What Is Kabbalah a.k.a. Ancient Jewish Mysticism?
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The Wisdom of Kabbalah (a.k.a. Ancient Jewish Mysticism) has been cloaked in mystery for millennia, since its inception around 5,000 years ago. And no, it's not about bracelets or Ariana Grande. In this session, Gil Shir opens it all up and explains what the authentic wisdom of Kabbalah is REALLY all about!
Many concepts have been taken from the wisdom of Kabbalah and filtered through various sciences, Jewish mysticism, religions, and other teachings, but authentic Kabbalah has been studied and developed by a relatively small number of individuals and groups throughout history, mostly in hiding from society at large.
Therefore, after thousands of years of Kabbalah’s authentic practice taking place in secret, and many non-Kabbalists in history blending whatever they understood from Kabbalistic texts into their respective teachings, it has become strewn in myth and misconception.
The wisdom of Kabbalah thus needs clarification.
Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), the most renowned Kabbalist of the 20th century, and the only Kabbalist who wrote commentaries to both The Book of Zohar and the writings of Kabbalist Isaac Luria (the Ari) defines Kabbalah as "no more and no less than a sequence of roots, which hang down by way of cause and effect, in fixed, determined rules, weaving into a single, exalted goal described as 'the revelation of His Godliness to His creatures in this world.'”
According to this definition, there is a superior power in reality. Kabbalah has given various names to this superior force, such as “His Godliness,” as in this definition, as well as “the Creator,” “Nature,” “upper force,” “upper light” and “Ein Sof (Infinity)” to name a few.
From this superior power extends a cause-and-effect chain of forces that cascade into our world.
In our world, we perceive a very small fragment of the complete reality surrounding us, as the superior power and the forces stemming from it are concealed from our perception.
While alive in our world, the wisdom of Kabbalah enables us to discover these higher forces all the way to the original superior power that created and includes all forces in reality (“the revelation of His Godliness to His creatures in this world”).
Engaging in Kabbalah grants us access to perceive and sense beyond a certain barrier that is positioned between our inborn corporeal perception, and the perception of the higher forces.
On our way to the revelation of the superior power in reality, we discover many other phenomena that are concealed from our current perception, such as
five upper worlds (Ein Sof, Atzilut, Beria, Yetzira and Assiya),
ten Sefirot (Keter, Hochma, Bina, Hesed, Gevura, Tifferet, Netzah, Hod, Yesod and Malchut), and
125 Partzufim.
These phenomena make up what Kabbalah describes as a tree of life between our world and the superior power, and which we can reveal from our world all the way to its original causal force.
The wisdom of Kabbalah is thus the research of everything existing beyond our corporeal perception, and it depicts a greater reality of fixed, absolute, and omnipresent laws, which are directed so that every person who so wishes can discover the causal forces behind everything happening in their lives and in nature, while alive in our world.
0:00 What will we learn in this session?
1:43 What does the wisdom of Kabbalah teach us?
13:04 Is Kabbalah mysticism?
13:59 What is the world of causes? What is the world of outcomes?
17:42 Kabbalah is the method for tapping into a higher level of reality
31:01 Who or what am I?
37:29 Where am I?
44:19 Do our five senses distract us from perceiving the spiritual world?
46:26 What is the connection between me and others?
52:59 A summary of who we are, where we are, and how we can tap into a higher level of reality
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I've read many KABBALAH books and listened to several explanations of What is KABBALAH?.. but this one is a better break down by far...so glad I came across this particular video.
Glad you liked it Valenda :)
This is authentic Kabbalah. There is lots of other silliness out there in my experience. I have been a casual student for many years and always come back.
Absolutely agree
Wow that very gorgeous 😍😍 I'm Daniel from Florida , nice meeting on here gorgeous 🥰🥰
I absolutely agree. This was the very first explanation that I have really understood
I'm an artist and I knew he was going to turn it around to reveal the true identity of the picture...I knew from the first 20 seconds what was going on
After trying to grasp kabbalah for a long time, while watching your video it finally clicked within me the meaning of the "roots and the branches". What a beautiful thing
The artist knew the outcome from the moment he picked up his brushes. Spiritual perfection mirrored here in our lives - an awesome example.
Excellent speaker. Thank You for taking the time to share with us all.
Thank you - another excellent explanation -really appreciate this great fundamental information it has given me a far greater understanding
Awesome! What a great, comprehensive intro lesson into such a deep, profound wisdom! Thank you Gilad!
Very important content for us to use in adjusting our perspective and purpose and actions.
I'm a non practising Christian who'd like to convert to Judaism watching from London UK 🇬🇧. Maybe I'll convert to Jewish Kabbalah. Shalom ✡️
Woah!!! I was so confused and googled randomly a lot of things. I wish I had watched this video before. Thanks so much! You explained it so well.
Wonderful 3 concepts. Right to the point. Thank you
I found you!!, thanks to whatever journey that led me to your channel, and your website, im forever subscriber :-)
I've been looking for a introduction to understanding Kabbalah for a while now and was delighted with this. So happy to have found your channel. Thank you 😊
Hi Nicola! Glad for you!
Love this about time !! Thank you !!
Thank you. Socialization not only make us happy, also open to us more reality schedules.
Three pearls of great value! Many thanks for sharing. Blessings from Cancún. 😊
Great Video! Thank you so much!
Hello Sir, a very good lecture, explaining this great&sophisticated wisdom in a simple way so a lot of people can grasp the idea. Do you explain somewhere in other lectures perhaps how to tune oneslef into this frequency of "light"? I mean what to do practically to tap into this vibration of infinite possibilities as opposed to filter & perceive reality only through our 5 senses. Thank you.
I am from Brazil, learning with you ... thank you very much
best explanation I've seen on what the wisdom of Kabbalah is by farrrr. well done!!
Glad you liked it :)
The painter was feeling an intense desire to give the wow factor. Gil you gave a great explanation. :)
Glad you enjoted it :)
Thank you! This was very helpful!
Greetings from Mexico City. Lots of gratitude. Gil coud you expand a little more on the concepts misticism , spirituality and science....?
Muchas gracias por tanto y por todo. Excelente.👍
Brilliant upload
Thank you
Your a great teacher, thank you 😀
Well done great lesson!
Glad you liked it Lazer
So beautifully explained. Thank you so much for sharing this wisdom
Glad that you enjoyed, Tina!
Great presentation 👌👍🏿
A Video of life saving. Wisdom restored. Thank you Gill and thank you the creator of light for such restoration .
Glad you liked it Rajeen ♥
Its the ilusión in latin culture eres el pintor. I just read that poem in Spanish beautiful foundation and explenation. Thank you Thank you Thank you. Paz Inverencial to the end of suffering for All creatures. May all beings be happy.
Excellent explanation. Thanks.
Glad you liked it Alfredo :)
Thank you,Gilad
The painting there was a man inside the big picture of Anderson. Crazy weird!
Back again at this video!!
Curiosity, and then that "Aha!" moment once you're given the proper perspective : )
Looks like somebody listens to alan watts
I knew after 10 seconds it would be upside down painting 😆
Thank you Gil. I've watched many of the video's here. I'm signed up to take the KabU..courses in a few days. While waiting I'm cycling thru the videos and want to say the video's alone have changed my perception on life,, soul,, spirit, and what to do to attain the Creator's light....I thank you!!!
Best wishes and success in your study!
I knew from things I have seen before that he would almost certainly turn the painting upside down and from my understanding of art, that shadow rather than outline would create the recognisable image.
As an art major you’re 100 percent correct
I was genuinely expecting that he will definitely do something with drawing board at the end
Great video indeed
I was intrigued
A sense of anticipation.
This is my favourite video about the wonderful wisdom of kabbalah❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I so appreciate your skill at explaining Kabbalah
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I expected an unfolding image, gradual recognition.
Build a device to tune into the right frequency.
Thank you very much. Love It!
Great glad you enjoyed it :)
I definitely knew he was coming out with outcome
Perfect, Gil..makes sense
It does make sense :)
Love this!!
That was a great class
Glad you liked it John :)
as I am thinking of my country Sri Lanka the panting was giving me the shape of our country
What did the painter feel? I think he felt capable - and probably amused at thought of the reaction when he turned the painting around.
Super clear
Fascinating how much data we are exposed to and what we are interpreting
Life is a interesting way of learning who you are and what is your purpose in life
Keep it up 👍
I have work that i want to share with you. I have emailed you guys a link to research that does some pretty remarkable things, including defining nature anew.
Kindest,
Mark
applied physics
We sometimes can't make sense of things, they may seem random, but it's because we don't see the future.
Thank you for making it simple to understand. My question is beside on line where else can I find Kabbalah in Canada a city call Edmonton? Appreciate your help in this in advance.
Hi Belsima, due to current situation (covid and all) we have paused all physical activitis and are working only online. We have over 20,000 students every semester so you will surely find people in your areaa there. You can sign up here bit.ly/kes-Kabbalah-Course
@@KabbalahInfo thanks for your reply much appreciated.
My absolute favorite group is in Vancouver...their posts expand the heart and move you closer to Creator!
@@carlastopher1686 i wish we have one in Edmonton 🤔
Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Not suggesting there is a contradiction, but since we are talking about reality not perceptible to the external senses, and natural science is concerned with knowledge aquired by those senses, could you elaborate on the similarities and differences between the methods used in natural science and this science that is concerned with extrasensory perception?
I thought you said in another video that nothing exists if we aren’t sensing/perceiving it.
THANK YOU
Our pleasure 😍
I felt like it could be a joke on the one hand, that he might be kidding. But on the other hand i felt like that there must be coming out sth super surprising and eye opening, so i was waiting for this moment to happen.
What would be a good book to read on kabbalah
Thankyou
Can you teach me about Book of Kabbalah Jewish Mystic? Thank you
Can classical Music develop this upper layer of reality? I have experience of it, wherever i listen to classical music, i feel a sense of peace, fulfillment and harmony just like the book of the zohar about how to tap it. My theory is: The same message, different eras and composers. The message is to invite us how to reconnect to that sense. Great Video.
I felt like there was something more than what i was seeing but was confident
Thank you!❤
Glad that you enjoyed!
Glad that you enjoyed!
I hope Gilad is well--
Lovely ❤
This is what has happened to me after dabbling in Kabbalah. It could explain the suicidal tendencies people have. I continually find myself in situations that I later reflect on. The reflection is my behavior as to what I said or how I behaved in that situation and how it might of affected them. ( light goes off in my head) I got to say I am not a nice person. The intention of what I said or did was not meant to be mean but I realize later that it was mean and probably cut like a razor. By looking into this mirror that seems to always be put in front of me I am heart broken by my behavior and want to with draw from everything. I could see someone deciding to check out if faced with this self reflection. I absolutely hate looking at the mirror. I try to change it but no luck. I feel sorry for anyone that has to look at their own darkness.
I too have experienced this darkness in myself in situations of crisis. But because of the love of my husband and some awesome friends I have learned how to embrace the light in myself and life. How you might ask, by concentrating on the beauty in the world around me. Taking a walk, listening to the birds, smelling the flowers, admiring the majestic trees. The simple beauty of the Heavenly Father's gifts to us his children. And I also thank our Heavenly Father for the gifts he has given us. With each small encounter a little bit of light removes the darkness. The darkness in myself is under control because I accepted that I am in control, it doesn't control me. You are not alone. Be Blessed !
@@karencampbell7794 Thank you Karen
Jim, we truely wish you to find the light within yourself and everything and everyone around you. ❤
Try a new perspective of looking at the love that nudged you to this realization but only to close the gap and motivate you toward attainment of Creator...love my dear..only love!
Excitement
It is unique because he did the painting upside down. I noticed the black canvas and the light from the window behind. He may have used pin holes in the canvas to guide the painting, he still needed skill .lots of theatrical showmanship.
His easel was also unusual with one vertical support in the middle. That strip was left mostly unpainted.
regarding the shattering of Adam Rilshon collective soul the shattering was necessary because of the development of the ego into the spiritual system. Humans have very limited free will. So this was done by the creator period. I'm also capable of a theory as to why.
Correction Adam Ha Rilshon. Was the connection lost, or maybe became distant or faded.the creator came before us planted the seed. When we spark up it confirms the path, the creator returns .I don't understand the infant aspect we are supposed to be.
Teach you to control yourself and stay calm and focused.MInd got control over emotions...
Hello Gil, I have been trying to watch you live but can”t get the time right when are you on live?
Hi Marian, Gil goes live every Sunday at 7pm CET/ 1pm ET
@@KabbalahInfo Thank You
is this actually live? or april?
Im here because i also would like a copy of the cábala.i will pay. Thank you i orderd it from oír l ibrary and like i said the corona came its been a jurney. Im so greatful to you más will repay your kindness. Bless You
In economics, the food example is called declining marginal utility of consumption. But I still like my car very much, even though it has a few scratches and I don't keep it extremely clean. Even after a couple years, every time I look at or I get in my car I have the feeling, "I like my car" and I am grateful for my car. It brings me joy. I feel gratitude. It's not the most expensive car. I would like to get an electric car in the future. I just feel like I found the right car for me at this time. But I understand the principle, the fulfillment is not always as interesting as the anticipation. Which describes "buyer's remorse" and "grass is greener" phenomena.
Hi Richard, nice observations :)
The phenomenon I was referring to is called in psychology the hedonic treadmill (or hedonic adaptation). It's "the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes" A quick google search will give you research on the topic along with many examples of this. Of course there are always exceptions, but that's the main idea.
@@giladshir In the case of "the grass is always greener" it seems to be a tendency to return to a baseline level of dissatisfaction.
Shattered . . . that was a theme song by Mic Jagger, there were bed bugs uptown - somebody had left the radio on on some level , , , it seems the more one drinks the more radio reactive (in decay) one becomes, only from experience you know . . . as I've leant to completely Dis-connect, then Dis-assemble & so learn the secret origins of the Lost City of Kandor kept in a glass bottle that was from the planet Krypton as actually having myself the core heart of a burnt out planet that was seen falling as a star in a dream then retrieved the next day just like the one at Mecca. I make up songs now, once primed & then sequenced to any electric or mechanical vibrations by the way the sound is emitted . . cyclical into verse, fans are my favorite, riding lawnmowers are the best - it all started out with a new noisy componentized refrigerator comparing it to the walking Washing machine, Modi became the head of India.
So, principle 1, what am l? I deduced that man needs are insatiable. Principle 3, me and the others. We feeling- connection to others should be a Kabu's student priority. l am right? Opoku Daniel in Techiman, Ghana. Todah.
Hi Daniel, yes you are right. Connection is the key :)
Thanks for this video. Is dying a negative thing?? If dying is part of nature, why is that a negative thing? I always thought that dying is positive so that one has the great possibility to be reborn somewhere new. This can happen with just the mind and a new phase of life, new understanding, new insights, and/or physically one can be reborn elsewhere.
How to open your six senseto connect with higher power
Looked like chaos. Suddenly it is turned and is a thing of beauty.
Good job, he imagin what he will do
I know I have a lot to learn but Kabbalah does change our corporeal desires. I’m not understanding how it doesn’t? And isn’t the original soul of Adam Kadmon metaphorically the Adam Harishom? Maybe I should ask this in KabU.
22:05 ,,, im afraid we could be saturated by the the enormous amounts of invisible and silent noises all around us,,,
My first thought was a painter ON A TV SHOW being given a minute and 50 seconds is going to paint SOMETHING GOOD! He’s a professional! It would have been different if you said an amateur. Y’all wild. An amateur I would have had the reaction you had.
Ty
I'm on the AuADHD spectrum and....THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME THING!!!
As im here ive seen another World everyone everything is here its true this la the universo affiming in on the right narrow road that has opened up for All who believe nobile honest positive respectfuñ people are the best compasión
I also knew he would rotate it
a lot of analogies and abstract concepts in this video, no meat
Feivel Levertoff was one of the translators of what is still the premier English version of the Zohar (published by the highly-respected Jewish publishing company Soncino Press). A yeshiva-trained Hassidic Jew and a third-generation descendant of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (the founder of Chabad Lubavitch), Levertoff came to believe that Jesus is the Messiah through parallels he found between the New Testament and his Kabbalistic Jewish faith.
Kabbalah is helpful in teaching us the concept of a human sacrifice that atones for our sins, which we can read in the Zohar:
Pasook 110-111 from the Zohar Sulam Commentary on Parasha Pinchas (bold emphasis added):
"When the Holy One, blessed be He, wishes to grant healing to the world, He inflicts diseases and pestilence on one righteous man from among them, and, for his sake, gives healing to everyone. Where do we learn this from? From the verse: "But he was wounded because of our transgressions and by his injury we are healed" (Yeshayah 53:5). "and by his injury": this refers to the letting of blood, as one who lets blood from the arm, for in that injury "we are healed," that is to say, we, all the parts of the body, find healing.
And He never smites the righteous man unless it is in order to grant healing to the generation and to make atonement for their sins, for the Other Side prefers MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE that Judgment should have control over the righteous, for he does not then consider the rest of the world important and he doesn't watch over them because of his great joy that he has control OVER THE RIGHTEOUS. And the righteous person WHO SUFFERS BECAUSE OF THE GENERATION merits heavenly rule, in this world and in the World to Come."
Also, Zohar II:43b (vol. 3, p. 134 in the Soncino Press edition) teaches us the Trinitarian nature of God.
"Hear, O Israel, Adonai Eloheinu Adonai is one. These three are one. How can the three Names be one? Only through the perception of faith; in the vision of the Holy Spirit, in the beholding of the hidden eye alone.…So it is with the mystery of the threefold Divine manifestations designated by Adonai Eloheinu Adonai-three modes which yet form one unity."
When he was painting I thought "what is it going to be" I felt confused with how it would make sense in the end. After I thought that I thought of how he knows what he's doing he has a plan already in hand and knows the turnout even though we don't until we see it.
Although this is a great introduction to the practice, you will never be able to get the full understanding through this video or videos alone. One must venture through the Torah in order to grasp what is being said.
Thanks for this video - By the way, I'm a student following the course on your site. How can the spiritual world originate causes for consequences (as you say)? I think that the action -- or the initiative to move into any form of action -- comes from the human's FREE WILL TO ACT or not to act -- on earth -- which causes what he/she puts in motion... this is the HUMAN CAUSING SOMETHING, this is, in fact, the CAUSE of something that will bring a CONSEQUENCE. It's not correct what I'm saying? I feel that the spiritual world might be fixed in spiritual laws that will bring a particular CONSEQUENCE -- not a cause -- to a free will ACTION. Am I wrong? Could you please help me understand this concept better? Thanks!!
Hi Eliana, and thanks for the questions.
Please bring your questions to the instructors at Kabu Student Forum. They will be glad to supply the best guidance.
Best wishes!