Origins of the Universe

Origins of the Universe

Origins of the Universe Introduction to Kabbalah June 9, 2020 What is Kabbalah? Mishnah Hagigah 2:1 Genesis 1 Exodus 33 Exodus 34 Isaiah 6 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 7 Babylonian Talmud Berakhot 7a Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 14b Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 14b continued Babylonian Talmud Hagigah 14b continued Maimonides Mishnah Torah Foundations of Torah Chapter 1 Maimonides Mishnah Torah Foundations of Torah Chapter 1 Maimonides Guide for the Perplexed Part I Section 54 An impoverished person thinks that God is an old man with white hair, sitting Moses Cordovero on a wondrous throne of fire that glitters with countless sparks, as it is written: “And the Ancient of Days took His seat. His garment was like white snow, And Or Ne’erav the hair of His head was like lamb’s wool. His throne was tongues of flame” translation by Robinson, pp. 51-52 (Daniel 7:9). Imagining this and similar fantasies, the fool corporealizes God. He falls into one of the traps that destroys faith. His awe of God is limited by his imagination. But if you are enlightened, you know God’s oneness. You know that the divine is devoid of bodily categories—these can never be applied to God. Then you wonder, astonished, Who am I? I am a mustard seed in the middle of the sphere of the moon, which itself is a mustard seed within the next sphere. So it is with that sphere and all it contains in relation to the next sphere. So it is with all the spheres—one inside the other—and all of them are a mustard seed within the further expanses. And all of these are a mustard seed within further expanses. Your awe is invigorated, the love in your soul expands. .

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