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Jewish

13th Century

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Timeline (1240 - ?)

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English version by
Jewish Theological Seminary

Original Language
Hebrew

A Holy Tabernacle in the Heart (from Life of the Future World)

Themes

Heart

Sky

Recommended Books

	A Big Jewish Book: Poems and Other Visions of the Jews from Tribal Times to the Present, Edited by Jerome Rothenberg
	Meditation and Kabbalah, by Aryeh Kaplan

However,
     the breath
which is
     from the second one
is a
     holy
     tabernacle
in the heart.
One ascends
     with the Unique Name
     to the sky
     to depict with Unifications
     the relationship
between everything that
     is difficult
     in this
     science of pronunciation.
It alone is
     life in the Name.
It is remembered and sealed
     in the Book of Life
to make the individual live
     with passion
     which enlightens
constantly, when
     every thought,
     every soul
is concentrated on it.

-- from Meditation and Kabbalah, by Aryeh Kaplan

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