In Kabbalah, God prior and beyond any human perception of it.
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Ein Sof, or Eyn Sof (/eɪnsɒf/, Hebrew: אֵין סוֹףʾēn sōf; meaning "infinite", lit.'(There is) no end'), in Kabbalah, is understood as God prior to any self-manifestation in the production of any spiritual realm, probably derived from Solomon ibn Gabirol's (c. 1021 – c. 1070) term, "the Endless One" (she-en lo tiklah). Ein Sof may be translated as "unending", "(there is) no end", or infinity.[1] It was first used by Azriel (c. 1160 – c. 1238), who, sharing the Neoplatonic belief that God can have no desire, thought, word, or action, emphasized by it the negation of any attribute. Of the Ein Sof, nothing ("Ein") can be grasped ("Sof"-limitation). It is the origin of the Ohr Ein Sof, the "Infinite Light" of paradoxical divine self-knowledge, nullified within the Ein Sof prior to creation. In Lurianic Kabbalah, the first act 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 concealment of the Ohr Ein Sof, giving rise to monistic panentheism. Consequently, Hasidism focuses on the Atzmus divine essence, rooted higher within the Godhead than the Ein Sof, which is limited to infinitude, and reflected in the essence (etzem) of the Torah and the soul.[citation needed]
EinSof, or Eyn Sof (/eɪn sɒf/, Hebrew: אֵין סוֹף ʾēn sōf; meaning "infinite", lit. '(There is) no end'), in Kabbalah, is understood as God prior to any...
(beginning with the Ohr EinSof - the primordial "Infinite Light", and subsequently the ten sefirot emanations) and the Divine EinSof or divine source appears...
emanations, are the 10 attributes/emanations in Kabbalah, through which EinSof ("infinite space") reveals itself and continuously creates both the physical...
explain the relationship between the unchanging, eternal God—the mysterious EinSof (אֵין סוֹף, 'The Infinite')—and the mortal, finite universe (God's creation)...
intermediary between the Divine Infinity (EinSof) and Chochmah. Because Keter is a supreme revelation of the Ohr EinSof (Infinite Light), transcending the...
Preparatory stages in the Ohr EinSof ("God's Infinite Light") before the beginning of the creative process. The Ohr EinSof is a paradoxical form of divine...
designated term "EinSof" ("No end"-Infinite). Reference to atzmus is usually restricted in Kabbalistic theory to discussion whether "EinSof" represents the...
puts it, "Of God as God is in Godself—EinSof—nothing can be said at all, and no thought can reach there". EinSof is a place to which forgetting and oblivion...
hishtalshelus "Chain of Being" through Tzimtzum (God's action of contracting Ohr EinSof, "infinite light", to provide a space for Creation). Kabbalah distinguishes...
order to create the world, God contracted (Tzimtzum) His omnipresence, the EinSof, leaving a Vacant Void (Chalal panuy), bereft of obvious presence and therefore...
the ten sefirot or divine attributes) emerging from concealment in the EinSof "divine infinity" to enact Creation, with the Four Worlds unfolding sequentially...
doctrine that God began the process of creation by "contracting" his Ohr EinSof (infinite light) in order to allow for a "conceptual space" in which finite...
tzimtzum only affected apparent concealment of the Ohr EinSof. The EinSof, and the Ohr EinSof, actually remain omnipresent, this world nullified into...
sefirot, Adam Kadmon and the Four Worlds evolve sequentially from the EinSof (divine infinity). For Luria, creation is a dynamic process of divine exile-rectification...
puts it: "Of God as He is in Himself—EinSof—nothing can be said at all, and no thought can reach there." EinSof is a place to which forgetting and oblivion...
Judaic Kabbalah tree of life 10 Sefirot, through which the EinSof unknowable divine manifests Creation. The configuration relates to the first human...
substance from body of a medium) Eight-circuit model of consciousness EinSof Elemental Enchanting Energy (esotericism) English Qaballa Enochian Ephemeris...
following Kabbalah related ideas: Sephirot: The ten attributes/emanations of EinSof, through which the universe's existence is sustained. Letters of the Torah:...
New Zealand Aditi, Sanskrit for "not (a) bound (diti)" or without limits EinSof, Hebrew for "unending" or without limits Adventures Unlimited (disambiguation)...
spiritual perception of creation, nullifying from the Divine view into the Ohr EinSof (Infinite light). As "the Torah speaks in the language of Man", the empirical...
separating them from their dependence and nullification in the Absolute EinSof Unity. Instead, Kabbalist prayer, following the liturgy, is only to God...
Ancient One – Atika Kadisha, variably interpreted as synonymous with the EinSof, the unmanifested Godhead. The Ancient of Days is the manifestation of...
Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts EinSof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming...
Part of a series on Kabbalah Concepts EinSof Tzimtzum Ohr Ayin and Yesh Sefirot Four Worlds Seder hishtalshelut Tree of Life The path of the flaming...
each thing already contains all other things in germ. Apeirogon Arche EinSof Brahman God Idealism Infinity Neutral monism Taiji (philosophy) Theogony...
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