THE SPIRITUAL WORLDS
Creation is made entirely of a desire to receive pleasure. This desire evolved in four phases, the last of which is called “a creature” (Figure 1). This template structure of evolution of desires is the basis for everything that exists. Figure 1 describes the making of the creature. If we …
THE QUEST FOR THE THOUGHT OF CREATION
Even though the Creator wants us to receive the pleasure of becoming identical to Him, He didn’t give us this desire to begin with. All that He gave us—the creature, the united soul of Adam ha Rishon—was a craving for the ultimate pleasure. However, as we can see in the …
THE ROUTE
To carry out the task of becoming identical to the Creator, the first thing the creature must obtain is the right environment to evolve and become Creator-like. This environment is called “worlds.” At Phase Four, the creature was divided into two parts: upper and lower. The upper part constitutes the …
ADAM HARISHON—THE COMMON SOUL
Adam ha Rishon, the common soul (the creature), is the actual root of everything that happens here. It is a structure of desires that emerged once the formation of the spiritual worlds was completed. As we’ve said above, the five worlds, Adam Kadmon, Atzilut, Beria, Yetzira, and Assiya complete the …
IN A NUTSHELL
The Thought of Creation is to give delight and pleasure by making a creature that is similar to its maker. This Thought (Light) creates a will to receive delight and pleasure. Subsequently, the will to receive begins to want to give because giving is more similar to the Creator, and …
Now that we have established that today there is a real need to study Kabbalah, it’s time to learn some of the basics of this wisdom. Even though the scope of this book does not allow for a thorough study of the Upper Worlds, by the end of this chapter you will have a solid enough basis to continue, should you want to study Kabbalah in depth.
A word about drawings: Kabbalah books are, and always have been, filled with drawings. Drawings help describe spiritual states or structures. From the very beginning, Kabbalists have been using drawings as tools to explain what they experience along the spiritual path. Nevertheless, it is very important to remember that the drawings do not represent tangible objects. They are simply images used to explain spiritual states, which concern one’s most intimate relationship with the Creator, with Nature.