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Hi Luke,
Here is the link to the hardcopy of the Zohar:
Not really much of a question, but as I learn something new every week Bible verses I had long forgotten come to me. Nehamiah 8:10 reads And he said to them, “Go, eat fat foods and drink sweet drinks and send portions to whoever has nothing prepared, for the day is holy to our Lord, and do not be sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. .” I find myself emotionally charged and encouraged to keep studying, albeit still independently. When these seemingly random recollections happen is it perhaps a sign that the upper force might be preparing me for what’s to come? I pray every day for my future 10. I have no control of what environment he will bring my way and I have no way to do anything on my own. This is quite a bit to process.
It’s exciting, Greg. Everything is a preparation for the next state. We can’t know what or why, and it’s good that way. We can though be confident that all that that’s be done, is doing and will be done was towards the lofty goal of bringing us into adhesion with Him again and this includes every small detail in each and every one of our lives.
Chris
Hey Brad,
By now I’m sure you know we aren’t in control of what desires we receive. Certainly we can put ourselves in an environment and depending on the strength of our ties their and how much we allow it to influence us, accordingly you could say we can “control” the desires, but again, we have nothing within us that can “choose” a desire. There’s room to unpack this more if you want but I think you understand.
I catch your direction though…you’re asking if the Creator gives you some desire, you want to reject it or accept some other desire instead. The correct approach would be to first acknowledge this is coming from the Creator. Secondly, see what it is you’re supposed to do with that desire and if that means you discover it’s something that is deviating you from the path or an opportunity to strengthen your ties to the environment etc..
The important thing here is to be sensitive to what the Creator gives us each moment, to react accordingly and not just let moments come and go, desires come and go, where we just flow with whatever. Our action needs to be intentional and conscious.
Chris
It’s not a stupid question at all. The Zohar uses all types of symbolism. If you think that’s “stupid” then clearly you’ve never read the Zohar or the Torah. Good luck to you on your journey.
In the Zohar circumcision is held in a high regard
Considering how it’s a symbol of impurity and evil
Should people undergo circumcision for the “spiritual benefit”? Or have i missed the point of circumcision completely?
Hey Luke,
It symbolizes the removal of egoistic desires and the purification of one’s intentions to align with the Creator. If you’re asking about the physical act, this of course is just a physical act and the importance and emphasis is certainly on the spiritual action.
Thanks!
All kinds…things like shamanism, mysticism, astrology etc. I’m not sure there was something so distinct as Kabbalah before then. Of course we’re talking about the initial revelation by Adam around 6k years ago. Before that it’s hard to say.
Yea that makes sense, someone is trying to convince me that Zoroastrianism influence the Jews basically that it is the same as Kabala since it apparently dates back as the oldest religion according to Wikipedia, but I told her that kabbalah started with Adam and there is no line of teachers to student in zoroastrianism, Ever heard of that? How would you respond?
There are definitely some common ideas there. It is indeed ancient. I don’t know a lot about it, but you have to remember that those who lived thousands of years ago were so much closer to nature than we are today. We can’t even fathom in our minds and hearts what it was. I guess you could compare it to animals today who have certain traits we can recognize like knowing when a storm is coming, or when a tsunami is coming. When you don’t have the ego thrusting you into a closed bubble of reality called the “I”, then you feel the whole of nature like…a mother just feels the state of the “house”.
This was the general “default” human, so certainly they would be more sensitive to the forces in nature, so much so where they can understand there are forces at work that separate and unite, destroy and create, push and pull etc.Kabbalah comes and says these actually come from the same force and it’s only us that can distinguish between the two–and for a reason, meaning, Kabbalah reveals to the created being the purpose of creation and what/how we need to realize it.
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