The Path of Kabbalah: Revealing the Hidden Wisdom

E=mc2. It's a simple equation yet its implications could, and do, fill volumes. Kabbalah is the the revelation of His Godliness to his creatures. Simple. But reading all the books dealing with authentic Kabbalah, much less the books by authors who don't know what they're talking about, would be a daunting task indeed. Michael Laitman comes to our rescue with his book, The Path of Kabbalah. In this book he manages to explain the what, why and how of a very complex subject and present it in a digestible form. It appeals to both the beginner and the experienced student of kabbalah.

When I started reading The Path of Kabbalah I soon realized this is a book that teaches that real freedom is available for individuals, nations and the world. This wisdom contains the structure of reality and our perception of reality as the basis of the path of Kabbalah. The Path of Kabbalah is a wonderful book of instruction on changing our perceptions in order to awaken to the actual realities and freedom that can be ours in this lifetime. Detailing our past, present and future and the world view that determines how we see things, and how our perception decides our reactions, feelings and reality as well as the importance of changing our perception in order to change our reality. I found the question and answer section in parts one through seven particularly helpful in expanding on and clarifying passages in each chapter. Answers to such as: What is life for? Can we influence the events of our lives? and How do our thoughts affect our environment? The chapter on Genesis, the seven days of Creation, presents authentic Kabbalistic wisdom on the reality of Torah. This is a clear demonstration of how a changed perception can enhance reality. Concluding with the story of Abraham and how his experiences relate as much to his own existence in ancient times as well as each and every one of us today. The Path of Kabbalah written by Rav Michael Laitman PhD leaves nothing to be desired if you are searching for a book that will take you from Chapter One: The Beginning, through Proper Study to The Inner Meaning of the wisdom of Kabbalah and a new way to live and understand your life.

The Path to Kabbalah, by Dr. Michael Laitman, teaches us the authentic Kabbalist view of the true structure of reality and how and why we have come to perceive it as we do. It teaches us about the human soul, past present and future and explains the interconnectedness of all souls and existence itself. More inspiring than merely informative, this book is for all students of Kabbalah to read over and over again. I would not recommend this as a first read on this subject, but it is a must read once you begin to go down the Path of Kabbalah.

I wanted to review the book. The Path of Kabbalah, by Michael Laitman. I am a student of the contemporary interpretation of Kabbalah as taught by Laitman and have been so for about three and a half years. My background is an eclectic one comprised of studies in biology, art and the social sciences. What does it mean when I say I have studied Kabbalah? In the US, kabbalah can be studied, from the academic point of view or from the view of an actual practitioner of Kabbalah with an actual teacher. The former allows the reader to survey the material with the view of the scholar who has knowledge of context, yet not necessarily the knowledge of experience, hence an academic author due to purely rational reasons cannot do the experience of Kabbalah justice. For the Kabalistic mind is a mind that is training or trained to access mental capacity and sensation beyond reason. Kabbalah is a very ancient view of the world stemming from or compiled from cultures even older than 5700 years ago. It's name means the Way of Receiving. Receiving What? Don't we receive everything from our 5 senses? The Kabbalist would chuckle and proceed to diagram and outline to a student the myriad sensations that comprise an individual's state of mind, separate from the experiences of the 5 senses. Kabbalah rightly ascribes those sensations or feelings as acts of reception; reception from whom? The Kabbalist's universe at its most spare and abstract level is defined as harboring two unique and fundamental forces; the desire to bestow or altruism and the desire to receive or egoism. The desire to bestow, also known as the Singular, unique and fundamental quanta of the universe, or simply Creator is the source. It's action creates the desire to receive. This "thing" or "it" is extremely complex, but it has a plan and an original thought, that has been discerned by the great sages of Kabbalah. This thesis is what is discussed in The Path of Kabbalah, it is discussed from the point of view of the person receiving this energy or this thought of creation. It quickly goes into the root of creation and purpose of an individual and seeks to explain the first order sensations. One of which is the point in the heart; the heart being the metaphoric term for the emotional feeling state of a person. The point in the heart is the desire so to speak to attain a connection to this wider universe created by the Creator. If a person has a desire to attain spirituality, they will know it and Kabbalah speaks to the further refinement of this attainment. The book is broken down into the following sections: Part One: The Beginning ................................9 Part Two: Phases of Spiritual Evolution .............. 70 Part Three: The Structure of the Upper Worlds ........140 Part Four: Proper Study ............................. 253 Part Five: Religion, Prejudice and Kabbalah ......... 306 Part Six: Genesis ....................................320 Part Seven: The Inner

For those who have always wanted to understand the more spiritual side of Kabbalah, this is the book for you. It is expressed in simple laymans terms and at the same time Rav Laitman gives an extraordinarily clear way of understanding the process of study that is needed. Rav Laitman has an ability to bring to life the different phases of the spiritual evolution as taught to him by his teacher, Baruch Ashlag; son of Yehuda Ashlag also known as the Baal Hasulum. Although easy for the layman to comprehend it should also appeal to those who have studied Kabbalah with other teachers. The main emphasis is the purpose and intent of the student. As well as the point that the reality we perceive is only the tip of the iceberg.