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Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag, the most renowned Kabbalist of our times who received the name “Baal HaSulam” from his monumental “Sulam” (“Ladder”) commentary on The Book of Zohar, provides the following definition of the wisdom of Kabbalah:
This wisdom is no more and no less than a sequence of roots that hang down by way of cause and consequence, following fixed, determined laws that interweave into a single, exalted goal described as ‘the revelation of His Godliness to His creatures in this world.’” – Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), “The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah.”
The first Kabbalistic text was The Angel Raziel written by Adam HaRishon in the form of tablets almost 6,000 years ago, and this text has been passed down through the generations. The Hebrew language presented itself in this text as the language that emerged from the attainment of the single force that guides reality, the Creator. There is also evidence showing that Egyptian hieroglyphics originated from the ancient Hebrew alphabet, which existed during Adam’s time. Today, The Angel Raziel is widely circulated, and on its first page, it is clearly stated that the book’s author, Adam HaRishon, was the first man to attain the Creator. It is important to note that this does not imply Adam was the first human being on Earth. Rather, it means that he was the first person to achieve a spiritual connection with the Creator.
There is a line of key Kabbalistic texts since Adam’s The Angel Raziel: Abraham’s Sefer Yetzira (The Book of Creation), Moses’ five books of Torah, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai’s The Zohar, the writings of the ARI such as The Tree of Life, The Gateway of Reincarnations, and The Gateway of Intentions, the writings of Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), and the writings of Kabbalist Baruch Ashlag (RABASH). There were also other great Kabbalists who left us material describing their attainments of the spiritual force of love, bestowal, and connection, including Rambam (Maimonides) and Rashi, who authored texts in the 11th century and are thoroughly documented, as well as the Talmud from the 4th century, which is written in a language still used today.
A significant aspect of the Kabbalistic lineage is that each Kabbalist is a person who researched themselves and reality, using guidance from other Kabbalists and forces that were beyond and above their inborn perception of reality, and attained the perception and sensation of the single force of love, bestowal, and connection that created and sustains reality. Adam HaRishon is the first person to sense and attain the Creator, a spiritual event that is above the biological level, i.e., the emergence of the feeling of the Creator in a human being. Before achieving this state, a person exists on the animate level. The term “Adam” derives from the word Domeh, meaning “similar,” as Adam was the first to achieve a degree of similarity to the Creator through spiritual attainment.
It is also worth noting that human beings existed for tens of thousands of years before Adam. Adam himself had parents and relatives. What distinguished him was his discovery of the hidden force of nature. This is why he is named “Adam,” the first to resemble the Creator in his attitude, perception, and attainment of reality.
Understanding The Angel Raziel and the other Kabbalistic texts mentioned requires studying the wisdom of Kabbalah. These are texts rooted in a language that connects us to the upper forces managing our world. While we might think that we identify certain words, phrases, and concepts in the Kabbalistic languages, their true meaning can only be unlocked via the attainment of the spiritual reality: the single upper force of love, bestowal, and connection that exists above our inborn perception of reality. The grammar and structure are tied to spiritual roots that have not changed over thousands of years, reflecting the unchanging nature of the spiritual forces governing reality. By applying ourselves to the research and attainment of spirituality, we can discover the forces that are behind our current perception of reality, and we will then be able to understand and feel this sublime reality that the Kabbalists before us attained.
Based on the video “Michael Laitman Introduces Kabbalah” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman. Written/edited by students of Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman.
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