The Hidden Delight of the God Beyond God - Kabbalistic Divine Auto-Eroticism

Kabbalah teaches that nothing can be known about the primordial, hidden realm of the Infinite (Ein Sof). A oneness beyond all comprehension, an eternality beyond all contemplation. Yet, out of that blindingly dark void stirs a vast contraction of light (tzimtzum) into which pours the cascading emanations of the divines essences (sefirot). Yet, one daring Kabbalist attempted to peer into the Shining Void of Ein Sof to discover what catalyzed Some-things from No-thing-ness. R. Israel Sarug's mystical speculations set upon the eternal, infinite Divine Delight (שעשוע - sha’ashua) as he attempted to combine the Kabbalistic systems of Moses Cordovero with Isaac Luria. Let's dive into some of the most profound mystical speculations of the 16th century Kabbalistic revolution.
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[@alabamapilot244]

Jewish philosophy in general has always felt almost like cosmic horror. I say this as I prepare for service tonight, so it's apparently a bit of a compliment!

[@d.b.624]

There is a lack of the eldritch in most modern religion.

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I got three minutes in before realizing I had no idea what Dr. Sledge was saying.

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I was there, I go about 5 now. I'm jealous, savour every moment👌💯👍✌️

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Read some books on the subject and watch it again. You will learn and all learning is good.

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Just when you think Kabbala hasn't driven you crazy enough....

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Lol 😂

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You have done an amazing job of cutting a stairway into a cliff-face. Letting us lay-folk wander down into the canyons of occult philosophy. Thank you for being such a fantastic tour-guide.

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Hi. For a while iam following your channel and as an ex chasidic person who became atheist (or very strongly agnostic) i have to say i love your channel. Here i get thoughts that i could not discuss with the rabbis. Also i can learn more about christian mysthicism that i also love. I wanted to say thank you and please keep up the good work זיי געזונט ,שקויעך

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Thanks and gut shabbos!

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[@theeccentrictripper3863]

Incredible video. The point about an outburst of laughter really struck a chord with me, as my own pet pleb ultimate answer to said question, "Why is there something rather than nothing?" is, and to be frank is as much a private joke as it is pleb speculation, "Because it's really, really funny"; but here you present a guy who all but says that with what I assume is a fair degree of seriousness. I'm not very deep into Kabbalah and I certainly can't read Hebrew but this video is kinda making me what to rethink putting at least a bit more effort into turn these stones over, if for no other reason than to give my private joke a stronger punchline and because this stuff feels like mystical crack being shot into my eyeballs. Thanks Doc, this one was a real banger.

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God Beyond God would be an awesome band name.

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Beyond Cops Beyond God is already a fire album 🤘🏻

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Or maybe God beyond Dog

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'Divine Dog Head ' local punk band..⚒️🔥💯✌️

[@DemainIronfalcon]

I made this band up, but it could definitely be a local punk band, I'm sure it is somewhere if not in a parallel beyond universe..💯✌️

[@86fifty]

As a queer agnostic white guy who knows zero Hebrew, I have no skin in this game, but as soon as I hear a prohibition about investigating the unknown, I sit up and take notice. It is deeply fascinating to hear what different cultures consider heresy, especially from the distance of like 600 years away, where they can't hurt me in particular. Unlike modern day. So thank you for the education and escapism in one!

[@d.b.624]

It's a trip into the past...a time when this was *serious* speculation. When the only thing keeping us from magic(k) was a lack of the precise incantations.

[@Coffee_Is_Magic]

The male-oriented sexual language in the primary texts underscores for me just how much of Jewish spiritualism has and continues to be male dominated. As a woman having grown up in a traditional Jewish community and having religious Orthodox family this has always been a bitterly sour aspect that I still struggle with. These things permeate Jewish spiritual practices today.

[@breannathompson9094]

I agree, i simply do enjoy exploring god in all spiritual paths but can't get over the clear bias toward men in certain followings. That's why i at least appreciate gnostics where some women were depicted as good and not just objects for children or pity.

[@ludwigwittgenstein6850]

Wow! Ramak's description of the inner dynamism of the Godhead sounds a lot like the Augustinian description of the Trinity. Perhaps this is due to them sharing influence from Neoplatonism?? Fascinating!

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Kabbalah episodes are always bangers. ...also, first!

[@genghisgalahad8465]

I'm always in awe when Esoterica presents an episode on Kabbalah and here the Ein Sof and the unexpected, to me, blending of Cordovero and Lurianic Kabbalah! 🌌 📜 🌳 📖 📚

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Oooh a new video on my birthday, what a treat….cheers Justin😎

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Happy birthday!

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[@AmishBenDer77]

Watching this video completely oblivious to the topic is amazing. It's like a main character from a Lovecraft tale explaining his findings on an incredibly ancient alien race's origin story.

[@KabalahOnline]

Dear Dr. Justin Sledge, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your video. Your work is remarkable for the clarity and depth with which you address complex topics in history, philosophy, and religion. The way you break down intricate concepts like Tzim Tzum, Tikun, and Shashua, and contextualize their impact on the development of Jewish spirituality, is truly enlightening. Your ability to synthesize and communicate these ideas makes an otherwise daunting field accessible to many. I am particularly grateful for your careful explanation of not only the theological foundations but also the historical and cultural significance of these mystical practices. Your commitment to providing well-researched and accessible content is an invaluable contribution to all those interested in the study of esotericism. Please continue your excellent work! Your channel is an invaluable source of knowledge and inspiration for all of us. With gratitude, Yosef.

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Hear hear🙏👍👌💯

[@myfyrioleremiticus]

Wow. Overwhelming. As always, thank you.

[@atombomb6719]

I keep hear him repeating Sun Tzu- I suspect I'm off.......

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Live reaction: " Mishnah: Stop debating about these things! We can't ever know the answers! Jewish Apocalypticists and Mystics: *can't stop debating about anything*" 😂 Love you guys. More discussions please.

[@AzraNoxx]

Also! Thanks for the video. I unwisely decided to listen to it before going over to and listening to your series about the basics, as much as you ever really cover this stuff. So I had the valuable experience of once more practicing a skill I haven't really used since college - listening to the lecture without having done any of the reading or vocabulary lists at all! 😂😂 Still. I am genuinely glad to practice careful listening and managed confusion. They are important skills and keep one humble. Knowledge = 0, Hints about the meaning of vocabulary = 0.2.

[@auyemra1331]

Liminal infinitude. damn, what a way to put two words together.

[@thehumancheshirecat]

Way too many i's, and suspiciously few e's, for sure

[@d.b.624]

The threshold of the worlds, the place-between-places, the realm of transjective thoughts...

[@jonsey3645]

Over my head is an understatement. Taking notes for later research was the best that I could do, but I deeply appreciate the depth and pace of the conversation.

[@lynnekassirer7503]

It may be a materialistic, anthropomorphic view of that Divine Delight discovering itself, but I like your explaining its emanation/presentation as a "laugh"

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Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us once again!

[@loveless131]

I have to admit this episode just flew by for me. I'll definitely be returning to this one so I can catch the other hundred things I likely missed. Many excellent band names in here too.

[@ohravenous1]

Once again conveying quite effectively and with eloquence a very elusive concept Thank Doc! Always worthwhile!

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esoterica fans has been eating good lately. thank you chef.

[@andymurray8620]

The unification of "the knowing and the knower (and the knowledge)" *very strongly* calls to mind Crowley's Lectures on Yoga and "Yoga means 'union'..." followed by the union of "the perceiver and the perceived."

[@RogueBoyScout]

11:30 your sense of humour is one of the reasons I love listening to even these videos that tend to fly above my head.

[@christiancowles9436]

Justin, would it be possible for you to put the spellings for some of these words up on the screen when you speak to make it easier for your audience to learn more about them (or provide a link to your script)? I like learning more about concepts you talk about, but sometimes I struggle to find the spellings for some of these terms, making further study more difficult. Thank you for producing these highly education videos that are respectful to source material, a little comical, and a good length.

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he just throws yiddish/hebrew around like its normal 🤣

[@Adamaspotestas]

Was about to comment this myself until I saw you echo my thoughts exactly

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maybe the goyim are not his target audience 🤷‍♀️

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Yes, yes. I know some of these words.

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I get so happy when I get a notification that you posted!

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Every episode I watch, not only do I thoroughly enjoy, but also adds to the research I need to do. 😂

[@ArgentavisMagnificens]

Auto-eroticism? is that what the kids are calling it these days?

[@EbonySaints]

Calling it, "woke top dog goon sesh" doesn't strike me as having the same level of academic rigor.

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No they call it flicker gooning.

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😂😂😂

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@@dallas7077 aight, later guys. i'm off to goon my flick

[@Psiconauta-cabalista]

Those descriptions of Ain soph are very aligned with the Kashmir shaivism's descriptions, the unity, love and bliss (delight) of the divine, plus the recognition of the triad within manifestation of knower knowledge and known... Did these people have cultural exchange with the kashmiri region of India?

[@ciprianbaiceanu9307]

@@Psiconauta-cabalista I noticed this too. Some key concepts are described almost identically. I don't know if they had any contact which seems unlikely but I'd like to believe the same thing was 'revealed' to different people in different parts of the world😂

[@Psiconauta-cabalista]

@@ciprianbaiceanu9307 yes, it's even more beautiful if they had no cultural exchange. One truth, and multiple paths for attaining it. Expressing as the multiple spiritual practices . The oneness is indeed pure delight and bliss.

[@frankjimenez4601]

They don't have to come in contact with each other. It could be that they "walked the same road" bringing back the same experiences. These aren't ideas exchanged, but realities anyone could access (almost anyone) without coming into contact with others.

[@Psiconauta-cabalista]

@@frankjimenez4601 I fully agree with that. They don't need to have had contact. The experience of the divine is universal and can be accessed by all serious spiritual practices. It can also be accessed by any true seeker without any guidance. That's all correct. But this fact, is already evidence of that Wich is why I commented. But if there's academic agreement that they had no contact or it is extremely unlikely the evidence just got a 1000x authority and became that much more credible. So if anyone can confirm they didn't have contact, it's that much more beautiful in my eyes. But all you said is right.

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This one was a mouthful...a whole lot of flavors to chew on.

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LOL, I can tell you're passionate about this I've never seen you threaten to whoop ass so many times in one video! Love your work, man. I watch some of your videos over and over, and this is one that will bear much repeating.

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Ramak ride or die

[@teammyster]

I’ve been studying Kabbalah for the past year or so for the purpose of implementing it in the story of a game I’m making. This video is absolutely amazing, and would’ve definitely saved me many headaches if it were around then. Thanks again for the great watch, Dr. Sledge.

[@crabjitsu7816]

I'd love to read a paper written by Freud analyzing these "self delights" and "contractions"

[@vaporchild1821]

the title literally gave me chills. like the perfect confluence of all my favorite aesthetic currents combined into a video epic. this channel is a blessing

[@Pallasathena-hv4kp]

Shaivism has a similar “contraction,” to enable creation. Thanks for the vid. 🙏

[@gragaloth6237]

"Kabbalistic divine auto eroticism" God I love this channel

[@David-ci6rl]

Beautiful video as usual dr Justin, brilliant work as always, deeply inspired to learn even more with these kind of videos, Bravo sir with your amazing work!

[@ericfuchs123]

Reminded of the Egyptian creation myth that the universe starts with Atum and his hand, and well, there you go.

[@siobhanomalley1968]

That was my first thought! The Sun God having a lonely moment and enjoying the company of his hand (which in some versions is described as personified by a goddess, coz nothing in the mythology of Kemet is ever just one simple thing lol)

[@siriusfun]

@@siobhanomalley1968 Moses WAS Egyptian, after all. ;)

[@decades5643]

Ein Sof is very similar to Amun. Amun means "hidden" and was considered to be transcendent and beyond human understanding. Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 1997), David P. Silverman, James P. Allen: "The creation theologies of Heliopolis and Memphis were each based on the pre-eminent Egyptian understanding of the gods as the forces and elements of the created world. Atum’s evolution explained where these components came from, and the notion of creative utterance explained how the creator’s will was transformed into reality. However, Egyptian theologians realized that the creator himself had to be transcendent, above the created world rather than immanent in it. He could not be directly perceived in nature like other gods. This “unknowability” was his fundamental quality, reflected in his name: Amun, meaning “Hidden”... Once Amun had been established as the greatest of all gods, his theology quickly assimilated those of the other religious centres, whose gods were seen as manifestations of Amun himself... The consequence of this view is that all the gods are no more than aspects of Amun. According to chapter three hundred: “All the gods are three: Amun, the sun and Ptah, without their seconds. His identity is hidden as Amun, his face is the sun, his body is Ptah.” Although the text speaks of three gods, the three are merely aspects of a single god. Here Egyptian theology has reached a kind of monotheism: not like that of, say, Islam, which recognizes only a single indivisible God, but one more akin to that of the Christian trinity. This passage alone places Egyptian theology at the beginning of the great religious traditions of Western thought."

[@TarninTheGreat]

Well, this was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm sad to hear that to learn more I'm gonna need to learn Hebrew first, but I think this was your first video on Kabbalah (I've watched all your work multiple times) where I exclaimed "Finally someone who's actually seen it!" (I made a similar set of exclamations when you talked about the Divine Palace explorers) Your work is important. Know that it is helping some of us practicing mystics out here make sense of the things we get shown. ❤‍🔥

[@TheModernHermeticist]

Energy is eternal delight

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- Bill Blake

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🤘🔥🤘 Thank you for an excellent episode.

[@slimegirl2788]

I'm afraid all I got out of that was that God created the universe from a giggle-gasm.

[@deepblack67]

The Divine Delight sounds very Vajrayana, the 'Power-field' of Buddha Mind being power and JOY, the Bliss of Mind. Love it. Thanks

[@johndemeritt3460]

Dr. Sledge, this was FASCINATING stuff! And while my Jewish wife was able to follow some of it, I was almost completely clueless. If you were to provide a flowchart of this episode -- with callouts to previous and anticipated episodes -- in your merch store, I'd burn my way through the interwebs so fast that fiberoptic cable would burst into flame to buy it! And a handy reference guide to terms used . . . that would be good, too! I don't have the good fortune of having learned Hebrew before.

[@FarmerClarence]

I used to make that sefirot on the etch-a-sketch as a wee lad

[@MichaelWalker-de8nf]

Metal as always. Thank you, buddy

[@EdwardIglesias]

Looking forward to your rendezvous with Ramak episode. I'll see myself out.

[@UOIAIOU]

Eh, every translation of Heidegger I've ever seen has its every third word left untranslated in original Heideggerian. Didn't stop quite an academical industry to sprout around it.

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And that's been a good idea...

[@bog_brush]

23:57 wow, a great walk-through enlightenment and Kabbalah mysticism. Im tempted to associate Divine Delight to an aspect of self-awareness in a spiritual sense. Affirmations and events that renew and restore faith is the pparticular pleasing tickle i find similar. As if the infinitude took an impulsive gamble and things turned out rather well. Self-awareness is only found in relationships so it makes sense to understand life being some investigation into our being, through the eyes of divine essence. No real relationships outside this connection, or beyond the substance of our bonds in nature. That's if you take them into a spirit of devotion, this gets into first impulse arrangements, the first breath of expression, the contraction, and expansion i guess? The known, knower, and unknown become singular here if the first impulse is to awareness. It emerges as a duality of self-expression and expression of 'other'. The delight of shared experiences can't be overlooked, even if you become a divinely schizophrenic essence! A fractal nature does seem to guard against anything less than a well measured gaze into our passions. I believe the second impulse is to nature, that is to say our own impulsiveness. This obviously gets super complicated quickly but i feel it only matters how far we see ourselves from the light. In a dog eat dog world the complexities are overwhelming. This is why there are spiritual paths, an outlet for expression and release from the divine agonies of torment and passion. Such potent intimacies that even God needs somone else to undertake an adventure to discover if these are curses, or blessings, or curses and blessings all the way! Time then, is a complexity of divine impulsiveness, that's fractal and schizophrenic,...(take schizophrenic as impulsive second guessing oneself...or seeming to have a background check running all the time, like a psychic wife pointing out an/every obvious line). We kind of need that flexibility of mind to truly take on the psychic potential of species-wide sentience, the sensitivities we can develop and envelope growth in. An archetypal influence is awareness of 'other entities' and my imaginary reading of others views on the work im doing, the effort being made, and the deep veneration/grattitude/devotion/exuberance symbolised in this, those, these, and that. What if the nature of a higher spirit touches, meets my awareness znd being in this brief instance? What if I even just imagine it so and hold out no resistance to it? Why am i impulsed to know of god/s, if not from a sense of their subtle influences? Sorry everyone, for rambling, I hope it isnt all incoherent! I do love your work Justin, not only the scale, breadth, and depth of it. You have a divine approach and curiosity that isn't too ritual but more than placebo, at least i think that's what I see?!! We're all better for it thank you 🙏

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Amen from Tennessee!

[@sarahenson9659]

Look like another episode I’m going to have to listen to several times in order to grasp the information. Not that I’m complaining

[@thishandleistacken]

Any Hebrew speakers in the comments willing to put in translated subtitles for some of the names and concepts? Id love to read into some of this stuff more. Wonderfully fascinating episode Justin :)

[@rxbracho]

While listening to this fascinating topic, I kept on thinking about Vajrayana Buddhism. Surely I'm not the only one. Do you know if there are comparison studies? As an aside, I found it fascinating that the knowledge "trinity" is in the original unity (forgive me, I don't know the cabalistic terms). The eternal polarity of Unity and Multiplicity, or order and chaos, seems to be like the Yang and Yin in the Tao, there is always both Multiplicity and Unity in all that exists. Thank you for the video. Namaste. 🙏

[@Agora13]

Georges Bataille would enjoy this take. He long suspected the universe was having allegorical sex with itself and that literal sex is a parody of this ongoing process.

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Finally found youtube content that is perfectly relevant to my interests.

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Delightful 🪷

[@MolecularMachine]

The auto-generated subtitles are struggling so hard

[@Bildgesmythe]

I lack enough understanding to make a sensible comment so bless the algorithm.

[@Camille_Lee_Eon]

❤😊❤STILL binge watching. I have soooo many questions and research to do!!! I am joining P on the 2nd of August. 😊😊😊

[@clayclayton9819]

I love the content as always! Yall better not talk about the Rambak!!Doc from the south!!!! I mean, we know his wife ain't scared! Shabbat shalom

[@4700ridgewood]

“speculative allergy” - love it

[@TheKrispyfort]

When the diagrams are displayed all my mind can do is try and visualise them as molecules 😅

[@Endymion766]

i dont follow this very well but still find it fascinating

[@crfox]

the similarities with non-dual Shiva Tantra are striking!

[@grugthecaveman4565]

Welp, he’s finally lost it this time (joke, but keep up the great work!)

[@drigrid]

You show so many beautiful illuminated manuscript pages in your videos, is there a collection of at least some of these scans online? I can't read them, but boy are they inspiringly gorgeous.

[@Slit518]

I read the word Erotic and came in. I am not sure if I am disappointed or not.

[@lqcing]

peak kabbalah

[@szczesciejestkoloruczarneg749]

Great work as always

[@jasonmorello1374]

I have to say, the part at the end, about the language issues, seems rather apt, as tho I don't know hebrew well enough to do even a decent translation( I can barely ready most common phonetics of it, and only have understanding of a few to a couple hundred words, often keeping a dictionary handy when trying) I seem to detect from some documents definition drift due period and region of the authorship. I get a sense that there is a noticeable variation of the western(iberian) schools versus the northern(germanic), poilsh, and again for greek in this medieval period of work, and possibly see another divide between the pre to roman ones of babylon and egypt and jerusalem. with such work it is hard to say if this is intentional or artistic flair, or just some artifact of my view, trying to sort them all collate the works. It is variation within a culture of lingual self encryption with intent, probably sometimes for good reason, other times for complete obstinance.

[@VoidTower_]

My friends and I discussing the lore of our D&D campaign at 3AM:

[@Ensoullife]

Really reminds me of the Doctrine of Vibration (Spanda Karikia) of Kashmir Shaivism

[@siobhanomalley1968]

This so reminds me of certain versions of the ancient Egyptian creation myth, with the world coming forth from the "issue" (as it were😉) of Ra. You don't hear many creation myths that begin with self-gratification, but there are a few out there...

[@alexandercolefield9523]

I find it so interesting that basically all religious traditions consider infinity to be un understandable by humans. Modern Mathematics is in contrast just like "no I understand it just fine, actually it's a tool in my toolbelt"

[@tnelson-n5t]

"....come at me bro" xD

[@marcharley6465]

With some effort, I usually manage to follow what Dr Sledge is talking about. However, this episode went completely over my head due to my unfamiliarity with the writings and terms being discussed.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Sometimes Esoterica is kinda, well......

[@connerblank5069]

Apropos of nothing, have you ever looked into the more eastern esoteric traditions? I'd love to hear your opinions on Daoism or the practical aspects of the teachings of the Buddha.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

No, not really

[@triangleunderstander]

i have no idea what is happening

[@xbeauxyeux]

😂😂

[@DemainIronfalcon]

Blissful isn't it🤣😂🙏✌️⚒️💯

[@kutaboveentertainment9072]

Very grateful for you Dr. Sledge.

[@W2womble]

בסיד Thank you, Rabbi, for this hisgalus. If according to Sarug זיל man was mamash created from the actual seed of the Abishter of the Abishter 1. Does that make us gods/deities ? 2. Is our striving to return to our root mamash theosis...so we are really on godschool to become gods ourselves and create new worlds through our own divine delight ? Thank you for your time which is greatly appreciated. Should appreciate your guidance . Thank you so much .

[@siriusfun]

One of my favourite topics and wonderfully presented as usual. Thanks, Justin. I browsed the bookstore the other week and felt like a kid in a candy store. Quick question: Do you ever see copies of the books presented in this video, or other early Kabbalah literature? Is it possible to make requests or place pre-orders on anticipated titles? Thanks.

[@vandie9759]

I got lost about when the light cracked and shattered the vessels and crumbled into the void ,.,.,/

[@towardstar]

Dude, Where's My God?

[@theeccentrictripper3863]

Zoltan

[@crustymcgee6580]

Three minutes in and I'm thoroughly confused. But I'm gonna stick with this 'till the end.

[@Jason-ji2zx]

Well I'm never going to read "divine contraction" the same way again.

[@tommymecousinlostmecar4165]

Great work, Dr. Sledge

[@jeremyclark3107]

I started this video and heard "the late sixteenth century was mid". I had restart the video and get my mind right.

[@OrinSorinson]

I'll forever be confused and incredulous as to how people go from "this story I made" to "this is the objective TRUTH". Especially for the more... out there, versions of our history. Pople and peoples are remarkable for how they're able to build and rebuild entire worlds like that.

[@Ghgdggkppkdaaa]

@@OrinSorinson "We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough" -niels bohr

[@OrinSorinson]

@@Ghgdggkppkdaaa when it gets crazy enough that you can only use mathematics to prove, explain, and predict the past/present/future and how space and time itself is malleable and fizzy and those distinctions don't always make sense - yup, that's a decent amount of crazy.

[@muanjolina]

So what you're telling me is that God was gooning in his cave for eons before exploding out into the world.

[@jacobrepino3808]

Dude how are you doing the lectures and the usual vids

[@GeneralJingus333]

Given me what I love. Much appreciated. Your tha best

[@ogma107]

Thank you so much for this piece!