Arvut: The Pathway to Freedom
In a world often dominated by self-interest and personal gain, there exists a profound and transformative concept that offers a pathway to true liberation: Arvut, the sacred principle of mutual guarantee and responsibility. Arvut is not merely a philosophical ideal but a tangible state of being — a perfect integration where each individual exists solely to love and serve others. It is a state where selfless devotion creates a collective embrace so complete that it frees us from the chains of ego and self-concern, allowing us to live in harmony with the divine force that governs all existence.
The Womb of Mutual Guarantee
Imagine existing in a space where every need, every desire, is met with unconditional love and care from those around you. This is the essence of Arvut — a conscious return to the nurturing embrace of a mother’s womb, but with full awareness and intention. In this state of perfect mutual guarantee, we are surrounded by others who are devoted to our fulfillment, not out of obligation, but out of a pure, selfless desire to give. This profound sense of security and trust dissolves all egocentric thoughts and calculations, liberating us from the need to focus on self-preservation.
Freed from self-concern, we awaken to a new purpose: to care for others in the same selfless, unconditional way. Our inherent nature — an insatiable desire for existence and fulfillment — transforms from a tool of self-interest into a vessel for altruistic love. In Arvut, we no longer use this desire to serve ourselves, for our needs are already met by the collective. Instead, we channel it outward, pouring love and service into the world around us.
The Awakening of Sacred Shame
Within the embrace of Arvut, a powerful and transformative emotion emerges: a burning sense of shame. When we feel the unwavering love and support of others, who exist only to fulfill us, we are struck by an urgent need to reciprocate. This shame is not destructive but sacred — it propels us to act, to “explode” out of ourselves and mirror the love we receive. We cannot remain passive; the intensity of this mutual devotion demands that we jump out of our egocentric shells and begin serving others with the same fervor.
This reciprocal dance of love and service brings us into alignment with the Creator — the ultimate force of reality, which exists without any thought of itself, purely to love and give. In Arvut, we begin to emulate this divine quality, thinking and acting not for ourselves but for the collective, and through it, for the entirety of existence.
The Path to Divine Similarity
The journey to Arvut is a sacred and deliberate process, one that requires unwavering commitment and mutual effort. It begins with a group of individuals who share a faint but growing aspiration to transcend their ego and align with the Creator’s qualities of love and bestowal. This aspiration, initially small and fragile, must be nurtured and purified, separated from the myriad desires that clutter our lives. Through persistent, collective work, this yearning grows until it becomes the singular, overriding purpose of each participant’s existence.
The group becomes a crucible for transformation, a closed circle of mutual support where each member strives to love and serve the others while forgetting themselves. This requires a radical shift: a willingness to subjugate one’s individual desires to the collective will, to dissolve into the desires and perspectives of others. Only through this surrender can the group forge a unified spiritual aspiration — a collective yearning to achieve similarity with the Creator.
When this unified aspiration reaches its peak, a breakthrough occurs. The group’s collective desire becomes so powerful that it transcends the ego’s hold, drawing a unique, supernatural force from nature itself. This force sustains and completes the Arvut, enabling the group to exist in a state of perfect mutual guarantee. In this state, each member senses the Creator’s constant presence and guidance, responding to it with actions that mirror divine love and service.
A New Sense of Life
In the embrace of Arvut, life takes on a qualitatively different meaning. The mutual flow of support and fulfillment creates a dynamic where each member exists solely to sense and fulfill the desires of others. This creates a conduit for the Creator’s life-nurturing force to flow through the group, infusing their existence with a profound sense of purpose and vitality. Compared to this elevated state, their previous, ego-driven lives feel like a shadow of existence — empty and lifeless.
As the group deepens its commitment, even the coarsest and heaviest desires can be transformed. By covering all desires with the singular intention of aligning with the Creator, the group intensifies its connection to the divine. Every action, every thought, becomes an opportunity to strengthen this sacred bond, drawing them closer to the ultimate purpose of human existence.
The Sacred Yearning for the Creator
The same yearning and shame that drives the group to love and serve one another also awakens toward the Creator. The group’s collective aspiration becomes a burning, irrepressible desire to reciprocate the Creator’s boundless love. This sacred yearning becomes their driving force, propelling them toward ever-greater alignment with the divine.
In this state, the group not only senses the Creator’s presence but becomes a partner in the divine act of creation. By acting “like the Creator” toward one another, they create a vessel through which the Creator’s life-giving force can flow, nurturing all of reality. This is the ultimate freedom: liberation from the ego’s control, and the ability to live, think, and act in harmony with the single, life-creating force that governs all existence.
The Power of the Group
The path to Arvut is not a solitary journey but a collective one. It depends entirely on the group — its unity, its adherence to a purposeful method, and its unwavering commitment to the goal. Only when individuals are ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of their shared spiritual purpose can this transformation unfold. Only when their individual sparks of aspiration unite into a single, blazing flame can they achieve the similarity with the Creator that they seek.
Arvut is the pathway to freedom, a sacred process that liberates us from the confines of ego and self-concern. It is a journey of mutual love, service, and devotion that transforms not only the individuals within the group but the very fabric of reality. Through Arvut, we become vessels for the Creator’s love, living embodiments of the divine force that nurtures and sustains all life. In this state of perfect mutual guarantee, we find not only freedom but the true meaning of existence itself.