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
bark like dogs: “Bow-wow” (“Hav-Hav” – Heb.: give-give), meaning
– “give us the wealth of this world and the wealth of the world to
come”.
The level at which the person works with the Klipot is very important,
because this way he obtains the material for his work. He acquires
the desires without which he cannot become similar to the Creator.
Therefore, there must be periods when we receive uncorrected desires
and correct them.
Therefore, the level that comes after 13 years is defined as “pure”,
which is the meaning of the writing, “the house-maid serves her mistress”,
that is, to serve the Holy Shechina. It means that the maidservant
symbolizes egoistical desires that lead to the spiritual level of
bestowal, when the person is awarded “the light of Shechina”.
It is the person’s responsibility to do everything he can in order to
gain the state of “Li Shema” (desire to bestow). If he does not make
every effort to reach the state of “Li Shema”, he will fall into the
garbage bin of the “impure” maidservant, who is the opposite of the
“pure” one.
Unless the person who studies Kabbalah begins to purify the acquired
impure desires, he falls more and more into the Klipot.
The zero level corresponds
to our natural petty
egoism. Below is the area of
the Klipot; above is the place of
Kedusha, the intention for the
sake of the Creator. Unless the
person makes an effort to apply
the right method of spiritual ascent,
unless he turns the property
“–1” into “+1”, “–2” into
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