אמר רבי יוחנן ג' מפתחות בידו של הקב"ה שלא נמסרו ביד שליח
ואלו הן מפתח של גשמים ומפתח של חיה ומפתח של תחית המתים
תענית דף ב

"The Keys of Life"

Reb Chaim Vital explains that unlike the "3 keys of reincarnation" which focus on cleansing ones soul from past-life mistakes, "The Keys of Life" enable everyone to do everything they want to in this life.

"The Keys of Life" are entrusted with spiritually enlightened souls who have arrived at the spiritual soul level of "Chaya" and "Yechida"; as the Eternal Divine Creator of the Universe knows that these spiritually enlightened people, referred to as "Guardians of Mankind" will use these keys wisely and selflessly.

"אחרי הפרגוד Behind the Veil"

Reb Chaim Vital explains that the state of spirituality when one has fully corrected ones reincarnated soul in this physical life, and that there is no longer a single thought of hatred, anger or "death" energy in ones soul, then one has elevated ones soul so high that one is above this physical world, it's selfish, deceptive and materialistic values, that one only sees everything clearly from a spiritual perspective.

This elevation of ones soul is known has being able to see "אחרי הפרגוד Behind the Veil", like rising above the clouds in a plane, once the plane has passed through the clouds one can suddenly see clearly.

When a person can see clearly from a spiritual perspective, a person is able to understand the meaning of life and the reasons why things happen. Understanding and accepting that everything has a DIVINE plan in order to rectify our souls.

The Keys of Life means Every Prayer is Answered

Reb Chaim Vital explains that every person whom has arrived at this spiritual level is able to have EVERY prayer answered, this is the meaning of having the "Keys of Life".

The power of speech is the most special gift that humans are given; silly people who waste the power of speech in talking nonsense, gossip, lies and frivolous conversations, find it very difficult to have their prayers answered as they keep themselves stuck and blocked through their abuse of speech.

Spiritually enlightened souls are careful with every word they speak, as they "know" that the key to having ones prayers answered is to be careful with the power of speech.

Having and being in possession of the keys of life is dependant on one's speech. If one uses it wisely, properly, constructively and spiritually then one will have all of ones prayers answered and one will have the "keys of life". Abuse the power of speech and one will find ones spirituality drop to a level below "the clouds of the veil", finding it difficult to have ones prayers answered.

Be Careful with ones power of SPEECH

כל המספר לשוֹן הרע .... אין לוֹ חלק לעוֹלם הבא

"One who speaks gossip (even if its true) against another loses their right to his/her destined place in spirit world" (In Talmud Sanhedrin page 90a).

The Prophet Elijah in Tana Devei Eliyahu teaches us that gossiping and telling lies, ruins and corrupts a persons soul, to the extent that disruptive and blocking Angels are given to the person, to block their lives. This is a direct consequence that the person has abused the power of his/her speech through lies, deceit slander and gossiping, then a persons prayers are not answered.

Together with Reb Chaim Vitals teachings in later generations this emphasis on "power of speech" became are the main focus of the teachings of the Chofetz Chaim and Rabbi Segal.

The remedy is simply, be wise and careful with the power of one's speech. Then one will rise to the spiritual level to have all of ones prayers answered.

"The Keys of Life"

Everyone whom has the "The Keys of Life" instinctively knows to when to use the power of prayer, naturally one will not interfere with or change certain aspects of "destiny"; however if one feels that the lessons have been learnt by the person, or that a person doesn't need to learn certain difficult lessons then one who has the "Keys of Life" can make things happen "magically" that can take away the lessons of pain and suffering.

The undertaking by the beneficiary must be to create the same end-result as they would have had, had they gone through the pain and suffering, then one is not considered to be interfering with destiny.

In certain circumstances one can change destiny, provided this has an end result of making this world a more spiritually enlightened place and the souls in it have become more elevated spiritually.

This is truly considered to be using the "Keys of Life" wisely with the blessing of GOD.

"DIVINE Success"

The secret for DIVINE success and good fortune is to live a purposeful, selfless life in service of GOD and to help many people, as explained in Book of Psalms Chapter 1 :-

תהילים פרק א
אשרי האיש אשר לא הלך בעצת רשעים
ובדרך חטאים לא עמד ובמושב לצים לא ישב
כי אם בתורת יהוה חפצו ובתורתו יהגה יומם ולילה
והיה כעץ שתול על פלגי מים
אשר פרייו ייתן בעיתו ועלהו לא ייבול וכל אשר יעשה יצליח

May it be the will of GOD that we all elevate our souls to be entrusted with the

"Keys of Life"