INTRODUCTION
I am delighted and honored to have been asked to write
the introduction to Dr. Laitman’s Kabbalah Revealed: The
Ordinary Person’s Guide to a More Peaceful Life. Not only is
the author a dear personal friend, he is, in my view, the
foremost Kabbalist alive today, a genuine representative of
a wisdom that has been kept secret for two millennia. Now
that the wisdom of Kabbalah, among other indigenous
wisdoms, is emerging full scale, I believe no other person
is better suited to expound on its essence.
In today’s world, the emergence of Kabbalah as an
authentic means of instruction is of unique significance.
It can help us regain awareness of the wisdom that our
forefathers possessed, and which we have forgotten.
Indigenous wisdoms are appearing today precisely
because our customary, mechanical school of thought
has failed to provide the well-being and sustainability it
had promised. A Chinese proverb warns, “If we do not
