At over 10,000 pages, The Zohar can be very intimidating to begin studying. When I first started studying The Zohar, so much of the text was way over my head, most of the time I was lost. That being said, I never gave up and no matter how difficult these foreign concepts seemed to me, I always gained something with each reading.
When I saw this video, brought to us by Dr. Sledge at Esoterica, I thought to myself how helpful this would have been for me then. There is something very special about The Zohar, it's not just another Kabbalistic mystical text, I believe that it's divinely inspired. The depth of the information in The Zohar is absolutely amazing and when after you study it for a while, you will begin to fall into the rhythm of it.
I own the Kabbalah center edition English translation, which includes the original Aramaic text. I believe this is important to have as we are instructed to scan the Aramaic words before we read the English translations. It seems unnecessary to do this, but I feel that it's worth the extra couple of minutes that it takes to do this as I truly believe in its spiritual benefits.
I know that without my dedication to the consistent study of The Zohar, I would not be where I am today. It has elevated my spirit and has strengthened my bond with The Almighty Creator in ways that I can't even begin to explain. I highly recommend The Zohar to everyone, as we are truly blessed to have access to masterpiece of Jewish mysticism translated into our own language. I have uploaded the entire Zohar for free download, so that you can dig into this right now.
Here is a link to this great video with valuable Zohar Study Tips:
Just in case you missed my free Zohar post, here you go:
Enjoy and Much Love!
I use Kabbalah as a resource and study aid for understanding The Holy Bible and that is the extent of it. This is what Kabbalah was originally designed to do. It is the highest level science and the deepest level of biblical interpretation. When you start to study it, you will see that every single bit of it comes from the Bible. As a strict rule, I put no other books and resources above the Holy Bible, however the study of Kabbalistic texts, such as the The Zohar, will bring your understanding of scripture to a whole new level, thus bringing you closer to G*d. Anything outside of the Bible I take with a grain of salt. If I read…
how do you manage to combine Christianity and Kabbalah in your worldview?