Kabbalah ~ The Zohar ~ Jewish Mysticism

This is a reading for meditation of a short section from the The
Zohar’s Bereishit (Beginning/start) - the opening verse of
Genesis. English version by Daniel Chanan Matt.  The Zohar
(Book of "Radiance") is a foundational work in the literature of
Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books
including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah (the
five books of Moses) and scriptural interpretations as well as
material on mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical
psychology. The Zohar contains discussions of the nature of God,
the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls,
redemption, the relationship of Ego to Darkness and "true self"
to "The Light of God". Its scriptural exegesis can be considered
an esoteric form of the rabbinic literature known as Midrash,
which elaborates on the Torah.  


"The Zohar is not meant to be regarded in the way we regard other
books. It is a force of spiritual energy embedded in the pages of
a book. It is a powerful energy-giving instrument, a life-saving
tool imbued with the ability to bring peace, protection, healing
and fulfillment to those who possess it. But its codes, its
metaphors, its cryptic language are not given to us purely for
understanding. They are designed as channels for energy. Like all
holy books, the Zohar is a text that not only expresses spiritual
energy, it embodies it. To merely pick up the Zohar, to scan its
Aramaic letters and allow in the energy that infuses them, is to
experience what kabbalists have experienced for thousands of
years: a powerful energy-giving instrument, a life-saving tool
imbued with the ability to bring peace, protection, healing and
fulfillment to those who possess it." (Source:
https://www.zohar.com/)


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