The Happier We Are, the More We Draw the Light

One of the most important aspects of a spiritual life is the need to be happy at all times. This is one of the easiest lessons that there is, but still we find ways to make it complicated.

The kabbalists have taught that joy is one of the most important prerequisites for a connection to the Creator and His Light. It is a wonderful spiritual cycle; the happier we are, the more we draw the Light of the Creator to ourselves, which in turn makes us more joyful and fulfilled.

It is important that we understand the logic of this spiritual law.

In the physical world beings become close or separate through time and space. But spiritual entities become close or separate depending on their similarity of form. If two beings are similar in nature then they are close and united spiritually. And if they are dissimilar in nature then they are separate spiritually. This is a fundamental spiritual rule that has many ramifications.

We know that the innate quality of the Light of the Creator is of fulfillment and joy. There is no energy of sadness in the Creator’s Light. Therefore, to connect and draw Light we need to be similarly joyful and happy. It is only when we are similar in this way that Light can come to us and reveal even greater joy.

Moreover the amount of Light that we can draw through any spiritual action is in exact correlation to the amount of joy that we have in doing the action, the greater our joy the greater the Light that we will receive.

This is a powerful and important lesson. Many great Kabbalists have said that they achieved their greatness mainly through a constant state and focus of joy.

There is one more aspect to joy that can make a big difference. Sometimes we find ourselves in a bad or sad mood. All we need to do is simply tell ourselves to be happy, and we can change our mood in one second. Especially now that we know that sadness actually blocks the Light of the Creator, and that as we change our mood to joy we can draw to ourselves more of the Light and bring ourselves even greater joy and happiness.

Rhyme & Reason

One of the most powerful attributes of true spirituality is that it is logical. Everything has a reason and logic. Miracles are often understood even by people who believe in them, as something that has no real rhyme or reason, and that occur always in a realm beyond our control.

But the Kabbalists explain miracles are a science, with a reason, logic and rules they follow.

One of the most important rules of miracles is: Miracles do not happen. If we need a miracle and understand it as something out of the ordinary - unnatural - then it will be difficult to create one.

The correct understanding is there are no miracles, just as there is no nature. No nature?

Consider this: why does the sun rise in the morning and set in the evening? Our simple mind tells us - because we do not see the spiritual force behind this - it is nature. If the sun would not set at night, this would then be a miracle, because it contradicts that which we have accepted as natural.

But this is not the case. The Creator causes the sun to rise in the morning and set at night. If there is a good reason for the sun not to set, then the Creator will stop its setting.

When we understand this, then we realize there is no real difference between the sun setting and not setting, there is no difference between what is thought of as nature and what is thought of as miracles.

This is a fundamental understanding to have in order to be able to create a miracle. If we simply ask for a miracle, thinking something out of the ordinary needs to take place, then it is difficult to make it happen. But when we understand that what we are asking for is simply for the Creator to rearrange that which he arranges anyway, then it is much easier for us to create endless miracles in our life.

Two Realities

All of nature is connected to the Creator. This means that they feel the Light of the Creator and act accordingly at all times. The Sun the Moon and all the stars; all creatures large to small are constantly connected to the Creator. The only Creations that are not constantly attuned in thought and action with the Creator are Human Beings. We are the only creatures that are disconnected from the Creator. The reason for this is that we have free will and need to earn our connection to the Creator, and the fulfillment that comes from that connection.

This is a lesson that is as beautiful as it is powerful and practical. We need to take the time to internalize this lesson and its ramifications. One way to understand this lesson is that there are two plains of being: there is the chaotic painful and disconnected level that we humans live in while we remain disconnected from the Creator. Then there is the true reality, which is full of nothing other then complete joy fulfillment and peace, which is the manifestation of a connection to the Creator. This reality is where the rest of the universe exists, and it is our spiritual work to get there. These two realities exist in almost seamless concert. The absurdity is that we believe that our virtual reality is the true reality, when the truth is that we are the only beings just outside the real reality.

It is inspiring to know how close we are to the reality of no pain, suffering and only fulfillment, it is literally all around us. The only barrier between the true reality and ourselves is the thin, but sometimes blinding, desire to receive for the self-alone, and as we break it we step more and more into the true reality, we simply jump the tracks. It is very inspiring to know how unbelievably close we are to this true reality.

Another motivating lesson from this understanding is the fact that all animals, from the worms to the elephants exist with a perfect connection to the Creator. We are the only creatures that are disconnected from the Creator. And who wants to be less than a worm?

As we internalize this lesson we will begin to see the true reality all around us. More importantly we will be even more inspired to step further and further into the existence of complete fulfillment, leaving all the pain, suffering and chaos behind in the virtual reality.