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Living Kabbalah: A Practical System for Making the Power Work for You
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256 pages, Hardcover
First published December 28, 2007
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Yehuda Berg
83 books141 followersYehuda Berg is a renowned authority on Kabbalah. Touted as "the people's kabbalist," he shares these teachings as a technology to improve everyday life. In 2007 Newsweek named Yehuda one of the top 5 rabbi's in the US. Yehuda believes that only by transforming our negativity can we unlock our greatest blessings. A bestselling author whose books include The Power of Kabbalah and 72 Names of God, Yehuda is a true spiritual activist. He lives in LA with his wife and 5 children."
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September 6, 2011
Mr. Berg's books are a combination of stories, antidotes and tidbit of Kabbalah based premises. I'm getting to feel that all of his Kabbalah books are different ways of saying to same thing. The different ways, being the different parables and stories as they relate to the subject matter presented.
The book, summarized:
Short term vs. Long term fulfillment - focus on the present instead of focusing on imagined fears in the future.
Cause and effect / Reaction vs. Productivity - Live in the productivity of the cause, not the reactivity of the effect
Take control and responsibility for our own lives / movie - The parable of our individual lives as movies is a running them within this book. It's another method of thinking about living in the cause,
1% vs 99% - The basic continuation of the 1% physical and 99% collective unconscious / spiritual plane.
Light and Vessel - Light is the spark of the Source within us / Soul. The Vessel is our body. It is the principle of Kabbalah that our Vessels be a full embodiment of the Light.
Sharing - Share and give back to allow more Light to come in.
Ego - Be concerned with destroying the ego / Opponent. However, with this premise I found faults. In my interpretation of the ego, it is what challenges us and forces us to stand in restriction in the face of our challenges. This results in the conscious action of moving our Soul Vessels in self discovery towards the Light. Going back to Kabbalah Astrology, Mr. Berg hints that each individual is challenged by the energy of their astrological sign. The signs, by tradition, offer a theme of challenges that affect the person’s life. However, I get uncomfortable with his insistence of the ego being every challenge and ever statement of self doubt that we experience. Why is the ego bad? Why is indemnifying one self as separate from others, individual as an aspect of the Light so bad?
There were some of what Mr. Berg calls k-Tools. I found these similar to the Sedona Method.
There are some aspects of the book that I found myself arguing and disagreeing with while reading. I also found myself annoyed with Mr. Bergs peppering of the book with examples based in Kabbalah astrology, Mazal, but then never following through with how to transcend the challenges of each individual sign. Instead of giving snippets of information regarding the kabbalistic integration of astrology, I would have enjoyed Mr. Berg devoting a chapter of the character challenges of the 12 signs and how the ego manifests. He hints – but doesn’t develop.
Since this was my third book by Mr. Berg based on the principles, I found myself skimming and fast forwarding through the last third of the book.
In conclusion, this book is a good book that invokes change. I found that some of the Light-Work exercises were thought provoking and triggered experiences that allowed me deeper reflection within the space of the material.
The book, summarized:
Short term vs. Long term fulfillment - focus on the present instead of focusing on imagined fears in the future.
Cause and effect / Reaction vs. Productivity - Live in the productivity of the cause, not the reactivity of the effect
Take control and responsibility for our own lives / movie - The parable of our individual lives as movies is a running them within this book. It's another method of thinking about living in the cause,
1% vs 99% - The basic continuation of the 1% physical and 99% collective unconscious / spiritual plane.
Light and Vessel - Light is the spark of the Source within us / Soul. The Vessel is our body. It is the principle of Kabbalah that our Vessels be a full embodiment of the Light.
Sharing - Share and give back to allow more Light to come in.
Ego - Be concerned with destroying the ego / Opponent. However, with this premise I found faults. In my interpretation of the ego, it is what challenges us and forces us to stand in restriction in the face of our challenges. This results in the conscious action of moving our Soul Vessels in self discovery towards the Light. Going back to Kabbalah Astrology, Mr. Berg hints that each individual is challenged by the energy of their astrological sign. The signs, by tradition, offer a theme of challenges that affect the person’s life. However, I get uncomfortable with his insistence of the ego being every challenge and ever statement of self doubt that we experience. Why is the ego bad? Why is indemnifying one self as separate from others, individual as an aspect of the Light so bad?
There were some of what Mr. Berg calls k-Tools. I found these similar to the Sedona Method.
There are some aspects of the book that I found myself arguing and disagreeing with while reading. I also found myself annoyed with Mr. Bergs peppering of the book with examples based in Kabbalah astrology, Mazal, but then never following through with how to transcend the challenges of each individual sign. Instead of giving snippets of information regarding the kabbalistic integration of astrology, I would have enjoyed Mr. Berg devoting a chapter of the character challenges of the 12 signs and how the ego manifests. He hints – but doesn’t develop.
Since this was my third book by Mr. Berg based on the principles, I found myself skimming and fast forwarding through the last third of the book.
In conclusion, this book is a good book that invokes change. I found that some of the Light-Work exercises were thought provoking and triggered experiences that allowed me deeper reflection within the space of the material.
November 5, 2019
Not like any traditional Kabbalah book that i've read and i've been studying western occult Kabbalah for a number of years. It's pop kabbalah, but also accessible to the masses and I really like his perspective and the exercises. So i am conflicted in my review.
March 4, 2011
This goes perfectly with Yehuda Berg's Living Kabbalah System Level One 23 day program.
November 3, 2019
It changed my life in a very critic point, (for the better)
August 25, 2023
Full of practical information on how to improve your life and shine the light on your dirty ego!
Free will is not free will if you are being purely reactive.
A great lesson to learn.
Free will is not free will if you are being purely reactive.
A great lesson to learn.
May 24, 2025
Phil commented that I don’t stick with things like this. Keep trying I say. I never know which parts of a book will stick
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January 8, 2009Slow read due to journal writing
April 23, 2011
It's sort of like a graphic novel without the pictures.
April 5, 2013
If you want kabbalah works for you, this is the book!
May 3, 2013
This book along with the audio companion is life changing. It's not about religion is about working to be a better version of yourself.
March 8, 2014
Excellent
February 27, 2014
To be read over and over again.
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