Christian Understanding of Trinity3
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
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 />
49