Cabala
A Guide to Spiritual Discovery
ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND
A Guide to Spiritual Discovery
BY
RABBI MICHAEL LAITMAN
COMPILED BY BENZION GIERTZ
LAITMAN Kabbalah Publishers
Executive Editor: Benzion Giertz
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ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND Copyright ß 2003 by MICHAEL LAITMAN. All rights reserved. Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers, 299 Mullen Drive #35 Thornhill ONT. L4J 3W3, Canada. Printed in Canada. 1-866-LAITMAN. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
ISBN: 0-9731909-0-6 Second Edition: November 2003
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 How To Read the Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1. Perceiving the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Window to the Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Faith above Reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2. Spiritual Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Providence of the Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Realizing the Creator’s Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3. The Dining Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Act One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Act Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4. Nullifying Our