from the Preface to the Book of the Zohar By Rabbi Simon Bar Yochai
With The Great Commentarie (The Ladder)
By Rabbi Yehuda L. Ashlagtranslated and edited by
Rabbi Levy I. Krakovsky
Since the profound wisdom of the holy Zohar is locked behind a thousand doors, and our tongue too meager to elucidate indeed not one issue in this book, I have written this foreword, which is but a ladder to help one reach the stature of the things discussed and contemplate upon the words of the book itself.
1) The message promulgated within the confines of this volume has never, as yet, been explored by man. It is a unique work, the territory of which opens up new vistas of SPIRITUAL "SECRETS" hitherto concealed from the eyes of man and THE BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE.