| "And God said, 'Let there be light, and | | | | The Upper Simple Light had filled the whole |
| there was light,'" "The light at | | | | existence. |
| the end of the tunnel," "You are | | | | |
| the light of my life," "I saw the | | | | And there was no vacancy, such as an empty |
| light." If you recorded the times you | | | | atmosphere, a hollow or a pit, |
| heard "light" referred to each day, | | | | |
| you would most certainly find hundreds of | | | | But all was filled with Simple Boundless |
| references to it in one form or another. | | | | Light." |
| Phrases like: "in light of," | | | | |
| "shed some light on," | | | | What is the nature of the spiritual Light? |
| "illuminated" and | | | | Just like physical light fulfills us in |
| "radiance" are metaphors often used | | | | physical ways, making us feel warm and |
| to describe thoughts about wisdom, hope and | | | | comfortable, so the spiritual Light fulfills |
| goodness. We say "an enlightened | | | | our spiritual needs, the needs of our souls. |
| person" to describe someone who is wise | | | | Kabbalist explain that while living in our |
| and who is able to see the world in a | | | | world, a person can fill his soul with the |
| virtuous or Godly way. | | | | spiritual Light and thereby experience |
| | | | boundless joy and fulfillment. |
| We are cheered by the light of the sun and we | | | | |
| plan vacations in places where we can relax | | | | When one's soul becomes filled with Light, |
| and enjoy its radiance. We are attracted to | | | | one senses an internal realm called "the |
| the warmth of firelight and we gather around | | | | Upper World." That is, one feels a |
| the light of campfires. As human beings, we | | | | sensation that is completely beyond what we |
| relate to light in an emotional, almost | | | | feel in the physical world. The difference |
| sensual way. | | | | can be conveyed in the following way: In this |
| | | | world, all of our perceptions evolve |
| It’s hard to imagine that after | | | | naturally, through our five senses. But if |
| thousands of years of research, scientists | | | | you look carefully at the world around you, |
| are still not exactly certain about the | | | | it becomes obvious that we encounter and are |
| nature of light. There is, however, no | | | | affected by many forces of nature that are |
| argument that light is vital as the | | | | invisible to us. For example, the oxygen we |
| wellspring of life on earth. | | | | breathe is invisible, but without it we could |
| | | | not survive in the physical world. |
| It is no coincidence that just the thought of | | | | |
| light produces such profound sensations. The | | | | In the same way, "the Upper World" |
| wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us that there is, | | | | is a realm of reality that is imperceptible |
| in fact, a “spiritual Light” | | | | to our natural five senses, but we begin to |
| which affects us even though we are not aware | | | | feel it as our souls become fulfilled by the |
| of its presence. This Light is a spiritual | | | | spiritual Light. Dr. Jeffrey Satinover, one |
| essence. It is a property of the One who | | | | of the scientists who made the movie |
| created us – the Creator. | | | | “What the Bleep Do We Know!?” |
| | | | explains this from the point of view of |
| The great 16th century Kabbalist, the ARI, | | | | quantum physics: |
| wrote in his book The Tree of Life: | | | | |
| | | | “Quantum theory shows that there is |
| "Behold that before the emanations were | | | | something working beyond mere mechanism, |
| emanated and the creatures were created, | | | | outside the physical world. |
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