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An entrance to the tree of life : a key to the portals of Jewish mysticism / Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag ; compiled and edited by Dr. Philip S. Berg.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashlag, Yehudah.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cabala.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 205 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Old City Jerusalem, Israel ; [New York]: [Research Centre of Kabbalah], [1977]
- Summary:
- The Biblical Tree of Life is a spiritual path to the new consciousness of a dawning age. As mankind enters the Aquarian Age of enlightenment, the famous contemporary Kabbalist, R. Yehuda Ashlag presents a new way of looking at our universe.
- On rare occasions we meet a great teacher who awakens in us an understanding so deep, so penetrating it changes our very lives. R. Ashlag is such a teacher. He has a remarkable gift for explaining the complex concepts of the cosmos in terms that a layperson can understand.
- An Entrance to the Tree of Life confronts us with a profound challenge to all of our personal visions about reality.
- In this book, the reader will find some clear explanations of the Tree of Life which provides the practical tools for charting and interpreting the inner recesses of our potential.
- Contents:
- A Message from the President 11
- Part 1 A Preface to the Tree of Life
- Chapter 1 The esoteric wisdom 35
- Chapter 2 Concealment of esotericism 39
- Chapter 3 Power of desire 41
- Chapter 4 True wisdom and knowledge 47
- Chapter 5 Criticism of the study of Kabbalah 54
- Chapter 6 Purpose of mankind 56
- Chapter 7 Kingdom of the Lord 60
- Chapter 8 The Ari
- Rabbi Isaac Luria 63
- Chapter 9 The Baal Shem Tov 68
- Chapter 10 Men with hearts 70
- Chapter 11 Concepts of truth 74
- Chapter 12 Opposing forces 76
- Chapter 13 Shattering of the vessels 81
- Chapter 14 The tree of knowledge 88
- Chapter 15 Defects 102
- Chapter 16 Vessel of Blessing-Peace 115
- Part 2 An Introduction to the Tree of Life
- Chapter 1 Mysteries of the Torah 123
- Chapter 2 Light and darkness 127
- Chapter 3 Egression of the light 132
- Chapter 4 The ten Sefirot 135
- Chapter 5 Direct and returning lights 138
- Chapter 6 Five distinctions in the Sefirot 141
- Chapter 7 The curtain 143
- Chapter 8 The five worlds 146
- Chapter 9 Coupling by striking 150
- Chapter 10 Inner and encircling lights 161
- Chapter 11 Purification of the curtain 167
- Chapter 12 Impressions 174
- Chapter 13 Withdrawal and return 184
- Chapter 14 The Second contraction 190
- Chapter 15 The head and the body 195
- Chapter 16 The five countenances 197.
- Notes:
- "Published by the Press of the 'Research Centre of Kabbalah' for the Dissemination of the Study of Kabbalah."
- Publisher's advertisements: [1] p. at end.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ashlag, Yehudah. Entrance to the tree of life.
- ISBN:
- 0943688353 :
- OCLC:
- 3631934
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