Zohar
Stanford U. Press has five of the projected 12 volumes available. It is a very profound mystic work.
Translated by Daniel Matt, it has many notes based on traditional Kabbalists' views. Search online for Zohar Pritzker (a major sponsor) edition and gain wisdom with study and meditation on it. |
Can you give a brief summary ~ I don't like to click on stuff unless I know what it's about, and I've never heard of Zohar. Thx.
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As you wish...
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Ehh, no I'm just lazy, if I'm interested in the subject matter, I'll click.
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LOL @ SG... & thanks Skull
BTW TG site is back up :smile: also btw...the site downing is so very like spiritual progress...LOL...all post counts back to 0 :wink: it's like reaching a new plateau... |
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Reviews of 2 editions
The first two volumes of Matt's translation are commented on by David Blumenthal:
http://www.js.emory.edu/BLUMENTHAL/Matt.htm Blumenthal also reviewed the earlier translation from the Hebrew of I. Tishby's Zohar partial translation, with its copious comments: http://www.js.emory.edu/BLUMENTHAL/Tishby.html |
Although I have never read through the Zohar, it might be best to read some more introductory texts first for anyone who isn't as familiar with the inner teachings of Torah.
For Kabbalistic works I would recommend anything by Aryeh Kaplan. |
What Is The Zohar?
The Zohar is a collection of commentaries on the Torah, intended to guide people who have already achieved high spiritual degrees to the root (origin) of their souls. The Zohar contains all the spiritual states that people experience as their souls evolve. At the end of the process, the souls achieve what Kabbalah refers to as “the end of correction,” the highest level of spiritual wholeness. To those without spiritual attainment, The Zohar reads like a collection of allegories and legends that can be interpreted and perceived differently by each individual. But to those with spiritual attainment, i.e. Kabbalists, The Zohar is a practical guide to inner actions that one performs in order to discover deeper, higher states of perception and sensation. Bnei Baruch is a non-profit organization for teaching and sharing the wisdom of Kabbalah, where you can study and download the books for free.. Find it for yourself. |
shalom friends,
I have enjoyed a very casual read of zohar tales of wisdom. I am sure to enjoy more in the future. Sufism and the Kabbalah have a close relationship. In Sufism we too have Mystical stories written by Hezran Molana (Rumi) of almost 25,000 couplets! All teaching stories with various layers of interpretation according the the state and station of the reader. As a side note, the Greatest Shaykh Ibn Arabi (AS) and Sufi Saint lived in Islamic Spain. He died the year Moses de Leon/Moshe ben Shem Tov (may his memory be blessed) was born (1240). But Hezrat Moses de Leon (1240 to 1304) and Hezrat Molana (1207-1273) were contemporaries. Nice reminder to take another tour through some of the teaching stories :) Peace and Blessings. Malihe |
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