You Don’t Have to Believe
“Kabbalah is not for believing. The first rule in Kabbalah, which first of all is a science, says: ‘The judge has only what his eyes can see.’ Meaning, everything comes through experimentation, study, and observing for yourself.”
- Rav Michael Laitman, PhD in the video clip “Reincarnation.”
The following list of materials deals with the attainment of reality, a fundamental concept in the science of Kabbalah:
“Perceiving Reality” Video Clips:
* Belief - Do I Have to Believe in God to Live a Spiritual Life?
* Consciousness - What States of Consciousness Have Other People Achieved?
* Kabbalah - What Is the Essence of Kabbalah?
Articles in the Kabbalah Today publication:
* Baal HaSulam on the Perception of Reality - “That which we cannot feel, we also cannot imagine… We attain only manifestations and reflections of operations that stem from the essences.” - Baal HaSulam
* I Saw a Reversed World - Spirituality is an opposite world to our current reality, and it needs to be seen to be believed.
* Living the Spiritual Dream World - When we discover our true state of existence, we’ll see that our current state is just a dream.
Articles by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD:
* The Science of Kabbalah: A Method for Researching Man and the World - Kabbalah consists of a number of areas of study, though all of them talk about the attainment of the Single Field – the Common Law of Creation.
* Body and Soul - The science of Kabbalah is intended for revelation of the Upper World to the same extent of clarity and reliability as the earthly sciences reveal our world to us.
* Matter and Form in Kabbalah - The science of Kabbalah subdivides into two parts: the knowledge of matter and the knowledge of a form. However, unlike conventional science, even the knowledge of a form in the science of Kabbalah is based entirely on scientific research and practical experience.
Recommended Book by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD on the perception and attainment of reality:
* Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life - Free PDF Download | Purchase
Articles by Baal HaSulam:
* Preface to the Book of Zohar
* Matter and Form in the Science of Kabbalah
* The Wisdom of Kabbalah and Philosophy
Lessons by Rav Laitman on Baal HaSulam’s Article “Preface to the Book of Zohar” [approx. 90 min. each]:
1. wmv video | mp3 audio (9 November, 2007)
2. wmv video | mp3 audio (16 November, 2007)
3. wmv video | mp3 audio (23 November, 2007)
4. wmv video | mp3 audio (30 November, 2007)
5. wmv video | mp3 audio (7 December, 2007)
