The Science of Kabbalah (Pticha) is the first in a series of texts that Rav Michael Laitman, Kabbalist and scientist, designed to introduce readers to the special language and terminology of the Kabbalah. Here, Rav Laitman reveals authentic Kabbalah in a manner that is both rational and mature.
Readers are gradually led to an understanding of the logical design of the Universe and the life whose home it is. The Science of Kabbalah, a revolutionary work that is unmatched in its clarity, depth, and appeal to the intellect, will enable readers to approach the more technical works of Baal HaSulam (Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag), such as Talmud Eser Sefirot and Zohar. Although scientists and philosophers will delight in its illumination, laymen will also enjoy the satisfying answers to the riddles of life that only authentic Kabbalah provides. Now, travel through the pages and prepare for an astonishing journey into the 'Upper Worlds'...
To the Reader
For many centuries, the wisdom of Kabbalah was inaccessible to anyone who could not read Hebrew. Now, for the first time in the history of the Western World, readers of the English language and serious students of Kabbalah have the opportunity to learn the Wisdom of Kabbalah from the 20th …
Foreword
If you still ask yourself, "Where am I from?”, “Where has everything around me come from?", you cannot manage without this book. If you are interested in the world where you live and want to know what it is like – you cannot manage without this book. If you want …
The Introduction to the Article "The Preamble to the Wisdom of Kabbalah"
The Preamble to the Wisdom of Kabbalah
Quiz to “The Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah”
1. What is the substance (“Homer”) of which the Creation is made? (§ 1) 2. What is the meaning of the light and the vessel described in the ten Sefirot? (§ 2) 3. Why are the ten Sefirot called only the four Behinot HuB TuM; where does the number 10 …
Recapitulation
First, let us examine the issue: “The connection between the Creator and the Creation”, having pointed out that the Creator’s Essence is unattainable. We can only grasp His actions. This connection may also be called “The Thought of Creation”, where the Creator’s desire is to bestow delight upon created beings. …
The Preface to the Commentary of “The Sulam”
THE TEN SEFIROT 1. First of all, one should know the names of the ten Sefirot: KaHaB HaGaT NHYM (Keter, Hochma, Bina, Hesed, Gvurah, Tifferet, Netzah, Hod, Yesod and Malchut). These ten Sefirot constitute the ten concealments of the Supreme Light, which exist in order to let the created beings receive that Light. It is …
Album of Drawings
How to associate diagrams and charts with the text: The annotation P. on the diagrams indicates the associated paragraph number as found in the body of the text of Baal Ha Sulam e.g. Figure 8. Olam HaTzimtzum (The Preamble to the Wisdom of Kabbalah. P.14) 14) In order to save …
Sefer Ha-Ilan
Kabbalistic Terms Glossary
А ABYA, the impure worlds (אבי"ע של קליפות) – oppose the pure (holy) worlds of the ABYA, but take the space from the ZON de Atzilut and below. The Klipot are beneath the holy, pure forces in the place of absolute emptiness, below the line of Sium (end), under Malchut, which ends all pure desires (Kedusha). After the Tzimtzum …