Kabbalah is not a philosophy or theosophy. Kabbalah is work to be done. The Kabbalists of the past were people of action, not people of theory or philosophy.

Kabbalah teaches that the universe began not with an atom or a subatomic particle, but with a thought of God. This original thought, sometimes called the Creation Thought had every human being enjoying total happiness and fulfillment. They were free from any form of chaos and confusion or pain.

The Kabbalists believe that they are working during their lifetime to achieve complete fulfillment. They strive to evolve into their greatest selves, making their thoughts, feelings, and actions void of any types of negativity and replacing the darkness with Light. They were given the teachings and tools of Kabbalah to help them achieve complete fulfillment and one of the greatest tools is The Zohar.

The Zohar is a book, which is in essence a commentary on the Bible. It is written in the style of conversations among a group of friends, scholars, and spiritual masters.

Zohar is a Hebrew word meaning "splendor" or "scintillation," and The Zohar is literally an unlimited resource of brilliant spiritual Light.

As the kabbalists explain, "simply possessing The Zohar brings power, protection, and fulfillment into our lives. Then, as we scan the pages in the original language or study them in translation, a deep connection to the Creator's Light comes into being. As we gain intimacy and understanding of The Zohar, our consciousness deepens and expands. Spiritually, we grow and evolve. We become who we need to be in order to gain the joy and fulfillment that God intends for us. The Zohar is like a mirror in which we see our own expectations and intentions."

Interestingly, some of the greatest minds in history have found much wisdom and enlightenment in reading The Zohar. It should come as no real surprise that great minds such as: Pythagoras in ancient Greece, Sir Isaac Newton in the 17th century, and even today's architects of physics and biology have discovered startling insights and information by reading The Zohar.

The Zohar not only reveals spiritual principles that can assist people in their lives, it provides the spiritual strength to help bring those principles into action in every area of life including relationships, spiritual work, and even businesses and careers.

The Zohar is written in the ancient language of Aramaic, a sister language to Hebrew that employs Hebrew letters that was in fact the language of the common people, where Hebrew was the language of the upper classes. It is believed that the writing of the Zohar in Aramaic sends the message that this tool of Light can and should be used by all people.

Many students of the Zohar and scholars believe the individual letters of The Zohar have special significance as well. Individually, the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, which are used in both languages, in addition to their functional importance as components of words, carry a unique form of spiritual energy. An individual does not have to know how the letter sounds or how it fits into a given word. The Kabbalists teach that the Aramaic alphabet is a gift of the Creator, just as The Zohar itself is a gift - which is for all humanity, not just the few who know the ancient languages of Hebrew or Aramaic. They show that one can simply look across the page at the letters to open a channel to the Light.

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