If you're looking for spiritually based explanations on how life began and a view of the "bigger" picture, you have found the perfect read on Kabbalah. This book just tells you what it is without difficulty.

Starts as very good wisdom and then turns into alot of dribble. The book has parts of outstanding clarity and consciousness. The book has some parts which will introduce new ways of thinking to you. But also, the book has a lot of nonsense. Sometimes the author is drawing unfounded unreasonable conclusions.
Chapters are broken down into a simplifier format to the pages easy for reading. Parts I and III of the book should be mandatory reading for anybody. Parts II and IV of the book lose all sense of cohesion and rationality. Parts V and VI of the book become long winded, redundant baloney.
I think that the author probably started with some ideas of another older, wiser person which were really good. Then he tried to take their wisdom a step further with his own ideas but the reasoning fell apart.
The philosophy is founded predominantly on this idea of passive resistance or non reaction leading to a life of greater satifaction. It's a philosophy of just accepting whatever life throws at you. It's rididculous. And, the book definately has a very egotistic, "i know better than everyone else" type tone.
You have to sort out the pieces of golden wisdom from the ramble of nonsense but definately worth reading once.

I've already read this book 4 times. I recommend this to almost everyone. To gain a grasp of the original ancient wisdom and achieve a sense of spirituality this is a must read.

I recommend this as a first read for those interested in Kabbalah. Most of Yehuda Berg's books are easy to understand and very empowering.

I thought "The Power of The Kabbalah" was an easy interesting read. I would recommend it but prefer a more historical view with less interpretation. Although, it is a good introduction for those who are curious. One can take what they want from the book and perhaps understand it is a bit "Americanized". I am suspicious by nature, which is why I did not give it the full 5 stars. Cynicism and suspicion conflict will the Kabbalah ways, so perhaps I should keep reading.

I liked the book. But I recommend people to read about Mevlana also, they will like it more.

This is a book that teaches you about Kabbalah and its easy to understand its great for beginners

This is a book that teaches you about Kabbalah and its easy to understand its great for beginners

...the blatant elitest tone disturbs me a little. As another reviewer has stated, the author claims that all spiritual and scientific wisdom is derived from Kabbalah; and that it is virtually impossible to conceive any useful philosophy without knowing of its secrets.

To be fair, many members of the Kabbalah Center have stated that the wisdom actually predates the Israelites and the Hebrew alphabet itself. The wisdom is universal in it's 'bare-bones' state and all spiritual revelations come from this source, which comes from G-d. Not a specific god in particular, just the 'cosmic engineer' of sorts. The source of all creation that supercedes any religeon. This book IS biased however, but not so much that I found it useless.

The basic fundamentals found in this book are centered around giving and acceptance. The 'Golden Rule' essentially. It details how the Universe itself works in favor for those that are selfless and dignified; and how the negative aspects of our consciousness work against our spiritual development. Also included are steps that one can take to move away from being 'reactive' humans to more 'proactive' ones.

The wisdom itself is trancendental despite its debatable sources. Although, I believe it is important to realize that the Israelites were a nomadic people, and Judaism itself contains influences from many ancient cultures, including Greek, Chaldean, Babylonian, and Egyptian. Amongst all of these cultures one can find philosophies similiar to that of Kabbalah. In particular, the Greek Hermeticism comes to mind. When Alexander had conquered Jerusalem, many Jews had adopted Greek beliefs and practices. It was not uncommon at the time to find Greek pagan idols within Jewish synogogues.

History lesson, aside, this comes highly recommended for those interested in esoteric philosphy and are just beginning a more proactive spiritual path. Just remember, this serves as a foundation... there's still much to learn. For all of us.

~nico~

...the blatant elitest tone disturbs me a little. As another reviewer has stated, the author claims that all spiritual and scientific wisdom is derived from Kabbalah; and that it is virtually impossible to conceive any useful philosophy without knowing of its secrets.

To be fair, many members of the Kabbalah Center have stated that the wisdom actually predates the Israelites and the Hebrew alphabet itself. The wisdom is universal in it's 'bare-bones' state and all spiritual revelations come from this source, which comes from G-d. Not a specific god in particular, just the 'cosmic engineer' of sorts. The source of all creation that supercedes any religeon. This book IS biased however, but not so much that I found it useless.

The basic fundamentals found in this book are centered around giving and acceptance. The 'Golden Rule' essentially. It details how the Universe itself works in favor for those that are selfless and dignified; and how the negative aspects of our consciousness work against our spiritual development. Also included are steps that one can take to move away from being 'reactive' humans to more 'proactive' ones.

The wisdom itself is trancendental despite its debatable sources. Although, I believe it is important to realize that the Israelites were a nomadic people, and Judaism itself contains influences from many ancient cultures, including Greek, Chaldean, Babylonian, and Egyptian. Amongst all of these cultures one can find philosophies similiar to that of Kabbalah. In particular, the Greek Hermeticism comes to mind. When Alexander had conquered Jerusalem, many Jews had adopted Greek beliefs and practices. It was not uncommon at the time to find Greek pagan idols within Jewish synogogues.

History lesson, aside, this comes highly recommended for those interested in esoteric philosphy and are just beginning a more proactive spiritual path. Just remember, this serves as a foundation... there's still much to learn. For all of us.

~nico~

hard to belive that a society existed so very many eones ago that had the formula for peacefull living together, and yet ------?

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This book is good...it stops and makes you think....it helps you understand... how you can make your life better...just by understanding the cause and effects of what you do. This books opens your mind...

This book is good...it stops and makes you think....it helps you understand... how you can make your life better...just by understanding the cause and effects of what you do. This books opens your mind...