Question: Is it possible to proceed by “faith above reason” all the time?
Answer: Of course not. However, Kabbalists do not discuss whether we can or cannot proceed in that manner; we simply must! And when we can’t, we ask for help, and the Creator does this work for us. The entire work is done by the Creator, not a person. But we need to ask Him to perform it.
Read more »Dear Friends, please ask questions about these passages from the great Kabbalists. The commentaries in brackets are mine.
Following the Paths of Kabbalists
Question: The Zohar causes so much darkness and evil to be revealed. How can a person ask for love while seeing all the evil? How can I ask for good in spite of the evil?
Read more »Question: What will help us to look at the group and be able to see only the friends’ strengths and not their flaws?
Answer: The group serves as a magnifying lens or glasses, without which it is impossible to see the Creator. I will be able to see Him only if I look through the group. It is my spiritual vessel and the instrument for the revelation of the Creator.
Read more »Dear Friends, please ask questions about passages from the great Kabbalists. I promise to answer them. The commentaries in brackets are mine.
Who Is A Kabbalist?
Read more »There are two steps along our ascent to the spiritual world, and the first one is to obtain a desire (Hissaron). In our corporeal world, we are born with a desire to reveal this world and to rule, take advantage of, and connect with it. But in the spiritual world, it is different since we need to earn this desire.
Read more »Kabbalah was the source of Rav Kook’s teachings. He viewed Kabbalah as the foundation for creating a new state and society in Israel where the prime directive would be the law of “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Basic Concepts of Rav Kook’s Teaching
Read more »Dear Friends, please ask questions about passages from the great Kabbalists. I promise to answer them. The commentaries in brackets are mine.
The Wisdom of Kabbalah and the System of Mussar (Ethics)
Read more »Dear Friends, please ask questions about passages from the great Kabbalists. I promise to answer them. The commentaries in brackets are mine.
The Wisdom of Kabbalah and the System of Mussar (Ethics)
Many are mistaken and compare our holy Torah to ethics. But that has come to them because they have never tasted religion in their lives. I call upon them: “Taste and see that the Lord is good.”
Read more »The Merriam-Webster Word of the Day for August 1st 2007 was the adjective august.
marked by majestic dignity or grandeur
They provided this insightful bit of information about the origins of the word:
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"As the effort, so is the reward"
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