Therefore, people of understanding, listen to me, and those with discernment, heed my words. If my lips utter what is exalted, what I have spoken fervently and with integrity, let it not be a burden in our midst. We shall not be like a sponge that absorbs everything, wine and lees. We shall not hasten to accept everything written in the book of Kabbalah without investigating its origin, its roots, and the compilation that binds it, for it may be a well of corruption.
Who knows what dreadful contents lie within that book, and to remove all its false signs and spurious claims, in order to produce pure holy vessels. My purpose is to fulfill the vow I have made, to bring forth into the light of the world the book of Matpachat, which I have compiled and enlarged to save children from the darkness of destruction and their souls from the abyss. Salvation belongs to the Lord.
Now, regarding the essence of the true reception of wisdom, may it never be that a person from Israel doubts its truth, for it is the soul of the Torah, beyond any doubt or speculation in the world. It has been transmitted through various books, and it is undoubtedly a tradition of ancient sages, Amoraim, and Tannaim, the masters of the Talmud, as well as the illustrious Rabbi Meir Einayim, who excelled in Halacha and was a philosopher well-versed in all external wisdom.
He was a skilled physician of both body and soul, the renowned Rambam (Maimonides), a faithful and divine Kabbalist, a holy and awesome man, who lived nearly six hundred years ago. His acceptance of Kabbalah and his commentary on the Torah are well-known and renowned throughout the world....