An important goal in the study of Kabbalah is to use one'ss knowledge to influence one'ss destiny. Firstly, one has to realize what life is, what its meaning is, why it is given to us, where it begins, and where it ends. After pondering and meditating on th
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I got my answer and direction:
For all those people like me who have the question "What is the meaning of my life", comes the answer from the words of Rav Michael Laitman. This book has truly inspired me and attraced me to the wisdom of kabbalah, to understand kabbalah the science, and finally leaves me with a yearning to find more.
The book makes connections between our daily situations and their roots in kabbalah, helping me to relate to the science in a very personal way.
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Misleading:
Having been intrigued by studies of the Kabbalah, and enjoying such enlightening works such as POWER OF KABBALAH and A WISH CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE, I wanted to continue my research into this topic by reading Laitman's well-reviewed "Guide" to the Kabbalah.
While the jacket states that the book provides the reader with "a solid foundation for understanding" and "the content is designed to allow individuals all over the world to begin traversing..." I found this book not much of a "guide" at all.
Rav Laitman is arguably the most relevant Kabbalist of our time, a student of Baruch Ashlag, the son of Rav Yehuda Ashlag, who everyone agrees was the greatest Kabbalist of the 20th century. This book gets very technical in certain areas, but repeatedly reminds the reader that s/he need not instantly understand all of the information intellectually. He stresses that it is more important to make the effort to read the material and be open to learning in your heart rather than your head.
A guide to the Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah:
There's a tremendous amount of a very wise and searching approach to Kabbalah compressed in this book. If you somehow only glanced at the title and said, "Oh, another title in kabbalah ......" and passed on by, you will have missed an opportunity to connect not only with knowledge about wisdom, however you think of it, but with the deeper parts of yourself -- your soul, your potentials. Rabbi Laitman opens up the issue of Kabbalah as a science, which requires study and honesty with one's... more info
