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	~~<blockquote class="definition">'''Ein Sof''' is a Kabbalistic term syncretic with [[Undifferentiated Consciousness]].</blockquote>~~

	~~==Syncretic Terms==~~

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	~~==Related Terms==~~

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	~~==Notes==~~

	"The term “ein sof” itself does not carry any particular meaning. It is a negative phrase that could be replaced by any other negative one: “no beginning” or “eternal” could be used in its stead, as well as any other designation of divine infinity. Unlike the appellations of the sefirot, the ein sof is not represented by any anthropomorphic or ethical phrase."<ref>Dan, Joseph. Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. (Kindle Locations 608-610)</ref>

	~~In the Zohar:~~

	"Before He gave any shape to the world, before He produced any form, He was alone, without form and without resemblance to anything else. Who then can comprehend how He was before the Creation? Hence it is forbidden to lend Him any form or similitude, or even to call Him by His sacred name, or to indicate Him by a single letter or a single point... But after He created the form of the Heavenly Man, He used him as a chariot wherein to descend, and He wishes to be called after His form, which is the sacred name "YHWH".<ref>Zohar, part ii., section "Bo", 42b</ref>


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<h1 class="customtitle">{{FULLPAGENAME}}</h1>
<blockquote class="definition">'''Ein Sof''' is a Kabbalistic term syncretic with [[Undifferentiated Consciousness]].</blockquote>

==Syncretic Terms==

{{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Undifferentiated Consciousness]]}}

==Related Terms==

{{#ask:[[Is a related term::Kabbalah]]}}

==Notes==

"The term “ein sof” itself does not carry any particular meaning. It is a negative phrase that could be replaced by any other negative one: “no beginning” or “eternal” could be used in its stead, as well as any other designation of divine infinity. Unlike the appellations of the sefirot, the ein sof is not represented by any anthropomorphic or ethical phrase."<ref>Dan, Joseph. Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. (Kindle Locations 608-610)</ref>

In the Zohar:

"Before He gave any shape to the world, before He produced any form, He was alone, without form and without resemblance to anything else. Who then can comprehend how He was before the Creation? Hence it is forbidden to lend Him any form or similitude, or even to call Him by His sacred name, or to indicate Him by a single letter or a single point... But after He created the form of the Heavenly Man, He used him as a chariot wherein to descend, and He wishes to be called after His form, which is the sacred name "YHWH".<ref>Zohar, part ii., section "Bo", 42b</ref>

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