Kabbalah & Mysticism

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Texts from the Kabbalistic tradition, the mystical current of Judaism. These works, including selections from the Zohar and later mystical writings, explore the hidden dimensions of Torah, the nature of God, and the structure of the spiritual worlds.

Words of the Wise

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 10:1

It's not just a collection of stories and secrets; it's a whole different way of understanding reality. And in his preface to the Zohar, Baal HaSulam gives us a key to unlock that ...

Wisdom

Mystical Contemplation

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 11:1

Kabbalah, the ancient Jewish mystical tradition, teaches us that our everyday awareness is just the tip of the iceberg. And no book dives deeper into this hidden reality than the Z...

Mysticism

Before the Zohar and Preface

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 11:2

The great Kabbalist, Baal HaSulam, in his "Preface to Zohar," delves into just that. He lays out four modes of perception, almost like lenses through which we view reality. Let's u...

Mysticism

Repair of the Soul

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 12:1

And as Baal HaSulam, one of the great 20th-century Kabbalists, points out in his "Preface to Zohar," this essence, this "fourth mode," is incredibly elusive. We have no grasp of th...

Soul

Fools and Sages

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 12:2

From solid, cold, undeniably there, to a puddle, and then…gone. But is it really gone? That simple transformation holds a profound secret, one that Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, known ...

Wisdom

Before the Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 12:4

And it's a question that Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, tackles head-on. He starts with something we all instinctively know: We can't imagine what we can't sense. Makes...

Mysticism

Preparing for Zohar

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 13:1

What if everything we experience, everything we perceive as solid and concrete, is just… a manifestation? A sort of shimmering reflection of something deeper, something beyond our ...

Adam & Eve

Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 14:1

It’s human nature to seek understanding, to want to know. And when it comes to profound spiritual truths, sometimes the way we access them is surprisingly…tangible. : how do we tru...

Mysticism

Baal HaSulam Illuminates

Kabbalah Baal HaSulam's Preface to Zohar 15:1

He's talking about how we can understand things, particularly spiritual concepts, in different ways. And this third way? It's all about the abstract. He explains that once we've ex...

Mysticism