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If God = Nature, and Nature = Desire, then…

Here’s something else to think about: if you sum up the numeric
values of the letters in the words HaTeva (the nature), they add
up to 86. Next, if you sum up the value of the letters in the word
Elokim (God), they add up to 86. And finally, if you sum up the
value of the letters in the word Kos (cup), they add up to—you
guessed it—86. That shows the equivalence of God, cup, and
nature in Kabbalah, which we noted in Chapter 2. Here’s how
it works.
We’ve already said that if two words add up to the same
number, they have the same spiritual meaning. Therefore, the
statement that Kabbalah is making here is very interesting (if a
little complex):

Nature and Creator are one and the same. The fact
that we don’t see them as such doesn’t make it less
true, just like the fact that we can’t see bacteria with
a naked eye doesn’t stop them from affecting our
bodies.
A cup, in Kabbalah, stands for a Kli, meaning a
desire to receive. Therefore, nature and our Kli are
the same. Here, too, the fact that we don’t sense it
doesn’t mean it isn’t true, but the fact that they have
the same value means that we have the opportunity
to correct (change) our desires to match nature’s
structure.
When we match our desires (Kli) with those of
nature, we will also match them with the Creator
(because nature and the Creator are synonyms). In
simple words, when we equalize our Kli with nature,
we will discover the Creator.
In terms of an equation, it looks like this: If A = B, and B =
C, then A = C.