| Lately scientists who research the material world are | | | | This method is the same for everyone, and its |
| discovering that the picture of the world is | | | | realization depends on one's desire. Every person can |
| completely subjective and is wholly determined by | | | | acquire this additional sense, that is, anyone can begin |
| the qualities of the observer. As Niels Bohr famously | | | | feeling the Upper Force and interacting with it. |
| asserted, the researcher does not study the | | | | Moreover, Kabbalists ascertain that man was created |
| surrounding world, but his reactions to it. If this is so, | | | | only for this sake, that all our circumstances and |
| then the natural sciences can be characterized as | | | | history are pushing us only toward this. This is the |
| knowledge one attains by means of the five senses | | | | only goal everyone must reach. |
| he received from birth. In contrast, the field studied | | | | Let us examine the specifics of the scientific |
| by the science of Kabbalah lies above the range of | | | | approach and method of Kabbalah. |
| the regular five senses' perception. In this sense | | | | The basics of the new approach |
| Kabbalah is a unique science. One attains it by | | | | "Science" means researching the world around us, |
| developing an additional inner "sensor," or a new | | | | being able to record the results of the research, |
| sense. This happens by changing the vector of one's | | | | being able to repeat it, pass it on to others, and |
| egoism. | | | | replicate the research by means of the natural five |
| In order to understand this notion, let us first refer | | | | senses and devices that expand the range of these |
| to the dictionary: Egoism (from the Latin ego-"I")-a | | | | senses' receptivity. Kabbalists assert that the |
| point of view, a position, or a person's behavior that | | | | Kabbalistic method allows one to acquire a new, sixth |
| are entirely oriented at his "I," at his benefit | | | | sense, called a "screen" or "soul." This sense works |
| (pleasure, profit, success, happiness). | | | | analogously to the five natural senses: they are |
| In Kabbalah egoism has no negative connotation. It is | | | | influenced by certain stimuli, they summarize and |
| understood as a desire that a person receives from | | | | process these influences, and this gives one the |
| nature. According to this, egoistic attainment of the | | | | picture of the world. |
| surrounding reality is considered natural, and altruistic | | | | For example, when the ear drum is influenced by |
| attainment-supernatural. | | | | specific frequencies, they evoke oscillations in the ear |
| One should keep in mind that our senses (vision, | | | | drum, and this is what the ear perceives. In order to |
| hearing, smell, taste, and touch) are not egoistic. | | | | expand the range of the ear's perception one can |
| They are only sensing devices that pick up an | | | | use a device that will perceive frequencies that the |
| incoming stimulus, bearing no relation to any desire. | | | | ear does not naturally perceive. This device will |
| After the stimulus or influence is received, it is | | | | create oscillations of a frequency analogous to the |
| passed into the desire, becomes summarized, | | | | oscillations taking place outside, and then transform |
| processed, and after that the egoistic desire | | | | them to frequencies that the ear can react to. The |
| perceives something and is filled. | | | | ear will reproduce them, understand them and absorb |
| So why do we call these five sensors the five | | | | them. |
| senses, rather than five mechanical sensing devices? | | | | The additional, sixth sense works by the same |
| It is because the organs of vision, hearing, smell, | | | | principle. It receives specific influences and perceives |
| taste and touch are enacted only by a person's inner | | | | them according to its qualities and sensitivity. This |
| desire: the ear will hear and the eye will see only if | | | | gives us the picture we call "the spiritual world." We |
| the person desires this. They cannot function on their | | | | record these sensations, analyze them, summarize |
| own. For example, when a person desires to sleep, | | | | them and bring them together into a single whole, |
| his eyes may be open but he may be seeing nothing; | | | | called "the science of Kabbalah." Like research of the |
| if a sound bothers a person, his egoism will turn this | | | | natural sciences, these spiritual observations have |
| sensation off and he will stop perceiving it. We call | | | | been conducted for centuries and confirmed by |
| these five organs "the five senses" because they are | | | | thousands of Kabbalistic researchers. Their research |
| enacted by one's inner desire. However, these five | | | | of the Upper World is comparable to research of our |
| senses can also be enacted by an inner altruistic | | | | world by regular scientists. Kabbalists operate with |
| desire, rather than the egoistic one. | | | | thoughts and desires as the objects of research, just |
| When a person acquires a sixth sense, this indicates | | | | as physicists and chemists operate in our world with |
| a change of the program by which he receives | | | | their objects of research. |
| external information or the program by which he fills | | | | Those who cannot yet imagine that it is possible to |
| his desire. The desire remains the same as before, | | | | be in a world of forces, thoughts, and desires may |
| but the person changes his inner program: from | | | | raise doubts: is Kabbalah really a science? Should one |
| reception inside oneself to using one's desire for the | | | | relate it to the category of the natural sciences such |
| sake of bestowal. Kabbalah calls this "the quality of | | | | as physics, chemistry, and biology, which research |
| bestowal" or replacement of egoism with altruism. | | | | the nature of the surrounding world; or to the |
| This means a change of the method by which one | | | | humanities-philosophy, psychology, and so on? |
| uses his desire. In this case all of one's feelings work | | | | Kabbalah is a unique science because unlike other |
| in a different way, and a person changes his attitude | | | | fields of classical science its registering devices are |
| to the world. | | | | not outside, but inside a person. Additionally, Kabbalah |
| Research and observation of the upper structure | | | | does not demand knowledge from the researcher, |
| have been done for centuries and confirmed by | | | | but a special quality-the quality of congruence with |
| thousands of researchers, Kabbalists. This became | | | | the Upper Force of nature. This is its only |
| the basis for the science about the Upper World or | | | | requirement: the observer must begin changing |
| the manifestation of the Upper Force relative us. The | | | | himself to become like the object he observes. Other |
| difference between Kabbalistic scientists and | | | | sciences are also reaching a similar conclusion: that the |
| non-Kabbalistic scientists is that Kabbalists research | | | | results of research depend on the researcher, his |
| the universe by means of an additional sense. This | | | | level, and his attitude to the world. |
| sense can be acquired by anyone who wishes it. | | | | |