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Biblical Abraham wrote a book on Meditation
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1140271:MV8xMDA5OTUyXzIwMDQ4MDU0XzczQTU1ODA1] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1132631] you say the sefer yetzirah is written by Abraham? in Sumerian? scholars agree it likely was written after the babylonian exile. maybe as late as 2nd century. anyway the translation is terrible to english - it doesn't make sense to translate it. also the meaning is mostly lost. I mean, how many Golem do you see walking about prague these days? there's much more to the content of the book than is used. maybe someone still knows but not us. [/quote] The ancient manuscripts as "safer Palia" all mention this book It was oral tradition only till about 2nd century The translation is good I have provided at the link Aryeh Caplan published a very comprehensive version with much cometary The book is not about making golam though one could use it for that its about connecting to creative Divine thought `! [/quote]
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Abraham’s search for God is expressed not only in the biblical narrative but also in Sefer Yetzirah, the “Book of Formation”, a foundational text of the Kabbalah, which he wrote.
In it he presents the twenty-two letters of the Aleph Beit as the fundamental coordinates and elements of creation, showing how to combine and manipulate these Letters of Creation in order to channel beneficial influences through meditation and prayer. God made His Covenant with Abraham and commanded him to cut the sign of the Covenant into his very flesh by removing the foreskin. (Genesis 17, 1-27). Circumcision is a sign of our willingness to control our innate materialism and selfishness in order to elevate ourselves so as to become co-creators with God. On the physical level this includes curbing the sexual urge and elevating it in order to bring pure, holy children into the world so as to bring humanity to its destiny.
But Abraham grasped that God's Covenant applies not only to man's sexual creativity but even more to his mental and spiritual creativity through the organ that distinguishes him from all other creatures: his mouth. When man is willing to train and discipline his mouth and dedicate it to the work of holy speech, prayer and devotion, He becomes God's partner in creation as a whole. So now go and do what needs to be done.
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a great version of the whole book
"Book of Creation"
is at the link
and alot more
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link to godssecret.wordpress.com
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