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Sefer ha-bahir – Para 40 – Cholem
Identifier
014836
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Not sure about the translation here, but it says soul so I have kept to the text.
A description of the experience
Sefer ha-bahir
40. His students asked: What is cholem?
He replied: It is the soul – and its name is Cholem. If you listen to it, your body will be vigorous (Chalam) in the Ultimate Future. But if you rebel agaianst it, there will be sickness (Choleh) on your head and diseases (Cholim) on its head