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Authors: Rav Michael Laitman, Benzion Giertz
ISBN-13: 9780973190908, ISBN-10: 0973190906
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bnei Baruch/Laitman Kabbalah Publishers
Date Published: September 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Rav Michael Laitman

Michael Laitman, PhD, is a professor of Ontology, a PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah, and an MSc in medical Bio-cybernetics. He is founder and president of Bnei Baruch and Ashlag Research Institute (ARI), two Israel based international educational organizations with branches all over North America and Canada, Central and South America, as well as Eastern and Western Europe. On his website, kab.info, he teaches free, live daily lessons on Kabbalah and spirituality to an audience of approximately two million people worldwide, simultaneously broadcast and translated into eight languages: English, Spanish, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, French, Turkish, and German. Prof. Laitman also presents regularly on Channel 66, which is distributed by Israel's Satellite TV provider, YES.

Book Synopsis

In the words of Michael Laitman, It is beyond human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualities as total altruism and love. This is for the simple reason that human beings cannot comprehend how such feelings can exist at all, as everyone seemingly requires an incentive to perform any act; without some personal gain, people are not prepared to extend themselves. That is why a quality such as altruism can only be imparted to a person from Above, and only those who have experienced it can understand it. Attaining The Worlds Beyond is a first step toward discovering the ultimate fulfillment of spiritual ascent in our lifetime. This book reaches out to all those who are searching for answers, who are seeking a logical and reliable way to understand the world's phenomena. This magnificent introduction to the wisdom of Kabbalah provides a new kind of awareness that enlightens the mind, invigorates the heart, and moves the reader to the depths of their soul.

Table of Contents

Introduction9
How To Read the Text11
1.Perceiving the Creator15
Window to the Heart19
Faith above Reason24
2.Spiritual Path31
Providence of the Creator34
Realizing the Creator's Rule38
3.The Dining Table40
Act One40
Act Two43
4.Nullifying Our Personal Interests60
Let Kabbalah Be Your Guide65
5.The Purpose of Studying Kabbalah67
6.Spiritual Progress71
Faith: Believing in the Oneness of the Creator74
7.Our Perceptions78
8.Structure of Spirituality81
False Pleasures84
9.A Plea for Help87
In Memory of the Kabbalist Rabbi Baruch Ashlag88
10.Counteracting the Desire for Self-Gratification91
11.Inner Motion and Development98
Advancing toward Altruistic Pleasure104
12.Eradicating Egoism119
The Search for the Creator131
13.The Way of Kabbalah139
The Desire To Receive Pleasure146
14.Revelation and Concealment154
Transforming Egoism to Altruism169
15.Gradual Spiritual Correction176
16.Inner Qualities and Outer Aspects188
Spiritual Gradations193
Four Fundamental Outlooks195
17.Merging with the Creator202
Phases of Revelation214
18.The Omnipotent Magician Who Could Not Be Alone: A Tale for Grown Ups218
19.Spiritual Levels227
20.The Return to the Creator239
The Path of Kabbalah253
21.Correcting Egoism267
Yearning for Spiritual Qualities278
22.Spiritual Development296
23.Spiritual Work317
24.Faith328
25.The Process of Conforming to the Creator333
26.Cognition of the Spiritual World341
Grasping Higher Spiritual Levels344
27.Stages of Correction349
Faith, the Only Antidote to Egoism352
Light That Brings Correction355
28.Not for One's Self364
Obtaining "lishma"367
29.Transformation of Our Nature373
30.Fear of the Creator378
31.A Seed of Altruism383
32.Battling for the Perception of the Creator's Oneness388
33.Receiving for the Sake of Giving396
34.Suffering Sent As Absolute Kindness402
35.The Evil Inclination409
36.The Work Along the Three Lines415
37.Understanding Our True Nature424
38.Kabbalistic Quotes432
39.Rabbi Laitman's Search for Kabbalah436
Other books by Rabbi Michael Laitman447

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