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The Messiah will not only teach higher mystical ideas.
What kind of kavanah will the Messiah teach?
He will teach the kind of kavanah that helps people accept more responsibility.
Because the goal of spiritual knowledge is not to feel inspired for a moment.
The goal is to become more responsible before the King of the universe.
Kavanah means the mind and heart are directed toward the purpose of the act, so the person becomes more emotionally available to The Creator, more aware of what the act is meant to awaken, and more willing to carry responsibility.
So the deepest kavanah is not only:
“I am connecting to something holy.”
It is also:
“I am standing before the King of the universe, and I am being trusted with more responsibility.”
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Why Relationship Means Responsibility
That matters because, in essence, we are not in the same category as The Creator.
Why does relationship with The Creator mean responsibility?
The Creator is not a bigger version of a person.
So our connection to Him cannot come from similarity.
It comes from relationship.
And relationship with the King of the universe means responsibility, and always feeling wonder, humility, and fear.
Wonder because He is beyond anything the mind can fully understand.
Fear because being trusted by the King means our choices matter.
If you trust he is good, then awe causes love to be felt.
That intimacy includes joy when you realize life is a gift.
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A Different Kind of Spirituality
That is a very different kind of spirituality.
Does this kind of spirituality make a person passive?
It does not make a person passive.
It does not make a person escape into mystical feelings.
It teaches a person:
“My thoughts matter.”
“My words matter.”
“My choices matter.”
“My relationships matter.”
“My responsibility reveals something of The Creator’s purpose in the world.”
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Mystical Ideas Must Change a Person
That may be one of the main things the Messiah teaches the righteous.
How should a mystical idea change a person?
How to take the deepest ideas about The Creator and turn them into more responsibility, not less.
More honesty.
More courage.
More self-control.
More care for other people.
More responsibility in prayer.
More responsibility in commandments.
More responsibility in how one thinks, speaks, leads, repairs, and gives.
Rabbi Yossi Paltiel’s line, “When in doubt [with Kabbalah or Chassidus], say kavanah,” helps explain this.
If a mystical idea does not lead to better kavanah, the person probably has not understood its purpose yet.
And if kavanah does not lead to more responsibility, it is still incomplete.
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Standing Before the King
Because the goal is not just to know that The Creator is King.
What does it mean to live standing before the King?
The goal is to live like a person who stands before the King.
1. Not casual.
2. Responsible.
3. Awake.
4. Trusted.
5. Needed.
That is the kind of kavanah the Messiah will teach:
ideas that help the righteous feel the greatness of The Creator deeply enough that they become more willing to carry more responsibility in His world.
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Questions people ask
What will the Messiah teach besides higher mystical ideas?
He will teach kavanah, the kind of focus that helps people accept more responsibility. The goal of spiritual knowledge is not to feel inspired for a moment. It is to become more responsible before the King of the universe, and that is an emotional skill: turning a deep idea into honesty, courage, and care.
What does kavanah mean?
Kavanah means the mind and heart are directed toward the purpose of the act. The person becomes more emotionally available to The Creator, more aware of what the act is meant to awaken, and more willing to carry responsibility. Awareness and emotional availability are emotional skills a person practices, not moods to wait for.
Why can't people relate to The Creator through similarity?
In essence we are not in the same category as The Creator, so our connection cannot come from similarity. It comes from relationship, and relationship with the King of the universe means responsibility, wonder, humility, and fear. Holding wonder and humility together is an emotional skill, and if you trust He is good, awe lets love be felt.
How do you know if a mystical idea was really understood?
By what it changes in the person. Rabbi Yossi Paltiel taught, when in doubt, say kavanah. If a mystical idea does not lead to better kavanah, its purpose has not been understood yet. And if kavanah does not build the emotional skills of honesty, courage, self-control, and care for others, it is still incomplete.
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Update: As awe, trust, and love deepen, they can allow greater openness and intimacy with the Creator. That intimacy can include sadness when you notice how much more of His goodness can be revealed.