Why Are We Here?

“There is a complex roadmap of human development. To know why we are here, first we need to know who and what we are. The basic question is: Who or what are we? For example, I studied physics in order to “know reality,” as most scientists would like to find a singular, elegant solution and formula for reality. Kabbalah offers such a simple and elegant formula. Kabbalah explains that in reality, all that exists is the desire, the will to receive pleasure. Everything we see, touch, and feel—the most complex emotions—are all driven by that simple single formula. Now we can ask: Where did we come from? We come from a state of Ein Sof [infinity], a state that has no end, and this is where we are actually heading back. On the way there, we discover a system of five worlds that can be described and shown in different ways. All in all, we have 125 steps or degrees separating us from our final perfect state. The difference between the spiritual worlds or degrees is in their “resolution,” how closely and correctl