My reply to a comment by Jessy Leros began to turn into a small novel, so I decided to make it a page. It is for Jessy, but it’s also for myself – to reinforce what I’ve learned – as well as anyone else who comes across this site.
Jessy, God bless. I hope this answers your question.
Original Comment - jessy leros: I really like this website, I am a new student of kabbalah, I am an artist, since each sefirah is an emanation of god, I wanted to know how I could develop this concept, in everyday life, for example what are characteristic, that are related to chesed, and gevurah, that I could use in everyday life to manifest in the physical universe this characteristics, and eventually develop my habits in such a way.
From |: the sefirah chesed, 2008/10/03 at 3:46 AM
Hi Jessy,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I am glad you like the website, but more than that I’m really excited for you that you’ve discovered Kabbalah. I remember so well how it literally blew me away.
It’s funny, but I remember (not long ago at all) wondering this very same thing. What I slowly began to realize was that I actually already had the answer. And it was something I did (and took for granted) every day.
Your answer is found in the Kabbalistic prayer Ana Be’koach. If you haven’t started using this wonderful spiritual tool, I would suggest that you do.
The 42 Letter Name of G-d: Ana Be’ko’ach
There are 10 Sefirot right? The three highest are incredibly holy and sublime nearly-unattainable levels that have been reached by very few (can’t recall which of the three it was, but Moses was someone who reached one of them).
The remaining 7 sefirot concern spiritual levels that are attainable by us, by mankind – we are currently living and breathing in Malchut, the lowest level, here on earth.
There are 7 lines or rows in the Ana Be’ko’ach. Each row represents one of the seven levels of Sefirot. So, the first line of the Ana Be’ko’ach is directly related to Chesed (lovingkindness) – this was the level of our father Abraham – and he was the spiritual archetype of this quality. And the 2nd row represents Gevurah, and so on…until you come to the seventh row which is Malchut (Sovereignty, human dignity) – this was the level of David haMelech (King David), and also his mother, Rachel.
Below are a couple of links to help. (1) is an older Kabbalah Centre link about the prayer that I hope is still functioning. (2) is also a Kabbalah Centre link you may/may not have seen – it’s a flash demo that gives you more info about the Ana Be’koach and also the correct pronunciation.
(1) Ana Be’ko’ach
I also highly recommend that you get a copy of a connection book called Dialing God (through the Kabbalah Centre, or Amazon, I believe). It breaks down this prayer even further – well as many others. It also gives you tools to help you connect everyday. It’s basically a small workbook – I would choose the prayers that touch you most first - you may actually find yourself using the others later on at some point (at least I did). It’s a wonderful resource – I treasure mine, and still haven’t used every prayer here – not yet.
Below are some of my other blog attempts with more info on Kabbalah in general. Blogs can be pretty addictive, so I had fun with these. You might find duplicate articles on one or two, but for the most part they’re all different and may lead you to other Kabbalah websites or concepts and not just those from the Kabbalah Centre. Though I refer to the Kabbalah Centre often and see it as a kind of Home Base, I always try to form my own opinions and learn about Kabbalah everywhere I can. Always form your own consensus.
And also, because one’s spiritual progress can’t be tracked (like a list of things to do, for example), it’s important to remember that you have to find out what the 10 Sefirot – their meanings and qualities – what do these mean to you? How do you define them? There will come a point in your studies when you will know in your heart and soul that you finally understand a little about what spiritual growth means. I will say it is a constant uphill climb, and sometimes you do slide, but every time you get back up and keep climbing, you’ll realize you’ve attained just a little bit more knowledge about Kabbalah. The funny thing is that it will seem like it’s a lot. Also, the more you learn, the more there is to know. I hope this doesn’t discourage you – Kabbalah is hard and requires a lot of discipline (that I personally don’t have), but the thing of it is, that each time you ”Continue” – keep reading, keep learning, keep asking, the Light sees this and you are actually rewarded with the ”More to know, more to discover.” All of this is to show you, that God (the Light) is endless.
Thank you for visiting and reading this blog.
Study.Kabbalah.
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