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The Kabbalah of You, Lesson 3: A Question of Joy

Rabbi Shraga Sherman
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The Kabbalah of You: A Guide to Unlocking Your Hidden Potential
There is one thing that is always present in your life. Not your body, for sometimes you soar aloft in thought or meditation. Not your heart, for there are surely things that preoccupy you about which you are indifferent. Not your intellect, for there are times when your mind must rest.

But no matter what state you are in, no matter your thoughts, mood, or level of awareness, it is always you who is in that state.

Welcome to The Kabbalah of You, a journey of discovery, in which we will ask—and answer—the most fundamental question of all: Who is the mysterious being at the heart of what it is to be … you? The same Kabbalah that leads us up and beyond the highest heavens also leads deep within to explore the divine mystery of your soul.

Lesson 3: Happy to Be You
We all know the feelings of sadness and misery and are never content to rest in them; we seek a good that we experience as good. We are guided towards the experience of good by the questions we ask in our search. What do we seek? If we seek what we want, our search will yield pleasure, physical delight—powerful, but short-lived, and can lead to self-destructive behavior. If we seek rather what we need, we will find happiness. We will then be satisfied with very little—but we can stagnate and become complacent in that satisfaction. But if we seekwhat we are, then we will find energizing joy.Lesson 3: A Question of Joy We all know the feelings of sadness and misery and are never content to rest in them; we seek a good that we experience as good. We are guided towards the experience of good by the questions we ask in our search. What do we seek? If we seek what we want, our search will yield pleasure, physical delight—powerful, but short-lived, and can lead to self-destructive behavior. If we seek rather what we need, we will find happiness. We will then be satisfied with very little—but we can stagnate and become complacent in that satisfaction. But if we seekwhat we are, then we will find energizing joy.

This series of the Jewish Learning Institute’s The Kabbalah of You” is generously provided by Rabbi Shraga Sherman of Chabad of the Main Line in Merion Station, Pennsylvania.  Chabad of the Main Line provides a wide range of programs and classes to allow the Jews of the “Main Line” region in suburban Philadelphia the opportunity to connect to their Jewish roots through serious learning and meaningful Shabbat and holiday experiences.  For more information on Chabad of the Main Line and their classes, click on www.chabadmainline.org or call 610-660-9900. Check out their website for the latest JLI courses being offered at Chabad of the Main Line.

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Scholars: Rabbi Shraga Sherman
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