The teachings of Kabbalah are interspersed with descriptions of cosmic unities that we can accomplish through our divine service here on earth. While some of the terminology sounds remote and esoteric, these concepts undergird all the practical strategies that are laid out in this book for achieving harmony, unity and integration. This chapter will provide a brief overview of the various conceptualizations of unity described in the Torah’s mystical teachings.
The Masucline and Feminine
- Kudsha B’rich Hu and Shchintei
- Za”h and Malchus
- Ma”h and Ba”n
- Chochmah and Binah
Transcendent and Internalized
- Sovev and Memaleh
- Makkif and pnimi
- Shem Havaya and Shem Elokim
Chaotic and Orderly
- Tohu and Tikkun
Finite and Infinite
- Gvul and Bli Gvul
Lower Level and Higher Level Unity
- Yichuda ila’ah and yichuda tata’ah