Has anyone in here been reading or study Kabbalah? I personally I have read quite a few books and find it very interesting. Anyone in here reads or studies spirituality other than Kabbalah? Please share your ideas, thoughts or sources
2006-08-24 02:45:55 · 10 answers · asked by chcgoguy82 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Kabbalah is scientology-lite for people who only want to dabble in cults.
2006-08-24 02:51:49 · answer #1 · answered by charles c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have Kabbalah services at our synagogue several times a year. I love the service itself, but I don't study Kabbalah because it's much too mystical. Been there -- done that as a Christian. Non-Jews who study Kabbalah are doing themselves a disservice by not learning Judaism before reading "about" Kabbalah, just as rosends says.
2006-08-24 09:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you have read is "about kabbalah" or is a false kaballah. True kaballah is a mystical thread within orthodox Judaism that requires students to be married, male and over 40 yrs old, and have already dedicated their lives to the study of the Jewish biblical and exegetical texts. Kaballah is, in one sense, an advanced mode of textual explication tapping into a deeper sense of meaning. It is also a mystical/spiritual way of getting a handle on God and man and the relationship of both to each other and universe. But it requires serious grounding in Judaism and many years of preparation.
2006-08-24 09:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by rosends 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kabbalah is not a philosophy or theosophy. Kabbalah is work to be done. The kabbalists of the past were people of action, not people of theory or philosophy. They were constantly traveling from town to town, giving charity, and assisting people in creating better lives for themselves.
2006-08-24 13:44:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not many people have not even come close to reading the kabbalah, Why because the writting have no meaning in their daily lives. In my group of friend know that the Kabbalah is requried reading and none of us are jewish.................
2006-08-24 09:52:01 · answer #5 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If cooked in a wine sauce Kabbalah tastes like chicken.
2006-08-24 09:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by maria_cd_in_training 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've studied it a bit in the context of ritual/ceremonial magic, since it's more or less the basis for most ritual magic. It's not a great source of interest for me, but from what I know of it, it's interesting and effectively laid out.
2006-08-24 09:52:04 · answer #7 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have not studied it yet but I am interested in reading more on it.
2006-08-24 09:53:25 · answer #8 · answered by Jylsamynne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know. I ahve been told it preaches love and respect, so guess I would.
2006-08-24 09:53:57 · answer #9 · answered by phish_or_man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-24 09:50:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋