WHAT IS KABBALAH?

Kabbalah is the blueprint for Creation.

Just as a house is built, in precise detail, according to its blueprint, G-d created the world and all of its details according to a precise plan.

Everything that exists on the physical plane flows from this plan, its spiritual source. In fact, as the blueprint for Creation, Kabbalah actually predates the existence of the world.

The spiritual principles of Creation guide and control everything, from the cycles of the planets and constellations, to the weather, to the trends of history, to the precise and specific details of human functioning.

In fact, the more you understand these principles, the more you will understand about your own nature and the nature of life on earth.

Learning the mystical secrets of Kabbalah will give you deep insight into the nature and power of your own soul. It will open up a whole new realm of opportunity to make a difference in your life - and the lives of others as well. It will help you to understand the purpose of creation and the reason why you're here.

With the rising popularity of Kabbalah, especially among celebrities, an essential misconception has taken root. This misconception is that, because Kabbalah predates organized religion, it is either a religion in its own right, or a spiritual system devoid of any religious association. Nothing could be further from the truth!

It is true that the teachings of Kabbalah are, for the first time in history, accessible to everyone, regardless of religious affiliation or level of observance.

But Kabbalah is Jewish mysticism, the deepest level of the Torah, the Divine communication given to Moses at Mount Sinai. It is the ultimate mission statement for the human being. If Kabbalah is disconnected from its Divine source, it is stripped of all that makes it powerful, holy and real.

But when you understand the true foundation of this profound wisdom, something amazing becomes possible. As an ordinary person, living an ordinary life, you can tap into a level of Divine light that is above the limitations of the physical universe.

We are living through the climax of history, the time when we can begin to see through the walls that separate the physical world from its spiritual source. That is why Kabbalah has been made accessible to anyone, Jewish or otherwise, who wants to live with purpose, passionate aliveness, and truth. The path of authentic Kabbalah is open to any person who sincerely wishes to reach his highest potential as a human being created in the image of G-d.

Darkness and Light

According to Kabbalah, everything in the world is made up of two parts - that which we see and know, and that which we can't see and don't yet know. The concealed part - the spiritual source, essence and purpose behind every detail of creation - far exceeds the revealed.

In our world, what we can't see is perceived as darkness, and what we can see as light.

Paradoxically, anything we can see is by definition concealing its own essence. Essence is indescribable, unbounded and infinite. Whatever can be seen with the eyes or understood with the mind is limited, separate and has a specific form. By relating to the known as if it is the whole picture, we disconnect it - at least in our perception - from its infinite source. But, like the hand within the puppet, this essence is not only present but is the activating and guiding force within everything that can be seen and experienced in this world.

So in a sense, the light, because it conceals the infinity beneath it, is actually darkness, and the darkness, which is too vast and subtle to be perceived, is actually light.

This same truth is reflected in each of us. Concealed within what we experience as the self - our limited personality and identity - there is a self far vaster, more powerful, and more true. Our physical mundane existence, on this earthly stage, conceals our larger SELF, but at the same time shows that there is something greater - the Hand in the puppet, that makes us come alive.

The ultimate perfection and fulfillment of the world requires that we reveal that greater SELF, bringing our vast, hidden light out of the darkness of concealment, illuminating our lives and relationship with the radiance of our own inner essence, and bringing a revelation of infinite Divine Truth into our finite human world.

This is the purpose of Kabbalah.