Sefirot

An Introduction to Kabbalah Part 9: Can You Ever Have Too Much Love?

Jay Michaelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jay Michaelson

Of course, I think we could all agree with Burt Bacharach that what the world needs now is more love. But how theosophical Kabbalah sees a world in need of balance.

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An Introduction to Kabbalah Part 8: What are the Sefirot?

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jay Michaelson

Ten sefirot of no-thing, ten and not nine, ten and not eleven. Understand in wisdom, be wise and understanding. Examine them, explore them. Know, cont...

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An Introduction to Kabbalah Part 6: The Sefirot, or, 'If Everything is God, how come it doesn't look that way?'

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jay Michaelson

In the first five articles in this series, we've explored some of the basic questions of Kabbalah. Beginning this week, we shift gears, digging into some core concepts and exploring them in a bit more depth.

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An Introduction To Kabbalah, Part 3: Three Answers To The Ultimate Question

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jay Michaelson

Last week, in part two of our introduction to Kabbalah, we suggested that in Jewish mystical theology, "God does not exist -- God is existence itself."

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An Introduction to Kabbalah, Part 2: God Does Not Exist, God is Existence Itself

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mysticism, Ein Sof, Yoga, Philosophy, God, Moses Cordovero, Judaism, Jay Michaelson, Kabbalah, Nonduality, Spirituality, Sefirot, Healthy Living News
Jay Michaelson

At the deepest, most fundamental level, the true reality of our existence is One, Ein Sof, infinite, and thus the sense of separate self that we all have is not ultimately true.

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