A man, in relation to himself, his family, the environment, either subconsciously or consciously aspires to so-called homeostasis – the balance between the forces of attraction and repulsion. Only in the center, when the two forces are balanced, is it possible to feel comfortable and good.

You counterbalance forces every moment, without even realizing it. For example, you sit with folded hands. Why did you choose this position? Because these two forces are balanced in you in such a manner that manifests as folded hands. This happens either by itself or knowingly: I want to balance myself with a boss at work, with the bank, with my wife, children, food, sleep – with absolutely everything. Everything that I have is a desire to reach a balance so as not to feel any pressure from one side or another. These two forces exist, and there is nothing I can do about their existence, but to neutralize them – this is my natural tendency.

Question: Is it good or bad? Does this happen by itself? Can I guide this process?

This is neither good nor bad – it’s a law of nature, which affects us, and we react in this way, consciously or subconsciously. At some point we would see, perhaps, that we are able to rule above this law and thus come to something located above it. If this law governs us in the natural instinctive form, perhaps, by rising above it, I would come to something located above nature.

I consist of four types of matter and I exist in all of them: still, vegetative, animal and human levels. At each level, I strive for balance and never reach it. With the wisdom of Kabbalah, I can understand and achieve that balance and then feel myself in paradise – enjoy absolute comfort, and, by studying the balance or imbalance, reveal the state that is above the nature and above the desire for balance. So I get to know the basic law, the basic formula that exists in nature.

Question: Why are we constantly striving for balance and unable to reach it?

At each moment when I want to come into balance, I reveal an even greater imbalance. A person who wishes 100 grams of pleasure, and then wants 200, 400 – he never reaches equilibrium, and always feels a lack. Attracting and repelling forces are never balanced.

This law governs our lives. Take disease: for example, I have high blood pressure. What does this mean? My internal system is not able to keep itself in the balance with the external pressure. I have to take a medication, which somehow balances it.

There is atmospheric pressure. It’s height of 80 kilometers – that means tons of pressure on me. Inside me I have the same pressure, which balances it, otherwise I would be flattened into a pancake. Thus, everything is balanced in nature at all levels, and if you see an imbalance, then you reveal the movement toward equilibrium.

This post is an excerpt translated from a larger article found at http://bit.ly/5B3U8