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Kabbalah Meditation

Meditation is when you move your mind from a state of activity to a state of calm and silence, and then you are relaxed yet alert.

Meditation has been a practice of the major religions for years, this includes Ancient Hindu, Christianity, Jews and Muslims. These religious traditions may incorporate meditation but, of course, you don't need to be religious to meditate.

One of the traditions that include this practice is the philosophy of the Kabbalah. This focuses on meditation and prayer, teaching that these can enhance health and healing and also raise one's consciousness. The Kabbalah Center has 37 locations and a large collection of resources on their Web site: www.kabbalah.com.

The Fame of the Kabbalah

For those involved in the Jewish academic world, the Kabbalah needs no introduction. But for the average man on the street, whether Jewish or otherwise, and maybe even if he is relatively educated or academic, the Kabbalah might just be cloaked in secrecy at best, and a complete unknown at worst.
Things have changed a lot in the recent past, and they are changing even more.

A number of Kabbalah Centers have opened the Kabbalah to the public in two manners - firstly, people now have some idea of what the word "Kabbalah" means, and, secondly, the Kabbalah itself has been opened to the masses - especially the English speaking public.

I almost studied Zohar!!

The Zohar is the primary work of the Kabbalah. It is around 1800 years old, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, and it is a work of great depth and meaning. I have been considering studying it, or something like it for a long time, as I have realized that I need to work on myself and improve myself and my on worth and personality. So - I am going to try the Zohar.

Why, you may ask. Well, it has to do with my idea to improve myself and grow as a person, and also it is connected to all that I have heard about the Kabbalah. I have heard about the light that they talk about at the Kabbalah Centre, and I have also heard how Rav Berg and the faculty speak of changing the world... so, it sounds good to me and inspired me.

So, I decided to have a go at the Zohar! The Jewish prayer book has incorporated a select few passages of the Zohar into the daily prayer service. So I had a look at the English translation of one of these passages in a Hebrew-Engish prayer book... didn't understand a word! Understood the literal meaning of the words, but not the depth and intentions. Hence my subject, "I almost studied Zohar."