The Meaning of Choose Life

It is difficult for us to understand the issue of sacrifice because it goes straight into the ego and into the story of being victimized, it has the same echo system, but this is actually the power. If we study it correctly, the sacrifice has nothing to do with being a victim but it has to do with a possibility of atonement, meaning recognition of what I need and where I am. Of the truth. It is a wonderful and great opportunity of coming closer. For a very devoted spiritual person all over the world, through all religions, being sacrificed, in unison with the higher, is that which he wants the most. I am not speaking for those that play in spirituality but those who have a genuine will. Their highest wish is to be united with the higher.

What does it mean to be united with the higher? Being swallowed by it and that our existence will disappear.

The Torah is saying “...and you choose life”. What does it mean? Everyone who reads it will say of course I will choose life. No dear, when you are in spirituality, you will not choose life naturally and then the Torah will say to you “choose life”. It is more important that you will do your work while existing than be in communion with the higher and disappear there.

So choose life, being here and in communion. Not disappearing from existence in order to be in communion.This is how we understand sacrifice. The Kabbalah is saying, when you are spiritual and you want to disappear into the hug of the higher, choose life, and choose here. This is a totally different understanding of sacrifice. The need is that there will be an unwavering connection between life and existence, meaning the higher and the lower, therefore choose life, do not disappear into the higher. This speaks about when you have the yearning for a communion, the peek of the longing of a spiritual person to disappear into the higher, is forbidden. It is said, no, you stay here, and be the connection part for all spirits because this is your salary, not your personal meaning or enlightenment.