199 passages in Kabbalah & Mysticism
Individual passages from Da'at Tevunot, shown in source order. Page 2 of 5.
When the "heavenly will" – But what is that principle? In Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, it is from this principle that "this entire path we mentioned is created, which is the deficits...
Da'at Tevunot, Ramchal's great work of Jewish thought, asks the question that disturbs every clean theology: if God is perfect, why does creation contain deficiency? Why is there e...
A passage from Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound Kabbalistic text, that attempts to illuminate this very conundrum. The core idea is this: If God, blessed be He, only wanted to...
In the mystical text Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, which translates roughly to "Understanding of Discernment," we encounter a similar struggle, this time in the realm of the soul. It ...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound text of Jewish thought, offers a fascinating perspective. It suggests that God, blessed be He, could have created the universe in a single, al...
(Deuteronomy 6:4). But what does that "One" really encompass? In Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, the concept of God's Singularity, or Yichud, is explo...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, wrestles with this very issue. It asks us to consider what makes God's singularity, God's unique oneness, so distinct ...
the existence of deficiencies. It doesn’t sugarcoat reality. But it offers a powerful, ultimately optimistic perspective. It tells us that this imperfection isn't the final word. S...
It all boils down to the "concealment of the countenance" of God. Imagine it: God, may He be blessed, didn't immediately reveal His full glory, His full "countenance," to creation ...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a Kabbalistic text, explores this idea. It suggests that even when things seem bleak, when we feel distant from the Divine, that hiddenness isn’t forever...
It’s a feeling that echoes through Jewish tradition, a question asked again and again across centuries. How can a good God allow so much suffering? Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a pro...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot grapples with this very question, painting a picture of what could be, what should be, and how far we are from that ideal. It suggests that humanity could...
Would we understand the unique perfection of the Divine? The text suggests that if God had created the world solely from the side of good, without any negative aspects, our minds w...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, suggests it goes much further than just succumbing to temptation. It says that Adam, "the first man," was actually inc...
Da'at Tevunot turns to Adam's Fall Was Desire Twisting Reason to Justify Sin. The Sages of the Talmud understood this all too well. They even suggested that the Israelites only tur...
It's especially true when What if I told you that frustration, that feeling of being just shy of understanding, is actually part of the plan? That's what we find hinted at in the m...
You're not alone. Jewish tradition actually has a powerful explanation for this feeling, and even more powerful hope for the future. Our sages tell us that the state of the world i...
We catch glimpses, moments of profound clarity, and then… whoosh, the curtain drops. What if that very hiding – that hester panim, the concealment of the Divine countenance – is ac...
"Let us summarize all that we said until now on this matter," the Soul says, "for it is voluminous." When the Soul says "voluminous," it's not kidding. It can feel like trying to h...
The Heavenly Will, the ultimate source of everything. It tells us the Ein Sof, the Infinite One, desired to make clear the truth of His absolute singularity, the fact that there is...
Sometimes, the biggest questions are the ones that keep us up at night. Questions like: Why does everything seem to hinge on this one, single point? That's the heart of a fascinati...
It suggests that the very actions of the Divine will prove that Yichud, the Singularity, will eventually be revealed. How so? We see it in the prophecies themselves. These propheci...
We've been talking about the big picture, about creation itself, about the rules that govern everything. But now, it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty. At the heart of it all ...
That feeling, that sense of being on the verge of understanding something profound, is exactly where we find ourselves as we begin to explore the concept of the "concealment of the...
This is a question that has plagued thinkers and mystics for centuries, and Da’at Tevunot, or "Understanding of Discernment," grapples with this very idea. The passage points out t...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a work of Jewish philosophy, grapples with this very idea. It tells us that the Master of the Universe, the Creator, is utterly beyond our comprehension....
That’s kind of how it is with understanding God, according to the mystical text Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot. This passage gets at something really profound: the absolute, all-encompa...
That's kind of how we confront understanding God. Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a work of Jewish philosophy, touches on this very challenge. It tells us that even when we think we und...
It acknowledges that deep-seated yearning for meaning, that need to understand the "why" behind everything. Up until now, it says, we've been laying the groundwork, building the fo...
In the teachings of Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound text of Jewish thought, we find a powerful explanation. The passage begins by addressing the "time of concealment." This r...
Jewish mystical thought has a way of describing that feeling, and it's surprisingly profound. Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a text delving into divine wisdom, wrestles with this very ...
Like the universe is playing a game of hide-and-seek with... well, with everything? That feeling, that tension between what's hidden and what's revealed, is at the heart of a power...
Da'at Tevunot turns to Reward and Punishment in God's Grand Design. That G-d acts in the world through two primary characteristics. The first is the characteristic of reward and pu...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, grapples with this very question. It suggests something rather radical: that God, in creating the universe, deliberate...
Da'at Tevunot turns to A Question Between the Soul and the Intellect. It's deceptively simple, but loaded with potential. Da'at Tevunot, literally "Knowledge of Understanding," is ...
It suggests that the Holy One, blessed be He, uses two primary attributes to guide the world: justice and singular governance. But what do those really mean? Justice, in this conte...
In a fascinating passage from Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot – which translates to "The Knowledge of Discernment," a profound work of Jewish thought – we encounter a soul confronting a ...
In Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound exploration of Jewish thought, we find a fascinating answer. The Intellect, a figure in this text, explains a crucial concept: that God's v...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound text exploring the nature of God's wisdom, offers a fascinating perspective. It suggests that God, in His infinite goodness, didn't want to le...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, grapples with this very issue. It suggests that what appears to be divine inaction or even harshness is actually a for...
It asks, how does the Divine, in all its infinite goodness, reconcile with the often-uneven playing field of human experience? The Soul, in Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot 53, makes a pr...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, offers a powerful perspective. The "Intellect," as it's personified in this text, wants to share another layer of unde...
Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a profound work of Jewish thought, invites us to do just that. It reminds us that all of haShem's actions – that's one of the many names we use for God, ...
That feeling, that yearning, is at the heart of a profound idea explored in Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a Kabbalistic text. It wrestles with the biggest question of all: how can we,...
These aren't new questions. Jewish mystics have wrestled with them for centuries. And one of the most profound explorations comes from Da'at (Knowledge) Tevunot, a text that delves...
The core concept here is Perfection – the ultimate, singular source of all things, which is understood to be haShem (God). Now, if God is perfect, how do we account for the existen...
We go about our lives, making plans, building things, assuming that everything will just… keep being. But what if it wasn't so automatic? What if the whole shebang, from the smalle...
Da'at Tevunot, meaning "Knowing Discernment," is a dialogue between the Soul and the Mind, exploring the nature of reality and our place within it. The passage is simple, yet power...
