...on, and the Supernatural Men Music, Song and Dance Myths and Fables Nature , Trees, Flowers, Creatures Ownership, Money and Possession Prayers, Pleas, Curses, Threats and Promises Pride and Humility Rank and Status, Power, Order, Custom and Authority Service and Slavery Sleep, Waking, Dreams, Visions and Imagination Sons and Daughters Theatre, Drama and the Sta...

...re all drunkards and whores,’ ‘…And no-one came to meet me’ ‘My imagination, obediently,’ ‘We shall not sip from the same glass,’ ‘Always so many pleas from a lover!’ ‘For the last time, we met,’ ‘The high vault is bluer’ For Mikhail Lozinsky Memory’s Voice 8th November 1913 ‘Evening hours at the desk,’ ‘My heart beats smoothly, steadily,’ ‘As a silver, delicat...

... he was elected representative to the General Court — the first of 16 terms in that capacity. In 1762 he was appointed Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Worcester Co. In 1768 the House elected him to the Council — the outcome of a sensational contest with the supporters of Lieut. -Gov. Hutchinson- but his appointment was vetoed by Gov. Barnard. He was again elected ...

...... 78 8. Structure of Spirituality ................................. 81 False Pleasures ........................................... 84 9. A Plea for ... ...otion and Development ......................... 98 Advancing toward Altruistic Pleasure ........................ 104 12. Eradicating Egoism ............. ...he Way of Kabbalah ................................. 139 The Desire To Receive Pleasure ............................ 146 14. Revelation and Concealmen... ...be correcting ourselves in accordance with His advice. In the end, He would be pleased and we would benefit as well. Justasachildisawareofitsmotherfro... ...united with the Creator. Why, then, is the Creator silent in response to human pleas forrelief? This can be explained as follows: people are much more... ...the basis for all our desires and actions. Our reason calculates the amount of pleasure we expect to experience, and matches it against the amount of ... ...om the other to assess the cost, and then decide whether we will strive toward pleasure or choose tranquility. Sucha"reasonable"approachtooursurroundi... ...dy. Thereisaconditionofthesoulcalled"Shechinainthedust," when spiritually pure pleasures are considered to be super- fluous and absurd. This state is ... ...ituallifeandpreventusfrom sinking to the depths of egoism, once again becoming pleasure seekers. Our need to become aware of the Creator must be culti...

...CONTENTS11. Inner Motion and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Advancing toward Altruistic Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 12. Eradicating Egoism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 The Search for the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

...mportant Is to Want Only to Bestow ........................85 31. All that Pleases the Spirit of the People .......................................86 ... ...ud in the Streets ......................................357 206. Faith and Pleasure ..................................................................... ...send her private organ away. And one derives joy from being rewarded with pleasing the Shechina. This is in accord with the above calculation that w... ...o the creature, but is attributed to the Creator, but the will to receive pleasure should be corrected to being in order to bestow. That is to say, ... ...sure should be corrected to being in order to bestow. That is to say, the pleasure and joy, which the will to receive takes, should be with the inte... ...ith the intention that there is contentment Above when the creatures feel pleasure, for this was the purpose of creation—to benefit His creations. A... ...e as to how he can bring contentment Above. And certainly, if he receives pleasure, contentment shall be felt Above. Therefore, he yearns to always ... ...here is the root of the creatures, which wants to impart them delight and pleasure, called “His desire to do good to His creations.” The prayer is t... ...all the efforts he has made? 2. However, if one works Lishma, one receives pleasure during the work itself too. According to the proverb of the Sayer...

...ially the desire of us creatures to enjoy, corresponding to the abundance and pleasure that come from the Cre- ator. We feel that will to receive and... ... use it correctly. The heart itself consists of our desires, our yearning for pleasure. Anything that is not the Creator is regarded as “the creature... ...ses through the holy worlds, and this is the time of correction. If we render pleasure to the Creator in the act of reception, it is called “be- T H... ...don’t want to receive any- thing for myself unless the Creator wants it and it pleases Him.” Only under that condition is man willing to receive plea... ... man willing to receive pleasure. The desire that the Creator created and the pleasure that He gives serve as a condition upon which the relationshi... ...d. Man agrees to re- ceive from the Creator only if he is certain that he will please the Creator by receiving from Him. However, in order to do that... ...d of correction. At the end of correction, we will attain eternal and perfect pleasure and unity with the Creator. Without attaining equivalence of a... ...quivalence of attributes with the Creator, we will only be able to experience pleasures of the “still” degree, but not of the “vegetative, animate, ... ... that you are becoming meaner and meaner. Can you really call that sensation pleasant? Not at all! However, this is the truth! If you keep feeling ...

..................................................................104 Eternal Pleasure ..................................................................... ...ality. With The Zohar, we can begin a new life and bond with the good and pleasurable that exists in the world. Unlocking the Zohar is the introducto... ...erseas, or even a good restaurant. But each time we obtain something, the pleasure dissipates shortly afterwards and we are left wondering, “What’s ... .... When we achieve this degree, we will be filled with abundance, infinite pleasure and light, with sublime perception and understanding, a sense of ... ...bundance. conversely, our nature is one of “desire to receive delight and pleasure,” a desire to enjoy for ourselves alone. our nature is self-cente... ...ls or elsewhere, do it only because, at the end of the day, it gives them pleasure. Baal HaSulam explains that within humanity, there are always up ... ...cal called “dopamine,” released in the benefactor’s brain and prompting a pleasant feeling. M. R. Bachner, I. Gritsenko, L. Nemanov, A. H. Zohar, C. ... ... a person, as it is written, “The Light in it reforms him.” 13 2) as the pleasure that fills a person who has corrected the ego. The group of Kabba... ...an race the world over ... to such an extent that they can understand the pleasantness and tranquility that are found in ... love of others” (“The A...

...comes through the Guru’s guidance. To abide by the Will of God or whatever pleases the Lord, is the best prayer to Him”. (Page 13) 33 isrIrwgu... ...n is superior to these all. He, who forgets God and indulges in sensuous pleasures, suffers from pain within him. A person wastes one’s life in... ... Why are you proud when you are bound to quit the world as and when God so pleases? Do not cause a quarrel by calling anyone bad. Where ‘self’...

...he Creator is called “Israel,” and the aspiration to selfish reception of pleasures is called “nations of the world.” However, there is no connectio... ...or. The “nations of the world” are the aspiration to selfish reception of pleasure. Naturally, these two properties are present in everyone, and Kab... ...Zivug is an aspiration of the Upper One (ZA—male part) to pass the Light (pleasure) to the lower one (Malchut—female part). In doing so, both desire... ...led Ima, the Supernal Mother, YESHSUT, and AV I. The Light of Bina is the pleasure of being similar to the Creator’s properties; hence, this Light (... ...firot that form the Rosh (head) of the Partzuf. The Rosh decides how much pleasure the Partzuf can accept not for its own sake but for the sake of t... .... This Light fills the big Partzuf, consisting of GE and AHP. Ohr (Light)—pleasure, the sensation of the Creator. Ohr should always be inter- preted ... ...ONS Lishma—for the Creator’s sake. Man’s selfless intention to act only to please and bring joy to the Creator. Four angels that participate in the c... ...eive is a function of our inner state? The Creator is the source of Light (pleasure). Those who draw near Him sense Him as such. Such people, who dra... ... Keter—the Creator’s desire to bestow delight upon us, Malchut; Hochma—the pleasure itself, which the Creator wishes to bestow upon us; Bina—passes th...

.................................... Spiritual Work 141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body a... ...ntly intensifying pain, but also if we are filled with peace, fulfillment and pleasure. When the pain of this question suddenly surfaces, it knocks ... ...reation, is obliged to transform the will for self-enjoyment into the will to please the Creator. When one acquires this intent, the desire to enjoy... ...elf to perfection by the correct use of its only attribute – the reception of pleasure. Changing the intent of one’s desire involves several phases: ... ...re to enjoy only those desires worthy, in quantity and quality, to be used to please the Creator. 3. Spiritually coupling with, and discovering, the ... ...o otherwise desire only rest. By our nature, we operate by the law of maximum pleasure for minimum effort. But when pain forces us to wake up and re... ... for even the smallest hint of pain. On the contrary, we will feel wholeness, pleasure and serenity. T H E M E A N I N G O F AG O N Y Q: Why does th... ... ask for that revelation because it is for the purpose of correction, not for pleasure. The host offers his guest food and drink. All the guest actu... ...actually wants is the food, but along with his desire (vessel) and the future pleasure (the Light), there is yet another sensation – the presence of...

........................ 85 Chapter 4. Spiritual Work ...................................................................141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body and Reincarnation ......................................... 239 Chapter 7. Beliefs, Mysticism and The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chapter ...

...her and defending the Catholic positions on the sacraments. Henry’s book so pleased the pope that he issued a special bull declaring that it was writ... ... give him credit: this Leipzig professor of the Bible can prove anything he pleases from any passage of Scripture he pleases. For he is an Anaxagori... ...read that the blood was administered.” 53 No wonder! He that finds what he pleases in the Holy Scriptures will also read what he pleases in the hist... ...f Wycliffe was once a heretic, they are heretics ten times over; and it is a pleasure to be blamed and accused by heretics and perverse sophists, sin... ...easure to be blamed and accused by heretics and perverse sophists, since to please them would be the height of impiety. Besides, the only way in whi... ...own weakness. For “great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who have pleasure in them” [Ps. 111:2], who is able to give “more abundantly than ... ...ages us when he says: “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” [Luke 12:32]. For it is just this inco... ...derstand at what age vows may be taken in order to be legal and valid. I am pleased to find unanimous agreement that vows taken before the age of pu... ...ruits of sins; since these most astute and idle men have worked out, if you please, a kind of family tree of relationships and affinities even among ...

... attains the goal he strives for, he immediately feels he’s missing yet another pleasure. This prevents him from enjoying his achievements, and his ... ...t of his time making an effort to achieve his goals, and has gained very little pleasure from the successes themselves. Everyone, each in his o... ...ena of our world, for those seeking to understand the reasons for suffering and pleasure, for those seeking answers to the major questions of life. ... ...ns as “the desire to receive.” This desire refers to receiving various kinds of pleasure. In order to receive pleasure, a person is usually willing ... ... invest great effort. The question is, how can one attain the maximum amount of pleasure while paying a minimum price for it? Everyone tries to answ... ...ire to receive develops and grows. In the first stage, man lusts after physical pleasure. Then he seeks money and honor. An even stronger desire mak... ...lings and thoughts are created. We wonder at experiences such as sweet, bitter, pleasant, rough and so forth. We are unsuccessful at building scient... ...ere so much suffering in the world? Can it somehow be avoided? How can I attain pleasure, completeness, peace of mind? Unconsciously, he feels the a... ... world. He takes control of his life, thereby attaining his goal – tranquility, pleasure and completeness – while he is still in this world. In the ...

...nt to enjoy. Kabbalists call this desire “the will to receive delight and pleasure,” or simply, “the will to receive.” This desire propels all of ou... ...ns after we die?” “Why is there suffering?” and “Can I experience lasting pleasure, and if so, how?” And when they found the answers to these questi... ... explanations as to how you can achieve that sublime feeling of unbounded pleasure and complete control of your life. Kabbalah teaches how to enjoy ... ...al before them: to show humankind how to achieve eternal life—filled with pleasure and unbounded, fulfilled emotions. To achieve this, they studied ... ...d emotions. To achieve this, they studied the will to receive delight and pleasure that exists in each of us. The greatest Kabbalists who lived in ou... ...as paved the way for irresponsible writers to publish whatever books they please, for money or for glory. But they do not take their own actions int... ...nes the evolution of Creation before us will see and understand the great pleasure of the Operator, whose operation evolves until it acquires that w... ...t is resolved in a person, one discovers a kind of abundance of light and pleasure throughout the body. This 3 6 K a b b a l a h... ...rlds “Lights,” as they bring those who attain them abundance of light and pleasure throughout the body, from head to toe. For this reason, we may ca...

.... For information regarding permission to reprint material from this book, please mail or fax your request in writing to Jewish Lights Publishing, Per... ...y books, in many countries and with many publishers, but it was especially pleas- urable for me to work hand in hand with this master of mak- ing book... ...pose in creation is to do good to His creations. Thus, if a desire to take pleasure in something is not realized immediately, it is defined as sufferi... ...y suffering. The wisdom of Kabbalah speaks of receiving eternal, unlimited pleasure in every desire that surfaces or that will sur- face in every pers... ...s less than that is considered suffering. Kabbalists, who receive unending pleasure and feel their existence as eternal, beyond life and death, where ... ...s, they are like parents motivating their children to reach the best, most pleasurable state. Their books are recommenda- tions, tips that help us all...

...pt of order for five thousand Robots. As you are sending your own vessel, please dispatch as cargo equal quantities of soft and hard coal for R.!U.!... ...OMIN (reads the card) Ah, from President Glory. Ask her to come in. MARIUS Please step this way. Enter HELENA GLORY. Exit MARIUS. HELENA How do you do... ...resident's daughter, that!–– HELENA That you can't show me the door? DOMIN Please sit down. Sulla, you may go. (Exit SULLA. Sitting down) How can I be... ... that is!–– HELENA But what is it? What's the matter? DOMIN I'm remarkably pleased. Did you have a pleasant crossing? HELENA Yes. DOMIN No difficulty?... ...OMIN Yes. You see physiology is not in my line. Shall I go on? HELENA Yes, please. DOMIN And then, Miss Glory, old Rossum wrote the following among h... ...'t notice her. Enter SULLA. DOMIN Sulla, let Miss Glory see you. HELENA So pleased to meet you. You must find it terribly dull in this out-of-the-way... ...ound, Sulla. HELENA Oh, stop, stop. DOMIN Talk to Miss Glory, Sulla. SULLA Please sit down. (HELENA sits) Did you have a pleasant crossing? HELENA Oh,... ... may we send a cablegram to the papers about your arrival? HELENA No, no, please don't. DOMIN Sit down please, Miss Glory. BUSMAN Allow me!–– (Draggi... ...wn please, Miss Glory. BUSMAN Allow me!–– (Dragging up armchairs) DR. GALL Please!–– R. U. R. I-17 FABRY Excuse me!–– ALQUIST What sort of a crossing...

... Maybe my money is counterfeit so I give it a real hard look. It’s authentic. What could be the matter? “Sir please,” she says th... ...kets. Still, no cash. I realize I’ve been robbed. I’m now sweating and mumbling nothings in particular. “Sir, will you please pay. You are ... ...it’s easy for me?” she asked. “I don’t know. You are the one who got it.” “Maggie,” she said tears dripping from her eyes. “Please take those wo... ...e pushes through and stops at the books catalogue drawers. Through the glass he peeks into the periodicals room and what he sees pleases him. Dozens ... ... four-wheel drive screeched to a halt outside the gates of the cottage and honked twice. The owner had the look of someone very pleased with himself... ...t she is sick Bwana. My wife says so and I believe her.” “Stupid Jussab. Always being lied to. Always being abused.” “Bwana please stop,” Jussab... ...iyasi didn’t say anything. The K5 000 I paid him said he was the father. Are you with me or do I have to translate for you?” “Please Bwana, talk t... ...u?” “Please Bwana, talk to me like I’m twice as old as you are.” “I can’t. You know why? It’s because you’re pathetic.” “Please Bwana.” “Y... ...I bet you know the feeling of being abused, don’t you Jussab? I bet you know the meaning of abuse. Tell me, what is abuse?” “Please Bwana. Let’s ...

... written for those seek- - ing to understand the reasons for suffering and pleasure, who strive to take charge over their lives and make them the ex... ...cover the force that guides us, and in doing so, receive infinite joy and pleasure. We will talk about Abraham’s discovery in greater detail later i... ... and come out driving the car of your dreams. How long do you think your pleasure would last? A week? Probably even less. And how much would you re... ...The sP iri Tua L w or LDs Creation is made entirely of a desire to receive pleasure. This desire evolved in four phases, the last of which is called... ...: Himself. Figure 1 describes the Thought of Creation as a desire to give pleasure (called “Light”) to the creatures. This is also the root of Creat... ...he term Kli (vessel, receptacle) to de- - scribe the desire to receive the pleasure, the Light. The vessel is the spiritual sense, the tool that perc... ...e wisdom of receiving). There is also a good reason why Kabbalists called pleasure “Light.” When the Kli—a creature, a person— feels the Creator, it ... ... image of you!”? As we’ve just said, the Thought of Cre- - ation—to give pleasure to the creature—is the root of Creation. For this reason, the T... ...ion is called “the Root Phase” or “Phase Zero.” The desire to receive the pleasure is called “Phase o ne.” Kabbalists refer to the Creator as “the Wi...

...x, I know what happened to Josephine. Your gentleness with her was noted. Please care for Cesare as usual. O.G.” I put the note in my skirt pocket... ...ne’s reins over her head and walked her toward the barn and grape arbors. “Please come with me.:” “I am Philippe Andreux,” he said. “And you are?” ... ...laire.” His smile was a vicious slash in the beauty of his left side. “And please, call me Erik. It seems only right that we should use our given ... ... for the loan of your horse.” He turned back to me over his shoulder. “The pleasure, Claire, was mine. It’s been nearly a year since I so enjoyed ... ...od in my chamber and sung to me. The idea gave me an unexpected frisson of pleasure, particularly as I remembered the enchanting green-gold eyes th... ...te ... reluctant. If what I ask of you now is refused, I will understand. Please, Claire. I want you to feel a man’s kiss again.” With that, he lo... ... to my wrist through the buttonhole of my glove. I emitted a small moan of pleasure at the gesture. “You enjoyed that.” He drew away from my touch a... ... I have read many texts from the Middle East. Some of them tell of ways to pleasure a woman.” He moved to the other side of the carriage then, and t... ...collect a pair of boots I’d had repaired. We spoke of small things, simple pleasantries, for the remainder of the outing. When we returned to the Op...

.......................................... 31 Evolution of the Human Desire for Pleasure ..................................39 CHAPTER 2: THE BOUNDARIES... ...CHING THE BALANCE ......................................... 61 What Gives Us Pleasure? ................................................................ ...TER 6: THE ROAD TO FREEDOM .............................................. 97 Pleasure and Pain ........................................................ ...lly different from the rest of Nature. Man is the only creature that can take pleasure in exploit- ing others and in seeking sovereignty over another... ...xploit- ing others and in seeking sovereignty over another. Only man receives pleasure from being unique, apart from, and superior to others. Thus, ... ...o others. Thus, man’s egoism breaches Nature’s balance. The desire to receive pleasure evolved in us over time, following the growth of human desire... ...ing very badly, sometimes for years. But once we received what we wanted, the pleasure faded Foreword 19 shortly afterward, the emptiness returned... ...us. Moreover, the natural, egoistic human predilec- tion to seek self-centered pleasures at the expense of others has intensified over time. Today, p... ...we will find that this attitude is actually a source of perfect and unbounded pleasure. 22 FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY Even though today’s society is egoi...

...edicines in multicoloured plastic containers on the tray. But my grandma rejected his sunup pleas. She wouldn't go on living. One silent morning, sh... ...ng and nod their heads in places, right and wrong – but they are distant. Minute or two of pleasantries and off they go to haunt another patron. Th... ...ox, that I stirred him up but he wouldn't budge, I could come up with anything I damn well please, now that he is sound asleep – he will thank me fo... ...e but he does not respond or turn to scrutinise me. "I am an inmate" – I repeat – "Can you please confirm by writing in this diary (I point at a gr... ...rself and demolished us by now." My neighbour slaps his thighs with furry hands, a sign of pleasure. I am on his side. Some voices crow, encouraging... ...d of roasting, grainy coffee, in tiny demitasses. A symphony of smacking lips and groans of pleasure followed. "What are we to do now?" – my grandm... ...na. You forget about him this very instant!" Dinah sipped the beverage, her eyes occluding pleasurably. She unwrapped them, green and crystalline, ... ... him?" – Nitzkhia challenged her. "I think I will" – responded Dinah ponderously – "I had a pleasant and interesting time tonight. He is a charming ... ...That day, when I arrived, Gene offered me a cup of lukewarm coffee and said: "Stay with me, please, this evening." The last client having departed, ...