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TRINITY : M. M. NINAN<br />

4. Jewish Mystical <strong>Understanding</strong><br />

Exodus 33:20, "But He [God] said, ‘You cannot see My face, for<br />

no man can see Me and live!'"<br />

John 1:18, "No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten<br />

God, who is in the bosom <strong>of</strong> the Father; He has explained Him."<br />

1 Tim. 6:16, "[God] who alone possesses immortality and dwells<br />

in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen or can see."<br />

John 6:46, "Not that any man has seen the Father except the<br />

One who is from God; He has seen the Father."<br />

According to Kaballah, rest <strong>of</strong> the cosmos were created by the<br />

Trinity in action. They act together in oneness. They act as the<br />

three pillars with characteristics peculiar to each, but form one<br />

tight Trinity.<br />

The Left Side: "Pillar <strong>of</strong> Severity.", kav smol<br />

The Left side <strong>of</strong> the Sefirot structure is the side <strong>of</strong> power and<br />

strict justice, the values embodied in the Sefirah <strong>of</strong> Din. -<br />

Wisdom which is represented as female and corresponds to the<br />

Holy Spirit which convicts people <strong>of</strong> sin.<br />

In the Hindu tradition where St.Thomas brought in the Kaballah,<br />

it developed into the Durga or Kaali aspect <strong>of</strong> female form <strong>of</strong> the<br />

spouse <strong>of</strong> Siva.. The unrestrained dominion <strong>of</strong> the Left side<br />

gives rise to Evil. In India this occult art developed into human<br />

sacrifices and witchcraft as well.<br />

The Right Side: "Pillar <strong>of</strong> Mercy", kav yamin<br />

The right side represents the principles <strong>of</strong> unity, harmony and<br />

benevolence, as embodied in the Sefirah <strong>of</strong> Hesed. The It is the<br />

masculine side. In <strong>Christian</strong> Kaballah it represents the Aba – the<br />

Father. It is associated with the bestowing <strong>of</strong> generous goodness<br />

upon our world.<br />

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