...orah was sufficient; but now in the days of the Messiah, there must be the teaching of the hidden too.… Before, the evil inclination was not as strong... ... of the ancient book of Zohar were put together again. The Kabbalist Moshe De Leon was the first to publish the Zohar in thirteenth-century Spain. It ... ...y by which we can open the gates to the spiritual world. After Rabbi Moshe De Leon, the Zohar was concealed again for hundreds of years, until the lat...

...av Laitman--a disciple of the great Kabbalist Rabbi Baruch Ashlag (son of Yehuda Ashlag)--provides you with a deeper understanding of the fundamental teachings of Kabbalah, and how you can use this wisdom to clarify your relationship with others and the world around you. Using language both scientific and poetic, he probes the most profound questio...

...n the company of his revered mentor, and absorbing as much as he could of his teachings. Today, he is regarded as the foremost authority on Kabbalah... ... the wisdom traditions are concepts of a “planetary consciousness.” This term de- fines the awareness of our shared fate as human beings, as citizen... ...stand Nature’s plan for them. And once he realized this, he spared no effort teaching whoever wished to learn. For this reason, Abraham became the ... ...en and Now 23 expert in ancient languages and traditions, writes in his book, De Arte Cabbalistica: “My teacher, Pythagoras, the father of philosoph... ...rte Cabbalistica: “My teacher, Pythagoras, the father of philosophy, took his teaching from Kabbalists … He was the first to translate the word, Kab... ...s to the most basic questions about the purpose of life. They turn to Eastern teachings, fortune-telling, magic and mysticism. And some turn to Kabb... ... two ways of manipulating desires: 1. Turning everything into habits, “taming” de- sires, or harnessing them into a daily routine; 2. Diminishing and ... ...ation, where we all began. Kabbalists use the term Kli (vessel, receptacle) to de- scribe the desire to receive the pleasure, the Light. Now we The... ...o receive is just as active as it was before. Because the will to receive was de- signed in the Thought of Creation, it is eternal and can never be ...

...achieving inner peace. Each of the six chapters in this book focuses on a different aspect of the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah, shedding new light on a teaching that has too often been shrouded in mystery and misconceptions. A subtle, yet profound idea weaves the book’s chapters into a coherent and concrete whole.The first three chapters in Kabbalah Revealed tell us why the ...

...lag) 1 5 The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 2 1 The Teaching of the Kabbalah and Its Essence (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 3 1 The Essenc... ... first degree in the observance of the work. CommAndmEnT iS A C AndlE, And TEAChing iS lighT It is written, “For the commandment is a candle, and the ... ...f the revelation of the Creator, naturally, there is none more successful teaching for its task. This is what the Kabbalists aimed for—to arrange it... ..., or of their conducts, which is the language of the Bible, or by secular teachings or by people, which is the language of Kabbalists, or according ... ... an immeasurable deficit. You can evidently see that Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe de Leon, who was the last to possess it and by whom it appeared in the wor... ...r this reason, this book was sealed before them, as it was to Rabbi Moshe de Leon himself. 41 Th e Te a C h i n g o f T h e Ka b b a l a h a n d i T... ... we do not use their explanations, either the explanations of Rabbi Moshe de Leon himself, or his successors’, as their words in interpreting The Zo... ...of opponents of this wisdom, that its author is the Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe de Leon, or others of his contemporaries. 60) And as for me, since the day ... ...re to clearly see that its author is some other name, such as Rabbi Moshe de Leon, than I would praise the merit of Rabbi Moshe de Leon more than al...

...is disciples were tortured and killed by the Romans, who felt threatened by his teaching of the Kabbalah. They flayed his skin and stripped his bone... ...all groups of Kabbalists. The first publication of this book was by Rabbi Moshe de Leon, in the 13 th century in Spain. The second period of the de... ...70, the Ari arrived in Safed, Israel. Despite his youth, he immediately started teaching Kabbalah. His greatness was soon recognized; all the wise m... ..., who authored the commentary of the Sulam (ladder) of The Zohar, and the Ari’s teachings. His method is particularly suited to the souls of the cur... ...w students. Following his father’s death, he took it upon himself to continue teaching the special method he had learned. Despite his great achiev... ...mon Bar Yochai and hidden was later discovered by the generation of Rabbi Moshe de Leon, and then by the Ari, who started to interpret it in the lan... ... Guf take place? The Screen, which was initially positioned on the level of Peh de Rosh (the Mouth of the Head), is brought down by the Light’s pre... ...expelled from the Guf, the Screen rises progressively from the Tabur to the Peh de Rosh, pushing the Light away. Before the spreading of the Light i... ...rld of Ein Sof, there remains a Reshimo. This Reshimo is composed of: (i) Dalet de Hitlabshut (information about the quality and quantity of Light) ...

...profess to teach Kabbalah, but rather introduces se- lected ideas from the teachings. You are about to embark on a journey that will span the depths ... ...th the power of our will—the extent to which we awaken, request, and even de- mand it from the system. A Request to Achieve Completeness 5 4 W ho c... ...s the future states of our development. When we study it with a desire to de- velop, we consciously draw the light of life to act upon us. in such a... ...focuses on a diff erent aspect of the wisdom of Kabbalah, illuminating its teachings and explaining them using various examples from our day-to-day l... ...l the books presented here, Wondrous Wisdom is based solely on authentic teachings passed down from Kabbalist teacher to student over thousands of ... ...is book, Michael Laitman off ers a deeper understanding of the fundamental teachings of Kabbalah, and how you can use its wisdom to clarify your rel... ...nt and personal assistant, and is recognized as the successor to Rabash’s teaching method. The Rabash was the fi rstborn son and successor of Rav Yeh...

...ashbi immersed himself in the Kabbalah and tried to understand its subtle teachings. He felt that beneath the Biblical stories was a profound and hi... ...e ARI, Shaar HaHakdamot, Hakdamah, p. 3). That is why Rabbi Aba wrote the teachings of Rabbi Shimon in Aramaic, as it is the reverse side of Hebrew.... ...(Exodus): Shemot, Vayera, Bo, Beshalach, Yitro, Mishpatim, Terumah (Safra de Tzniuta), Tetzaveh, Ki Tissa, Veyikahel, Pekudey. 1 8 ... ...hat are not a direct commentary on the Torah: Idra Raba, Idra Zuta, Safra de Tzniuta, Raza de Razin, Tosefta, Raya Mi’emna, Ashmatot, Sitrey Torah, ... ...The Zohar for the science of Kabbalah are Idra Raba, Idra Zuta, and Safra de Tzniuta. All of them are expressed in the language of Kabbalah. Besides... ...eret Yesod brings her closer to the Creator. Ateret Yesod is also Malchut de Malchut that remains after the circumcision, the removal of the Orla (f... ...d, Gevura, Tifferet, Netzah, Hod, Yesod (HGT NHY, pronounced Hagat Nehy). De – the preposition ‘of’ in a possessive meaning. For example, Malchut de ... ... 7 0 THE ZOHAR Although Kabbalah is considered a secret teaching, it holds no secrets. It is perceived as secret only by those who... ...focuses on a different aspect of the wisdom of Kabbalah, illuminating the teachings and explaining them using various examples from our day-to-day l...

...e absence of sufficient answers, some find tem- - porary refuge in Eastern teachings, meditations, or tech- - niques that minimize personal expectatio... ...would help him reveal this concept to them. This was the prototype of the teaching method we now call “Kabbalah” (from the Hebrew word, Lekab b bel,... ...uch more important to you. This is the benefit of bonding with the Creator de- - spite growing egoism. Egoism serves an important pur- - pose: it is t... ...’ve seen before, unity makes you closer (more similar) to the Creator. To de- - feat Pharaoh, Moses returned to Egypt after his escape, united the p... ...od to a whole na- - tion, he wrote a new book, an adaptation of Abraham’s teachings for an entire nation: The Torah (Pentateuch). But the Creator, be... ...eg Inners - p art o ne DisCovering The Law of Love Rabbi Akiva’s unique teaching methods established brotherly love among his students. The physic... ...d when the fresh troops arrived, the balance of power shifted. The Romans de- - stroyed everything on their path and conquered the King- - dom of Jud... ...he most im- - portant book of Kab- - balah. Kabbalist Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag de- - scribed Rashbi and his students as the only people who achieved perf... ...and all of life began. Kabbalists use the term Kli (vessel, receptacle) to de- - scribe the desire to receive the pleasure, the Light. The vessel is ...

...o his work as a scientist and a researcher, Rav Laitman has been studying and teaching Kabbalah for the past thirty years. As a Kabbalist, he has pu... ...rs, Rav Laitman devotedly studied with the Rabash, and absorbed from him the teachings of Baal HaSulam. Baal HaSulam is considered the successor of ... ...ruch, a group of Kabbalah students that studies, teaches, and implements the teachings of Baal HaSulam and his son, Baruch, on a daily basis. Over ... ...ative means of fulfillment. The plagues of the 21 st century are anxiety and de- pression. The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that ... ...d differently in each substance. Solid objects have a shape that is fixed and de- fined, making it difficult to penetrate their “boundaries,” while ... ...matter and object is generally referred to as “the will to exist.” This force de- signs the shape of the substance and defines its qualities and com... ...is a stronger desire to exist. It is fundamentally different from the still’s de- sire in that the vegetative changes and the still does not. 34 F... ...ave singularity of their own. The greater a form’s will to exist, the more it de- pends on the environment and its sensitivity to it. This connectio... ...Joy 45 while the latter is “content” to settle for what’s avail- able. Eastern teachings took these methods to the ex- treme and developed a wide vari...

...call “my world.” We are all able to see and feel varying images and sensations de- pending on our sensory organs and inner properties. All our sensati... ...pens a book, the Creator seemingly steps away from the student, like a parent teaching an infant to walk. At first, the mother holds her baby, but s... ... The at- tribute of reception is smaller in Keter and Hochma than in the other de- sires; therefore, Keter and Hochma are considered “giving” desires.... ...recting that part. The only part we can correct is a small portion called AHP de Aliyah (raised AHP). But no greater correction is needed. As soon a... ...see and feel what it is that needs correction. For that there are ascents and de- scents that do not depend on us, called “an awakening from Above.” ... ... the world of Atzilut. The first act—the ascent—will be the joining of the AHP de Aliyah of the world of Beria; the second will occur by adding the A... ...d know that with every move we make and every step we take, it is the Creator teaching us, fine-tuning our senses and directing us toward the purpos... ... S W H AT I S K A B B A L A H ? Q: What is Kabbalah? A: Kabbalah is an ancient teaching that covers a number of lan- guages and many forms of expressi... ... of every person who wants adherence with the Creator. It contains the entire teaching of Baal HaSulam, his approach to Creation, and ev- erything on...

...sures if “Alveld came again.” He did come again, this time with a Tractatus de communione sub utraque specie [Treatise Concerning Communion in Both K... ...It was the most devastating assault Luther had yet undertaken against Roman teaching and practice. It marked Luther’s final and irrevocable break wit... ...e disputation. 5 Resolutio Lutheriana super propositione sua decima tertia de porestate papae (per autorent locupletata) (1519). WA 2, 180–240. 6 ... ...ologne and Louvain had ratified Eck’s “victory” over Luther at Leipzig. 15 De disputatione Lipstcenst (1519). 16 A venatione Luteriana Aegocerotis... ...e sacrament. Some persons, to be sure, have misapplied these words in their teaching concerning the sacrament, as in the decretal Dudum 34 and many... ...should have been Quum Marthae, Decretalium Gregorii IX, lib. iii, tit. XLI: de celebratione missarum, et sacramento eucharistiae et divinis officiis,... ...nial of his opponents’ doctrine of the complete freedom of the will, cf. his De servo arbitrio (1525), WA 18, 600–787, St. L. 18, 1688–1969; The Bond... ...o listen or attach the least importance to those who will cry out that this teaching of mine is Wycliffite, Hussite, heretical, and contrary to the d... ...9 Matt. 28:2; Mark 16:4; Luke 24:2; John 20:1. 70 According to scholastic teaching the substance of the bread ceases to exist. Its quantity, howeve...

... Almond ....................................................373 224. Yesod de Nukva and Yesod de Dechura .................................. 374 225. R... ... the Creator. In that state one “will see,” meaning he is imparted Mochin de Hochma, “and the haughty He knoweth from afar.” However, a proud one, m... ...ob 19, 26). “This” is the Holy Divinity, and she stands after one’s skin. “De- stroyed” means that it has been corrected to stand “after my skin.” At... ...chma (Wisdom), called “knowing.” Eating, on the other hand, is called Ohr de Hassadim (Light of Mercy), which is faith. This is the meaning of Bigth... ...rty days.” It means that it is forbidden to extend the discernment of GAR de Hochma below, and one who does extend GAR (which are three Sefirot, eac... ...s Rav told him to do. And although one sees many arguments, and sees many teachings that do not go hand in hand with the opinion of his Rav, one sho... ...ded, his Torah becomes a potion of death to him”? This is because all the teachings that one learns or hears will not bring him any benefit to make ... ...hown the secrets of the Torah. Here there is a difference between external teachings and the wisdom of the Torah: In exterior teachings, the elation ... ...ah, since in the elation there is a great distinction between an exterior teaching and the wisdom of the Torah.) It is likewise, in the work, consid...

... early as the 19 th century. Following him, other Kabbalists recommended teaching this knowledge to children from a young age, giving them an expl... ... the high wisdom. This is how Baal HaSulam explains it in his essay, “The Teaching of the Kabbalah and Its Essence.” aA 31 3 the Zohar returNs... ...ich originates in our very nature. What separates Kabbalah from any other teaching is the issue of correction. Kabbalah talks about how we should co... ...And this understanding is called “the wisdom of truth.” Baal HaSulam, “The Teaching of the Kabbalah and Its Essence” The day that Adam began to discov... ...ons, was affiliated with the heads of the Platonic Academia. In his book, De Arte Cabbalistica, he describes the process we just mentioned: “My teac... ...s with brotherly love for the purpose of discovering the creator, proving de facto the truth in the words of the prophets and Kabbalists of all gene... ...until early in the 14 th century. At that time, the widow of Rabbi Moshe De Leon inherited the manuscript from her husband. “He probably told her n... ...e Zohar Some mistakenly attribute the writing of The Zohar to Rabbi Moshe De Leon himself, but the Kabbalists explain that this is a mistake: “All t... ...of opponents of this wisdom, that its author is the Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe De Leon, or others of his time” (Baal HaSulam, “Introduction to The Book o...

...great efforts in everything we are told to do, such as studying, circulation, teaching others, etc. But we cannot tell in advance which way salvatio... ... of the Torah. When a person’s point in the heart is inactive, and there is no de- sire to develop it, the Torah serves only to assure one of eventual... ...ure does not permit doing anything without a reason. When energy is spent, we de- mand to know what it is spent on. The expending of energy happens ... ...ch enables us to go out to the objective reality instead of the false one. It de- scribes how that sense evolves. Through it, we receive information ... ...c? A: A Kabbalist can express emotions in music, in writing, by creat- ing new teaching methods, or by presenting new elements into the pro- cess of s... ... secluded places. The wisdom of Kabbalah, however, is completely opposite: it de- velops the will to receive, intensifies it as much as possible, and... ...e beginning of that century, the Kabbalah of the Ari was established. The Ari de- scribed it in his books, and all the Kabbalists after him followed ... ...ely harmless to you. You are a very sharp and sensitive person, so during the teaching process you feel the enthusiasm, which is hard for you to let... ...I’ve established an Internet group of serious students, and through intensive teaching they can attain what I attain with my regular students. Every...

...ul Indian greeting, namaste, and turning to Helen said, ‘Welcome to Mirapore, madam. I am Isabel de Silva, the housekeeper. Gavin Sahib is away unti... ...ts, which Helen learned, subsequently, was of the Dutchman who had erected this building. Isabel de Silva looked inquiringly in the direction of Joh... .... If she mentioned it, Rosita would only insist on sharing her room and, more importantly, Isabel de Silva would think she was a fussy little goose.... ...worry about the girl’s opinion; she was, after all, an employee. However, something about Isabel de Silva made Helen uneasy. Not that she was anyth... ...ollowed her future husband up the steps, across the verandah and into the entrance hall. Isabel de Silva was standing near him with a tray of glass... ...yself.’ Helen drew in her breath at these words and said, ‘Khan Sahib, that would be against the teachings of your Koran to take another man’s wife.... ...en in the fort whilst their parents were engaged elsewhere. She was often found in the schoolroom teaching the children Spanish, or relating the won...

...k on it until smooth. fiNAL WORDS: The soul that is within me no man can de.grade. - Frederick DOIA,j/ass 23 COMMITMENT To commit or procrast... ...mate or a helpmate? In the novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin, author Louis de Bernieres describes the difference between romantic love and abiding lo... ...g. Then it is up to you to steer your behavior toward what is right. If a teaching is heartfelt, put your heart into it and live it. The fastest way... ...mooth, powerful allies, and they can be sharp swords. The story of Cyrano de Bergerac illustrates the importance of words in the pursuit of romance.... ...as. Over the years, I have evolved a personal belief system based on many teachings and my own observations of the universe, yet I still strive to h...

...Open Letter to the Human Race: Love. This is where this Book begins. The "teachings" within this chapter were all entirely written, spoken, and share... ...ey'll have to pause: "Hey... that's not the sky... there's a wall there!" Teaching them a new way to see, teaching them that they can define their ow... ... define their own reality, not be defined by the collective reality. Like teaching them how to perform miracles, in so doing teach them that they're... ...utionary aspect. Think "Fight Club" with less pointless bombings. However, teaching ten or thirty or fifty people isn't enough to save them from them... ... in logic-bombs, explode the idea of freedom and choice - demonstrations, teaching, things to finally put a scratch on that glass, and to show other... ...on't. I can't. ________________________________________ A Un i v e r s a l De c l a r a t i o n o f Se n t i e n t Ri g h t s Mo s t people are famili...

...hatcontinuetofloodin from all over the world. The difficulty of explaining and teaching Kabbalah lies in the fact that the spiritual world has no coun... ...ves, is our failure to perceive the Creator. Kabbalah impels us towards Him by teachingus:"TasteandseethattheCreatorisgood."Theaim of this text is to ... ... until we comprehend it all. Therefore, the success of our spiritual endeavors de- pends on the purity of our yearning. The spiritual Light flows only... ...lps us defeat egoism, only when we study Kabbalah. The other elements of these teachings merely draw us, against our will, into a discussion of materi... ...ThisiswhyHesendsusteachers,books,and study companions. Students who follow the teachings of Kabbalah live in the physical world, but are overburdened ... ...can bedescribedinthefollowingway:Ourwillpower,ascreen located in the mind (Peh de Rosh), calculates the amount of pleasure that we can experience in o... ...force there is always an opposing, negative, impure force. Four worlds of ABYA de kedusha (positive) were created, opposed by four negative, impure wo... ...dusha (positive) were created, opposed by four negative, impure worlds of ABYA de tum’a (impurity). In our world, the difference between the pure and ... ...initial stages of spiritual ascent toward attaining the highest level of human de- velopment. Now that the secret is out, the Israel based Kabbalist M...

...my world in ways other than selling cookies. I balanced my time be­ tween teaching the benefits of a positive attitude, and assisting lit­ eracy prog... ...to the let­ ter, you could bet on a decisive and unpleasant response. But, de­ spite my advance knowledge of the consequences of crossing Ruby, I mad... ...bring their meals with them. Because of the segregation laws, food in the de­ pots was off-limits to blacks, and many times the drinking foun­ tain a... ... the butt of her jokes was not without educational value. In addition to teaching me to use good sense in my judgment of people and in my obsession... ...more than I was receiving, and for me to continue working for less than I de­ served would have been against all I believed in. And heading ~he list... ...resolved, and it was obvious that there was little keeping us together. I de­ cided that leaving for good would be the best for Shirlee, Shawn and m... ... discover that the Tates had lost faith in the company. Hoffmeister and I de­ cided to look for a third party to buyout their stake. Failure is Som... ...gagements from Unity churches, since I have received so much from Unity's teachings. Speaking at these churches is a way for me to repay my debt. S...

...t expecting anything in return. That's when love is at its best. Teilhard de Chard in summed it up beautifully when he said: "Love alone is capable... ...orld be a starting point for you. Most importantly, open up to self,love. De' velop love for yourself. Stop condemning yourself and learn to love y... ...m today, I would have been more loving and supportive, instead of greedy, de, ceitful and devious, faults that all come from fear and an absence of... ...t begun attending a Unity Church in Hawaii where the minister dealt with teaching people how fantastic they really are. When I was growing up, ever... ... and achieve success at other things as welL I've had tutors tell me that teaching someone to read is like watching flowers bloom right before thei... ...ith my inner self and view life from a spiritual perspective through the teachings of a Unity Church in Hawaii. This was the turning point. I start... ...hrough life, instead of growing through life. I was replaying those past teachings of inferiority. When I began to let go of negative attitudes and... ...er worked as a domestic. She showed tremendous integrity in her work. She de' manded, and received, a decent wage. Her work was of the highest qual... ...ge is still there, a community always giving back what it has received by teaching people how to live, create and make a difference through art and...

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