...a h for the St u d e n t KABBALAH FOR THE STUDENT Copyright © 2008 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publisher... ...r the St u d e n t KABBALAH FOR THE STUDENT Copyright © 2008 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers www.ka... ...lag, Yehudah. II. Ashlag, Barukh Shalom, ha-Levi, 1907-1991. III. Laitman, Michael. BM525.K27 2009 296.1’6— —dc22 ... ...l e o f Co n T e n T s Foreword (Bnei Baruch) 5 The Tree of Life – a Poem (Rav Isaac Luria) 7 Time for Spiritual Attainment 1 1 Time to Act (Rav Yehud... ... 1 Time to Act (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 1 3 Disclosing a Portion, Covering Two (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 1 5 The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah (Rav Yehuda As... ...lies to every detail and occurrence of reality, in every single world, in relation to the world Above it. ThE lAngUA gE of ThE KAbbAliSTS iS A lAngUA... ...e for these matters, being the Language of the Branches, indicating their relation to their Upper Roots. However, this language, though extremely sui... ...Torah” (Items 9,11), pleasure and sublimity are measured by the extent of equivalence of form with the Maker. And pain and intolerance are measured ... ...der, until we reach its head in the sky, which is the purposeful point of equivalence of form with our Maker. And the difference between these two f...

...The great Kabbalists, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, and his son and successor, Rav Baruch Ashlag, offer modern readers valid answers to life's most vital question: What is the meaning of my life? Their interpretations of The Book of Zohar and The Tree of Lif...

... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Kabbalah Experience By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Kabbalah Exper... ... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Kabbalah Experience By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Kabbalah Experienc... ... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Kabbalah Experience By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Kabbalah Experience Execu... ...lishers E-mail: info@kabbalah.info THE KABBALAH EXPERIENCE Copyright © 2005 by MICHAEL LAITMAN. All rights reserved. Published by Laitman Kabbalah Pub... ...uest and Aim ..................................................310 Chapter 9. Rav, Disciple and Group Rav, Disciple and Group Rav ...................... ... man gradually correct him- self through developing the screen, thus attaining equivalence of form with the Creator, to the point of Ein Sof, meaning... ...nce or by chance discoveries. We would know nature in its perfect harmony and relationships, and learn how to use it wisely. Today, however, all sci... ...of receiving, in order to turn it into giving. Then, by reason of the law of “equivalence of form,” the Light will enter our souls. Those concealed ... ...ctions do not bear any external manifestation, but rather change our personal relationship with the Creator. Hence, the concealment. We perform the ...

...til the current generation; it was this generation for which this method was specifically developed. That is why the Zohar, the Ari and Baal HaSulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag, the author of HaSulam (The Ladder), a commentary on the Zohar) reveal that from this time forward, the Kabbalah will become a simple and genuine way of life, open to all, with no restrictions. This approach...

...d The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chapter 8. Prayer, Request and Aim ..................................................310 Chapter 9. Rav, Disciple and Group .................................................. 323 Chapter 10. The Messiah and the End of Days ................................. 346 Chapter 11. Concepts in Kabbalah ................................

...g (Baal HaSulam) Shamati (I Heard) SHAMATI (I Heard) Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publisher... ...HaSulam) Shamati (I Heard) SHAMATI (I Heard) Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers www.ka... ... Data Ashlag, Yehudah. Shamati = (I heard) / Yehuda Ashlag ; compiled by Michael Laitman. -- 1st ed. p. cm. ISBN 978-1-897448-10-6 1. Cab... ... 2008005841 Compilation: Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Copy Editors: Michael R. Kellogg, Natasha Sigmund ... ........................................................ 127 40. Faith in the Rav, What is the Measure ......................................129 41. What... ... discernments and the changes are made specifically in the receiver, with relation to how the receiver is impressed by them. However, we must discer... ...kut (Adhesion) with the Creator through one’s work, which is discerned as equivalence of form, where all of one’s deeds are in order to bestow. It i... ...sured according to one’s sensation. However, all these sensations have no relation to the Creator, as it says in the “Poem of Unification,” “As she,... ... “he and I cannot dwell in the same abode.” This is because there must be equivalence of form between the Light and the Kli (Vessel). Hence, when on...

...One evening in September 1991, Kabbalist Rabash summoned his prime student, Michael Laitman, to his bedside and handed him a notebook, whose cover contained one word-Shamati (I Heard), containing transcripts of Rabash's conversations with his father, Yehuda Ashlag, author of a complete commentary on ...

...The Point in the Heart A Source of Delight for My Soul Michael laitMan l ait Man Kabbalah Publishers 3 The Point in the Heart ... ...The Point in the Heart A Source of Delight for My Soul Michael laitMan l ait Man Kabbalah Publishers 3 The Point in the Heart A Source... ...the Point in the heart A Source of Delight for My Soul copyright © 2010 by Michael laitman all rights reserved. Published by laitman Kabbalah Publishe... ...t in the heart A Source of Delight for My Soul copyright © 2010 by Michael laitman all rights reserved. Published by laitman Kabbalah Publishers www.k... ... and manners of others, who are society That is what the great Kabbalist, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam, explains in his essay, “The Free... ...comparing opposites — hot vs. cold, black vs. white. We recognize one in relation to the other. if everything were white, we wouldn’t detect anythi... ... oday the ego has evolved to such a degree that we pre- fer a more virtual relationship with others. it is not that we do or do not want others. but w... ...on, but rather in accord with the awareness of the necessity of achieving equivalence of qual- ities with the creator (the quality of love and bestow... ...eration. History and Origin In 1991, following the passing of his teacher, Rav Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag (The Rabash), Michael Laitman, Professor ...

... rediscover your inner compass. The Point in the Heart is a collection of excerpts from a man whose wisdom has earned him devoted students worldwide. Michael Laitman, a scientist and a Kabbalist, presents ancient wisdom in a compelling style. These stormy days, his site, www.kabbalah.info, offers a silver lining for those who seek true and lasting comfort....

... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Path of Kabbalah By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Path of Kabbala... ... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Path of Kabbalah By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Path of Kabbalah E... ... By Rav Michael Laitman PhD The Path of Kabbalah By Rav Michael Laitman PhD LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS The Path of Kabbalah Executive... ...Publishers E-mail: info@kabbalah.info THE PATH OF KABBALAH Copyright © 2005 by MICHAEL LAITMAN. All rights reserved. Published by Laitman Kabbalah Pub... ... from Him, with the aim of bringing contentment to the Creator, it is called “equivalence of form.” At first, one restricts oneself, saying, “I don’t... ...or created and the pleasure that He gives serve as a condition upon which the relationship with the Creator is based. Man agrees to re- ceive from th... ...ain eternal and perfect pleasure and unity with the Creator. Without attaining equivalence of attributes with the Creator, we will only be able to ex... ...om, the first of which is called “the Light of Neshama.” The entire spiritual relationship between the Creator and the crea- ture in the state of Kat... ...n achieving spirituality depends on the presence of the “point in the heart.” Rav Laitman asked his teacher if the “point in the heart” could be acq...

...Kabbalah for Beginners LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Kabbalah for Beginners 4th Edition Rav Micha... ...nners LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Kabbalah for Beginners 4th Edition Rav Michael Laitman, PhD KABBALAH FoR BEgINNERS Copyright © 2007 by MICHA... ...s LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Kabbalah for Beginners 4th Edition Rav Michael Laitman, PhD KABBALAH FoR BEgINNERS Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL L... ...s or reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laitman, Michael. Kabbalah for beginners / Michael Laitman. — 4th ed. p. cm. I... ...journeys they can be. * This book is based on essays and lectures given by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, which were then edited by staff members of the ... ...ddenly feel the whole of reality change, too. He recognized that egoistic relation- - ships are the cause of every form of suffering in the world. Th... ...tion, everything that will happen to her will stem from reciprocity, the “relationship” between Phases one and Two. As we’ve just shown, the new des... ... humanity’s evolution, we will all attain the Creator in a state called “Equivalence of Form.” To reach that goal, Kabbalists carefully defined whic... ...hat we not only have the same intention, but be- - cause we have developed equivalence of form with Him, we see and perceive things we would not perc...

...The Kabbalist Rabbi Laitman, who was the student and personal assistant to Rabbi Baruch Ashlag from 1979-1991, follows in the footsteps of his rabbi in passing on the wisdom of Kabbalah to the world. This book is based on sources that were passe...

...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Michael Laitman Unlocking The Zohar UNLocKINg THE zoHAR copyright... ...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Michael Laitman Unlocking The Zohar UNLocKINg THE zoHAR copyright © 2011 ... ...tman Unlocking The Zohar UNLocKINg THE zoHAR copyright © 2011 by MIcHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishe... ...rival of the last generation at the end of days, and then it will appear. Rav Isaiah Horowitz (the Holy Shlah) Foreword 7 T h e G r e aT n e s s o ... ...he Zohar and all its yield are ready to open the doors of redemption. The Rav Raiah Kook 3 The livelihood of the person of Israel depends on The Bo... ...and virtually a personal home. People find it very difficult to maintain relationships, and divorce rates are soaring. The family unit is falling a... ...wer, the power of love and giving. In Kabbalah terminology, it is called “equivalence of form,” which is a gradual process that leads to our sensing... ... come in through those five inlets in the box, which are all processed in relation to the existing information in that person’s memory, and in relat... ...ve” ... and without annulling self-love, it is impossible to achieve ... equivalence of form. And since it is against our nature, we need a society...

... an inkling of spirituality, bringing him to prefer it to materialism. Then, in relation to his spirituality, he clarifies his desire. Accordingly, h... ...ends the sort of framework in which he should live, and what his position is in relation to other generations. In each era, mankind uses the world s... ...s and Rabash’s music were recorded and published. The melodies are presented as Rav Michael Laitman, PhD heard them from his rabbi, Rabbi Baruch Ash... ... Rabash’s music were recorded and published. The melodies are presented as Rav Michael Laitman, PhD heard them from his rabbi, Rabbi Baruch Ashlag, ... ...s music were recorded and published. The melodies are presented as Rav Michael Laitman, PhD heard them from his rabbi, Rabbi Baruch Ashlag, eldest ... ... grasp our existential purpose, while still living in this world. This course by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD is based on three sources: Rabbi Shimon Bar... ...sp our existential purpose, while still living in this world. This course by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD is based on three sources: Rabbi Shimon Bar Yoc... ...xistential purpose, while still living in this world. This course by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD is based on three sources: Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s Zo... ...0 Topics examined in this lesson: 1. The First Man (Adam HaRishon) 2. The Equivalence of Form 3. The Correction 4. Spiritual Filters To sum...

...balah Awakening to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page i Other Books by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Attaini... ...h Awakening to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page i Other Books by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Attaining t... ...ing to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page i Other Books by Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Attaining the World... ... Page ii Awakening to Kabbalah The Guiding Light of Spiritual Fulfillment Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Awakening to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page... ...e ii Awakening to Kabbalah The Guiding Light of Spiritual Fulfillment Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Awakening to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page iii... ...akening to Kabbalah The Guiding Light of Spiritual Fulfillment Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Awakening to Kabbalah text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page iii Awaken... ...d into individual souls that descend in a cer- tain order. He writes about relationships between the bodies in this world, under the influence of the ... ... i o n s i n b e t w e e n All the signs combined created the code for the relation- ship between God and humankind, and at any moment things 8A WAKEN... ...the highest point of spir- itual evolution in our world, anyone can attain equivalence of form with the upper force—the Creator. We can attain the hig...

...Your world is ready for change. Make it happen, with guidance from one of the greatest Kabbalists of our generation.Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, sees Kabbalah as a science that deals with drawing near to the Creator. It studies the system of creation, examines how the Creator conducts this system, and how creation can rise to the level of the...

... A Guide to Spiritual Discovery BY RABBIMICHAELLAITMAN COMPILEDBYBENZIONGIERTZ LAITMAN Kabbalah Publishers Executive Editor: Benzion Giertz Laitman K... ... Editor: Benzion Giertz Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Website: www.kabbalah.info Laitman Kabbalah Publishers Email: info@kabbalah.info ATTAINING THE WOR... ...shers Email: info@kabbalah.info ATTAINING THE WORLDS BEYOND Copyright 2003 by MICHAEL LAITMAN. All rights reserved. Published by Laitman Kabbalah Pub... ...abbi Laitman’s Search for Kabbalah .................. 436 Other books by Rabbi Michael Laitman .................... 447 Contents It is beyond human... ...food, but also from knowing who is giving it to me, knowing with whom I have a relationship. The smallest portion of food I receive from a great figur... ...llives,wehavebecomeusedtonotthinking at all about ourselves, our interpersonal relationships, our families, our work, in all of the deeds we perform i... ...the spiritual Light. OtherwisetheLightcannotenterthem,accordingtotheLaw of the Equivalence of Form of Spiritual Objects. The activity of spiritual obj... ...degree that egoism has been ejected. This is in accordance with the Law of the Equivalence of Qualities Between the Light and the Vessel. We can, in f...

...In the words of Michael Laitman, "It is beyond human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualities as total altruism and love. This is for the simple reason that human beings cannot comprehend how such feelings can exis...

.... That is why a quality such as altruism can only be imparted to us from Above, and only those of us who have experienced it can understand it. Rabbi Michael Laitman ......

...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS THE ZOHAR Rav Michael Laitman, PhD THE ZOHAR Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All... ...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS THE ZOHAR Rav Michael Laitman, PhD THE ZOHAR Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rig... ...LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS THE ZOHAR Rav Michael Laitman, PhD THE ZOHAR Copyright © 2007 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights rese... ...es or reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Laitman, Michael. The Zohar: annotations to the Ashlag commentary / Michael Laitma... ...laim that The Book of Zohar is destined to bring redemption to the world. Rav Kook, the first Chief Rabbi of Israel, writes about the Zohar (Ohr Yak... ...like the whole of the Torah, speaks exclusively of man (creation) and his relationship with the Creator. The Torah attaches worldly appellations to ... ...t, and El—the Creator. Thus, Israel is the property of aspiring to attain equivalence of form with the Creator. The “nations of the world” are the a... ...Ima (mother), for the subsequent transfer to the children (ZON). The same relationships of ABA (see below) and PBP also transpire between their child... ... receive the Creator’s Light). One can draw near the Creator only through equivalence of desires. The Creator is incorporeal, and can only be sensed...

... Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Kabbalah, Science... ... Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life ... ...balah, Science and the Meaning of Life LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life Tra... ...@kabbalah.info KABBALAH, SCIENCE AND THE MEANING OF LIFE Copyright © 2006 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved Published by Laitman Kabbalah Publ... ... was held in San Francisco, Cali- fornia in March, 2005, introducing Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD and quantum physicists William Tiller, PhD, D... ...the Creator--be realized. In Kabbalah, this identical- ness is referred to as “Equivalence of Form between the creature and the Creator.” The wisdom ... ... At Gmar Tikkun, every soul is filled with boundless pleasures and a complete equivalence of Form with the Creator. In our present state, the Light ... ...love to give pleasure back to the host. Another example of a giving-receiving relationship is be- tween parents and children. Actually, the child is ... ... 62 T H E FA M I LY U N I T Dr. Satinover: What is the Kabbalistic approach to relation- ships between men and women at the start of the 21 st centur...

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... they work in harmony, life flows peacefully in its course. When they collide, we must deal with calamities and crises of great magnitude, says Prof. Michael Laitman. These forces are at work in every aspect of life: family, economy, politics, ecology, and health. Bail Yourself Out: How You Can Emerge Strong from the World Crisis is a guide to mastering these forces on the...

...he Four Elements that Comprise Us 4. The Right Environment 5. The Law of Equivalence of Attributes 6. The power of thought 7. A Chosen People 8. ... ... When the creature acquires Creator-like attributes, this state is called Equivalence of Form with the Creator. The individual then senses the Creat... ...ising MAN. This is the one factor by which the creature can influence his relationship with the Creator, influence what he will receive from above, ... ... not Him, but the screens that conceal Him. I can, however, influence my relationship with Him, breaking through these screens. When the first Jewi... ...ng at the doorway crying,” was the reply. I quoted this dialogue to Rabbi Laitman. “Beautiful words but absolutely meaningless if one does not under... ... of the purpose of creation – at least some kind of justification! Rabbi Laitman (R.L.): I am the wrong address for consolation. I will not tell yo...

... Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Basic Concepts in Kabbalah LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Basic Concepts in... ...chael Laitman, PhD Basic Concepts in Kabbalah LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Basic Concepts in Kabbalah Translation: Dav... ...l Laitman, PhD Basic Concepts in Kabbalah LAITMAN KABBALAH PUBLISHERS Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Basic Concepts in Kabbalah Translation: David B... ...s, Susan Morales Kosinec, Rob Taylor, Robert Jochelson Editors: Claire Gerus, Michael R. Kellogg Layout and Drawings: Baruch Khovov Cover Design: Ric... ...daries of “absolute egoism.” According to Kabbalah, the laws regulating social relationships are more important than the laws regulating the relation... ...ghbor, the rest are merely subsidiary laws, including those pertaining to our relations with the Creator. In fact, one cannot merge with Him prior t... ...ceive, and hence are objective. As a result, Kabbalah offers the attainment of equivalence of properties and actions with the Creator as a means of n... ...ing for the sake of another is not consid- ered reception, but bestowal. Since equivalence of properties means B A S I C C O N C E P T S I N K A B B... ...nctive, personal, and awe- filled introduction to an ancient wisdom tradition. Rav Laitman—a disciple of the great Kabbalist Rabbi Baruch Ashlag (son...

...uch World Center for Kabbalah Studies The Open Book Author: Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Table of Contents 1. The Meaning Of My Life 2... ...World Center for Kabbalah Studies The Open Book Author: Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Table of Contents 1. The Meaning Of My Life 2. V... ...nter for Kabbalah Studies The Open Book Author: Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Table of Contents 1. The Meaning Of My Life 2. View on E... ... descend. The desires determine how the science, culture, art and social relationships of that generation will evolve. Everything is determined from... ...tudy of the Ten Sefirot) that time and space are terms that exist only in relation to us humans, that in fact, time does not exist. The minute one c... ...reator is not concealed from me. It is simply that because of the lack of equivalence in our attributes, I am remote from the Creator in the spiritu... ...ondition that by that you delight the giver. At the end of the process of equivalence, called the “end of correction”, the soul-vessel, the Malchut ...

...d for transcending the limits of one's senses and acquiring a new sense that opens the gate to the Spiritual World, while still living in this world. Rav Laitman clearly explains what goes on behind the scenes in the development of one's soul and the step-by-step attainment of the Upper Worlds. For anyone who wants to understand why our lives develop the way they do, and w...