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...ess” in bodies in this world, and how we can cause our souls to rise from here back to the world of Ein Sof. Abraham was the first Kabbalist to teach... ...l we discover the whole of reality. That process takes place while we are here in our material bodies. When we achieve these higher worlds, reality ... ...ur hands. To advance, we must first discover the forces that come down to here and affect us. We must learn how to penetrate Nature’s higher system ... ...Kabbalah in the treasure. ... “Now, distinguished readers, this book lies here before you in a closet. It states explicitly all the wisdom of states... ...lished a paper, The Nation, in which he called upon the Israeli nation to unite. His wish was to establish a by-weekly paper, but the paper initiati... ...ot intensify to separate people, but to 36 uNloCkiNg the Zohar make them unite at a higher level and discover the upper force that was causing this... ...her and the thought of creation will be complemented: all creations will unite with the upper force, the power of love and giving. chapter 3: The ... ...f this kind is called a “group of Kabbalists,” and its only purpose is to unite them, as it is written, “As one man in one heart,” “That which you h... ...d as though he is truly a part of him with all his might and soul. Let us unite as one man, friends in every which way, to help and to assist, to st...

...inations who Worship God in the English tongue, and believe that Jesus Christ, who came heretofore in suffering flesh, shall come hereafter in glory.... .... I desire to thank and praise my God exceedingly, that though like many others, I had heretofore paid little respect to the promise of his coming, ... ... earth; in the which deluge of wrath she shall be clean dissolved, as the synagogue was heretofore in the destruction of Jerusalem, when she in like ... ... should be turned into joy.” This, the constitution of the present church, the Arminian heresy hath continually sought to abrogate, and to bring the... ...one another in the great object of our hopes, instead of being thereby concentrated and united from all places, and all times, and all conditions. N... ...the necessity of sacrificing our natural affections for Christ’s sake? then we shall be united to all Christ’s people, in closer union than husband ... ...forced to separate from beloved saints, and from their sweet communion? but we shall be united in the day of the Lord, when he shall come with all h... ...ce incorruptible and undefiled and that fadeth not away, and the Son of God their king, united to human nature for ever, shall be for ever the monum... ...anointing by the dove, he was the Messiah complete, that is, Prophet, Priest, and King, united in one. According to the words of our catechism, ‘Chri...

...out Rabbi Shimon Bar-Y ochai” and “About The Book of Zohar” are presented here courtesy of the paper Kabbalah T oday. 8 THE ZOHAR... ...vent cascades from the Upper World to ours, and the dressings it acquires here. But what makes The Zohar unique is the fact that it was not written ... ...n all sides by the thirteen attributes of mercy. However, Elokim, that is here, thought to bring out the thirteen words that surround the Assembly o... ...econd to the third mention of the name Elokim, there are five words. From here on, the Light was created and concealed, enclosed within that covenan... ... the letters MI joined the letters ELEH, so does this name remain forever united, and on this secret stands the world. Eliyahu then flew away, and I... ... blessings, like the Light in Tvunah. It is said about it, “the city that united with her,” for Nukva, called “city,” merged with Tvunah, and Nukva ... ...perty that is opposite from Him. At the end of correction all the letters unite and combine into the one name of the Creator. The order of the Hebre... ...Tabur to Peh. They are combined, for they all ascend to their root, which unites everything, whereas the use of the will to receive, even for the Cr... ...SABA Malchut of the world of Atzilut, he causes ZON to ascend to AV I, and unites them in a constant Zivug so as to assure the Light’s descent to the...

...from our inability to answer life’s most fundamental question: “Why am I here?” Kabbalah answers this very question, and in doing so, guides us tow... ...lag Research Institute (ARI). PART oNE The History of Kabbalah T here is no real difference between the history of Kabbalah and the history... ...s one of the best known Native American traditions is the Council Circle. Here, the members sit in a circle, each member expressing a different aspe... ...am’s discovery in greater detail later in the book, but we should mention here that the essence of his discovery is that the universe is “obey- - in... ...ryone knew about the Creator, the force of love and giving, and all were united with it. People experienced it as part of their lives, and they did... ...oism. The latter option offered an obvious benefit: if peo- - ple remained united despite their egoism, they would not only retain their way of life,... ...egoism, they would not only retain their way of life, they would actually unite even more closely with the Creator. In other words, the efforts to ... ... their growing egoism, would force people to become much more aligned and united with both the Creator and each other. Here’s an illustration of thi... ... He knew that time was of the essence: either he taught his people how to unite through bonding with (Abraham thought): “‘How is it possible that th...

...u come from this hootin’- nanny that we define as life on this sphere in the here and now. Your words capture the eloquence of a time long gone and no... ...HED BY PUBLISHAMERICA, LLLP. www.publishamerica.com Baltimore Printed in the United States of America To my dearly loved CONTENTS Acknowledgments ... ...served for an illustrious sphere burning bright within her orbiting eyes. To unite a kingdom that will never end. She blesses these sacred regions in ... ...ords against me to give me exile. I’d fight flame to fire ’cause paradise is here with her. 41 Inborn Masterpiece She preaches from the good book of ... ...gelic rays of dawn cleanses my deathless heart, spiritual connections to God unites the earth and heaven and every element that links pleasure to para... ... even the cloak of death could not keep me from your heart, ’cause heaven is here with you on earth. 73 Celestial Concourse The scripture speaks of t... ...k of eternity. Nights done, as morning some, where memories all the rest are here. True light warms her blossoms, and weaves within my fingers, where ... ...ned against her spirits brow through the heart in which I breathe, heaven is here on earth with her. How soft a beauty glistens in my arms like a shoo...

...rlds (Bnei Baruch) 813 About Bnei Baruch 857 5 f o r e w o r d Why are we here? What does the future hold? How can we avoid suffering and feel tranq... ...ure and complete control of your life. Kabbalah teaches how to enjoy life here and now. It explains such concepts as “the next world,” “souls,” “rei... ... much of their attention. The Kabbalists who wrote the texts you will read here are of the first, uncompromising kind. They set a very clear goal bef... ...a great loss because there is only the issue of the cleanness of the mind here, to warn of those actions defined as “so what,” meaning so what if I d... ...vine Abundance in the world, the degrees and the conduct of their actions unite to create a wondrous wisdom, far more than the science of physics. T... ...lds and the orders in the wisdom of truth itself, which are immeasurable, unite under only ten realities, called “Ten Sefirot.” Afterwards, these ten... ... the flavors of the Mitzvot… because the soul is strengthened by them and unites with its Maker… And besides the hidden good, the next world, for on... ... us. Do awaken our hearts and the hearts of all of Israel, Your people, to unite with You in earnest truth and with love, to sincerely serve You, as ... ... law, written and oral, revealed and concealed, and Your Commandments, to unite with Your Mighty and Awful Name. And guard us from biasness, pride, ...

... in a state of “serving other gods.” It is not necessarily the thought of heresy that is the transgression, but if he thinks that there is another a... ...t want to follow God’s ways, that too is considered committing the sin of heresy. Meaning that he does not believe that only the Creator is the lea... ...in, he must certainly regret it and be sorry for having committed it. But here too we should place the pain and sorrow in the right order: where do... ...eceive impressions. The speech is discernments, parts of impressions. For here there is already a correlation between the Light and the will to rec... ...the period of Lo Lishma is the more important time, since it is easier to unite the act with the Creator. This is so because in Lishma one says that ... ... is Kedusha in Yetzira, is Klipa in Assiya. Therefore, if the righteous is united in some degree, he certainly unites with the Kedusha in the degree.... ...erson becomes adhered to Him, a single authority is made, and that person unites in His uniqueness. Then, the right side of the person is the right ... ...dispute between Shamai and Hillel, and for the future, when the two camps unite, the camp of Josef and the camp of Judah. This is the meaning of wha... ...id’s house are judged because the kings of David’s house had the power to unite the Creator and His Shechina (Divinity), although they are contra- d...

..., by whom she was consecrated, but likewise on account of the Holy Spirit which unites her; on account of the holiness of her head, which is Christ ... ...bes, and languages, which have sought and may henceforth seek to enter into and unite themselves with her. “Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, ci... ...and represent that as accommodated there, which it is impossible to accommodate here? So accordingly is it actually done, or endeavoured as far as i... ...one, and given them a heart of flesh. When the dry and parched bones shall have united, been clothed with sinews, flesh, and skin, and breathed into ... ... it not only a strict relation, but a real identity. The point which the apostle here treats, is the great and wonderful mystery of the vocation of t... ...course, and at which they are to find their resting place. The apostle speaketh here with all frankness, saying, that as a faithful minister of God, ... ...f the vocation of the Gentiles, as it is found in scripture, and as the apostle here sets it forth in a compendious way, hath not been understood ti... ...text, divided likewise into its four parts, which are as four rays of light that unite in the same point. First Part. —“I say then, Hath God cast aw... ...before were enemies to one another, shall be gathered after their exile, and be united once more, as they were in the time of David and Solomon, and...

...rpen our senses, and open wide our perception to what is happening right here. then we will find ourselves in a never-ending, wonderful adventure ... ...ll leave us agape with awe. and from then on, it will never stop growing. Here and Now 2 0 c urrently, we are seeing the picture of this world as if... ...lfillment in this con- nection, there is nevertheless a kind of connection here and it addicts us. 3 2 The Creator created one soul and divided it ... ...yer of reality that has been in our “account” from the beginning 4 5 t here are moments when feelings of excitement and elation suddenly envelop ... ...we presently perceive it is a very confusing concept. there are no others here. there are only my vessels, which appear to me as external, so i can ... ...the creator and the nature of the creature. When they do not compete, but unite, a perfect and eternal state arises. The Stone Age in High-Tech Deco... ... to the quality of the creator. all the others in babylon preferred not to unite, but to remain distant from each other. they scattered over the fac... ... we will discover that we possess the power to put diff erences aside and unite. The wisdom of Kabbalah, hidden for millennia, has been waiting for ... ...eady to implement its message. Now, it is emerging as a solution that can unite diverse factions everywhere, enabling us, as individuals and as a so...

...r Israel is refused) for four years, I finally arrived in Israel. Alas, even here I was only allowed to engage in research that was limited to the ... ...ly different principle from the one that motivates humans. Cells in organisms unite by reciprocal giving for the sake of sustaining the whole body. ... ...Disney World’s Epcot Center in Orlando, built in the be- ginning of the 1980s. Here, visitors are led through stops at historic landmarks in the evol... ...s presented as a continuous march toward bliss, with an attitude of “It’ll be here tomorrow, and if not tomorrow then the day after tomorrow; if not... ...th it the experiences, and the disenchantments, of previous generations. From here on, no known solution will help us im- prove our situation. We wil... ...ood and multiply independently. But when there is shortage of food, the cells unite and 56 FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY create a multi-cellular body. Whil... ...alization, conflict, and competition. At the end of these stages the elements unite into a single, harmonious system. She used as an example the evo... ...st. However, the essence of evolution is that elements with personal interest unite into a single body and work for the collective interest of that ... ...nd sense the entire flow of reality. The beginning of the process and its end unite, and we are aware of how all the phases in the process gradually...

...rry work in the field of Time are not apt to be too lenient. But, in fine, here was some portion of his work which the world had already got hold of, ... ... a Churchman, had been led, in editing a Work not free from ecclesiastical heresies, and especially in writing a Life very full of such, to dwell with... ... to be. Hinc illae lachrymae. For the Religious Newspapers, and Periodical Heresy-hunters, getting very lively in those years, were prompt to seize th... ... ings, which had little business to be spoken of in any Church-court, have hereby been carried thither as if for an exclusive trial; and the mournfule... ...n bright auroral hues in the memory of all that knew him,—what is he doing here in inquisito- rial sanbenito, with nothing but ghastly spectralities p... ...llies an equivalent for a single wisdom. A hundred school- boys can easily unite and thrash their one master; but a hundred thousand school-boys would...

... continents of Death and Eternity, a brave man?s judgments about his own sorry work in the field of Time are not apt to be too lenient. But, in fine, here was some portion of his work which the world had already got hold of, and which he could not burn. This too, since it was not to be abolished and annihilated, but must still for some time live and act, he wished to be wi...

... exist? • Where did we come from? Where are we going? And what is our purpose here? • Have we been in this world before? • Why is there suffering in ... ... teaches about the cause-and-effect connection between spiritual sources that unite according to absolute laws into one Kspiritual sources that unite... ...e Creator’s law on faith alone or if some practical experimentation is needed here as well. It is my hope that readers will understand my dislike for... ...habits and properties, even at an unconscious level. The concealed forces of heredity drive all of the descendants’ actions and are passed from gen... ... his or her will and takes in society’s character and properties. Thus, one’s hereditary inclinations are transformed un- der the influence of societ... ...ent, whereas actual attainment depends on us and our spiritual levels. We can unite with the Creator by equalizing our properties, desires, and goal... ...nd their actions, it is as though we learn these properties, merge with them, unite with the Creator’s mind, and become one with the Creator. The im... ...ator’s actions and properties, we discover what we should be like in order to unite with Him. 50 C H A P T E R 8 T H E L A N G UAG E O F K A B B A ... ...ves is infinite! Every world with all that populates it (including our world) unites in the Creator’s single plan to bestow infinite delight upon th...

... ISBN: 1-931233-72-1 Standard Address Number: 297-5092 Printed in the United States of America 3 CONTENTS... ...ese culture pays more attention to spiritual harmony than material wealth. Here arises the basic problem: Should human beings chain themselves to wea... ...nd rule, where the education of ancient sages roots. Education stems from here, and a human being has to obey the natural principle –Dao. In our Chin... ... education, and more arrogant with the advance of science, especially the United States, followed by a group of European countries, and then the worl... ...d in his unifying field research a unity of opposites in physics: material unites with spirit; time unites with space. Logic automation as the backbo... ...ognition. So men of insight in Taiwan and the U.S. have to admit that the United States would be ruined from television. Is it better in our mainland... ...rspective. However, its implementation calls for a new social environment. Here I appeal to the educational world: no longer should science and techn... ...d of mine (Songyi Ye) who in 1987 emigrated to the U.S., told me that the United States is a battlefield for the young. Liao- Fan’s Four Lessons tell... ... namely yin and yang, where yang conducts change and yin brings it up. So here I assume that yang directs change, and yin implements it (a sample mod...

...act, torment. This phenomenon is called “the concealment of the Creator,” and herein lies man’s problem. Our task, therefore, is to resemble the Crea... ... of Rav Yehuda Ashlag in his “Introduction to The Study of the Ten Sefirot.” Here, he explains why he wrote that book. “Indeed, if we set our heart... ...oughts and qualities. But the intent of one toward the other is not gone, and herein lies the difference. Cre- ation is not nullified within the Crea... ...rough that thought. This prayer is the single most important thing we can do. Here lies the beginning of everyone’s way to salvation. T H E K A B B... ...n you already have a desire for Him. Now, search for the additional desire to unite with Him. If you are waiting for the desire to come to you, it wi... ..., it seems T H E W I S D O M O F K A B B A L A H 71 to have the potential to unite the more progressive representatives of global religions (a topi... ...e Vatican). Do you foresee such a possibility? A: Kabbalah is not intended to unite religions, since it has noth- ing to do with them. Kabbalah is a ... ...r world - that is only a part of it. Kabbalah is a method that teaches how to unite with the Creator and achieve the goal of creation, meaning Kabba... ...e answer is that the evil forces, the shells, (our corrupted desires) did not unite with the Creator and deliberately prevent us to do so. This enab...

...rection is the reunification of the broken pieces, after which the pieces can unite with the Creator. Our work is basically to correct our approaches... ...be a gradual correction of the vessels of reception. There seems to be no sin here because it was premeditated by the Creator. But in fact, there is... ...coincidence; everything is al- ways done for one purpose—to correct egoism and unite it with altruism. If an altruistic spark, a vessel that appeared... ... right, left, and middle. Man must gradually over- power each of the lines and unite them. This process consists of the suf- PA RT O N E : T H E B E ... ...eception of the Light of the Creator in the middle. There is a certain duality here. From the Creator’s perspective, ev- erything is clear and foresee... ....” Even the Ari mentioned it. In order for an individual to be included in the united desire of the group, that person must be in complete agreement ... ... measured in attributes. If two objects are identical in every property, they unite and become one. Thus, the spiritual world is a world of attribut... ...E R 1.11 F R E E D O M O F C H O I C E—T O O P E R AT E A B OV E N AT U R E T here is no point discussing freedom of choice before we acquire spir- i... ..., from the Creator. It is the lowest pos- sible state, which is our world. But here in our world is where we find the best conditions for attaining t...

...ecent years, he has become a sought-after lecturer in academic circles in the United States and Europe. Dr. Laitman is the founder and president of B... ...University of Paris. In subsequent years he was awarded honorary PhDs in the United States, Canada, Finland, Russia, and Hungary. In recognition of ... ...sness. To move forward, we must cultivate a mindset that enables us to form a united human family, a planetary civilization. However, this civilizat... ... philosophy,” which later became the basis of modern science. In that regard, here’s what Johannes Reuchlin, a humanist, classics scholar, and Gott... ...rebuild the state that existed prior to the shat- tering. By rebuilding into a united humanity, we will also rebuild our connection with Nature, with... ...ic. In other words, if we want to feel unity with the Creator, we must first be united with Him, then experience the loss of this unity. By ex- perienc... ... Hebrew, some from Aramaic, and some from other languages, such as Greek. But here’s the good news: beginners, and even intermediate students, can ... ...d eat healthily. The baby may (at most) be content, but the mother is elated. Here’s what happens: Both the mother and the child enjoy the child’s d... ...e, and there is not an ounce of genuine desire to bestow within it. But, and here lies the crux of the matter, be- cause the Creator wants only to g...

...on, my Rabbi, and maytheyhelpallofusunitewiththeCreatorinthecourseof our lives here in this world! Rabbi Michael Laitman -10- ATTAININGTHEWORLDSBEYOND... ...chas: Why were we born into this world? Can we enter the spiritual worlds from here? Can we ever understand the purposeofthecreation?Isitpossibletoper... ...emble the qualities of the Creator. Only then did they realize that they could unite with the Creator only while in the depth of their suffering. Only... ...ughunthinkabletormenttoexperience,atleastoncein a lifetime, the bliss of being united with the Creator. Why, then, is the Creator silent in response t... ...uthwillnotaltertomorrow,aswasthecasewithall former beliefs, because now we are united with the Creator, and can view all events through the prism of t... ...fadedaway,sodidthe TheDiningTable -41- joy. I received what I longed for, and here I am left with neither pleasure nor joy. I don’t want anything any... ...Oh, I’ve got it! You’ve always wantedtohavemeasyourguest.Sotomorrow,Iwill come here and behave in such a way that will make you feel like the receiver... ... have abandoned our own environment, family, and friends for the sake of being united with the Creator. These sensations arise when we lack faith in t... ... which it must correct. When all the parts are corrected, they will once again unite to form "a common corrected soul." When such a state is reached, ...

... Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. Copyright Safrai Gallery. Manufactured in the United States of America Published by Jewish Lights Publishing A Division o... ...ive senses. What we perceive by sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch then unite to form our image of the world around us. Therefore, if we had other ... ...rld. The Zohar explains which actions influence the rest of the world from here below. Rashbi was the first Kabbalist to describe the reactions that w...

...l appears as ‘aery’. Shelley seems to have uniformly written ‘lightening’: here the word is so printed whenever it is employed as a trisyllable; elsew... ...s either as the third person singular of the present (=’upriseth’), or, as here, for the verbal substantive (=’uprising’). The editor of Shelley to-da... ...editions of 1839 form the nucleus of the present volume, and her notes are here re- printed in full; but the arrangement of the poems differs to some ... ...tent from that followed by her—chiefly in respect of “Queen Mab”, which is here placed at the head of the “Juvenilia”, instead of at the forefront of ... ...wings Speeded like thought upon the light of Heaven. The Body and the Soul united then, _615 A gentle start convulse... ...most perfect natures, the vision in which he embodies his own imaginations unites all of wonderful, or wise, or beautiful, which the poet, the phi- lo... ...If it indeed may cleave its natal gloom, Its doubtful promise thus I would unite With thy beloved name, thou Child of love and light. 2. 2. 2. 2. 2. T... ... the vows which they did plight In early faith, and hearts long parted now unite, 22 22 22 22 22. ‘And homeless orphans find a home near her, And thos... ...over the world, have borne me hither To meet thee, long most dear; and now unite Thine hand with mine, and may all comfort wither _2150 From ...