The Essential Zohar: The Source of Kabbalistic Wisdom

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Essential Zohar: The Source of Kabbalistic Wisdom
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rav P.S. Berg
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 132
Category/GenreJudaism
Sacred texts
ISBN/Barcode 9780609807316
ClassificationsDewey:296.162
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Random House Inc
Publication Date 6 April 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

For thousands of years, no book has been more shrouded in mystery than the Zohar, yet no book offers greater wisdom to humankind. As the central text of Kabbalah, the Zohar was conceived by the ancient kabbalists as a guide for gaining fulfillment in the material world and for drawing closer to the sacred light of the spiritual realm. In The Essential Zohar, the eminent kabbalist Rav P. S. Berg thoroughly fulfills this intention, interpreting the Zohar's teachings on evil, redemption, human relationships, wealth and poverty, and many other issues from a practical, contemporary perspective. The Zohar and Kabbalah have traditionally been known as the world's most esoteric sources of spiritual knowledge, but Rav Berg has dedicated his life to making this wisdom universally available. In truth, the Zohar came into being as a gift to all humanity. The Essential Zohar at last brings that gift to the world.

Author Biography

A kabbalist descended from a lineage of great masters, Rav P. S. Berg was ordained at Torah VaDaat in New York City and later studied under kabbalist Yehuda Brandwein in Israel. As dean and codirector of The Kabbalah Centre, the Rav lectures and teaches internationally, meets with spiritual and world leaders to foster global peace, and has touched the lives of millions through his many books, including Immortality, Wheels of a Soul, To the Power of One, Secret Codes of the Universe, and Education of a Kabbalist. Under his guidance, The Kabbalah Centre has published the first complete English translation and commentary on the Zohar.

Reviews

"This work is a remarkable achievement. It renders esoteric thought in so lucid a manner as to give the serious reader entry into the depths of human wisdom. It uncovers a range of possibility once thought to be more mythic than real. It offers us once and future knowledge, now more necessary than ever before." -Jean Houston, author of A Mythic Life