Tree of Life Unlocked - Kabbalah Explained Simply

Gil Shir opens up the topic of the Tree of Life from perspective of the wisdom of Kabbalah. While a curious phenomenon to many, the Tree of Life—known to some as a symbol, to others as a game, as a movie, and for its mentions in the Bible—in the wisdom of Kabbalah, the Tree of Life describes a specific spiritual phenomenon. The wisdom of Kabbalah is defined as a sequence of roots that hang down by way of cause and consequence, weaving to a single exalted goal: the person’s discovery of the upper light (the Creator). The Tree of Life is that entire cause-and-effect chain. It is a formation that emanates from a “Upper Simple Light” that “had filled the whole existence” (quoting from the “Tree of Life” poem by the Ari [Rav Isaac Luria]), through a series of concealments that dim the light, down to the final filter of our world, where it continues acting through our entire universe. As humans, the light continues guiding our development: We first exist in this world to preserve ourselves like rocks, then g