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 5: The Self That Loves Your Neighbor
Even if I can love someone else, how could I love him or her as I love myself? I take myself for granted, but the one I love is different, emerging each moment from the unknown. The mystics tell us that to truly feel love for the other, and not just to mold our actions, we need to realize that we ourselves are emerging each moment from the Infinite unknown as well. That is really who we are. When we embrace that in ourselves, then our love of our fellow human being is the living process of the Infinite coming to dwell in our own lives, whether at the solitary core of our soul or in our relations that are interwoven with every aspect of creation.
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.
