rav berg re'eh 2001 edited 2017
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To have the ability to see, is what this parashat is all about.
The power to see
Now, we have a great deal of precepts,
it speaks about the curses,
it speaks about the blessings,
it was even a little stranger
is that first verse says "as see, behold I give before you blessing and curse"
Blessing and curse.
Where's the idea that should come to our minds
now that we are students of Kabbalah
is, does God curse? And the answer "Of course not!"
It is not God that curses or blesses
God has established certain principles
Laws and principles that keep this world in balance
Laws and principles that permit free will to choose
when we are in sync, when we are in harmony
with the laws and principles of the universe
we then tap into the Lightforce of God.
However,
were we to violate, were we to...
I don't want to use the world "desecrate".
But were we to commit acts that are contrary
to the harmonious flow of this universe,
then we'd short circuit,
we short circuit those principles
and just as in a short circuit
one receives a shock!
Same electrical current can be positive and could also be a negative
and the difference lies in how we make use of it,
how we apply it,
if we follow the rules and principles of the electrical current,
then, we have every reason to look forward
to the benefits.
See that I give for you blessing and curse.
See, understand, the laws and principles
of this universe and that's what Kabbalah is all about.
It goes behind
This wonderful fables and tales and stories of Torah,
goes into its deeper implication
providing us with the laws and principles of this universe.
If we conform
to the methodology, to the signs of this universe,
we then will afford the luxury of tapping into the Lightforce of God
which then is inevitable in bringing us the things that we seek in life,
in improving our lives.
However, at the same time,
are we to violate some of these laws and principles of the universe?
And we do not conform
To the exact methodology, exact technology
that is precisely described in Torah
unfortunately, maybe through a table, maybe through a story
maybe through a metaphor,
and assume that that is the intent of Torah,
then, we have violated, as Torah says, as Kabbalah says,
you have violated that initial request,
that initial principle,
and there is to see, to understand
the methodologies, the technology of what makes up this universe.
We cannot just arbitrarily choose to behave the way we want to,
there are laws and principles,
you wanna behave any which way you want,
that is freedom of choice!
No one has the right to tell you that you can't or should not
what each everyone of us can do is share information
that is the principle in Kabbalah!
You do not stress the importance of doing, or not doing
but rather,
if you want to improve your life,
if you want to enhance
your presence in this planet, these are the principles
whether you agree or do not agree it's not even important
but from the kabbalistic point of view, which is 4,000 years old
in this written form
that if you observe these principles,
then you can access into the Lightforce of God.
You will then have the ability to see
between the lines,
or as we sometimes even express it
after hearing something so many times over and over and over again
you then say "Ahhh! I now see it."
What you mean "you now see it", you heard it. No!
Seeing is something that goes far and beyond that written word!
So true in this section, the words of Torah
punishment, crime, violation, reward...
Those were all terms that require us to go deeper, to see
what the true implication of all of these terms are all about.
Shabat Shalom to all of you!