Introduction to the Book of Zohar (PDF) - Kabbalah Media Archive

I N T RO D U C T I O N T O T H E B O O K O F Z O H A R
This is not only the question of increasing our contact with the
Creator; we are talking about becoming similar, equal to Him.
We have all the prerequisites for it. Unlike previous generations
of Kabbalists, we do not have to wait for ten years. We can do it in ten
months. It only depends on our unity and common aspiration. Let us
join our forces!
We continue studying item 13 of “The Introduction to the Book
of Zohar”. Baal HaSulam wrote several introductions to the Zohar: “The
Introduction to the Zohar”, “The Foreword to the Zohar” and “The
Introduction to the Commentary on the Zohar”.
“The Foreword to the Zohar” is the most profound and summarizing
of all. It touches upon the general system of creation, penetrates its
depths. “The Introduction to the Commentary on the Zohar” describes
the mechanics of the spiritual ascent. “The Introduction to the Zohar”
expounds the peculiarities of the book and explains how it should be
approached
Let us have a closer look at the most important of these introductions
in order better to understand the scope and power of the universe.
We also need it to prepare ourselves for the actual reading of the Zohar.
13. However, we must still understand: if the will to receive (i.e.,
egoism, a desire to receive for its own sake) is so bad and corrupt,
how could it be planned and stem from the Thought of Creation in
the Infinity and Perfection of the Creator Himself, whose wholeness
is unspeakable?
That is, how can there be a root to all that happens to us and in us
within the Creator, the root of the imperfection we are in?
The thing is that when the thought of creation had only just begun, everything
had also ended. This is because unlike us, the Kli needs no actions. All the
souls and their future states immediately emerged in their completeness and utter
perfection (in their final, best, ultimate state). They appeared exactly as the
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