World religions · Abrahamic traditions

Kabbalah 카발라

The mystical stream within Judaism. It pictures God's hidden life through ten emanations (sefirot) and teaches that human prayer and good deeds help mend a broken world (tikkun olam).

OriginProvence and Spain, later Safed
When12th–16th c. CE
TextsSefer Yetzirah, the Zohar

A practice you can try today

Slow contemplative reading, meditation on the divine names, intention (kavanah) in ordinary prayer.

🕯 Pray in the Desert Fathers' cell Make your own cave

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A short introduction written by CavePray from the sources below — not the official voice of any tradition. Follower numbers are rounded estimates that differ by survey. Tell us if something should be corrected.

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