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If Youre a Human Being, then You Can Change the World You
Live In
From the Beginning of
Creation to the Big Bang
The wisdom of Kabbalah explains, that
after the initially created desire to
receive goes through stages of
development, forming the system of the
spiritual worlds, a special Partzuf, called
Adam, the primordial common soul, was
created.
Although this common soul was created
without free choice and without the
ability to become similar to its Maker,
the subsequent breakage of this
Partzuf created the opportunity for free,
independent development, to achieve
the purpose creationto become
similar to its Maker.
Therefore, Adams shattered soul is our common origin. Being a Partzuf, Adams structure was a perfect replica of its
parent (corrected) Partzuf. In breaking, Adam extended the structure of the spiritual worlds (worlds of bestowal) to its
lowest pointultimate reception.
In consequence, all that exists in the spiritual worlds exists in our world, as well. For this reason, the same four-stage
pattern by which the stages of desire evolved, followed by the four-stage evolution of the spiritual worlds, exists in our
physical world. As we explore how our world has evolved, we should keep in mind the desires that evoke and guide it.
Time, as we know it, began approximately 14 billion years ago. From the Kabbalistic, spiritual perspective, the big
bang was the shattering of Adams soul. The reason we see it as a material event is that we see the world through
corporeal (self-centered) eyes. If we could see it from the perspective of the force that induced this massive explosion
we call the big bang, we would see it as an outcome of Adams attempt to receive using the last, and greatest desire.
What Is the Difference between Survival of the Fittest in Darwinism and in
Kabbalah?
As the original desires evolved in stages, their mundane parallels appeared and corrected one at a time, from the
easiest to the hardest. Now, as each desire manifests itself in our universe, Nature, which is synonymous with the
Creator, must teach it to work so that it contributes to the well-being and sustainability of the universe.
To accomplish this, Nature applies a very similar approach to Darwins natural selection principle. In fact, many
leading scholars now acknowledge the existence of the natural selection process in the period before the advent of
life on earth. Professor Ada Yonath, Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry, made the following statement in an
international convention celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwins On the Origin of the Species:
The survival of the fittest and natural selection played an important role in the pre-biotic world, even though these
qualities are related primarily to the evolution of the species.
As in Darwins natural selection principle, the merit of any new development in Nature is judged by its contribution to
the sustainability of its beneficiary. The difference between the Darwinian principle and the Kabbalistic one is the
beneficiary: in Darwins classic theory, the beneficiary is the species; in Kabbalah, the beneficiary is Naturethe
whole of Nature, meaning the Creator.

The World of Egoism and the World of Altruism
If this concept sounds a bit far-fetched, think of a species as part of its ecosystem. In contemporary biology, it is
common to view a species in relation to its surroundings, rather than irrespective of it. And since we now know that all
ecosystems are connected, it is easy to understand that a disturbance in one system can and will adversely affect the
rest of the systems on the planet.
Explaining how Nature shifts its elements from receiving from their environment to giving to their environment,
evolutionary biologist Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD, stated in a presentation she gave in November 2005, at a conference
in Tokyo, In your body, every molecule, every cell, every organ and the whole body, has self-interest. When every
level shows its self-interest, it forces negotiations among the levels. This is the secret of Nature. Every moment in
your body, these negotiations drive your system to harmony.
Clearly, the balance and well-being of all systems is imperative for the survival of the human body. As a result,
balance is just as imperative for the survival of each of the bodys systems. Today, the view of Nature as a system
rather than a collection of separate elements has gained ground among leading researchers. It has led to the
emergence of such fields of science as ecology, cybernetics, systems theory, and complexity.
As we have already seen, Kabbalah has always regarded the whole of Nature as a single unit. This wholeness
applies not only to earth and to life upon it, but to the entire universethe corporeal part of it, as well as the spiritual
one.
Hence, the same rules that apply to the spiritual worldthe world of altruismapply to our corporeal worldthe world
of egoism. The difference between our world and the spiritual one is that spiritual desires are all about bestowal,
while we are descendants of Adams shattering. As such, we are inherently self-centered, at times to the point of
obliviousness even to this fact that we are so.
And because we are so self-absorbed, we are unaware of the fact that at its deepest levels, Nature is governed by
altruistic rules. The role of Kabbalah is to uncover these rules and introduce them as a way to understand our world
and manage it on a new level of awareness.
If Youre a Human Being, then You Can Change the World You Live In is based
on the book, Self Interest vs. Altruism in the Global Era: How Society Can Turn Self
Interests into Mutual Benefit by Dr. Michael Laitman.
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