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

P R E FAC E T O T H E B O O K O F Z O H A R
Zohar” by providing him with correct definitions, to demonstrate
how to study the book and learn from it.
In other words, the goal of studying “The Zohar” is to attain the
Upper World, to feel and control it, to begin living not just within the
limits of this world, but to enter a greater, eternal and perfect realm.
2. At the outset, one should be aware that every concept discussed
in “The Book of Zohar”, whether in the language of legends or tales,
concerns the Ten Sefirot: i.e., KaHaB (Keter, Hochma, and Bina),
HaGaT (Hessed, Gevura, and Tifferet), NHYM (Netzah, Hod, Yesod,
Malchut), and their derivatives. Just as the spoken language,
consisting of the 22 letters with their various permutations, are entirely
adequate for uncovering the essence of any object or learning, so
too are the concepts and permutations of the Ten Sefirot sufficient to
expose the entire wisdom contained in the spiritual universe.
From the study of the four phases of development of the direct
light, we know that these phases (zero, one, two, three, and four) are
respectively called “the tip of the letter Yud”, the letters “Yud”, “Hey”,
“Vav”, and “Hey”. They make up the word HaVaYaH, the Creator’s ineffable
name.
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