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'''Ain Soph''' (אין סוף) (also Ayn Sof or Ein Sof), is a [[Hebrew]] term that may be translated as "no end," "unending". In [[Kabbalah]] it is understood as the divine origin of all created existence, in contrast to the Ain (or Ein), which is infinite no-thingness. | '''Ain Soph''' (אין סוף) (also Ayn Sof or Ein Sof), is a [[Hebrew]] term that may be translated as "no end," "unending," and frequently referred to as the "infinite". In [[Kabbalah]] it is understood as the divine origin of all created existence, in contrast to the Ain (or Ein), which is infinite no-thingness. | ||
In the [[Theosophy|Theosophical]] literature this term is usually employed to refer to the [[Absolute]],<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''Collected Writings'' vol. XI (Wheaton, Ill: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 257. H. P. Blavatsky calls Ain Soph "the Parabrahman of Jewish Kabalists."</ref> although in some contexts it may refer to the [[Logos#First Logos|unmanifested Logos]] | |||
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Revision as of 19:59, 28 March 2012
Ain Soph (אין סוף) (also Ayn Sof or Ein Sof), is a Hebrew term that may be translated as "no end," "unending," and frequently referred to as the "infinite". In Kabbalah it is understood as the divine origin of all created existence, in contrast to the Ain (or Ein), which is infinite no-thingness.
In the Theosophical literature this term is usually employed to refer to the Absolute,[1] although in some contexts it may refer to the unmanifested Logos
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Collected Writings vol. XI (Wheaton, Ill: Theosophical Publishing House, ???), 257. H. P. Blavatsky calls Ain Soph "the Parabrahman of Jewish Kabalists."