The Rise of Kabbalah
As of today, humanity is living in a world of depression, hatred, war, and chaos. More and more people are unable to find fulfillment in their lives. People are separating themselves from the world trying to suppress their feelings. The present chaotic world is facing a global crisis and the people are seeking to find an answer to the question: “What is the meaning of life?”
It is written in the Book of Zohar that by the end of the 20th century, a fundamental question about the meaning of life will rise. According to the book, the answer to this question is found in the teachings of Kabbalah.
Kabbalah was kept in secret by the Kabbalists for a very long time; concealed it because people at the past were not yet ready for it and believing that the right time was coming. But in recent years, interest on Kabbalah increased radically. Many studied the teachings of Kabbalah in a search to find answers.
Perceptions about mystics, including magic and red strings are fading out, believing it to be as psychological phenomena. Kabbalah provides the understanding of the nature of one’s life and the world, the idea of where it is and where it is going. Due to the growing interest of the question about the meaning of life, many are in search more about the nature of Kabbalah.
As Kabbalists believed, it is this time where people are ready to accept the teachings of Kabbala. It offers knowledge to those who seek the meaning of life and the nature of one’s existence.
Philip S. Berg initiated the revival of Kabbalah in Los Angeles in 1984. He established the Kabbalah Centre along with his sons. It has attracted numerous non-Jews and famous personalities, such as Madonna, Britney Spears, Demi Moore, and Ashton Kutcher. It was established as a spiritual organization teaching the principles of Kabbalah in a unique manner, regardless of one’s religion, gender, or race. The center is composed of Jewish and non-Jewish teachers and students. Jewish organizations recognize it as non-Jewish, even if there are participations of a number of Jews, since Judaism forbids Jews in the participation of non-Jewish religious activities.
The Kabbalah Centre faced many criticisms by its detractors. In spite of this, the center accepted these criticisms and pointed out that it is the tendency for the organized religions to seek superiority and exclusion instead of acceptance and equality, which is the most important foundation of Kabbalah itself.