The Dharma of Devekut
The Dharma of Devekut
Written by Bishop John Cole
Due to the variations of meaning for both 'Devekut and Dharma', we must first of all define these terms as to their meaning in the present work. Basically we can say that we are inferring the 'doctrine as nature of communication with God'. Although this is a theological mouthful, it should indeed be the basis for the mission statement of any real mystics, or as the Kabbalists put it, "the doctrine of Devekut should be the highest indeed of the mystical life".
The Cathars and The Kabala
The Cathars and The Kabala
By Bishop John Cole
The distinctive forms of medieval kabbalism can with a great deal of certainty be said to have had its birth or rather rebirth in the area of the Languedoc. Many sources place the root of this revival in Spain, however it was not until the early thirteenth century that it was transplanted to places such as Aragon and Castille from the Languedoc.