directly to your soul.
Three Prerequisites to Activating the Power
of the 72 Names:
1. Conviction in their power. The Ego will flood your mind with
doubt and uncertainty with regard to the power that lies within
the letters and their sequences.
2. An understanding of the particular influence radiating from
each Name. This will be provided in the meditations made
available to you in this course.
3. A follow-through physical action to activate the energy.
This is often the hardest to observe. You must face a small test,
a physical action that flips on the “Light switch.”
You can’t pray to turn on the light, you need to
walk over to the light switch and flip it to ON.
The awesome power of the 72 Names of God
is generated through an elegant fusion of spiritual energy
and a follow-through physical action.
“The words that enlighten the soul
are more precious than jewels.”
—Hazrat Inayat Khan
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Overview of the Zohar
Of all the mystical tools of Kabbalah, none is greater than the Zohar.
As the kabbalists teach us, the purpose of our spiritual work is to
manifest the perfection of the world. This is our potential. Unfortunately,
we still live in a world filled with pain, suffering, and death. Yet at any given
moment, we have the potential to connect to that perfection—to a world in
which everyone experiences total happiness and fulfillment. In fact, we have
the responsibility to bring this world about. This is our individual responsibility, and it is also our shared responsibility as part of humanity.
Although we are now experiencing a far-from-perfect existence, this doesn’t
diminish in any way the perfect reality. Our flawed world doesn’t replace the
perfected one; it only temporarily conceals it until we complete our work of
revealing it. The Creator did not abandon us in our work; he gave us wisdom,
he gave us tools, and, most importantly, he gave us a means of access—a
channel—through which we can connect with and reveal this world of potential. That channel is the Zohar.
In its simplest form, the Zohar is a commentary on the Bible, structured as
conversations among a group of friends, scholars, and spiritual masters.
But the reality and power of the Zohar far transcends the limits of the physical world. the Zohar is an Aramaic word meaning “splendor” or “scintillation”—and the Zohar is, quite literally, an unlimited resource of brilliant spiritual Light.
As the kabbalists explain, possessing and meditating on the Zohar
brings power, protection, and fulfillment into our lives. As we scan the
pages in its original Aramaic language, a deep connection to the Creator’s
Light comes into being. As we gain intimacy and understanding of the
Zohar, our consciousness deepens and expands. Spiritually, we grow and
evolve; we become who we need to be in order to gain the joy and fulfillment that God has intended for us. On a very practical and personal level,
the Zohar gives us the power to put those principles into action. This takes
place in every area of our lives, including our relationships, our spiritual
work, and even our businesses and careers. At the same time, when we
connect to the Zohar, we not only enrich our own lives but also draw Light
for the rest of the world.
The Zohar, therefore, is not meant to be read like any other book.
By its very presence, the Zohar is a point of connection with spiritual energy, which Kabbalah calls the Light. Our connection with the
Light through the Zohar does not depend on our reading it and understanding it in the conventional sense. Through its original language, its
words, and even its individual letters, the Zohar serves as a hugely powerful channel for the Light. For this reason, the experience of the Zohar does
not lie simply in reading it, but in meditating on it as well.
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To Benefit from the Zohar:
1. Read and meditate on it in Aramaic. The best way to understand and benefit from the wisdom of the Zohar is to allow our
eyes to pass over its letters. The eyes are the windows to the
soul and, as such, provide an access point for the Light of the
Zohar to enter our being.
2. Read and meditate on it in English. Studying the Zohar is yet
an additional form of connection.
“Most people live, whether physically, intellectually, or
morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential
being. They make use of a very small portion of their
possible consciousness, and of their soul’s
resources in general, much like a man who, out of his
whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of
using and moving only his little finger. Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our
vital resources are than we had supposed.”
— William James
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While the Zohar represents the internal soul, the Torah—also
known as the Five Books of Moses—is considered to be the
physical body of learning. The literal stories of the Torah conceal
countless hidden secrets. The Zohar is the Light that illuminates
the Torah’s sublime mysteries.
zohar
(the soul)
torah
(the body)
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In Level 1:
You learned about the difference between superficial pleasure
and real fulfillment, and about committing to embark on a path
of spiritual growth in order to find long-term fulfillment.
You learned that you have the ability to choose either the Light of
the Creator or the destructive nature of the Ego, and you discovered how to stop “being the effect.”
You learned how to recognize your Ego and were introduced to
tools with which to crush it.
You learned that the Ego drives reactive behavior, which keeps
us from understanding and appreciating the deeper meaning of
the events in our lives, and you used some tools with which to
embrace a more proactive approach.
You learned that the 99 percent world is the world that lies
beyond your five senses, and you discovered how to tap into
the infinite energy that this world embodies.
You learned that your “garbage” is really a gift, as it makes you
aware of the corrections you must make in order to elevate your
consciousness and connect to the Light.
You learned that Light is the source of literally everything.
You learned about the Vessel’s natural Desire to Receive, and
you discovered that you have the choice to receive either for
yourself alone or for the greater good; to share with others.
You learned that we are all connected through the Light;
discovered how to recognize when you are taking from others
with judgment or jealousy; and were taught meaningful ways
to share with others.
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S E S S I O N
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O N E
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1
What do you want to get out of this course?
What do you want to accomplish in Level 2?
2
If you completed The Living Kabbalah System,™ Level 1:
Out of the Darkness, what key concepts did you learn?
How have you integrated them into your life?
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How to Meditate
1. Create a balance between being awake and alert and, at
the same time, having a relaxed mental state. When you are
meditating, you want to be a careful observer of your own mind
and thoughts. In Kabbalah, we always encourage people who
are meditating to sit in a chair; to keep their arms and legs
uncrossed; and to get as comfortable as possible.
2. Set both a minimum and a maximum amount of time to
meditate, and stick to that as your range. Some people don’t
meditate enough, while others go overboard. We recommend
that if you’re going to commit yourself to five minutes of meditation, make it a minimum of five minutes. However, if you’re the
type of person who can get a little carried away, cap your meditation time at 10 or 12 minutes, at least in the beginning. Then you
can gradually increase your time, depending on your inclination.
3. Focus your intentions. You’re going to start with a sacred
sequence or with one of the connections that will inspire a specific direction for your meditation.
4. Stay relaxed. Don’t push yourself. Don’t expect instant results.
Don’t expect to feel as if you’ve achieved nirvana. These are not
necessarily indications that you have made a great leap of
progress. Sometimes the most significant transformations are
those that take place only when you look back on them, after a
few months or even a few years have elapsed.
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Meditation
The whispers of my soul and the Divine counsel of the Light are loud
and clear. I know what I have to do, and I am willing and prepared to
do what it takes to get the job done.
What did you experience?
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[ Daily
Dig ]
Where is my desire directed?
What seeds am I planting that will grow into trees and
fruits in 10 or 20 years? Am I creating fulfillment or chaos?
How could I have been more proactive today?
What can I do tomorrow to ensure a more proactive day?
Why is this in my movie?
How can I use it as an opportunity to transform?
What are the signs and signals that the Universe
is sending to me?
What is in my life right now that is a blessing?
What am I grateful for right now?
What is being provided to me right now?
How can I share more with others?
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S E S S I O N
T W O
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Creating Your Movie
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Creating Your Movie
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T W O
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living
is joy enough.”
— Emily Dickinson
You create your own journey!
No matter what you have dealt with in the past, it is all
changeable in the now. Use your challenges, and know that
if you can overcome them, you can overcome anything.
Greatness is not what we achieve;
it’s what we overcome.
— Yehuda Berg
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Creating Your Movie
You are responsible for the movie playing in your life.
If you don’t like the movie, change it!
[ Exercise ]
What are the top five things in your life that you appreciate?
1
2
3
4
5
The things that you do not appreciate are probably the things
you need to change. The lasting fulfillment that lies waiting for
you is never going to arrive if you choose to maintain your current
consciousness and do not change those things.
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Top of the Pyramid
A REACTION to an Extreme Circumstance
The Path to
Lasting Fulfillment
Grassroots
Your Spiritual Foundation
Most people start a spiritual path as a result of something
that happened to them or to someone they know. Usually, it’s
an effect or a reaction to what we call extreme circumstances.
Unfortunately, when problems arise and we fix whatever it is that is
involved, our desire for spirituality fizzles. It ceases to exist, because
we’ve taken care of the reason we came to spirituality in the first
place. You may have picked up The Living Kabbalah System™
because of a particular problem that arose in your life, but truly
combating that problem requires a grassroots effort that starts from
the bottom of the pyramid and goes all the way to the top.
Our purpose is to actually get to a level
where there are no ups and downs.
Moving only a little higher is the real danger of the pyramid. If we
just solve that one problem, even though everything else in our life
may be unfulfilling, we think it’s okay. However, all we’ve really
done is create a wheel—one in which we’re sometimes up and
sometimes down. Maybe we’re not down because of one thing,
but we’re down because of another.
Kabbalah is about going to the next level.
The feeling that you are being deprived
in the present means that the abundance
you’re waiting for will never really arrive.
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Creating Your Movie
[ Closed-eye
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Exercise ]
1
Remember a time when you were fulfilled.
What were you doing?
2
Where were you?
3
Who was there?
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The Raw Ingredients of Fulfillment:
Other people were involved.
You were connected to the Universe.
It was bigger than yourself.
It involved sharing.
It required effort.
It required some work, and the
reward for that work was not
instantly revealed.
It involved taking a risk.
The risk may have been a
little scary.
It still affects who you are today.
[ Exercise ]
1
How closely does what you wrote about in the Closed Eye
match this list of raw ingredients?
2
What are you experiencing right now that reflects
the raw ingredients of fulfillment?
3
If nothing in your life reflects all these ingredients,
which ingredients are missing?
4
How can you bring more of these ingredients into your life?
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Creating Your Movie
[ Light-Work ]
What is your legacy? Answer the following questions:
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1
If you died today, what legacy would you leave behind?
2
What have you left behind?
3
What would you be remembered for?
4
In every area of life, did you accomplish what you
came here to accomplish?
5
Is this the movie you want?
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T W O
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Meditation
Here you receive nothing less than the full impact of the forces of
Creation. You restore meaning to the part of your life that often feels
meaningless, and purpose to a world that often appears aimless.
Order returns. Structure emerges. Everything is tidied up.
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Creating Your Movie
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
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S E S S I O N
T H R E E
3
Spiritual Tools
and Practices
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Spiritual Tools and Practices
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S E S S I O N
T H R E E
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Your old movie is now over,
and your new movie begins.
[ Closed-eye
Exercise ]
Write your new movie! Today is the first day of your life.
How are you going to embark on this new journey?
What steps will you take? Where are you going?
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We must get out of our preprogrammed
conditioning and behavior
in order to reach our true potential.
Our patterns keep us in our comfort zone—
keeping us from growth and lasting fulfillment.
The expectations of ourselves or
others can limit our level of fulfillment.
Kabbalistically, when a sage accomplishes
something in the past, it creates a
cosmic opening and allows us to use
that energy in our lives as well,
making it easier for us in our own journey.
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You cannot manage what you cannot measure.
Conditioning Tools:
Aramaic letters
Red String
k-Tools
Light-work
Meditations
Daily Dig
If we don’t apply a strong structure and discipline to our
journey, we’re never going to get anywhere.
Structure gives freedom.
The only way to unleash our potential is to get out of our preprogrammed conditioning and behavior.
Habits are a part of human nature. You either create rituals that
bring you Light or develop habits that bring you darkness. If you fail
to make rituals of Light part of your daily routine, a void will open
up in your life. The Ego will then compel you to fill that space with
non-supportive behavior.
Positive Practices vs. Nonsupportive Habits
Saving money
Working out
Prayer
Meditation
Daily coffee
Comfort food
Enabling others
Smoking
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Mindless Ritual
vs.
T H R E E
3
Spiritual Discipline
Autopilot
Mindful
No consciousness
A standard that you hold
yourself to in order to
create more awareness
and consciousness
Will never bring the
Light or fulfillment
that you seek
With reason and
purpose
Kabbalah is not in any way, shape,
or form connected to religion.
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Small actions have big results.
It is what you do on a day-to-day basis that really makes a
difference. Taking action daily gives you the strength to counter
reactive tendencies, and the investment you make each day is
exponential in terms of the long-term results you achieve.
[ Exercise ]
How long do you think it will take to turn one dollar
into one million dollars if you doubled it every day?
YOUR ANSWER:
How much more time do you think it will take to turn that
amount into a billion dollars if you continued to double your
money every day?
YOUR ANSWER:
The same principles of compounding
apply to spirituality.
Answers: 22 days; 10 more days.
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T H R E E
“Dance, when you’re broken open.
Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off.
Dance, in the middle of the fighting.
Dance, in your blood.
Dance, when you’re perfectly free.
Struck, the dancers hear a tambourine inside them,
as a wave turns to foam on its very top, begin.
Maybe you don’t hear that tambourine,
or the tree leaves clapping time.
Close the ears on your head that listen
mostly to lies and cynical jokes.
There are other things to hear and see:
dance-music, and a brilliant city inside the Soul.”
— Rumi
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[ Light-Work ]
Surround yourself in water (e.g., in a pool, lake, stream, ocean, or
bathtub) and meditate to wash away all of your old patterns and
behaviors. Journal about your experience.
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Meditation
Meditate on the following: “Every day I commit to make the time to
nurture my soul and to take proactive actions to move closer to my
full potential.”
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[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
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S E S S I O N
F O U R
4
Spiritual Responsibility
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F O U R
We must take spiritual responsibility for our lives on all levels.
Open up to this possibility.
Ask yourself, “Could this be true?”
Remember that you are not a victim. When you are truly
connected to the 99 percent and not just to the 1 percent of the
physical world, you recognize that you really cannot get hurt. The
moment you take responsibility for your entire movie, a whole new
paradigm is opened up in your life. Once you leave victimville
behind, you automatically start connecting to the Light.
[ Exercise ]
1
List the things in your life that you think you
couldn’t have been responsible for.
2
Ask yourself , “If I didn’t create them, who did?”
3
Is it possible that you did?
4
How could you be responsible?
5
Is it your parents’ fault?
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We forget how much power we actually have.
Why is it so hard to accept responsibility for everything
in our movie?
Spiritual delay.
There is a distance between Cause and Effect that prevents
us from perceiving the connections between the events of
our lives. Time delays the Effect, which gives us an opportunity to
exercise free will. We need the spiritual delay in order to give us
an opportunity to do our work, to take our journey. If we lived in
the pure spiritual world—in which there really is no time, and where
Cause and Effect are simultaneous—we wouldn’t have an opportunity
to grow.
Time is an illusion.
We need to act with certainty and know that whatever we do will create fulfillment in the future. The more certainty you have, the closer
you can bring the future toward you, and the more power you will
have to narrow the gap of time represented by a spiritual delay.
Ask yourself, “What consciousness created this?”
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F O U R
Never underestimate the difficulty and the power
of accepting full responsibility for your misfortune.
[ Exercise ]
1
In what part of your life do you feel the most lack (e.g., health,
career, relationships, spirituality, finances)?
2
What specific part of that aspect of your life is unfulfilling?
3
How does this situation benefit you? How is it serving you?
If you had to see a benefit, what would it be?
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[ Light-Work ]
1
Look back at the past month. Write down all the negative things
that were in your consciousness (thoughts, actions, feelings).
2
Ask yourself, “With all of this negativity in my life, do I really
deserve to be fulfilled? Is it possible that I have created negative
consequences in my life?”
There is a bigger picture to our life.
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F O U R
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Meditation
With these letters, my impulses toward self-pity, retaliation, and
revenge are swept away. I see that a “victim’s mentality” is the
foundation of all those feelings. I replace that thinking with the
understanding that I am the creator of my own circumstances.
And I know that what I have created, I can change. Thus, everything
changes now!
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[ Daily
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is sending to me?
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F I V E
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You Chose Your Parents
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Notes:
“He who teaches children learns more than they do.”
— German proverb
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F I V E
The truth is that your parents
are an exact match for you.
Is there anything in your life that you blame
on your parents?
It is your pure soul—which understood what you would need to fix in
your life—that chose your parents. You made this choice in order to
create the perfect environment in which to make your correction.
For this reason, no matter whether your parents are saints or sinners, they are able to push your buttons. And if you have a good
relationship with your parents, ask yourself, “How can that relationship bring even more Light?”
[ Closed-Eye
Exercise ]
1
What is it about your parents that bothers you?
Which of their character traits do you not accept?
2
What do you love about your parents?
What are their positive traits?
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[ Exercise ]
1
How do you relate to other people in the same way that you
relate to your parents?
2
How do your parents relate to others in the same way
that they relate to you?
We need to make a separation—
what is us and what is them?
Just as we have a path,
so too do our parents have a path.
So much that affects us is just them being on their path.
Have you ever wished that your parents could be as nice to you as
they are to complete strangers? The truth is, we are often the
toughest on those who are closest to us. No matter what we are
given, we need to understand that nothing is given to us that we
cannot handle. It is there for a reason.
Our job is not to fix our parents.
Our job is to come to peace with them
and not let them affect us.
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F I V E
Notes:
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[ Closed-Eye
Exercise & Light-Work ]
1
Why did you choose your parents?
2
What have you learned as a result of the way you were raised?
What else could you learn?
3
Why did your parents choose you?
4
What new actions can you take with this knowledge?
5
What can you give back to your parents to help them grow?
If you need support and/or have questions,
please call 1.800.KABBALAH.
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F I V E
Meditation
You Chose Your Parents, Track 2 on Guided Meditation CD.
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[ Daily
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is sending to me?
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S E S S I O N
S I X
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Light Making
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Light Making
Notes:
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S I X
What is a miracle? It is Light Making.
We all have the capacity to bring miracles into our lives.
We take most miracles for granted.
But the truth is that miracles should be the norm,
and chaos should be the exception.
Everyday Miracles That We Take for Granted:
The sun coming up each day.
Your immune system operating in a healthy way.
A flower growing.
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Light Making
The energy of miracles is always there untapped,
waiting in potential.
The question is, what kind of vessel do
we have to receive them?
Turn on the Light!
When we tap into the Light force of the Creator, everything
flows toward us. The Light is the source of the miracle, but it’s up
to us to remove the barrier. The moment we think that something is
miraculous, we actually kill the miracle. If we are prepared to get out
of the way and let the process of the Light happen, miracles will
become a daily part of our lives.
Imagine a massive, darkened auditorium. It’s pitch black.
Inside the auditorium stand three people. They’re uncomfortable,
stranded alone in the darkness. So the first person prays to the
electricity to power up the lights. Nothing happens. The second
person hastily erects a tiny synagogue, church, or mosque inside
the auditorium to worship the electricity in the hopes that this will
activate the lights. Still nothing happens. The first two people then
get together and write on parchment scrolls in praise of this unseen
force and speak of it in a story and parable. Nothing happens. The
third person sits for a while and then patiently moves over to the
light switch and flips it on. The auditorium is instantly bathed in light.
Tap into the flow! Everyone can make miracles happen, but most
people simply don’t know that they can or how to do it. It’s about
harnessing your ability to control matter within your mind, especially
when it seems irrational to the five senses.
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S I X
Miracles require us to leave our normal range of thinking. The
Universe will give you only what you allow it to give you.
Intuition is not always what you want to hear.
It is the voice inside you that aligns you with
whatever proactive steps could happen.
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and
the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society that honors
the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
— Albert Einstein
True messages from the Light come at unexpected and
unrelated times. We must be alert and aware in order to hear and
understand them.
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Light Making
Miracles do not show up in your comfort zone.
definition:
com·fort zone (n):
1. conditions in which someone avoids discomfort, pain, or anxiety.
2. protection from challenges or obstacles.
3. doing what feels safe, secure, and familiar.
GOD
comfort
zone
YOU
“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing
is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”
— Albert Einstein
When we get challenged by the universe,
when the universe wants to give us a miracle,
we complain.
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S I X
It’s never too late—you’ve got to use it or lose it.
The instant we worry about how long our
happiness will last or when it will come,
we run out of Light.
What is your tolerance for risk? You must be willing to take on a
risk that is equal to the miracle that you want to draw into your life.
Some people live an entire lifetime as one long, monotonous
day. And some people live one day richly, as an entire lifetime.
Negative expectancy is YOU wanting the world the way YOU
want it to be. When you do that, you are guaranteed disappointment.
Universal Law: The Universe will reciprocate what you put out.
Like Attracts Like.
One of the ways we send out messages is through our thoughts—
many of which we are not even consciously communicating!
[ Exercise ]
What messages are you sending?
1 Life is:
2 People are:
3 I am:
4 God/the Universe is:
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Light Making
[ Light-Work ]
1
Create a treasure map. From whatever source—magazines, newspapers, catalogs, cereal boxes, old photo collections—
collect and save images that resonate with your memories, associations, and life experiences.
2
Take about 20 minutes to lay these images down on a poster
board. Feel free to add words or to outline with markers.
3
This is your collage, and it is meant to reflect you. When you have
completed it, post your treasure map in a prominent place. Be sure
to remember that this tool, like all the other k-Tools, can be used
more than one time.
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S I X
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Meditation
I free myself from all selfishness, envy, anger, and self-pity. By rejecting these negative temptations, I am free to invoke this Name, thereby igniting the power of miracles in my life.
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Light Making
[ Daily
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is sending to me?
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Expecting Miracles
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Expecting Miracles
Notes:
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Cause excitement!
Even when things seem difficult or painful, seek out ways
to make them exciting.
“It’s not how much you love someone
when you love them;
it’s how much you love them
when you hate them.”
— kabbalistic saying
You must have certainty in the life force of the Creator.
The degree of certainty that you have in the Light will attract that
precise degree of miracles and consciousness into your life.
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Expecting Miracles
Suspend your beliefs about what is possible.
Did you know?
The 4-minute-mile. This historic event took
place on May 6, 1954 during a meet between
British AAA and Oxford University at Iffley
Road track in Oxford. It was watched by
about 3,000 spectators. With winds up to 25
miles per hour (40 km/h) prior to the event,
Bannister had said twice that he favoured not
running, to conserve his energy and efforts to
break the 4-minute barrier; he would try again
at another meet. However, the winds
dropped just before the race was scheduled
to begin, and Bannister did run. His time was
3 min 59.4 s. Two other runners, Chris
Brasher, and Christopher Chataway, provided pacing whilst completing
the race. Both went on to establish their own stellar track careers. The
race was broadcast live by BBC Radio and commented on by Harold
"Chariots of Fire" Abrahams. The stadium announcer for the race was
Norris McWhirter, who went on to publish and edit the Guinness Book
of Records. Bannister's record-setting mile run was called the "Miracle
Mile" because some doubted a four-minute-mile was physically
possible for a man to achieve.
However, the claim that a four-minute mile was once thought to be
impossible by informed observers was and is a widely propagated
myth cooked up by sportswriters and debunked by Bannister himself
in his memoir, The Four Minute Mile, 1955. The reason the myth took
hold was that four minutes was a nice round number which was
slightly better (1.4 seconds) than the world record for nine years -longer than it probably otherwise would have been because of the
effect of World War II in interrupting athletic progress in the combatant
countries. Note that the Swedish runners Gunder Hagg and Arne
Andersson, in a series of head-to-head races in the period 1942-45,
had already lowered the world mile record by 5 seconds to the preBannister record. See World record progression for the mile run. See
also A World History of Track and Field Athletics, 1864-1964 by R.L.
Quercetani, Oxford University Press, 1964 for a history of the
mile/1500 m. event. What is still impressive to knowledgeable track
fans is that Bannister ran a four-minute mile on very low-mileage
training by modern standards.
Just 46 days later on June 21 in Turku, Finland, Bannister's record was
broken by his rival John Landy of Australia, with a time of 3 min 58s.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia Article “Roger
Bannister” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bannister
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Levels of Miracles:
1. Probable: You think it can happen.
2. Improbable: It’s a stretch, but you could see it happening.
3. Impossible: You think it cannot happen.
Miracles don’t happen if you don’t have
a belief system that they can happen.
Even immortality is within our reach.
In 2004, Yehuda’s father, Rav Berg, suffered a stroke. It was
expected that the Rav would die. His brain had massive swelling
from the stroke, and he should have passed within the first two
days. At his bedside, friends, loved ones, and even his doctor
scanned the Zohar. Eventually the Rav woke up and spoke.
From that point on, miracles began to happen.
Millions and millions of nerve cells are actually missing from the
Rav’s brain. So he reprogrammed and rewired his brain in a way
that modern medicine cannot explain. The Rav’s recovery is
miraculous. It’s miraculous in his recovery from the coma; it’s
miraculous in his recovery from a vegetative state; it’s miraculous
in terms of his ability to walk; it’s miraculous in his ability to talk—
all things that once were not possible to imagine.
w w w. 7 2 . c o m
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Expecting Miracles
Missing part of the Rav’s brain (side view)
Missing part of the Rav’s brain (front view)
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S E V E N
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Rav Berg’s brain (after recovery)
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Expecting Miracles
[ Light-Work ]
Tonight or tomorrow night, stay up from midnight until the morning
star and study something spiritual that is meaningful to you. Journal
about your experience.
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S E V E N
7
•
Meditation
Meditate with total conviction and certainty upon the absolute demise
of the angel of death, once and for all!
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Expecting Miracles
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
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S E S S I O N
E I G H T
8
Enabling Others
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Enabling Others
Notes:
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S E S S I O N
E I G H T
8
If you want miracles now, take action now.
Many people appreciate the presence of the Light or God but
still do not achieve the miracles they need. Kabbalah is about
taking action now, as opposed to waiting for some supernatural
force to intervene on your behalf at some point in the future.
No matter where you are on your spiritual path, you must keep seeing more and more in order to grow.
Your actions create a Vessel that creates the miracle.
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Enabling Others
[ Exercise ]
1
Go back to the first Light-work in this course. What did you
originally want to get out of this program? In what way do you
want to learn and grow?
2
How can you keep yourself focused and motivated on what
you originally wanted to gain from this program?
When you create a miracle in yourself,
the cosmos creates a miracle in return.
If you want to change the world, change yourself.
Universal Law: As above, so below.
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definition:
Bread of Shame
This has nothing to do with rye, whole wheat, or bagels. Bread of Shame refers to those
shame-like feelings that can be likened to receiving unearned good fortune. For instance,
Bread of Shame would occur if we won the Super Bowl or the World Cup without ever
having played a single game. It’s not much fun holding a trophy and declaring ourselves
champions if we never played the game. To the contrary, we would feel rather silly. However,
one removes Bread of Shame when one earns a championship by playing challenging games
throughout an entire season and defeating formidable opponents on the road to victory.
If you get something in your life without earning it,
a few things happen:
1. You don’t appreciate what you have.
2. It’s much harder for you to create a Vessel to help you
get to your next level.
[ Exercise ]
1
What is your favorite sport or activity?
2
If you could become the best in the world at that sport
or activity overnight, how would it feel?
3
How long would it be fun?
Rule of Thumb:
When in doubt about what to do,do what seems to be
the most difficult thing for you to do.
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Enabling Others
The worst kind of Bread of Shame is when
you enable another’s Bread of Shame.
We came to this world to share and to become givers.
Sharing cannot include enabling someone else’s Bread of Shame.
Sometimes sharing means saying “no”; sometimes it means
saying “yes.” It is whatever you need to do to not enable another
human being.
Avenues for Enabling:
Approval
Recognition
Attention
Control
Remove your personal agenda. The only reason a person
enables another is that they have a personal agenda and the
situation serves them in some way. If we are not evolving as
human beings, we are either creating Bread of Shame for
ourselves or enabling another person’s Bread of Shame.
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E I G H T
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Did you know?
Patrick Deuel before his emergency diet
and surgery.
Patrick Deuel (born 28 March 1962), also known
as the Half Ton Man, is a morbidly obese man
from Nebraska.
Deuel is a former restaurant manager; at one point,
he had not left his house, or even his bed, in 7
years. He stands at 5'9” (175 centimeters) . At
one point he weighed 1,072 pounds; at the time,
the only scale that could be used to weigh him
was a livestock scale. He was taken out of his
home via crane, after crews removed a wall of his
home in Valentine, and rushed to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota via a special ambulance with extra-wide doors that had to be
dispatched from Denver. His current method of weight loss is a supervised
1200 calorie/day diet; he also had gastric bypass surgery.
Deuel's weight loss and surgical care have been overseen by Dr. Fred Harris.
Avera McKennan Hospital has had to cover at least part of the costs of Deuel's
treatment, which has caused some controversy.
In 2005, he was featured on the United States television network, TLC, in a
program entitled Half Ton Man, also shown in the UK on Channel 4 in February
2006. It chronicled his fight with obesity, and the heartaches he endured while
clinging to life. He lost half his weight in a matter of months with an emergency
diet, which was featured on the show. His wife Edith is also obese, but not to
his extent; she has decided to pursue gastric bypass surgery as well.
According to Half Ton Man, weight problems had inhibited the Deuels from
ever consummating their marriage — but their dedication to one another is
strong nonetheless.
On March 7, 2006, Deuel underwent surgery in South Dakota to remove a
mass of fat and skin that was hanging from his midsection (panniculus),
making it hard for him to walk. He lost 81 pounds, and now weighs about
400 pounds.
Deuel is also a born-again Christian and has stated his faith in Jesus has given
him inspiration and that others have "kept him in their prayers."
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia Article
“Patrick Deuel” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Deuel
True friendship is when you can say what you want,
when you want, and how you want.
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Enabling Others
[ Light-Work ]
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1
Where in your life have you been a recipient of Bread of Shame?
2
Where have you enabled another person’s Bread of Shame?
3
Where have other people enabled your Bread of Shame?
LEVEL 2
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8
•
Meditation
Concentrate on sharing Light with friends, family, and the entire family
of humankind. Take this Name with you out into the real world and
share these tools with others. Ask for the strength to “walk the walk.”
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[ Daily
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is sending to me?
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N I N E
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Your Concealed Ego
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Your Concealed Ego
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N I N E
You know you are making progress
when you notice the Opponent.
When you actively pursue your spiritual work, you have
activated your Opponent to fight.
As in any game, you have to face an Opponent in order to
win. Obstacles are opportunities for us to go to the next level. And
mistakes are mistakes only if we don’t learn from them.
Let the Light fight for you!
It’s not who you are; it’s who is fighting for you.
We don’t have to do this work by ourselves! It’s not just us
against the Opponent; it’s us and the Light against the Opponent.
If we let the Light fight for us, we can defeat anything.
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Your Concealed Ego
The Ego has an Inner and Outer aspect.
The outward mask often acts as a trigger for the deeper
and more destructive inner Ego.
Universal Law:
Something must be concealed in order to be revealed.
Universal Concealment:
A baby must be concealed in the womb of its mother before it can be
revealed in the physical world.
A seed must be concealed in the ground before it can be revealed as
an apple tree.
A new invention is first concealed in the mind of the inventor before it
takes on its physical form.
Electricity must be concealed within cable wires before it can become
manifest.
In telling stories/metaphors, the principles of truth, lessons of life, and
spiritual concepts are embedded in the story and are conveyed in the
telling of the story. The story conceals that principle.
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N I N E
[ Exercise ]
Revealed - Concealed Ego
1 Answer these questions (there are no right or wrong answers):
a. My Ego is ________________________________________________________.
b. The way my Ego manifests in my life is _______________________.
c. The way my Ego creates blockages is ________________________.
2 Aspects of Ego (typical ways in which the Ego shows up):
Rage________
Anger________
Judgment________
Pride________
Depression________
Desire to control________
Being inconsiderate (acting wild and inconsiderate)________
Disconnection/being distant from people________
Revenge________
Jealousy________
Taking others for granted________
Being abrasive________
3 Rating the aspects of the Ego:
a. Look at which of the 12 aspects of the Ego you least relate
to. Place the number one (1) next to this aspect of the Ego.
b. Write down the one to which you relate the least.
______________________________
c. Now look for the common Ego to which you relate the most.
Put the number twelve (12) beside that one.
d. Write down the one to which you relate the most.
______________________________
e. Rate the rest of the 10 from most to least. Start at 12,
then 11, then 10, etc., from the most to the least.
4 Your Ego:
12 = your Effect (Revealed) Ego;
1 = your Cause (Concealed) Ego.
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Your Concealed Ego
What people put focus on is usually not important, and
what no one puts focus on is usually very important.
Satan creates diversions in our lives to keep us focused
on something that is not really the cause!
[ Light-Work ]
Focus on your number-one Cause (Concealed) Ego. Ask the
loved ones around you, “Is there any moment in time where my
concealed ego shows up?” Journal about your findings.
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N I N E
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Meditation
This Name brings the greatest of all freedoms: escape from
ego-based desires, selfish inclination, and the “me first” mentality.
In their place, you gain life’s true and lasting gifts—family, friendship,
and fulfillment.
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Your Concealed Ego
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is sending to me?
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T E N
10
The Ultimate Game
of Hide and Seek
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The Ultimate Game of Hide and Seek
Notes:
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T E N
Do what is uncomfortable!
Step into the blast to resurrect your consciousness. Even
Kabbalah can be done superficially if you choose to avoid taking
real actions with intent. This work needs to be taken seriously in
order to defeat the Ego.
If you remove Ego from one area without getting to its core,
it will simply relocate. You must continually challenge it by trying
new things and doing what is uncomfortable. You must decide that
you are going to do what is uncomfortable yet necessary in order to
find where your ultimate Cause Ego is hiding.
You need tools:
1. To find the Ego.
2. To defeat the Ego
When you find a way to break from your nature and
transcend your Ego, you simultaneously transcend the
natural laws of this world, including the karmic laws of
cause and effect.
When you find Ego and call it by name,
you remove its power.
Don’t let your Ego become your prison.
If you can recognize an illusion as an illusion,
it dissolves.
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Often, you see your Ego show up in how you view
other people.
What you see in others is really what you need to work on.
When you find yourself judging others, it is really about you.
Relationships with other people provide the best
opportunities for spiritual growth.
The Baal Shem Tov’s Teachings:
1. The world has been set up so that whenever you spot a negative trait
within other people in your life, you can be sure that trait is within you as
well. Otherwise, you would never have seen it.
2. Not only is the negative a reflection of what’s inside of you, but the
person you are looking at doesn’t have any hope of getting rid of their
negative trait until you get rid of your own.
3. In no uncertain terms, the person in front of you will not change his
or her ways until you first uproot and eradicate your negative traits.
4. Your responsibility is not only to yourself but to the person in front
of you. When you accept this, you’ll see a change in that person.
Ask yourself:
“How can I give back to this person who is serving as a
messenger from the Light to show me where my Ego is?”
Other people will actually start changing
when you change.
[ 100 ]
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S E S S I O N
10
T E N
How to See Your Mirror:
1. Someone in front of you is driving you crazy.
2. Stop and notice what is happening.
3. Ask yourself, “How do I do that to other people or to the universe?”
Just by asking the Light to show you the lessons that
you are supposed to learn, your soul will expand.
2
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[ 101 ]
[ Light-Work ]
Choose a person whom you trust, and ask them to tell you—with
brutal honesty—how your Ego shows up.
1
What was hard for you to hear?
2
What resonated as true if you really admit it?
3
On what and how can you work to catch yourself when you
notice this part of your Ego?
Bonus:
Go to a person with whom you are angry, or who is
angry with you, and go through this process with them.
Open up to the song of the soul.
Awareness and Ego cannot coexist.
When you remove Ego, you hear the voice of your soul.
[ 102 ]
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S E S S I O N
10
T E N
Meditation
Finding Your Ego, Track 3 on Guided Mediatation CD.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 103 ]
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 104 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
E L E V E N
11
Accepting the Illogical
L I G H T– WO R K
.
INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 105 ]
Notes:
[ 106 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
E L E V E N
11
It is almost easier to deal with physical pain than it is to deal with
the pain of the Ego. However, the more you confront and remove
your Ego, the more effective this entire program will be for you.
We cannot be successful on our path if we’re not fighting the Ego.
One of the tools with which to combat the Ego
is to open ourselves up to being humiliated.
This is not about making a fool out of yourself; it is about actively
seeking the things that are the most difficult for you and fully owning
those things. Seeking humiliation not only helps you find your
Cause Ego but also forces you to be who you need to be in order
to pursue the path that the Light wants you to pursue.
Humiliation is an illusion.
Run toward humiliation! If the entire world took full responsibility
for just one day, it would all be over. The most significant thing we
can do to change the world is to help individuals recognize and
accept their negativity.
2
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[ 107 ]
Part of what destroys the Ego is
doing things that absolutely don’t make sense.
You must apply this principle to all areas of your life. The people
who change the world and who change themselves understand
that things do not have to make sense.
Ways to Connect to the 99 Percent
Without Going Through Challenges:
The Zohar
Aramaic letters
Red String
2
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S E S S I O N
E L E V E N
11
26th-Century Physics:
One day science will understand how all of this technology
operates, and it will express that knowledge in a vocabulary that
does make sense to all of us. However, why not take advantage
of this technology now even though you don’t yet understand
its mechanics?
When you do something illogical,
you attract something illogical.
Universal Law: If you are not getting results, don’t do it.
L I G H T– WO R K
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[ 109 ]
[ Light-Work ]
What are the things you are already doing in your life that don’t
make sense (e.g., superstitions, belief in déjà vu)?
[ 110 ]
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E L E V E N
11
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Meditation
You are now transcending your limitations so that you can cling to
the Tree of Life. Now that the Ego is out of the spotlight, happiness
finds you. You master the art of getting out of your way, of letting go
of all stubbornness.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 111 ]
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 112 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
T W E L V E
12
Fear: The Fuel of Ego
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 113 ]
Notes:
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S E S S I O N
T W E L V E
12
We Hold Onto Ego for Two Reasons:
1. We cannot see it.
2. We are afraid to let it go.
Our Ego can seem like a faithful “friend.” It is familiar, it is
comfortable, and it protects us from potentially painful situations.
Fear fuels the ego.
definition:
fear (n):
1. an unpleasant feeling of apprehension or distress caused by
the presence or anticipation of danger.
2. an idea, thought, or other entity that causes feelings of fear.
3. awe or reverence, especially toward God.
4. a concern about something that threatens to bring bad news or results
(often used in the plural).
5. the chance or likelihood of an undesirable thing happening.
Remember, F.E.A.R. is False Evidence Appearing Real.
L I G H T– WO R K
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[ 115 ]
Exaggerated fear has been a part of the human
experience since the dawn of existence.
A Dictionary of Fears:
Dystychiphobia
Fear of accidents
Hemophobia
Fear of blood
Taphephobia
Fear of being buried alive
Illyngophobia
Fear of vertigo and getting dizzy
Misophobia
Fear of contamination
from dirt and germs
Aviophobia
Fear of flying
Francophobia
Fear of France
Aulophobia
Fear of flutes
Panophobia
Persistent, abnormal, and
irrational fear of everything
We don’t see how many of our decisions
are based on fear. In the end,
this will bring you only pain and chaos.
It is not enough simply to restrict
everything that is negative.
You must proactively create change.
[ Exercise ]
Look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I am powerful. I have all my
energy.” If you could reach a level where you could look yourself
straight in the eye and say, “Yes, I am powerful,” you would be more
of a real person.
[ 116 ]
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S E S S I O N
T W E L V E
12
A real friend is someone who is willing to go as deep as it takes to
bring someone back. How much are we willing to stretch ourselves
for someone else?
Certainty is the solution.
Rule of Thumb:
When you don’t know what to do, inject certainty.
How to Use Doubt to Serve the Light:
1. Doubt your whole doubt process.
2. Develop a true awareness of the Light, and
know that you’re going to win in the end.
2
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[ 117 ]
Certainty means knowing that the unseen hand of
the Creator’s Light is in the Game of Life with you.
Blessings
Becoming Like God
Fufillment
Vessel/Certainty
YOU
Thoughts are the seed.
Feelings are the trunk.
Actions are the fruit.
Doubt is the universal catalyst
that keeps us stuck.
[ 118 ]
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T W E L V E
12
[ Exercise ]
Part I: Find your place of certainty.
1 Connect to the Light.
2 Think about what you are already certain about in your life.
3 Get your body into a physical state of certainty.
Notice how you stand, breathe, etc.
Part II: Use the energy of certainty to combat doubt.
1
What are your triggers for worry and fear?
2
What is the doubt that sets in when you focus on these things?
What do you feel you cannot do?
3
Connect to the energy of the Zohar.
L I G H T– WO R K
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[ 119 ]
[ Light-Work ]
On a separate piece of paper:
1
Write down all the fears that affect you on a regular basis.
2
Meditate on those fears. Summon forth the feelings
and symptoms associated with the fear.
3
Write down all the emotions and feelings that arise
as a result of these fears.
4
Acknowledge that your own reactive nature is
responsible for the manifestation of this fear.
5
6
When you are done, take the paper and burn it.
Make sure you do this in a fire-resistant receptacle.
[ 120 ]
Afterwards, write about your experience.
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T W E L V E
12
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Meditation
As you reflect today on these Aramaic letters, you feel certainty permeating every aspect of your life and your career. Imagine if you
approached your work with calm certainty rather than with obnoxious
Ego, trusting in the Creator that you will be guided to your highest
level of sharing and that this will manifest in your work. Imagine what
your health, your personal relationships, and your relationship with
the universe would be like.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 121 ]
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 122 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
T H I R T E E N
13
We Are All Addicts
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 123 ]
We Are All Addicts
Our disease is our cure. When you are aware of your addiction,
you have the ability to correct it.
Five Basic Human Needs:
1. To feel secure.
2. To give and receive.
3. To belong and feel significant.
4. To create.
5. For the Light of the Creator (our only real need).
We turn to addictions when we crave one of these needs,
but we settle for a temporary fix instead.
Clinical Definition of an Addiction:
1. Loss of control.
2. If you don't have it, you feel lack or pain.
3. Continue destructive behavior fully knowing
the negative consequences that it will create.
Addictions are unsupportive habits created by your Ego.
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T H I R T E E N
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Two Kinds of Addictions:
When we think of addictions, we usually think of physical
addictions such as smoking or gambling. However, the
addictions that give us the greatest challenges lie further below
the surface and are not as easy to see.
“Below-the-Surface” Addictions:
Approval
Recognition
Attention
Enabling others
Control
Chaos
Anger
Judgment
It is a Catch-22—we start off with a lack
and temporarily fill it, only to end up with
an even greater lack.
Most people are so hooked on their
below-the-surface addictions that they
don’t even know what real happiness is.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 125 ]
We Are All Addicts
The Ego’s ultimate victory is to convince us to completely
lose our desire for the Light by replacing our desire for
Light with short-term fulfillment.
According to the Zohar ,
Addiction Can Be Two Things:
1. Idol worship: Supplementing the Light
with something else.
2. Slavery: When we are so locked up that
our addictions control us.
Your free will let you decide if you are going to be an addict
to Light or an addict to the Opponent. That is really what it
comes down to. We all have learned habitual, addictive behaviors.
What we came here to do is to overcome addictions to the physical
world and learn to become addicted to the Light of the Creator.
The problem is, it is usually much easier to get addicted to a
cappuccino than it is to a bowl of steamed zucchini. One taste of a
mochachino, and you can be sure you’ll be instantly addicted and
hooked. One taste of quinoa or steamed zucchini, on the other
hand, and you’re probably not going to get addicted right away.
The Opponent has the ability to “hook, line, and sink” you after only
one taste. The Light of the Creator is a much more difficult taste
to acquire. And we know, of course, that this is by design—so that
we can earn the Light, the fulfillment, and the eternal joy that true
fulfillment represents.
[ 126 ]
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S E S S I O N
[ Closed-eye
T H I R T E E N
13
Exercise ]
Disconnect from your old definitions of addiction.
1
Where do I see patterns in my life?
2
Where do I see a string of behavior that indicates
that I have an addiction issue?
3
Where am I addicted to approval from another person?
4
Where am I willing to do anything for some kind of recognition
or attention, even if the recognition or attention is negative?
5
Am I an attention/recognition/approval addict?
6
Where am I enabling others?
7
Where do I have control issues?
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 127 ]
We Are All Addicts
[ Light-Work ]
Choose 6 to 12 waking hours to not speak at all (unless, of course,
you are in an emergency situation). Journal about your experience.
[ 128 ]
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S E S S I O N
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T H I R T E E N
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Meditation
I am ready to battle the nasty habits and unpleasant character traits
that I have not been able to get rid of. This Name ensures my victory
over the forces of Ego. I am imbued with the emotional power and
discipline to triumph over all self-centered impulses and negative
desires.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 129 ]
We Are All Addicts
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 130 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
F O U R T E E N
14
Positive Transformation
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 131 ]
Notes:
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S E S S I O N
PERSONAL
TRANSFORMATION
F O U R T E E N
=
14
GREAT REVELATION
OF SPIRITUAL LIGHT
The degree to which we change our nature
determines our level of fulfillment.
[ Exercise ]
Which of the scenarios below reveals more spiritual Light in our
world? Which person expresses the most spiritual Light in his own
life? On the basis of all that we have learned, let’s briefly examine
each scenario to discover the answer:
A hundred thousand dollars in small-denomination bills lies on top
of a desk in a place of business.
Scenario Number One: A man walks in and sees the money. He
makes sure no one is watching, and he scoops up the cash and
flees like a bandit.
Scenario Number Two: A man walks in and sees the money. He
begins shaking, fearing the prospect of even touching the cash,
let alone stealing it. He flees the building like a scared rabbit.
Scenario Number Three: A man walks in and sees the money.
After checking to see that no one is watching, he scoops up the
cash and begins to flee. But then he stops. He agonizes for a
moment and decides to return the money to the desk.
Scenario Number Four: A man walks in and sees the money.
He takes it and places it inside a briefcase. He locks the briefcase
and hands it over to the authorities for safekeeping. He then
leaves a note on the desk informing whoever has misplaced a
large sum of cash to contact him, and he will direct that person to
the authorities to retrieve it.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 133 ]
[ Exercise
Answer ]
Scenario Number One: In this case the man is governed by his
reactive, instinctive Desire to Receive, which tells him to take the
money and run. Reactive behavior produces no Light.
Scenario Number Two: This man is merely reacting to his
instinctive desire to be frightened even at the thought of stealing
the money. Reaction to his natural instinct produces no Light.
The man enters the building and leaves again with his nature
unchanged.
Scenario Number Three: This man initially reacts to his desire to
steal the cash, but then he stops his reaction. He shuts it down
proactively. Then, going against his initial instinct, he transforms
his nature in this one instant and returns the money. His
transformation from reactive to proactive reveals spiritual Light.
Scenario Number Four: Here, the man merely reacts to his
instinctive desire to do the right thing. He was already in a
proactive state of mind concerning stealing the money. No
change of nature occurs, and he remains the same person
throughout the event. According to Kabbalah, such behavior
will produce no additional Light in this person’s life. However,
the honorable man in this scenario can still reveal Light. After
returning the money, he must not react to his Ego, which is
telling him how kind and virtuous he is. He must resist his
Desire to Receive—which in this case means his desire to
receive praise for his good deed.
[ 134 ]
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S E S S I O N
F O U R T E E N
14
The degree of Light that you bring to the world is exactly
proportional to how much personal transformation you are
voluntarily undergoing. That is what creates the Vessel that is
going to hold and keep your Light. Thus, if you are not seeing
results from your spiritual work, it means that either the quality or
the quantity of your actions is not sufficient.
Every effort is weighted against effort, difficulty, and risk.
Always remember that our positive traits do not flip on
the Light. The Light comes when we identify, uproot, and
transform our reactive, negative characteristics. When you think,
“This can’t be easy,” then you know you are on the right track.
Spiritual growth is the next level.
There are three things you must partake of on a
regular basis in order to be successful on this path.
1. Be giving of your time with no agenda.
2. Engage in sharing actions without an agenda.
3. Give some of the money that you’ve earned
to be used for the service of others.
2
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[ 135 ]
[ Light-Work ]
1
2
3
[ 136 ]
Pause, clear your mind completely, and don’t think of anything.
Then write down three to four positive actions that come to
your mind right away.
Do those three to four things.
Journal about your experience.
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S E S S I O N
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F O U R T E E N
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Meditation
You are now reconnecting and reuniting the upper and lower worlds
through the power of this Name. By bringing these realms together,
you find courage and commitment to accomplish your goals and
achieve your dreams. Your thoughts become actualized. Your best
ideas are transformed into actions and then into concrete results.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 137 ]
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 138 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
F I F T E E N
15
The Effects of Judgment
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 139 ]
Notes:
[ 140 ]
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S E S S I O N
F I F T E E N
15
One of the biggest blocks
keeping us from the Light
is judgment.
Rapid cognition is our natural ability to see a solution
to a problem. However, the Opponent uses logic, emotion,
and judgment to cloud our natural reasoning process and affect
our decisions.
When we are frustrated with others, we are coming from a
place of judgment. This is where we let our internal dialogue with
the Ego convince us that another person is above or beneath us,
thereby creating feelings of frustration or anger with that person.
It is our nature to use judgment as a means of discerning
the advantages and disadvantages between one choice
and another.
2
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 141 ]
definition:
judg·ment or judge·ment (n):
1. an opinion formed or a decision reached in the case of a disputed,
controversial, or doubtful matter.
2. an opinion formed or given after consideration.
Positive Judgment
Negative Judgment
Discerning judgment.
Judgment that causes
separation or blockage.
When two people have judgment,
the whole world is too small for them.
But when two people are connected,
even the tip of a knife is enough space for them.
[ 142 ]
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S E S S I O N
F I F T E E N
15
We pull the trigger of judgment on ourselves.
If you withhold judgment on another human being even
when judgment is warranted and you instead show mercy,
the Universe can never judge you.
Suppression also creates space.
Remember: The goal is not to become a zombie.
There is a fine line between suppressing our emotions and
shutting down our reactive systems. Suppressing emotions
creates long-term stress and an eventual “blow-up.” The discomfort
of resistance to reactionary impulses creates a momentary
struggle, but calmness and clarity almost immediately ensue.
If you find yourself in inner turmoil—if you cannot stop thinking
about something—your reactive tendency is to retreat inside
yourself. The point, however, is not to refrain from doing something.
Rather than torturing yourself internally, find a proactive way to
handle the situation by going beyond your five senses.
It’s all about seeing the big picture. When you’re willing to embrace
your judgment, you are able to let it go. In contrast, the more
you suppress the way you feel about someone, the more it will
stay with you.
Go from judgment to observation.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 143 ]
[ Light-Work ]
1
Consider a reaction that took place in your life—an individual
with whom you had a run-in, or someone who upset you for
one reason or another.
2
Sit down and write a letter to that person, venting all the
reasons you were upset, hurt, or angry. Don’t hold anything
back. Note: Don’t send this letter; merely express all your
feelings and write all your thoughts down on paper.
3
When the negative energy of the situation has dispelled,
return to the letter you wrote and read it.
4
Ask yourself these questions about the situation. Be honest
with yourself. The more honest you are with yourself, the
more you can grow.
a. Was this a reaction?
b. Were you in a reactive space when you wrote it?
c. Did you act out of a place of judgment?
d. Did the situation arise out of your own self-interest?
[ 144 ]
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S E S S I O N
•
F I F T E E N
15
•
Meditation
I gather the ability to bring forth the powers of observation to see
the truth . . . and the courage to handle it!
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 145 ]
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 146 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
S I X T E E N
16
Let In the Light
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 147 ]
Let In the Light
Notes:
[ 148 ]
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S E S S I O N
S I X T E E N
16
Part of our life already exists at the 99 percent level.
We must become more aware of that connection.
Our thoughts do not originate from the physical aspects
of the brain. Instead, the brain is like an antenna—a receiving
station that picks up a signal and then rebroadcasts it into the
conscious mind.
At any given moment in time, your antenna is pointed toward either
chaos or Light. In reality, this is the only decision a person ever
makes. If you point your antenna toward the Light, you have a
much better chance of getting the right signal. You have the power
to shift the dial. The only thoughts that come in are the thoughts
that you let in.
Consciousness of the Vessel:
Consciousness of the Light:
Me, Me, Me.
God.
When you proactively seek out
the world beyond the five senses,
there are no limitations to what is possible.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 149 ]
Let In the Light
At certain times, more energy
is available from the universe.
Did you know?
During the week, our soul draws energy from the Light (Binah)
through a medium of Sfirot known as Zeir Anpin. On Shabbat,
however, Zeir Anpin disappears, and we connect directly with Binah.
Unique among the Creator’s gifts, Shabbat does not have to be
earned. We do not have to navigate the realm of Zeir Anpin in order
to get to Binah. Instead, it is Binah or bust! It is a total freebie—a free
glimpse of the ultimate Light. What could be better? By connecting to
Shabbat, you put yourself in touch with the Source of all blessings.
At the same time, you remove the causes of chaos at their deepest
root level.
Kabbalists explain that Shabbat is the only day of the week in
which the spiritual and physical worlds are united. The Light flows
throughout the entire day and is available for us to receive from it as
much as we want.
On Shabbat, you don’t need to make an effort to connect with the
Light. All you have to do is show up and get free Light. It’s as though
the local bank manager says, “Listen, between Friday at sunset and
Saturday at sunset, the bank vault will be open. You can just come in
and take an unlimited amount of gold.” By the way, it is not Bread
of Shame on Shabbat; there is no earning necessary, because
Zeir Anpin is not there. That’s why it is free.
The effort is to come to receive.
Even a few hours of Shabbat can dramatically benefit the coming
week. And Kabbalah teaches that the effects of Shabbat are cumulative: From week to week, an ever-increasing amount of negativity is
removed from your life and replaced with happiness and fulfillment.
We don’t observe Shabbat because it is holy. It’s not a day of rest.
It’s the hardest day of the week around here because there’s so
much going on to draw Light. But if you are someone who really wants
to get the maximum amount of Light available, you will do it by any
means necessary.
[ 150 ]
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S E S S I O N
S I X T E E N
16
The Four Phases:
1. Life as Usual
2. The Call to Adventure
3. Trials and Tribulations
4. The End Result
Everything in life goes through the Four Phases.
Things don’t just happen by accident.
There is an actual structure and process
to the way life operates.
All that is infinite is available to us if we open up to it.
2
LKS
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 151 ]
Let In the Light
[ Light-Work ]
Go back to a significant relationship in which you experienced a
challenge. Break it up into the Four Phases. Map out where the
relationship fell apart.
[ 152 ]
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S E S S I O N
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S I X T E E N
16
•
Meditation
You are now switching off destructive thoughts emanating from the
ego. In the space that is then opened, a gentle radiance of spiritual
Light floods your heart and mind. We are connected to the 99 percent.
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 153 ]
Let In the Light
[ Daily
Dig ]
is sending to me?
[ 154 ]
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
S E V E N T E E N
17
Pain Reveals Light
L I G H T– WO R K
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INTO THE LIGHT™
[ 155 ]
Pain Reveals Light
Notes:
[ 156 ]
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S E S S I O N
S E V E N T E E N
17
Whenever you feel as if you want to run away,
that is the time you need to gather up more strength—
because there is so much more Light to be had.
If you are a better person,
the world around you will be better as well.
People who are successful at what they do are willing to
consistently embrace pain because they know that the
end result will be powerful. If you are willing to embrace pain,
it is amazing what the result can be.
Pain can be a great opportunity to bring in more Light.
Often people stop working on themselves spiritually
when “real” challenges show up.
You Know You Need to Focus on Something When:
1. Your first reaction is to run away.
2. Thinking about it makes you want to “shut off.”
Pain reveals the Light.
Pain is Light trying to come in. It is letting go of the Desire
to Receive for the Self Alone. You can choose which path you
wish to take: the path of Light or the path of darkness. When you
are fully connected to the Light, there is no pain—not even death.
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Pain Reveals Light
“When I see nothing annihilated,
and not even a drop of water wasted,
I cannot suspect annihilation of souls . . .
Thus finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall,
in some shape or other, always exist;
with all the inconveniences of human life is liable to,
I shall not object to a new edition of mine,
hoping, however, that the errata of the last
may be corrected.”
— Benjamin Franklin
You can turn your “garbage” into
a vehicle through which to serve.
Go to sleep at night,
exhausted but victorious.
Instead of holding your pain inside, bring it
to the surface and use it to help other people
who have gone through the same experience.
Our biggest pains and secrets have
the potential to reveal the most Light.
Chaos doesn’t have to stop you
from being who you were meant to be.
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“It takes a lot more strength to be weak
than it does to be strong.”
— Yehuda Berg
If you need support and/or have questions,
please call 1.800.KABBALAH (1.800.522.2252).
Meditation
Pain Meditation, Track 4 on Guided Meditation CD.
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Pain Reveals Light
[ Light-Work ]
1
Do the Pain Meditation for this session at least three more times.
2
Write down what you feel after each. You cannot do this
enough—our Light is hiding behind our pain.
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The power of memory arises within your consciousness. Lessons
of life are deeply ingrained into your being, including the lessons and
wisdom of the Living Kabbalah System™. This Name also removes
negative memories and activates greater memory retention.
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is sending to me?
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Astrological Consciousness
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One of the important tools that can help us complete our
correction (tikkun) is knowledge of astrology based on
Kabbalah. Kabbalistic astrology is not in opposition to general
astrology but is a step beyond it, as it shows us both our strengths
and our weaknesses so that we can use our thoughts to overcome
and transform our “garbage,” thereby helping us navigate our lives
in the most harmonious and felicitous way.
Kabbalistic astrology helps us define our “garbage”
so that we can better navigate through our life.
“Astrological forces impel, but they do not compel.”
— Rav Berg
This also helps us understand other people’s buttons
so that we can better relate to and understand them.
“He took him outside and He said:
‘Look to the heavens and count the stars,
if you can count them.’
He said to him:
‘Thus will be your seed’ ”
— Genesis 15:5
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“Lead me in the correct path.”
— A kabbalistic prayer
Did you know?
“My Name Is Earl,” or “Earl” to fans, is an Emmy Award–winning sitcom
created by Greg Garcia. It is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
It stars Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, and Jaime Pressly. Lee stars as Earl
J. Hickey, a petty crook with occasional run-ins with the law, whose
newly won $100,000 lottery ticket is lost when he is hit by a car. While
lying in his hospital bed after the accident, he develops a belief in the
concept of karma when he hears about it during the Carson Daly
show. He decides he wants to turn his life around and makes a list of all
the bad things he’s done. After a few good deeds, his $100,000 ticket
comes back to him. He sees this as a sign, and with his new lucky
money, he proceeds to cross
items off that list, one by one, by
doing good deeds to atone for
them.
Suplee plays Earl’s simple but
kind-hearted younger brother
Randy, who is his sidekick as
Earl seeks to make amends for his past transgressions. Pressly plays
Earl’s ex-wife Joy. The show also stars Eddie Steeples as Joy’s husband Darnell, and Nadine Velazquez as Catalina, a good-hearted maid
at the motel where the Hickey brothers live.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia Article “My Name Is Earl” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_name_is_earl
Our unique mission in the world
is to elevate to a higher spiritual level.
“There are many paths to enlightenment.
Be sure to take one with heart.”
— Lao Tse
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The universe is composed of four elements: air, water, fire,
and earth. Each element has a different nature: air represents the
intellect and interpersonal communication; water signifies emotion,
giving, and helping others; fire denotes a lack, the creative impulse;
and earth represents materialism, carrying out tasks, and stability.
The stars do not determine anything, but reflect a situation. We
can nevertheless use them to help us elevate ourselves above
the planetary influences as well as above our fate. The stars
help us utilize the freedom of choice that was granted to us as
human beings.
The signs under each element have the same basic
frequencies, but these frequencies manifest slightly
differently in each one.
The Elements and Their Signs:
Air (Chochmah):
Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
Water (Binah):
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Fire (Zeir Anpin):
Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth (Malchut):
Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
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Air Signs
Overall General Tendencies:
Analytical. Intellectual. Cerebral.
Proactive nature: good in communication;
intellectual; curious.
Reactive nature: noncommittal; indecisive.
Commit to: focus on details; see the big picture;
finish what you start; trust the Light, not your mind.
Gemini
Proactive nature: looks for harmony; friendly;
loving.
Reactive nature: avoids conflict; people pleasing.
Commit to: decide without fear; decide with
certainty; make decisions and be certain about
them; don’t question past decisions; share for
the right reasons.
Libra
Proactive nature: humanitarian; free-spirited.
Reactive nature: lacks order; fears being controlled.
Aquarius
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Commit to: try to conform; do what someone else
does; don’t be unique; be a team player; practice
compassion; make dependability a habit; transform
ego into humility; create win/win situations through
sharing; build relationships; care about others.
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Emotional. Feel the Pain of Others. Sharing.
Proactive nature: emotional; sensitive; nurturing.
Reactive nature: moody; suffers from depression;
can have victim consciousness.
Cancer
Commit to: break false sense of security; let go of
something that provides security; let go of fears and
possessions; take a risk and trust the Light; create a
space for the Light; do a sharing action daily; count
your blessings; live in the present.
Proactive nature: loyal; passionate; driven.
Reactive nature: very intense; extreme; vindictive;
angry.
Scorpio
Commit to: don’t hate yourself; don’t judge or be
jealous of others; stay calm; don’t create crises;
be proactive; think of consequences on self and
others; invite the Light in; achieve fulfillment through
self-control; don’t control.
Proactive nature: sensitive; spiritual; grounded.
Reactive nature: seeks comfort; suffers from
addictive behavior; escapes reality.
Pisces
Commit to: caring for another person without
feeling sorry for them; be a leader; initiate action;
balance logic and emotion; handle pressure with
certainty; go the extra mile; feel other people’s pain,
not your own.
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Fire Signs
Excitement. Creative. Channel.
Proactive nature: desire; initiative to grow; reactive.
Reactive nature: selfish; don’t finish what they
start; big takers.
Commit to: look to complete things; remember
the past to avoid repeating mistakes; before acting,
ask for the Light to guide you; decrease Ego by
remembering we are just a channel for Light;
empathize with others; avoid conflict.
Aries
Proactive nature: loving; generous; creative.
Reactive nature: overly protective; egotistical.
Commit to: be willing not to be everyone’s friend;
think before speaking; use strength to help others,
not to dominate them; be more empathetic; understand others' perspective; be sensitive to another
person’s feelings; don't be the center of attention.
Leo
Proactive nature: optimistic; learned;
philosophical.
Reactive nature: frivolous; tactless.
Sagittarius
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Commit to: stand up for something you believe in;
don’t be complacent; practice forgiveness; look out
for details; make a commitment and stick to it; analyze the whole situation before making a decision;
be more sensitive to others; watch what you say.
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Earth Signs
Practical. Logical. Scientific/Systematic.
Proactive nature: attention to details; organized;
decisive.
Reactive nature: critical; controlling; perfectionist.
Virgo
Commit to: beware of being critical of yourself and
others; let go of the desire to control the physical;
be proactive and ask questions; seek to understand
not judge; realize we are not in control; realize the
only one solving the problem is the Light; look for
the good and positive in everything.
Proactive nature: business-minded; good in
finances; stable.
Reactive nature: possessive; seeks comfort;
stubborn.
Taurus
Commit to: avoid being comfortable; listen to
others; embrace discomfort; actively share with
others; transform complacency to movement.
Proactive nature: practical; responsible; grounded.
Reactive nature: materialistic; controlled by fear.
Capricorn
Commit to: trust where it is not easy; break some of
your rules; rely on the 99% not the physical world;
realize that everything is from the Light; express
emotions; realize that things are a tool, not a purpose.
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Reactive
Proactive
List the reactive characteristics of
your sign that have affected you,
actions you have done, patterns that
you've been around, where you have
inflicted pain or suffering, and where
you have been annoying.
What are you going to do to correct
these actions and make sure they
don’t happen again?
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Notes:
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is sending to me?
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Your Surrounding Light
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All of us will achieve perfection and lasting fulfillment.
We will all make the corrections we came here to make.
The Only Difference Is the Process of Correction:
1. How long we take.
2. How difficult we make it.
We All Have Two Types of Light:
1. Internal Light: The Light we have worked for; the fulfillment we
currently have in our life.
2. Surrounding Light: The potential Light that surrounds our soul.
Until we transform, the Surrounding Light
remains untapped.
When you open up and pursue your spiritual journey,
you awaken the Light surrounding your soul.
Our potential Light cries out to us and pushes us.
This is what drives us to change.
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You must break through the Ego with pressure in order to
receive the Surrounding Light.
Two Ways to Break Through the Ego:
1. Proactively from the inside: You have control over it and can
break out of consciousness.
2. Force, smashing in from the outside: A very scary caving-in
process.
The universe is not trying to punish us;
it’s just trying to wake us up!
Stress is our reaction to the Light providing us with opportunities to proactively break through the Ego in order to grow.
The illusion is that the pressure we are stressed about is a problem.
Because we don’t understand the pressure, we run away from it.
Ways People Experience Stress:
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Impatience
Overeating
Anxiety
Anger
Lowered immunity
Avoidance
Lethargy
Suicide
Addictions
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The Light will keep pushing problems back to you
until you deal with them.
Turn stressful energy into positive consciousness.
Stress Is Positive Because It:
1. Awakens our consciousness into taking action.
2. Causes us to confront situations and solve problems.
3. Forces us to create accountability and discipline.
4. Gets us to take proactive action.
5. Increases our desire to change and transform.
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The Paradox of Spirituality:
The only way to get real comfort is to get uncomfortable.
Life is neutral—it’s what you make out of it that counts.
Your goal: No matter how uncomfortable a situation may be,
transform it into something positive, and use it as an opportunity
to grow and connect with more Light.
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Turn up the volume!
Ways to Receive More Light:
1. Know that everything is the Light; love, happiness and joy.
2. Be less reactive.
3. Give.
4. Create certainty no matter what.
5. Study the Zohar.
Be a soldier for the Light.
When we focus on the Light, it is magnified.
Wake up to what is being provided for you!
To really get to the next level, you need a spiritual partner.
This must be someone whom you trust and with whom
you have no space.
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[ Light-Work ]
1
Identify someone in your life whom you can fully trust to be
your spiritual partner. If you don’t have anyone around you
who you can totally trust, call 1.800.KABBALAH
(1.800.522.2252), and one of the spiritual instructors will be
more than willing to become your spiritual partner.
2
Tell that person everything that you’re experiencing so far in
the Living Kabbalah System.™
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This Name helps you receive when you share—and share when you
receive. This is the circuitry of life. Connect to it and move out of the
black hole and into the Light.
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is sending to me?
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Expanding Your Vessel
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Don'tlimityourself!
OpenupyourVesseltowhatispossible.
Stop your reactive desire to constantly think of yourself.
When you stop thinking about yourself, the Light
thinks of you, and you can receive everything.
Once you gain higher consciousness, you still have desire, but it
comes from a much deeper place within yourself.
“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations
of the soul; unbelief, in denying them.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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[ Exercise ]
What are your thoughts about the relationship between material
success and spiritual values? Here are some statements to help
clarify your views. After reading each one, circle a letter to indicate
whether you consider the statement to be true or false.
1 It’s hard for a wealthy person to be a good person. T / F
2 Many people who have become very
wealthy were happier when they were poor. T / F
3 The best things in life are free. T / F
4 Man cannot serve both God and material desire. T / F
Money is 99% energy, and 1% physical matter.
To be truly prosperous, you need to think about the thoughts,
feelings, and actions that affect your financial status. You
need to eliminate those that are having a destructive effect and
build on those that are positive and proactive.
Money is just as much a gift of the Creator
as any other form of spiritual fulfillment.
Money is a “life” energy—like love, like food, like relationships
with other people. It is infinite.
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What are the reasons you give for not having enough money?
What is really holding you back? We block the energy of prosperity with our “garbage.” And, at times, we are too full of ourselves
to let the Light in.
When you need help, open your Vessel.
Ironically, in times of stress, most people shut off their access
to the Light rather than opening up to receive assistance.
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[ Light-Work ]
1
2
Scan the 42-letter sequence of The Prayer of the Kabbalist and
try to pronounce each letter. From now on, say this prayer daily.
k-Tool
The Prayer of the Kabbalist (Ana Beko’ach) meditation card
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Meditation
The Prayer of the Kabbalist, Track 5 on Guided Meditation CD.
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is sending to me?
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Selfless Sharing
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Selfless Sharing
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Without sharing, the Vessel is empty.
Sharing is not just what you share physically; it’s also based
on your consciousness. Ask yourself, “What do I need to do for
someone that will reveal the maximum amount of Light for that
person, for myself, and for the world?”
Feed the greed for good.
When you have more Light, the world has more Light.
“The only way that you can call something your own
is when you share it.”
— the Zohar
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Selfless Sharing
Scale-of-Sharing Quiz:
Level One: The Begrudging Giver. I don’t really want to give, and
when I do, I give grudgingly.
Level Two: The Under-Giver. I give a lot less than I can afford and a lot
less than I should, but I am happy to make at least some contribution.
Level Three: Reactive Sharing. Someone asks me for a favor or
someone close to me needs help, so I agree.
Level Four: Proactive Sharing. I don’t need to be asked. I can see
when someone needs assistance, and I take the initiative to offer it.
Level Five: Uncomfortable Sharing. This is sharing out of the comfort
zone. (Any time you are out of your comfort zone, you are in the right
place!) You may never have given to this person before, or it may be
more than you feel comfortable giving, but you go ahead and give
anyway.
Level Six: Sharing Without Recognition. This is anonymous sharing.
You know where the money is going, but the person or organization
receiving it doesn’t know who the giver is. This is non-ego sharing and is
ranked very high!
Level Seven: Sharing Without Agenda. You don’t know where the
money is going, and the receiver doesn’t know where it came from.
Your sharing is arranged through a third party such as a family member
or a trusted friend. This is truly high-level sharing.
Level Eight: Proactive Action Sharing. Here, you cut off someone’s
pain and suffering before it even happens. You anticipate that a negative
situation may affect them, and you share with them so as to prevent the
situation rather than waiting until they’re in trouble before you help. This
is a tremendous level of sharing.
Level Nine: Global-Scale Sharing. You give to a place or to an
organization that not only takes care of things on a small scale, but also
attempts to change the world. This is world-class sharing—sharing that
can effect changes on a global scale. Our goal at The Kabbalah Centre
is to be an organization that addresses the needs of humanity on that
scale, and we invite you to look for other such organizations.
Level Ten: All of the above.
These are the various levels of sharing. Always ask yourself
where you stand on this scale, because clarity and truth are the
Opponent’s most bitter enemies.
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Strive to participate in high-level sharing,
by doing all three:
1. Money
2. Time
3. Action
[ Exercise ]
Part One:
Make a list of the top ten relationships in your life. Next to each one, write
how each relationship serves you.
Relationship
How does this relationship
serve you?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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Selfless Sharing
[ Exercise ]
Part Two:
In what ways can you proactively and selflessly serve each person
on your list?
Relationship
How can you proactively and
selflessly serve this person?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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How to Go from Self to Selfless Service:
1. Ask yourself, “What can I do?” and “How can I help?”
2. Know that sharing is natural. If you are a human being,
it is your nature to share. Expand your nature to give.
3. Acknowledge yourself for sharing, and focus on the potential
Light you can bring to others.
4. Be fully present. When you are with people, really be with
them—mind, body, and spirit.
5. Share when every cell of your body does not want to,
even when it is uncomfortable.
6. The more you look for ways to share, the more ways will show up.
Every action, thought, prayer,
and donation makes a difference.
Little things are really what make the most difference.
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Selfless Sharing
“Little” Ways to Make a Difference:
1. Become a Big Sister, mentor, or foster parent.
2. Give blood.
3. Tell someone that having them in your life has made it better.
4. Volunteer as a tutor at a high school, elementary school, or college.
5. Open the door for someone.
6. Donate a bag of groceries to a food bank.
7. Smile at another passerby.
8. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
9. Give someone a hug.
10. Take part in a race or walk that supports a cause.
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T W E N T Y - O N E
When our community experiences a tragedy or a hardship,
our natural desire is to help. However, many times it seems
difficult and/or frustrating to figure out what will help and how to
accomplish our goal. Many people feel helpless during these times.
The truth is that anything and everything you do to contribute to the
greater good will be of benefit during these times. If you have faith in
the Creator to guide you, you will find opportunities to make a real
difference. You just need to look for them.
Share with the right intention and consciousness.
YOU
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Selfless Sharing
[ Light-Work ]
Go back to your Light-work from Session 15. Send a postcard to
the person to whom you wrote a letter, and let that person know
you are thinking of them, wishing them well, etc. (Do not address
the situation from the letter in the postcard that you send.)
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Meditation
Meditate on “What acts of love can I share today,
both big and small? What can I do today?”
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is sending to me?
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Sharing This Information
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“There is nothing higher than the desire to
bring someone else closer to the Light.”
— the Zohar
We’re not extraordinary people—we’re ordinary people
doing extraordinary things.
There Are Two Ways to Receive Information:
1. As a philosophy.
2. As a knowledge and technology that becomes a part of who we are.
The only way to really receive information and integrate
it into our lives is to share it with others.
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It is our duty to share what we learn, and so far you have
probably learned many things that you would like to share with
your loved ones. However, do not force information on anyone.
There must be a Vessel to take in Light.
Before you jump in and start sharing all this information,
consider some distinctions.
How to Build the Vessel in Others:
Step 1: Be an example.
Step 2: Have true love and care for the other person.
Step 3: Take some time and pray for that person.
Step 4: Make sure they know that you care about them and
their well-being.
Step 5: Let go.
“The best way to find yourself is to
lose yourself in the service of others.”
— Gandhi
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Ten Principles for Sharing This Information:
1. Make sure your consciousness is in the right place. Is it
because you have a genuine desire to share, or are you seeking a
residual benefit?
2. Remember that becoming a being of sharing does not mean
changing people.
3. Give people their space. If someone is unwilling to take
responsibility, is in denial, or is simply so steeped in anger or
self-pity that they can’t see out of their predicament, be sensitive
to their situation.
4. Remember that advice is our biggest vice. Don’t just start giving
advice. You can cite kabbalistic rhetoric until you are blue in the face,
but if you don’t demonstrate love, your message will get lost.
5. Empathize. Being a positive channel for certainty involves
understanding the pain of other people. Only then can you bring
others to a point of trusting the Light. You must feel others’ pain
as if it were your own.
6. Provide unconditional love. Look at others as though you were
looking at your own child.
7. Let yourself off the hook. You don’t need to fix everyone, nor can
you. Our only work is to fix ourselves. Sometimes people just need to
go through the pain. Remember, an integral part of revealing Light lies
in facing the pain and working through it, as difficult as that may be.
8. Be certain. Have certainty in the Light. When someone comes to
you with a physical or emotional problem, your certainty can be a
Lighthouse that can guide them out of their darkness.
9. Listen and be present. People who will just sit and cry with you
when the chips are down are often those who help the most. It’s their
actions; that show they care that make a difference, not their words.
10. Ask yourself, “Am I helping or hurting?” Helping means leading
a person to a proactive place in which they can see the action or
actions that created their current chaos.
You will find that the right opportunities to make a
meaningful impact will present themselves to you if
you are patient.
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Talk to your spiritual partner about someone with whom you’re
thinking of sharing this information.
Identify the person with whom you
want to share this information.
1
2
What is wrong? What situation is that person facing?
3
What information do you want to share that you
think will help them?
4
Ask your spiritual partner to tell you where you’re
at and if you should share this information.
Remember to listen to your spiritual partner even if they tell you
what you don’t want to hear. Just let go and trust the process.
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S E S S I O N
T W E N T Y - T W O
•
22
•
Meditation
You create harmony between yourself and other people, as well as
between humanity and the natural world.
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is sending to me?
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T W E N T Y - T H R E E
23
Making This Last
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Don’t be overwhelmed!
As we said after Level 1, you will retain more of this
information than you think. Now that you have experienced
more Light and more truth, you will not see things the same
way again.
Even if you are unable to continually implement any other lessons,
applying the following concepts in your day-to-day life will continue
to elevate your consciousness and connection to the Light.
“In seeking Wisdom,
the First Stage is Silence,
the Second Stage is Listening,
the Third Stage is Remembrance,
the Fourth is Practicing,
the Fifth is Teaching.”
— Kabbalist Solomon Gabriel
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Your spirit is already perfect.
You must look at your spiritual work as a ten-rung ladder.
All is for naught if you don’t get to the top. Even if you accomplish
this piece, there will be something else after it. That is why we are
here—to work and to grow. If we had it all figured out already, we
would just ascend.
GOAL!
NEVER
ALMOST
NEVER
ALMOST
Create an environment that will set you up to win.
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Overall Review
Key Principles for Lasting Growth:
Continue to proactively integrate positive tools and practices
into your life.
You are responsible for literally everything in your life. You have the
power to create miracles.
Know that the Light is always there and is always waiting. In a
split second, everything can turn around if we can change our
consciousness.
Accepting spiritual responsibility, is understanding the cause-andeffect process. You first have to decide that you want to take this
journey—that this journey is important to you. If you don’t make that
decision, nothing is really going to change.
Your Ego is powerless if you have the courage to face it head on. We
learned about the Opponent and about the Ego. To be sure, you have
forces in your life. You may feel as though everything is against you and
that everything is trying to take you down—but the truth is that these
forces are trying to squeeze something amazing out of you.
Addiction does not merely involve people who go to 12-step groups
because they are addicted to alcohol or to drugs. Although these are
serious things that we have addressed, we also addressed the fact
that we’re all addicts—that each and every one of us is addicted to
feeding our ego in some way.
Eliminate chaos in any situation by injecting certainty.
Don’t let yourself run away from what you need to correct the most.
We talked about astrology, different signs, and understanding that the
discipline of astrology is not about what you read in the newspaper or
in magazines. Astrology is actually a powerful spiritual tool that can
help you connect to your positive tools and become aware of the
negative parts of your consciousness. We became aware of some of
the more humorous, reactive aspects of each sign.
Continually embrace your capacity to expand your vessel, awaken
your Surrounding Light, and share unconditionally. We learned what it
really means to be a vessel for the Light, how to expand our vessel,
how to share, what sharing really means, how it’s a state of
consciousness, and how it’s not just about giving things to someone.
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Steps to Stay on Track:
1. Repeat this course and/or Level 1.
2. Continue learning, and move on to the next level of learning.
Level 1: You are on a quest for peace and fulfillment.
Level 2: You take spiritual responsibility for growth.
Level 3: You allow Light to work through you.
Level 4: The final level. There is no difference between you
and the rest of the universe.
3. Use your k-Tools to remind yourself of your true self.
4. Use the Kabbalah Call Centre (1.800.KABBALAH,
1.800.522.2252) to stay on track and/or to ask questions
as you progress.
5. Get involved with a Kabbalah Centre in your area. You can find
a list of Centres worldwide at www.kabbalah.com.
6. There are several additional books and resources available
through The Kabbalah Centre, and most products are also
available online at www.kabbalah.com.
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[ Light-Work ]
1
Identify three or four situations in your life where you would
have acted differently had you had the tools of Kabbalah.
a.
b.
c.
d.
2
How much more can you accomplish by having
the tools of Kabbalah?
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Bonus:
Create a CD with music that corresponds to each lesson you have
just completed. This will serve as an anchor to remind you of the
new tools you are integrating into your life. Use songs that are
meaningful to you, and have fun with this process! Or, if you are not
feeling creatively inclined, use the sample playlist provided below.
Sample Playlist:
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Session
Song
Artist
1 The Journey Is the Reward
Great Life
Goat
2 Creating Your Movie
Gone Going
Black Eyed Peas
3 Spiritual Tools and Practices
Shaking the Tree
Peter Gabriel
4 Spiritual Responsibility
Speed of Sound
Coldplay
5 You Chose Your Parents
Boy Named Sue
Johnny Cash
6 Light Making
Ray of Light
Madonna
7 Expecting Miracles
Walk on the Ocean
Sprocket
Toad the Wet
8 Enabling Others
One Thing
Finger Eleven
9 Your Concealed Ego
(Soundtrack Version)
Lose Yourself
Eminem
10 The Ultimate Game of
Hide and Seek
Man in the Mirror
Michael Jackson
11 Accepting the Illogical
Highly Illogical
Leonard Nimoy
12 Fear: The Fuel of Ego
Change
Blind Melon
13 We Are All Addicts
Fix You
Coldplay
14 Positive Transformation
Just a Ride
Jem
15 The Effects of Judgment
Where Is the Love?
Black Eyed Peas
16 Let In the Light
Satellite
Dave Mathews Band
17 Pain Reveals Light
The Heart of Life
John Mayer
18 Astrological Consciousness
Starry Eyed Surprise
Paul Oakenfold
19 Your Surrounding Light
Spiritual High (State of
Independence) Part II
Moodswing
20 Expanding Your Vessel
Spiritual High Part III
Moodswing
21 Selfless Sharing
One
U2
22 Sharing This Information
Give a Little Bit
The Goo Goo Dolls
23 Making This Last
Beautiful Day
U2
LEVEL 2
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S E S S I O N
23
Meditation
Go back through the review from earlier in this session
two or three times.
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is sending to me?
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R E S O U R C E
G U I D E
Resource Guide
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“
“When you are inspired by some great purpose,
some extraordinary project,
all of your thoughts break their bonds:
your mind transcends limitations,
your consciousness expands in every direction,
and you find yourself in a new, great,
and wonderful world.
Dormant forces, faculties, and talents
have become alive, and you
discover yourself to be a greater person
than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”
— Yehuda Berg —
”
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K A B B A L A H
D I C T I O N A R Y
1 Percent, The: Our physical world of the five senses. It represents only 1% of
absolute reality. It is an illusion. It is a world of time, space, and motion. It is a
dimension of chaos and order, good and evil, Light and darkness. What we
perceive is usually the opposite of reality.
99 Percent, The: True reality. An infinite realm of pure goodness, endless
wisdom, unending joy, continuous contentment, and everlasting happiness.
72 Names of God, The: Broadband for the Soul. Plugging into the Light.
Different combinations of Names deliver different forces of energy, such as
healing, prosperity, and the actual power of life.
Aramaic letters: Metaphysical cables that channel the spiritual current and
power of the Creator. You switch them on with your eyes. You plug in with a
simple glance. And you can be Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, or even
atheist, and they will still work! Does electricity care what religion you are? Nor
does the awesome Light of the Creator.
Bread of Shame: Bread of Shame refers to those shame-like feelings that can be
likened to receiving charity, handouts, and unearned good fortune. For instance,
Bread of Shame would occur if we won the Super Bowl or the World Cup without
ever having played a single game. It’s not much fun holding a trophy declaring
ourselves champions if we never played the game. However, one removes Bread
of Shame when one earns a championship by playing challenging games
throughout an entire season and defeating formidable opponents on the road to
victory.
Certainty: It’s not about getting what you want; it’s knowing that you are getting
what you need. Right now and all through your life.
Endless World: An infinite realm of Divine Light in which the Light and Vessel are
united in one unified whole. The Endless World existed before the creation of our
physical reality.
Free will: To react or not to react—that is the only question.
Game of Life: Life and death. Living and dying. Succeeding and failing. Loving
and hating. Laughing and crying. Rising and falling. Chaos and order. Love and
heartbreak. Wealth and poverty. And everything in between. This is the Game of
Life. And the ultimate purpose is to climb out of all the darkness and wind up forever living in the Light.
Light, The: An infinite, endless Divine force of energy that expands as far as
forever. The pure Essence of the Light is infinite happiness and endless fulfillment.
Opponent, The: The Ego. The rash impulse. The reactive emotion. Known by
the code word “the Satan.” This force was created to test and challenge us and
ignite reactive feelings within us so that we can resist the pleasure of these egocentric responses. When we resist, we become proactive, Godlike beings. The
Opponent is so good at its job, we don’t even recognize its existence 99.999% of
the time.
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Proactive: Not reacting. Not whining. Not getting even. Letting go. Shutting down
the reactive impulse. Cooling off. Counting to 10. Counting to 11 if necessary.
Once done, finding a positive way to deal with the situation.
Reactive: The reflex of anger. The impulse to hate. The immediate urge to take.
The pressure to get even. The need to outdo and one-up. Complaining and victim
consciousness.
Resistance: In the Endless World, the Vessel stopped the Light from filling it.
This stopping of Light is called resistance. When resistance took place, the Light
withdrew, creating a vacuum—an empty space within the Endless World. This
gave the Vessel a place and space where it could now become the cause and
creator of its own Light. From our human perspective, resistance refers to our free
choice to resist the instant gratification and immediate pleasure (reactive behavior)
that arise from external stimuli. When we apply resistance, we become proactive;
we become the cause of our own happiness, as opposed to allowing something
external to influence us.
Shattering of the Vessel: Prior to the creation of our cosmos, the Vessel
contained all the souls of humanity, past, present and future, as one unified soul.
Just as a single shaft of white light contains all the colors of the spectrum, the
Vessel contained all the souls of humanity in one circular band of Light. During the
creation process, the Vessel shattered into pieces of all shapes and sizes. All the
pieces of the shattered Vessel are all the souls of humanity, the animal kingdom
and the vegetable kingdom. Yes, even the atoms that make up a slab of rock are
minute sparks of the shattered Vessel.
Ten Sfirot, The: Ten dimensions or curtains created to gradually conceal the
blazing Light of the Creator. By the time the Light reaches the tenth dimension
and curtain, it is so diminished in its brilliance that we have the illusion of
darkness—a realm of death, chaos, time, and space. Welcome to Planet Earth.
Uncertainty: Doubt in the outcome. Being a victim. Blaming the messenger.
Doubting the messenger’s message. Not perceiving and not believing and not
knowing that the Light is in the Game with you, right now, in the heat of the battle,
even in the most hopeless situation possible. Think about it: If you could see that a
hopeless and frightening obstacle was to disappear three days hence, would you
worry during those three days? Of course not! You would have certainty in the
outcome, and thus you would enjoy three peaceful days. The only reason we
worry is that we doubt the outcome and the existence of the Light. Remember,
the Opponent will delay an outcome just to create a space for uncertainty to enter.
“It doesn’t work,” you cry out. And then you lose. Uncertainty wins.
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Vessel, The: An infinite soul created by the Light to receive the endless pleasure
and serenity that shines from the Light. You, me, your neighbor, and all the souls
of humanity, past, present and future, made up and constituted the entire Vessel.
Zohar, The: The most important book of Kabbalah. Not just a book of wisdom,
but also, more importantly, a book of Light. Reading the Zohar does not just make
one wiser; it also makes one more pure. Merely meditating on the Zohar’s words
and letters arouses endless rays of Light can do wonderful things in our lives.
These rays can correct and elevate our souls. They can heal our body and
regenerate our cells. They can transform our nature by dissolving away negative,
reactive character traits. They can bring about miracles.
2
LKS
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A D D I C T I O N
R E S O U R C E S
The following is a listing of support networks that may aid in your ongoing
recovery process. The Kabbalah Centre does not endorse or recommend any
of these public resources, nor the content on their individual Web sites. As with
any resource, please use your own judgment when selecting your individual
supports and information.
Chemical Dependency
Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.)
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
212-870-3400
Cocaine Anonymous (C.A.)
www.ca.org
800-347-8998
Crystal Meth Anonymous (C.M.A.)
www.crystalmeth.org
213-488-4455
Marijuana Anonymous (M.A.)
www.marijuana-anonymous.org
800-766-6779
Narcotics Anonymous (N.A.)
www.na.org
818-773-9999
Nicotine Anonymous (N.A.)
www.nicotine-anonymous.org
415-750-0328
Compulsive Gambling
Debtors Anonymous (D.A.)
www.debtorsanonymous.org
781-453-2743
Gamblers Anonymous (G.A.)
www.gamblersanonymous.org
213-386-8789
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa and
Associated (Eating)
Disorders (ANAD)
www.anad.org
847-831-3438
Overeaters Anonymous
www.oa.org
505-891-2664
Family Support
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)
www.adultchildren.org
310-534-1815
Al-Anon/Alateen
www.al-anon.org
888-4AL-ANON
NarAnon
www.nar-anon.org
800-477-6291
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA)
www.codependents.org
602-277-7991
Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts (COSA)
www.cosa-recovery.org
763-537-6904
Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity
Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA)
www.sexaa.org
800-477-8191
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
(SLAA)
www.slaafws.org
210-828-7900
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA)
www.sa.org
615-331-6230
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