On World Peace Two Essays by the Holy Kabbalist Rav Yehuda Ashlag

Everything that exists in reality, whether good or bad—including even the most evil and damage-causing thing in the world—has the right to exist, to the degree that destroying it and removing it completely from the world is forbidden. Rather, our duty is to only repair or fix it and to guide it towards goodness, for even a casual observation of any sort at the work of Creation that lies before us is enough [for us] to infer the high degree of perfection of Him Who has created it. In these short but powerful treatises, Rav Ashlag explains that evil (or that which is not good), is nothing more than a work in progress and that seeing something as evil is no more relevant than judging an unripe fruit before it’s time. He awakens us to the knowledge that upon arrival at our final destination all things, even the most damaged will be good. This remarkable perspective helps us to view with awe the system the Creator has given us to develop and grow, and to gain certainty in the end of the journey. How will the process work? For this information, you’ll want read the second essay, One Precept and experience for yourself the route to consciousness that Rav Ashlag so aptly charts out for us. As the handwriting of a righteous person contains spiritual energy, On World Peace includes copies of Rav Ashlag’s original writings. The book is nothing less than a gift to humanity.

Kabbalist Rav Yehuda Ashlag, one of the most profound mystics and greatest spiritual teachers of the 20th Century, is revered by students of Kabbalah. Among his many accomplishments was the first-ever translation of the Zohar from its original Aramaic into Hebrew. Born in Poland in 1886, Rav Ashlag spent most of his life in what is now Israel, where in 1922 he founded the original Kabbalah Centre. He was the teacher and spiritual master of Rav Yehuda Brandwein, to whom leadership of The Centre was passed when Rav Ashlag died in 1954. In turn, when Rav Brandwein died in 1969, he designated Kabbalist Rav Berg to lead The Centre. Michael Berg, son of Rav and Karen Berg and an accomplished Kabbalah scholar and teacher, was the first person to translate the entire 2 3-volume Zohar from ancient Aramaic into English. He began this monumental task when he was only 1 8 years old, and completed it ten years later. He is co-director of Kabbalah Centre International and Kabbalah University (ukabbalah.com), the leading educational organization and web site dedicated to the wisdom of Kabbalah. His other books include The Secret, Secrets of the Zohar, Becoming Like God, and the national bestseller, The Way. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.