Kabbalah Books -waking Us Up to Reality

What if reality was something completely differentSo how does Kabbalah enable me to feel this? The
than what we feel it to be? What if one day youtools for revealing the Upper Light are Kabbalah books.
woke up and discovered that everything you thoughtThe Key Within Kabbalah Books
about the world, including who you are, where you live,A Kabbalah book is no ordinary book. It contains a
and the people around you—was all just a dream?special key that can be used by the person reading
This is no sci-fi scenario or fictional episode. It’s thethe book, if he only knows how to read it.
world according to Kabbalah.First, one should know how to tell an authentic
Lets make an experiment: just for a moment, tryKabbalah book from other books, because not all
forgetting everything you know. Forget yourself, thebooks that say “Kabbalah” are authentic.
universe, your parents, and the chores you have to getMoreover, even if a book is really an authentic
around to later. There's nothing and no one. Having aKabbalah book, it may not be suitable for everyone.
problem getting rid of your self? Fine, you can keepThis is because Kabbalists composed books in many
yourself, since someone has to be doing all thatdifferent styles and in different historical periods. And
thinking and feeling. But outside of you there is only anthere is a very specific style that was created
ocean of Light. There is nothing in all of reality exceptspecifically for our generation. According to Kabbalists,
you and this Light, the Creator.our generation is the first that will practically begin
This is the reality Kabbalah reveals to us. Andimplementing the wisdom of Kabbalah on the global
whenever you imagine anything besides the Creatorscale. This is a generation where absolutely everyone
or His Light, you are merely seeing imaginary picturesis able to reveal the Creator.
inside of you. In fact, this notion is not so far fetchedWhich Kabbalah books are the best for the modern
for the average person, since modern science alreadyperson to read; any books containing the writings of
shows that the picture of the world we see is actuallythe last great Kabbalist, Yehuda Ashlag (Baal
depicted inside our brain.HaSulam), who lived in the 20th century. Yet, it is
But where did we get this knowledge about this oceanrecommended that a beginning student first read
of Light that is the only thing outside of us?books interpreting Baal HaSulam’s writings, to ease
We learned it from people who lived in this world justone's way into those monumental works.
like everyone else, and who one day had a revelationSuch books provide the inlet to the concepts used in
of something higher. They began to see throughBaal HaSulam’s writings, and most importantly,
matter, beyond the physical world. As they exploredguide one in reading them. In fact, proper reading of
these new sensations, they discovered that behindKabbalah books is not an intellectual matter; one does
everything we see, touch, hear, taste or smell, there isnot need to understand what he reads. The key inside
only one force that influences us. And they described itBaal HaSulam’s writings is found through one’s
as the “Upper Light” or the Creator.desire to feel the reality that they are “trying to
These people are called “Kabbalists,” and theshow him.”
wisdom they have passed down to us through theWhat does this mean? If one simply reads the book
ages, Kabbalah, speaks about the revelation ofwith an open mind and heart, letting it guide him, and
Godliness; to understand what this means, you shouldallowing the new sensations to pass through him, then
cast aside any associations you may have with theseone is reading a Kabbalah book correctly. So the
terms. In Kabbalah, the revelation of Godliness meansformula to revealing the Creator in the modern age is
knowing how to feel the single force that is all aroundvery simple: read the right kind of book, and read it the
you, called “Upper Light.”right way.