جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « kabbala » در نشریات گروه « فلسفه و کلام »

The project of spirituality for kids as an educational method is founded by Karen Berg in USA. This method is rooted in Kabbala principle and affiliated to Jewish mysticism. According to this doctrine all kids in the world regardless of their religions should have some kind of spiritual experience. Thus the founders of this movement do not bother if the majority of their addressees are Muslim or Christian, and it has no effect on the movement of spirituality for kids, for they hold that its gate is open to everyone. That is to say, the proponents of this program go beyond religions and consider their principles in general as a spiritual gift, and are of the view that kids have right to utilize the spiritual treasures of the worlds. At present the program of spirituality for kids have been translated into several languages and is about to reach other countries. So it is the duty of the researchers of this field to carry out a serious study of the principles and sources of this movement and make an assessment of this trend before taking up similar activity in Iran even by its founders. The present article is a scientific work intending to introduce the principles of spirituality for kids and also make a critical assessment of this movement without referring to its feasibility in Iran.

In some Zoroastrian texts, especially Pahlavi texts, the first divine covenant dates back to the pre-creation of the material world whereas there has been no mention of such a covenant in the Avesta. Among the Zohar Kabbalistic mystics, the eternal covenant is a common belief. However, it has not been treated in the Torah and Talmud. The Holy Quran mentions the first divine covenant and refers to it as "Alast covenant”, and most commentators trace it back to the pre-creation of Mankind. In addition to addressing this issue, the article takes a comparative-analytical study of the Zoroastrians, Quranic, and mystic Kabbalah texts. It shows that believing in such a covenant depends on the importance of answering three basic human questions about the origin, purpose, and destination of creation. The analysis also indicates that although the Zoroastrians, Kabbalah mystics and most Muslims commonly believe in the eternal covenant” and the primordial spirits, the functions of this covenant differ in different religions. In addition, even though the eternal covenant was commonly debated among Iranian Zoroastrians in the pre-Islamic era, the characteristics of each differed according to their beliefs and principles. However, Islam's perspective on the eternal covenant is superior to the other two traditions in its emphasis on reasoning, morality, and unity.