The tzimtzum or tsimtsum (Hebrew: צמצום, romanized: ṣimṣum, lit. 'contraction/constriction/condensation') is a term used in Lurianic Kabbalah to explain...
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Worlds within the Infinite. This revealed new doctrines of Primordial Tzimtzum (contraction) and the Shevira (shattering) and reconfiguration of the sephirot...
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Kabbalah (section Tzimtzum, Shevirah and Tikkun)
Luria in the 16th century, introduced new metaphysical concepts such as Tzimtzum (divine contraction) and Tikkun (cosmic repair), which have had a lasting...
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of creation, the Tzimtzum self "withdrawal" of God to create an "empty space", takes place from there. In Hasidic Judaism, the Tzimtzum is only the illusionary...
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God himself, and even his light, is unrestricted by Tzimtzum, from God's perspective. The Tzimtzum is merely the hiding of this unchanged reality from...
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Subsequent doctrines of Kabbalah from Isaac Luria, describe an initial tzimtzum (withdrawal of the universal Divine consciousness that preceded Creation)...
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Seder hishtalshelus (section Tzimtzum)
Primordial Man", God's will for Creation before the tzimtzum There were three stages of the Sod HaTzimtzum "Secret of Contraction" taught in the new doctrines...
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reflecting the author's most metaphorical interpretation of the Lurianic Tzimtzum, tending to Acosmic Monism. See Divine Unity in Hasidism. ... It seems...
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Schneur Zalman's explanation, Hasidism interprets the Lurianic doctrine of Tzimtzum (apparent "Withdrawal" of God to allow Creation to take place) as only...
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the universe is contained within God, like in the Kabbalistic concept of tzimtzum. Much of Hindu thought is highly characterized by panentheism and pantheism...
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independent of his essence. The new doctrine in Lurianic Kabbalah of God's tzimtzum ("withdrawal") received different interpretations after Isaac Luria, from...
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Mordechai Rotenberg (section Tzimtzum paradigm)
examples from the Gemara." Rotenberg has adopted the Kabbalistic-Hasidic tzimtzum paradigm, which he believes has significant implications for clinical therapy...
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HaMakom – literally 'The Place', perhaps meaning 'The Omnipresent' (see Tzimtzum) Malbish Arumim – 'Clother of the Naked' Matir Asurim – 'Freer of the Captives'...
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Lurianic Kabbalah, based on the Zohar, are elaborated upon.[citation needed] Tzimtzum was one of Luria's most important ideas that he stressed in his lectures...
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Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts Ein Sof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming sword...
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Transcendental realism Transcendental Thomism Transcendentalism Transcendentals Tzimtzum, the traditional kabbalistic understanding "Transcendence and Immanence...
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that the universe is contained within God, like in the Judaic concept of Tzimtzum. Much Hindu thought is highly characterized by panentheism and pantheism...
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Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts Ein Sof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming sword...
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exile-rectification enclothement, where Adam Kadmon is preceded by the Tzimtzum (Divine "contraction") and followed by Shevira (the "shattering" of the...
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of that half, and so on ..." (This is also a paradox of the infinite) Tzimtzum: In Kabbalah, how to reconcile self-awareness of finite Creation with Infinite...
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Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts Ein Sof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming sword...
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as the main theorist of Hasidism, based on interpretation of Lurianic Tzimtzum. For Chaim Volozhin, Divine immanence is monistic (the acosmic way God...
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retaining Omnipresence from the perspective of Upper Divine Unity. After the Tzimtzum appearance of Divine Withdrawal, when Creation receives its own perspective...
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Brahman God Idealism Infinity Neutral monism Taiji (philosophy) Theogony Tzimtzum Wuji (philosophy) Ayin and Yesh "apeiron". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary...
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Kabbalistic thought, emphasized Chokmah's importance in the cosmic process of tzimtzum (divine contraction) and tikkun (repair). Chokmah initiates the process...
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serial killers; his name was derived from the Lurianic Kabbalah concept of tzimtzum. [Antichrist Superstar is] about me growing up and wanting to become something...
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Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts Ein Sof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming sword...
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Hasidic one. In the beginning, in order to create the world, God contracted (Tzimtzum) his omnipresence, the Ein Sof, leaving a Vacant Void (Chalal panuy), bereft...
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Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts Ein Sof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming sword...
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