{"id":14067,"date":"2026-01-06T20:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kabbalah.info\/?post_type=book&p=14067"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:20:04","slug":"chapter-2-the-greatest-wish-of-all","status":"publish","type":"book","link":"https:\/\/www.kabbalah.info\/en\/chapter-2-the-greatest-wish-of-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 2: The Greatest Wish of All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Greatest Wish of All<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that we\u2019ve been introduced to the origins of Kabbalah, it\u2019s time to see how Kabbalah relates to us… Read article >><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Springboard for Growth<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start where we ended the first chapter. We said that things could be great if we would only learn to use our egoism differently\u2014to bond with others so as to form a single spiritual being. We even learned that there\u2019s a means for it\u2014the method of Kabbalah, devised for just that purpose… Read article >><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Handling Desires<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that we know that desires generate progress, let\u2019s see how we\u2019ve handled them throughout history… Read article >><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a Nutshell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are five levels to our desires, divided into three groups. The first group is animal desires (food, reproduction, and home); the second is human desires (money, honor, knowledge), and the third group is the spiritual desire (the \u201cpoint in the heart\u201d)… Read article >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Greatest Wish of All Now that we\u2019ve been introduced to the origins of Kabbalah, it\u2019s time to see how 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