What is Jewish Mysticism? (Kabbalah)
We continue our series on mysticism by exploring Judaism and its mystical tradition, including the famous Kabbalah but also going beyond it.
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Sources/Recomended Reading:
Dan, Joseph (1986). "The Early Kabbalah". Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press.
Fine, Lawrence (2003). "Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship". Stanford University Press.
Idel, Moshe (1987). "The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia". State University of New York Press.
Idel, Moshe (1988). "Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah". State University of New York Press.
Idel, Moshe (1990). "Kabbalah: New Perspectives". Yale University Press.
Idel, Moshe (1995). "Hasidism: Between Ecstacy and Magic". SUNY Press.
Kaplan, Aryeh (translated by) (1990). "The Bahir: Illumination". Red Wheel/Weiser; Revised ed. edition.
Kraemer, Joel L. (2010). "Maimonides: The Life and World of one of Civilization's Greatest Minds". Doubleday & Co Inc.
Krassen, Mosheh Aaron. “Introduction: Rabbi Israel Ba’al Shem Tov: Prophet of a New Paradigm.” In Israel ben Eliezer. Pillar of Prayer. Translated by Menachem Kallus. Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2010.
Lobel, Diana (2021). "Moses and Abraham Maimonides: Encountering the Divine". Academic Studies Press.
Miller, Moshe (translated by) (1994). "The Palm Tree of Devorah". Targum.
Russ-Fishbane, Elisha (2015). "Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A study of Abraham Maimonides and his times". Oxford University Press
Scholem, Gershom (1995). "Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism". Schocken Books; Revised edition.
Scholem, Gershom (1996). "On the Kabbalah and its Symbolism". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group; Revised ed. edition.
Wolfson, Elliot R. (1997). “Jewish mysticism: A Philosophical Overview,” in History of Jewish Philosophy, Daniel Frank, Oliver Leaman (eds.).
Wolfson, Eliot R. (2011). “Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia and the Prophetic Kabbalah”. In Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (ed. Frederick E. Greenspahn). New York University Press.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:38 What is Mysticism?
3:59 Mysticism in the Biblical Prophets
6:00 Apocalypticism and Early Jewish Philosophy
7:15 Merkavah & Hekhalot Mysticism (ESOTERICA)
18:11 The Sefer Yetzirah & Sefer Ha-Bahir
23:05 The Origins of Kabbalah
26:34 What is Kabbalah?
28:19 Abulafia & Prophetic/Ecstatic Kabbalah
32:06 Early Kabbalistic Circles & The Zohar
35:47 Theosophical Kabbalah
43:59 Safed, Moshe Cordovero & Imitatio Dei
47:13 Isaac Luria & Lurianic Kabbalah
50:40 Multiple kinds of Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism
53:14 Hasidism (Seekers of Unity)
1:02:37 Modern Developments
1:04:07 Unio mystica
1:07:54 Jewish Mysticism today & Conclusions
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Brother,can you make videos on the founders of four Islamic schools of law and also founders of three Islamic schools of theology followed in present Islamic world.
please talk do not talk about religious books. Talk about how humans behave. We do not know anything. the only religion is live and let others live. @@tafrihulislam9753
@@sramay123This channel talks about religions so i didn’t make an irrelevant request.
Sramay That’s not really a religious way of life necessarily. Live and let live is also literally an economic movement with a website or organization pushing that. It’s basically the idea behind anarchy or ancaps or anarcho capitalists. It’s a way of life not necessarily a religious belief. But I can understand how some may say that’s a religious belief or morphs with the core of some religions. But like Christianity for instance is totally against the live and let live mantra. Tons of Christian’s believe the U.S. must rule with an iron fist. Tons of politicians from mitt Romney etc vote with their conscience they claim but vote way against live and let live. It’s more like let’s make war with everyone because my religion compels me to.
all religions have core concept based on morality. It is essential to keep order in society otherwise there will complete anarchy like what we see in animal kingdom. My objection is against my religion best and yours is filthy. Rituals alone cannot bring morality in a individual, he/she has to introspect and do course correction self. So clled God is not going to punish you for wrong doing. Really God is nature and Nature is god. @@koltoncrane3099
Great working together, Filip! Greetings everyone from somewhere in the gulf of Mexico.
I cannot thank creators like you and Filip enough for showing me a side of humanity and the world I missed out on in my pursuit of other knowledge imposed by both modern curricula and my personal financial interests. Please keep doing what you're doing! ❤🎉
Always! Thank you for being part of the video!
love your work sir!
My family have been Kabbalists for over 500 years, since before we were expelled from Spain during the Inquisition. My father studied and taught Kabbalah for the last 35 years of his life. I am grateful that I inherited his library and writings.
Is any of it true or all man-made ? what is the point of Kabbala ?
Are you Jewish?
Haha your question is ridiculous. Kabbalah is a tool to understand the nature of the divine, because we are are human beings we can only understand this through flawed human perception. However, Kabbalah has taken me closest to Truth that I have experienced
The Inquisition was really the really the Reconquista.
Very cool to see traditions live on! Much love and respect to you and your family.
You three* collaborating on this topic is the most wholesome way to start 2024. Thank you for all you do; much love and appreciation to all ❤
I love learning about all types of mysticism.
Read Rumi. He's right on
@@ZionLion-lw2vc I have some Rumi on my Amazon wishlist. Any recommendations for a specific work to start with?
@@Matt-zx7uj omg Rumi is so enlighten which is reflected in his humility and lack of ego. You can't go wrong with Rumi. Just pick a topic, and topic, and you'll find him there. Love is a good place to start. My favorite Rumi is: "Out beyond all rightdoing and wrongdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there.". That Field is God.
@@Matt-zx7uj I would just Google Rumi and get a feel for him. You can then focus in on the works that are most suitable to your liking. Rumi is probably the most prolific mystical writer in all of history. He has penned over 30,000 works. Rumi is a treasure chest.
@@Matt-zx7uj "You are not a grain of sand in the Ocean. You are an Ocean in a grain of sand.". Some things just become etched into your psyche. Rumi is one.
I'd like to see a video on Celtic Christianity as it was one of the many ethnic forms of the Christian faith and often correlated with that of the celtic languages (i.e. Britonnic and Goidelic) which resided throughout modern-day England, Wales, Cornwall, Scotland and Ireland!
What out for Anglo-Saxon mysticism. It gets into Druids. Also look at Freemasonry which is based upon Egyptian gods and goddesses.
@@ZionLion-lw2vc Cool thnx for the extra stuff!
Then you should check out John Scotus Eriugena, an 8th century monk and mystic.
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@@ZionLion-lw2vcfreemasonry is not based on Egyptian gods and goddesses and doesn’t even have much of its own theology & is basically just a glorified/demonized social club
The 3 of you together is fantastic. Thank you. How blessed are we to have young scholars sharing - bring these topics ti light and most important bring all of us together. Be kind all.
The fact that this whole video is so comprehensive on such an immense subject is astounding. Amazing job!!
Thanks and Blessings for the New Year! This was a Wonderful bite of Inspiration & Enlightenment to start the year.🙏🏾💖🖖🏾🥂
Thank you!!
perfect timing as I just about to finish Justin Sledge's introduction to Kabbalah
@LetsTalkReligion From someone that has been learning Kabbalah for over 30 years, may I commend you on your knowledgeable and comprehensive presentation of what is not an easy subject matter to summarise so well! Shalom!
🎉 Happy New Year's 🎉 Thank you for another great video, your work is appreciated my friend !!
Excited for this. I hear you got some handsome guests.
"handsome" - Definitely not that beaded guy.
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@@TheEsotericaChannel BTW in Hebrew the word Eichalot mean Halls not Palaces. Palace is - Armon
You're all great folk! Handsome and wise. I'm very thankful for the Work you all do to help bring together in your community of creators a grounded, academic, respectful, thorough and nuanced approach to education on religion, philosophy and esotericism. It is very much needed especially on KZhead. When I was a teen (a little more than over a decade ago) the information one would find on these subjects was dangerously biased and misleading. One video that was very popular was simply a straight up indoctrination video from a cult and it had millions of views. Growing up with that messed me up but also hardened me as I've become much better at recognizing who has done good faith research on a topic and who isn't simply trying to spread their own ideas rather than analyze the vast array of perspectives throughout history. Your group of friends and co-creators are certainly the former and not the latter!
@@nonoyesh "Hall" "Temple" "Palace" "Sanctuary" are all correct translations, each one bringing to light a different aspect of the Hebrew word "היכל". Translations rarely capture the entire spectrum of nuances in one single word, and choosing the right one for the right context is often a daunting challenge...
This is a wondrous gentle resolute reminder to continue on the path toward studying Kabbalah as gently with myself yet resolutely as I can! 🎉 📜
beautiful collaboration between some of the greatest religious studies minds on youtube. love you guys
I was literally looking for this exact video yesterday, not knowing it didn't exist yet...So excited to watch this tomorrow!
Very interesting overview, I appreciate any content you publish about mysticism of any variety 👍
thank you filip, justin, and zevi for this amazing video.
We’ll done both of you are amazing. Keep cleaving to the positive energy. ✌🏼❤️
Thank you for this video. I love learning about these kinds of things. Happy New Year!
You guys are dropping gems!!!!!
You three are among my favourite content creators on KZhead!
Wonderful work as always!
Thank you for the video. Great quality as always! Only if the people in your comment sections could share some of the same intellectual care, openness and empathy that you have lol A lot of people are wanting to jump to judging if they agree or disagree or if its right or wrong rather than "entertaining" the premises or appreciating the beautiful complexities that make up any wisdom tradition. Your handling of these topics is admirable, and I feel like if there is one main lesson I get from your content it is that
17:33 esoterica is such a Gem! so true xo I value you both in your work. thank you X.
Thank you for mysticism overview of the subject.
Yes! I love both yours and Justin's channels, so cool to see you both doing these together, I thought I heard him mention that on Esoterica... so awesome... my grandfather was Jewish and practiced their forms of mysticism, he was a wizard of sorts and I miss our talks about religion and magick. You both help to fill that void
I’ve recently watched a pd cast on the mystical qabalah.. love to learn all that I can. I appreciate what you do.
You need to do a LONG explanation of the impact of Sabbatai Zevi and Lucas Frank.
Very beautiful, thank you for this. I would also recommend for you to do a video on Aliester Crowley or western occultism. Also Carlos Castenada and his teacher Don Juan is also fascinating.
Always love to see Dr. Sledge show up!
On Baal Shem, Jewish mystic and healer “When Baal Shem was dying, somebody asked, “Are you prepared to meet the Lord?” He said, “I have always been ready. It is not a question of becoming ready now - I have always been ready. Any moment he could have called me!” The man asked, “What is your readiness?” Baal Shem said, “I know a few beautiful jokes - I will tell him those jokes. And I know he will enjoy them and he will laugh with me. And what else can I offer to him? The whole world is his, the whole universe is his, I am his, so what can I offer to him? Just a few jokes!” Baal Shem is one of the great buddhas who has come out of the Jewish tradition, one of the most loved by his disciples. He was the founder of Hassidism.”
A Buddha doesn’t die ! A Buddha is someone like Elijah or Joshua Ben nun ! He was certainly a great man of God but certainly not a Buddha !! Even Jacob and Abraham were not Buddhas ! 😊
Is buddha a jewish term or are you talking about enlightment, like in buddhism? Because the buddhist buddha (Siddarta Gutama) died age 80, accordding to buddhist tradition.
@@rafaelnunesduarte " It is not known that even in the very traditional, orthodox Judaism there have been a few utterly enlightened masters - even some who have gone beyond enlightenment. One of them is Baal Shem Tov. Baal Shem Tov. Tov was the name of his town. His name simply means 'Baal Shem from the town of Tov'; so let us call him simply Baal Shem. I have spoken about him because when I was speaking about Hassidism, I have not left anything essential unspoken. I have spoken of Tao, of Zen, of Sufism, of Hassidism. I am not a man of any tradition so I am free to move in any direction I decide to. I don't even need a map. Let me remind you again: Coming in, going out, the waterfowl leaves no trace behind, nor it needs a guide. Baal Shem Tov has not written any treatise - treatise is a dirty word in the world of mysticism - but he told many beautiful stories, so beautiful that I would like to relate one of them to you just as an example so you can taste the quality of the man. A woman comes to Baal Shem. The woman is childless; she wants a child. She bugs Baal Shem continuously saying, "If you bless me everything is possible. Bless me please. I want a child." Finally, tired - yes, even Baal Shem can get tired of a nagging woman - he says, "Do you want a boy child or a girl?" The woman was tremendously happy; she said, "A boy, of course." Baal Shem said, "Then listen to this story. My mother was also childless, and she bugged and nagged the rabbi of the town continuously to bless her. Finally the rabbi said, 'First bring me a beautiful cap.' My mother," Baal Shem said, "made a beautiful cap and went to the rabbi." The cap was so beautiful that Baal Shem's mother said, "I don't want anything in return, just to see you in this cap is so beautiful. I am tremendously gratified. You are not obliged to me, I am obliged to you. Thank you, rabbi." "And my mother went away. That's how she became pregnant," Baal Shem said, "and I was born." The woman said, "Great. So tomorrow I will come with a beautiful cap." The next day she returned with a very beautiful cap. Baal Shem accepted and did not even say "Thank you." The woman waited and waited, then she said, "What about the child?" Baal Shem said, "Forget all about the child! The cap is so beautiful, I am obliged to you. I must say thank you to you. Do you remember the story I told you? The woman did not ask anything in return, that's why she conceived a child, and a child like me" - like Baal Shem. "But you have come with the desire to get something. Just because of this cap do you want a child like Baal Shem? Forget all about it," he said, "and don't come again - ever." There are many things that can be said only through stories. Baal Shem has said the fundamental: Do not ask and it shall be given. Do not ask - that is the basic condition. The Hassidism that arose out of Baal Shem's stories is the most beautiful flowering that has ever happened. Jews have done nothing comparable to Hassidism. Hassidism is a small current, but is still alive, still flowing."
@@willieluncheonette5843 i loved the baal shem stories, man! Very unpretetious but wise and funny! Really dig it! By the way, im not buddhist or jewish, was just asking out of curiosity!
@@rafaelnunesduarte I'm not Buddhist or Jewish either. Just so you know, my comments are copied from talks by Osho.
“[…] belief and practices that concern the preparation for, the consciousness of, and the reaction to what can be described as the immediate or direct presence of God” - Bernard McGinn. I've literally never heard a purer, clearer definition of the word "mysticism". I'm impressed.
Excited to check this out. Kabbalah is a super interesting topic and I have no doubt you'll give this one the deep dive that you gave to Christian Mysticism as well. Happy New Year my friend ❤️ hope it's been full of love and peace thus far
Don't get lured into relative truth. There are many schools of Kabbalah depending on the enlightened sage. I would read it with a grain of salt. It's simply an oral Tradition.
Good presentation, thank you
Hochspannend und informativ. Danke
10:55 For a second there, I thought this first depiction of Paul was actually a self portrait of Dr. Justin Sledge himself 😂
I remember about 8 years ago when i started diving into these subjects there was absolutely nothing like these videos. The world will hopefully get with the program.
Excellent Filip! Excellent! 💫
Thank you. Love and peace. Tim
Very good content!😊
Dr. Sledge has an entire lecture series on Jewish mysticism on his channel. Go check it out, it's great.
His is academic theory which is good however only one side of the coin. When one reads with the other it sounds more like Max Heindel, Steiner and others.
@@TheSunship777 Of course, these are academic scholarly channels. And for me personally the reason they’re so good.
I am following the same @@mertinibus
Very informative, thanks !
Ezekiel’s vision has been also been interpreted by Biblical scholars as an astrological account. The 4 headed cheribim man as the sign Aquarius, lion as Leo,ox as Taurus,and eagle as Scorpio. The wheels are the zodiac itself, filled with eyes which are stars.
The fact that "Cruel Angel's Thesis" was not in the intro is a missed opportunity in my mind. The popular phrase: "God is in his kingdom, all is right with the world" stands directly opposed to the general stance of Calvinism and related principles in Christianity which assert the world to be fallen. Via Paul, most of Christianity has adopted the curious belief that the Earth is either somehow not part of God's kingdom or is some kind of diabolical experiment. In a more literal sense, some denominations believe this to be hell and the devil is not just manifest temptation/sin/anti-divine, but takes on the role of a sort of demiurge of gnosticism. I was always really fun at sunday school as I somehow both tend to 'be christian' and yet reject damn near everything taught, refocusing it through a different lens. Without an understanding of mysticism and the beliefs of the era, most of the biblical scripture cannot be understood. Consider Matthew 6 - more specifically verse 25 through the end, though the whole chapter works this way. Christians often use this in a broken and distorted form, removing verse 33 from the context and using it to refer to Paul's doctrine of an otherworldly kingdom of God - seek the afterlife and all will be good. However, the immediate statement before is "the gentiles seek these things and your heavenly father knows you need them all" - referencing, prior, the sparrow and other aspects of nature. The gentiles were non-jews, who were debatably seen as fellow humans from the perspective of israelites, but certainly in a state of idol worship. Jesus is saying "look, God obviously provides for people who don't worship him just as he provides for the sparrow." He then uses the phrase "Seek, first, the Kingdom..." this is a play on the notion of Ketter is in Malkuth. God is with his bride - to seek God, look for him in his kingdom. My fellow christians are trapped in a death cult which has convinced them god is not here and awaits them beyond. It's even in the lord's prayer... "on Earth as it is in Heaven" as above, so below. It's saying "god, who is in heaven, help me handle all this stuff I deal with on earth, so that the below can be as above." It's all fun and games in christianity until you start calling paul a heretic and cite the gospels against his fool scribbling preceding end times prophecy about everyone worshipping the devil. Everyone thinks they'll be the exception and it's long in the future because the church acts as vanguard against the antichrist. Sweet in the mouth and bitter/sour in the stomach, indeed.
Think in this way, Jesus feet in Physical realm, yet his mission all geared upto there Spiritually ie. Why's he answered Pilot too so having accomplished same, he's set to return with all Saved?!
But thinking up Solomon's too, Jesus knows as learnt from all traditions, more likely at stake..
Saul was straight-up executing Christians until Christ turned his Pharisaic heart of stone into a heart of flesh on the road to Damascus. He was reborn as Paul, a new man, devoted to the core. God can completely transform ANYONE no matter how hopeless and unloved they feel! In this way, I hope that God can open your heart so that you stop rejecting Him. Lucifer is not God. I'm sorry if you are extremely confused by demons and cotrines of demons, but God is actually in charge. You Paul-deniers are all the same. You all cannot even READ Paul and yet you claim he says the opposite of what he does. It is both sick and sad. I pity your kind.
Incredible stuff as always. Would love to hear your take on Swedenborg / Swedenborgisnism
As a Jew, just the other night I was thinkijnlg it’d be nice if you had more Jewish videos. What a neat surprise!
Thanks for the explication. It helped immeasurably.
thank you so much for this.
Thank for the great show.
Loved the video! if i may, i would like to sugest a theme i belive you would love to look into and maybe give us your perspectives on. As a brazilian, it is very common for us to hear about the "terreiros", originally - and still, bu not only - the places of worship created by the enslaved people in the diaspora, but, afterwards, also the places where "samba" came to be. While samba came in popular taste, the brazilian religions of african matrix are still persecuted by the christian majority of our country, even if it dictates some of our most common traditions, like wearing white (or other colors, each with a meaning of a desire) and jumping 7 waves in new year - a ritual for Yemanja, the yoruba goddess of the seas (rivers, originally), not to talk about the food we eat and the music we listen to. Music and dance is a big part of those religions (also cooking, eating and drinking), for the rituals are celebrated as a happy gathering to recive the entities. A big part of this religions is about music, wich is a central part of the cult (the music, called "pontos", played and singed by the "ogãs", that calls the "orixas", the gods or spirits of nature), and a big chunk of brazilian music have strong influences from this african rythms, intrinsecly related with these religions. If you want to get a taste, i reccomend the Afro Sambas, by Baden Powell - kzhead.info/sun/fNyGYJiRa4qJeas/bejne.html - a samba, as the name says it, with a lot of bossa nova influence (i feel you'll really dig this one); or Ponto de Nanã, by Mariene de Castro - kzhead.info/sun/druMd8OygoR5fq8/bejne.html - wich is a "ponto" played in a more traditional ijexá style. There is also the syncretic aspect of the religion - enslaved people used to disguise their worship identifilying their gods with catholic saints - wich became an actual faith and created an incredible enviroment of tolerance with diverse perspectives, described as reminiscent of the late roman empire, by Umberto Eco. I find it a really fascinating theme and i feel like it would interest you as well. If you would like to take a look into it, there are some religions like candomble and umbanda (the most widespreaded), the first one was deeply studied by french antropologist Pierre Verger, but there is a lot of studies done about it! Greetings!
Fascinating! Thank you for bringing this up. I hope so see more about this... ❤
Big fan of your channel Phillip . Would love for you to make a video about Ramana Maharishi
Nicely done! {Old School} "The greatest distance one can see, is the very nearness of God." ~ Shabdahbriah 🙏Persevere 🙏
Will you ever do a video about the theosophical society ? I don't really know if it counts as religion
Maybe! 🙂
I really recommend checking out his music. Probably not everyone's cup of tea, I guess, but no way of knowing if it's for you unless you give it a listen. Personally, I use it almost exclusively as meditation music, which I find it highly suited for. Vibes with me in that respect, I guess.
Glad to hear the music is useful! 😊
@@LetsTalkReligion Yeah. I just became a patreon supporter. And consider my donations an even split between supporting the channel and supporting the music. :)
this will be interesting ❤❤
I read a good book on Maraaba, and the heck a lot mystics in Judaism. The original thumbnail that you gave of the Mystic milking malkuth is the supreme secret given. He’s a guy looking like his milking, a cow and his milking Malkuth! All the way from the top right? I am that I am has sent you. That’s the top.
please make video about commonality of these religions and mysticism in all
Oh boy oh boy 1 hour of broad Jewish esoteric tradition my favorite!
“It’s better not to have been born than to publicly speak on these topics” wow wtf? 🤔
I have saved this, it's so very good
Thanks for this brilliant overview of Jewish mysticism! It's amazing the fundamental similarities mystics have across nearly all traditions!
Went ahead and gave it a like. I know it will be great. If you ever wonder if you should make more content on mysticism, just make more.
Fantastic videos !!!! Thanks so much. Can you talk about John the baptist and mary magdalene please? the firs one probably is misunderstud and confuse, and The Magdalene is a complex character confused with 3 other Maries, and aparently have more importance than the one the bible give to her.
Briilant. Thanks
Wonderfull dance of the oposites in these movements, some to the asceticsm and others to hedonism or the sacralization of the body, is like choosing the path of Dionisus or of Apolo, choose your path, let others choose their path and we can all be reunited and the sumit and what a wonder to listen all the others tales and adventures.
Your videos are so amazing, very educational, inspirational and thought-provoking. I give this one five stars... Of David.
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things also could you make video about Shia imam's connection with Sunni scholar's like Iman Malik and how Sunni world at time seen imam's of Shia Islam. 😁👍
That damn Makeba song plays in my head every time "Merkavah" is said.
I recommend 'Key to the True Kabbalah' by Franz Bardon for advanced students of spirituality.
Great vid
Thank you all!! Much love
Note that at around 50:00, the lighting of the "Menorah " (Hanukkiah ) is showing backwards. Candles are lit from right to left. BLESSINGS, dear Filip and friends, for sharing your knowledge. 🙏
This was wonderful. Thank you.
Shekinah the divine feminine sounds very much like Shakti/Prakriti in Hinduism, the more eminent (and feminine) aspect of the Divine while the Purusha/Shiva is the more detached transcendental perfected aspect which is more "absorbed in its own delight". It's crazy how much the mystical traditions of a lot of religions (or in the case of Islam, Sufism) sound so similar when the exoteric parts are so different or even opposed to each other. Soul being a part of God and getting rid of the ego to unite with the Divine also sounds very much like Hindu thought. That is essentially Moksha. Also seeing every thing as God's work and so essentially divine is very familiar.
Yes it so similar
Actually, there is a passage in the Zohar that some interpret as saying that the Kabbalistic Ideas that are believed to have been known to Abraham (C. 1500 BCE) influenced the authors of the Upanishads. @@ignacelakra6777
Thank you to Dr. Sledge for noting the Pietists as later Christian Mystics.
I havent seen these videos yet and im glad im starting with the jewish aspect. Is there such thing as zoroastrian mysticism??
pretty good video. id give it an 11/8
Incredible
What a completely intoxicating presentation! ❤
Esotericism is both in theory [academia] and practice, "reading with the astral script" or reading with imagination, inspiration and intuition . Body mind and spirit.
Hey if DonaldMcDonald from the livechat is reading this and wants to continue discussing the OTO, Thelema, Shoemaker, Wasserman, The A.'.A.'.(s) etc lemme know :) Oh also fantastic video btw! Saw the last bit live and am going back now to watch the rest.
Thanks!
Thank you!
can we do more on vedic traditions and advaita
How about making a video on psychedelics origin of mysticism?
What’s the book about Rumi behind you ?
„Cosmic marines“… Gunnery Sergeant Hartman would have approved 😄
Please slow down! The human mind does not have the capacity to absorb ALL your fascinating info at the speed it NATURALLY needs. What you present is very valuable. I can't be the only person who asks this. Thank you.
Good point!
If you're on a laptop or desktop computer, go to the settings tab of this video and set the "playback speed" to a custom setting of e.g. 0.85 x
Read 'The Zohar Phenomenon" by Edmond Cohen
😊 Of course the books about Jewish mysticism would not be cheap
Brother, stop, be better than that
The Merkabah in the old testament appeared when St. Elijah was taken to heaven without passing the phenomen of death. He is considered by Carmelites as the Order's spiritual finder.
Some says that Shekhinah is the Holy Spirit in christianity
I think the Shekinah and Zion are both operational under the auspices of the Holy Spirit. Anything not either Father or Son is Holy Spirit who is Multi-Tasker
yes all religions are copies of each other but they use different words and stuff, and all abrahamic religions are inspired from the vedas and indian mysticism in general, god is the spirit keeping us alive, he's not far from us, he's the closest thing to us so it's not that hard to reach him, that's why prophets can emerge from anywhere in the world or even in the whole universe in different galaxies
@@ayoubzahiri1918 Shekinah is a unique concept. It's the light rainment, the "white robe.". God wraps Himself in His Shelkinah Glory which is the Unapproachable Light of His Presence. I do like that Kabbalah has taught me that the Shekinah is Bride of the Sabbath and look at what we see at Christ's Transfiguration, the Bride wraps the Lord of the Sabbath in Her Light which is the Shekinah Glory.
@@ZionLion-lw2vc Shekinah is very much like Shakti in Hinduism, the more "active" eminent part of the divine while Bbramhan/ParaShiva/Purusha is more detached Perfect which is like Ain Sof and more detached and perfect and according to Hindu thought, "in its own delight/ecstasy".
@@bored78612 yes God is utterly Invisible (Dark) and Transcendent and His Shekinah is what we see of His Presence, His Cloak or feminine Escort. I believe Shekinah to be a essence of the Mother-Father Holy Spirit along with Zion who I consider to be the Palace of Lights or the Bridal Chamber. Either are feminine in nature. Rome would burn me at the stake. 😀
I think the sabattean movement deserves a chapter in this video… It is definitely missing.
This is an important video for me because it answers some of the questions I had about the existence of Jewish mysticism before Sabbatai Zevi. And I wanted to know if there were any similarities between Jewish mysticism and Gnosticism, and it appears that there is? If you agree or disagree then I would like to hear some opinions.
I think they both share in some general platonic features, but very different in other ways
Abulafia's readings/writings appear to have a lot in common with aristotelian thought.
Please don’t take me wrong because I love your videos ✨🕊️✨. I’m a Christian and love the Holy Spirit. The two seem rather similar. With Respect I came to you for a possible truth where bias etc doesn’t exist and Truth. Sincerely, Howard Buskirk
Thank you
When you quote Bernard McGinn 2/14 why do you omit telling us his religion since your website is called Lets Talk Religion? Please invite Doctor Douglas Hauger Traditional Catholic on your next Cabala video
Does the Kabbalah suggest that there is no absolute monotheism?
İt's panenteism
I'm actually like one of my Rabbis said the greatest thing that we've brought to the world from the Creator is Torah something that's enough in and of itself.
all abrahamic religious books are knock off copies of the indian vedas that are more than 10 000years old