Preface and Acknowledgements ix
Introduction to A Tapestry for the Soul 1
Lesson One
Questions on the nature of God 5
Lesson Two
Inquiries into the nature of creation 15
Lesson Three
The ultimate aim and purpose of creation 25
Lesson Four
The substance of creation; the essence of the souls; affinity and difference of form 35
Lesson Five
The nature of evil; the different routes that body and soul travel; the purpose of the mitzvot in the healing of the will to receive for oneself alone; the means by which the higher levels of the soul are drawn to the person. 45
Lesson Six
The states in which the souls exist simultaneously; free will; the nature and purpose of suffering 71
Lesson Seven
The true nature of the body and its purpose; the end of suffering; where am I acting from? 89
Lesson Eight
The essence of the soul; how desire begets needs and needs give birth to thoughts as to how to satisfy those needs; the differences between people 99
Lesson Nine
The language of the branches; the revival of the dead; the true goal and fulfillment of the will to receive 125
Lesson Ten
The work of our lives; further concerning the framework of
uncleanness 135
Lesson Eleven
The purpose of the higher worlds; the final state of the souls;
the development of the wills to receive 159
Lesson Twelve
The perception of the person who splits the shell of the will to receive for oneself alone 173
Lesson Thirteen
The relationship of the soul with the higher worlds; the mitzvot 193
Lesson Fourteen
The lights of the Sephirot, the vessels and the worlds; the ascension of the soul through the worlds 205
Lesson Fifteen
The ascension of the soul (continued) 213
Lesson Sixteen
The holographic nature of reality and its relationship to Torah; the nature of the book of the Zohar and its authorship 237
Lesson Seventeen
The revelation of the Kabbalah in our generation and the nature of our generation compared to previous generations 243
Lesson Eighteen
The innermost aspect of the Torah and its relationship to Israel and the world 249
Rabbi Yehudah Lev Ashlag
Biography 257
The revelation of the hidden 258
Original Kabbalah Art by Avraham Loewenthal 261
Glossary 264
Bibliography and Resources 275
Index 277
Index of Excerpts 287
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