Archive forDecember, 2008

The Center of Kabbalah

The Kabbalah Center, established and managed by Rav Berg and Karen Berg, his wife, maintains a number of very interesting online resources and different internet sites. On these sites, the Kabbalah Centre’s teachers explain that the Kabbalah and the Zohar, which is the prime work of the Kabbalah, and which is the center of what they teach, is “the world’s oldest body of spiritual wisdom.” This an interesting claim which begs investigation, especially today when many people are searching for the meaning of life and their existence.

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Names and their significance?

There is great meaning to the names of God and this a main teaching of the Kabbalah Center. There may also be deep spiritual significance to individual’s names. Interesting, isn’t it?

Does the name you are given at birth hold special significance?
Are there astrological influences? Mystical, spiritual or religious significances to names? I wonder if the Kabbalah Centre has any teachings on this - anybody?

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Feeling Better

Sometimes you get down. No two ways about it. So what do you do to get out of the rut. I have a few things I do. Listen to music, go for walks, talk to wife, play with kids.

Sometimes, however, it is more an existential “bad mood” than merely feeling down. (Of course I am not at all downplaying feeling down, but understand that being upset, down and depressed is different to being frustrated or confused about life.)

So. what do I do? Talk to the wife.

And aside from that? Read and study. One idea is to take a look at Kabbalah. Anyone else have these problems? Anyone try the Kabbalah Center at http://kabbalahcentre.org?

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