The instruction in these lessons is practical. It aims to improve your quality of life by deepening your sensitivity to Divine influence. It is designed for those interested in the practical application of spirituality, for those who understand that metaphysical speculation is vanity if it does not integrate into daily life and become a resource for solving personal problems. The lessons emphasize accessibility, avoiding technicalities wherever possible. Their basis is traditional Judaism. They include exercises which are essential if you want to integrate the material and make it yours. Ideally, it should seep into your bones. Your instinctive and reflexive way of relating to the world should become conditioned by its truth. . . FULL TEXT OF LESSON ONE

...Life's purpose becomes the work of fixing and reconstructing the vessel of creation. This is not just a question of putting pieces back together like a puzzle. It is intensely creative work, for our final product must be stronger than the first. Our re-creation must be an improved version, free of the original flaws which predisposed it to shattering. Every soul comes into this world with an appointed task, and with precisely the tools and skills it will need to accomplish its mission and realize its potential. It enters a body and a set of life circumstances that expose some portion of it to the grindstone of life. It is on this front, and this front alone, that growth occurs. It is here that life's work is fulfilled. . .

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