שאלת ממני אחי ידיד נפשי להאיר לפניך נתיב בעניין שמותיו של הקב"ה יתעלה ויתברך, להפיק בהם רצונך ולהגיע בהם למחוז חפצך. ולפי שראיתי כוונתך ישרה וטובה יותר משאלתך, הוצרכתי להודיעך איזה דרך יחלק אור ומה הוא הדרך שהשם יתברך חפץ או אינו חפץ. וכשתגיע לידיעת דבר זה אז תקרא וי"י יענה, ותהיה מן הקרובים אליו ותאהב אותו בכל נפשך, ותתענג על ה' ויתן לך משאלות לבך:
Opening Words1The original manuscript of this book was written approximately eight hundred years ago, before the advent of the printing press. In those days, many works on Torah, especially works on the received knowledge of Kabbalah, were written to a specific student and would then be copied by hand by others. The book therefore starts on a personal note, in answer to the students request. You have asked of me, my brother and friend of my soul, to illuminate a path before you in the matter of the names of the Holy One, blessed is He, through which to attain and reach your desired goal. Since I see that your intention is better and more upright than your request, I find it necessary to inform you which path is apportioned for light2Job 38:24 and what way HaShem-יהו"ה desires or does not desire. When you attain knowledge of this, then you shall call and HaShem-יהו"ה will answer, you will be amongst those who are close to Him, you will love Him with all your soul, you will delight in HaShem-יהו"ה and He will give you the desire of your heart.
שאלת ממני אחי ידיד נפשי להאיר לפניך נתיב בעניין שמותיו של הקב"ה יתעלה ויתברך, להפיק בהם רצונך ולהגיע בהם למחוז חפצך. ולפי שראיתי כוונתך ישרה וטובה יותר משאלתך, הוצרכתי להודיעך איזה דרך יחלק אור ומה הוא הדרך שהשם יתברך חפץ או אינו חפץ. וכשתגיע לידיעת דבר זה אז תקרא וי"י יענה, ותהיה מן הקרובים אליו ותאהב אותו בכל נפשך, ותתענג על ה' ויתן לך משאלות לבך:
Opening Words1The original manuscript of this book was written approximately eight hundred years ago, before the advent of the printing press. In those days, many works on Torah, especially works on the received knowledge of Kabbalah, were written to a specific student and would then be copied by hand by others. The book therefore starts on a personal note, in answer to the students request.
You have asked of me, my brother and friend of my soul, to illuminate a path before you in the matter of the names of the Holy One, blessed is He, through which to attain and reach your desired goal. Since I see that your intention is better and more upright than your request, I find it necessary to inform you which path is apportioned for light2Job 38:24 and what way HaShem-יהו"ה desires or does not desire. When you attain knowledge of this, then you shall call and HaShem-יהו"ה will answer, you will be amongst those who are close to Him, you will love Him with all your soul, you will delight in HaShem-יהו"ה and He will give you the desire of your heart.