Archive for Wednesday 22nd January 2003 - The Kabbalah
The wisdom of the Kabbalah has inspired both rock and Hollywood stars on an inner quest.

This ancient spiritual traditional - including the ³real 10 commandments² revealed to Moses ­ has captivated Madonna, Mick Jagger, Elizabeth Taylor and Naomi Campbell.

Ironically, for some of richest people on the planet, the Kabbalah teaches that ³material objects are not what we¹re really seeking in life. What we are really searching for is spiritual energy.²

Rabbi Yehuda Berg in The Power of the Kabbalah (£10.99, Hodder Mobius) explains that the cosmos is like the proverbial iceberg ­ with one per cent consisting of the visible physical universe, the remaining 99 is a glorious, transcendent, spiritual but invisible world of light. He explains: ³Everything that a human being truly desires from life is spiritual light. When we experience joy we have made contact with the 99 per cent realm through some action that has taken place in the one per cent realmŠ perhaps you closed a significant business deal, but the joy you feel flows from the 99 per cent.²

Great intellects like Einstein, Plato, Aristotle and Newton studied the Kabballah. Its wisdom was first recorded by the prophet Abraham 4000 years ago, and was later expanded into a work called the Zohar, which was only deciphered just over 100 years ago.

Kabbalists also believe in a transforming, mystical power emanating from Hebrew letters.

The wisdom of the Kabbalah

The purpose of life is spiritual transformation
Never lay blame on other people or external events
When challenges appear overwhelming, inject certainty. The spiritual light is always there
All the negative traits you spot in others are a reflection of your own
Only by fixing yourself can you change others

Mark Winter