Kabbalah on Sex A conversation between Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD and Kabbalah Academy instructors Eugene Litvar and Michael Sanilevich
“Sex is man’s deepest, strongest desire, and hence has the most powerful, yet briefest fulfillment.” – Rav Michael Laitman, PhD
With so much focus on sex in our world, Kabbalah Academy instructors Eugene Litvar and Michael Sanilevich took it upon themselves to take time out and put the question “Why?” behind people’s thoughts, attitudes and activities involving sex to Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD. The result: a discussion called “Kabbalah on Sex” where Rav Laitman answered the following questions:
1. What are the spiritual roots of sex?
2. If sex is a natural phenomenon, then why is the issue of sex surrounded with embarrassment, restrictions, and awkwardness? Why are people generally ashamed to talk about sex?
3. What is the Creator’s attitude to man’s numerous sexual relations? What are the Creator’s moral values in the sexual sphere?
4. How does Kabbalah relate to the restrictions imposed on sex by religions?
5. How does Kabbalah regard premarital sex?
6. Why do men like virgin women?
7. If a man is unfaithful, it is considered a norm and everybody just smiles. But if a woman is unfaithful, it creates a universal scandal. Is a man allowed to have several partners according to spiritual laws?
8. Why does a woman demand from a man to be faithful, if according to the spiritual roots, a man may have several women?
9. Why do many women fail to receive satisfaction in sex?
10. Why do religions in general, and the Torah in particular, strictly forbid love between men and does not forbid such love between women? Is there a difference from the point of view of spiritual roots?
11. Is a homosexual’s soul male or female?
12. How can I find my other half when I’m surrounded by perverts?
13. Why, in recent years, have women engaged in the most ancient profession – prostitution – with such ease and why is their number steadily growing?
14. Is sex better or worse in the Upper Worlds, meaning, is it sweeter or bitterer than in our world?
15. Why is it enough for a man to look at a woman to feel good, whereas a woman needs to hear and lots of other things?
16. All these people who spend hours in gyms to improve their looks are sure that the opposite sex will like them more for it. Is this actually a correct way of thinking?
17. Is possible that we may lose a desire for sex?
Spiritual Impressions
As well as questions and answers, Kabbalah’s response to news stories, and Kabbalah from the sources, Michael Laitman shares unique, almost poetic, impressions of spirituality at his personal blog. Here’s a sample…
Every person’s soul is like a mirror reflecting sunlight.
A light beam descends, reflects off a soul, and withdraws into space.
Humankind, the civilization of egoists, is like a vast mirror array, reflecting light in different directions, making a sea of chaotic light.
However, merge the reflective light beams to be as segments of one immense parabolic source, and what do you have? At first, it looks like all beams are aimed differently, but as a whole, the light beams aim a common light at a common center. Their correct merger sparks a critical temperature, brings about a new substance—plasma—and bursts into flames.
And this is how each person’s light arouses the fire of love among friends. Their unity with one another, together with their aim at a common goal, produces a new state that’s unimaginable and unreachable using our common sense: adhesion with the Creator, an ascent to the Creator’s level. Such a state is unimaginable prior to achieving it, because it’s created only when everyone unites.
According to legend, Archimedes also set enemy ships on fire by aiming polished bronze… Read more…
In this video, Rav Michael Laitman, PhD sets the platform for his personal blog – Laitman.com – which hosts his daily posts answering questions from the public and students, giving Kabbalah’s response to what’s in the news, spiritual impressions of a Kabbalist, women’s topics, and a whole lot more. Go to the blog: Laitman.com – Kabbalah and the Meaning of Life: Michael Laitman’s Personal Blog
Ask the Kabbalist
One of the features of Michael Laitman’s personal blog is the ability to ask him whatever you like, and also, see the questions he is answering from people like you all around the world. Here’s a sample…
* A question answered on April 6th: Why do you reveal all of this secret knowledge to gentiles? Go To Answer>>
* A question answered on April 4th: How did man evolve on Earth? You wrote that millions of years ago a primitive man appeared on Earth. How did he get here? Go To Answer>>
* A question answered on April 3rd: What do you mean by saying that sex is the root of all our desires? What does Kabbalah have to say about everything that’s going on today surrounding sex, like pornography, prostitution, and so on? Go To Answer>>
* A question answered on March 31st: Do you think increasing availability of information instantly over the Internet and the advent of mobile devices such as the iPhone will increase interest in Kabbalah, and how do you perceive the future of human technology as a vehicle for attainment of the Upper Light? Go To Answer>>
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