R. Eliyahu de Vidas · Safed, 157518 teachings
ראשית חכמהReshit Chokhmah.
Five gates — awe, love, return, holiness, humility — that turn the Zohar into a discipline of the heart,
from the One before whom all is as nothing back to awe.
The Gate of Awe
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- Iכלא קמיה כלא חשיבAll as Nothing Before HimEvery light you see is borrowed; the lender never sleeps.
- IIיראה מחמת הבושהAwe Born of ShameThe sea stops at a line of sand. And you?
- IIIבכל עת יהיו בגדיך לבניםThe White GarmentA palace child cannot plead it did not know.
- IVאבן מקיר תזעקThe Stone Cries OutYour walls remember. Your bones are written.
The Gate of Love
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- Vכלא אהבה אתקריEverything Is Called LoveFour letters that have never once let go.
- VIבבית הקברות יהיה זהThe Lover in the GraveyardHe waited for a princess, and Heaven came instead.
- VIIאזלא מנדדאThe Wandering PresenceAll week she searches for a place to rest.
- VIIIלית שכינתא שריא מגו עצבותJoy Is Her DwellingSorrow shuts the door; joy is the open window.
The Gate of Return
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The Gate of Holiness
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- XIIנקודה אמצעית לכל ששה ימיםThe Point Inside the WeekSix days circle a hidden seventh, drinking its light.
- XIIIראיה שמיעה ריחא דבורThe Senses as a ChariotYour eyes, ears, breath and words carry a Name.
- XIVאוהב ימיםDays That Love YouGuard the gate of the lips, and the days turn toward you.
- XVשולחן דבר נשThe Table AboveWhat falls from your fingers is all the shadow gets.