Attaining the Worlds Beyond

By Rav Michael Laitman

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Title:	Attaining the Worlds Beyond
Author:	Rav Michael Laitman
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non-Fiction, Religion, Kabbalah Literature
Collections:	Authors Community, Education
Historic Publication Date:	2002
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Member Page:	Michael Laitman
Citation APA MLA Chicago Michael Laitman, B. R. (2002). Attaining the Worlds Beyond. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
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.

Excerpt
It is beyond human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualities as total altruism and love. Even the existence of such feelings is beyond our comprehension; we seem to require an incentive to perform any act that does not promise us some form of personal gain. That is why a quality such as altruism can only be imparted to us from Above, and only those of us who have experienced it can understand it. Rabbi Michael Laitman ...

Table of Contents
CONTENTS11. Inner Motion and Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Advancing toward Altruistic Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 12. Eradicating Egoism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 The Search for the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 13. The Way of Kabbalah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 The Desire To Receive Pleasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 14. Revelation and Concealment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Transforming Egoism to Altruism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 15. Gradual Spiritual Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 16. Inner Qualities and Outer Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 Spiritual Gradations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Four Fundamental Outlooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 17. Merging with the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 Phases of Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 18. The Omnipotent Magician Who Could Not Be Alone: A Tale for Grown Ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 19. Spiritual Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 20. The Return to the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 The Path of Kabbalah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 21. Correcting Egoism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Yearning for Spiritual Qualities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278 22. Spiritual Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 23. Spiritual Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 24. Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 25. The Process of Conforming to the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 26. Cognition of the Spiritual World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Grasping Higher Spiritual Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344