I’ve been studying Kabbalah recently and discovering some wonderful new teachers. Kabbalah teaches many similar things to Sufism; depending on who you talk to, Sufism comes from Kabbalah or vice versa.1
Rabbi Simon Jacobson at Meaningful Life Center is one such fabulous teacher who gives a great introductory lecture about Kabbalah:
Instead of getting into all sorts of esoteric gobbledy-gook, he describes the state of inner surrender that is necessary to achieve a spiritual state. In short, don’t force it, just be, and allow the wonder of creation inspire you.
There is also Qabalah with a Q that is more concerned with magic and that’s a whole different ball of wax, aka Hermetic Qabalah. People who think that the Illuminati are involved with Kabbalah are confusing Kabbalists with Qabalists.
I enjoyed the video. Insightful.