The River From Eden: Zohar on Soul, Klipot, and the Tree of Life

Support this teaching work and help keep these sacred teachings free: https://ko-fi.com/sagewilliamwalijaya In this episode of the Sequential Zohar series, we enter Zohar Bereshit A, Chapter 23: "And a river went out of Eden." This teaching opens the mystery of the river from Eden, the difference between the pure upper Tree of Life and the mixed lower realms, the role of Metatron, the danger and holiness of the Pardes, and the three soul-bonds of Neshamah, Ruach, and Nefesh. The chapter shows how the human being is formed in a world of mixture, yet breathed into by holiness from above.This video is part of my Sequential Zohar series, moving chapter by chapter through the Zohar. Timestamps: 0:00 - The river that comes out of Eden 2:10 - Eden, delight, and divine flow 4:20 - Atzilut beyond strange klipot 6:45 - Briyah, mixture, and discernment 9:30 - Metatron, Enoch, and the lower garden 12:00 - The Pardes and the danger of mystical pride 14:50 - The old man and the real Tree of Life 17:15 - Two formations inside the human being 19:40 - Breath of life and teshuvah 22:00 - Neshamah, Ruach, and Nefesh 24:20 - Letting Eden water the inner garden