Nano: Technology of Mind over Matter

Long before "nano" entered the vernacular as an abbreviation for "nanotechnology," Rav Berg was speaking and writing in spiritual terms about this important scientific concept. The fact that less physicality can produce more power is a relatively recent scientific discovery, but it is something that kabbalists have known for centuries. Simply put, it is the triumph of consciousness over matter. As kabbalists have known and scientists are discovering, space will continue to be reduced until there is nothing more between us and the world around us. The science behind Nano helps us to understand the spiritual truth that "we are all one," and by extension, to the credo "Love your neighbor as yourself." It is the most powerful formula in the universe.

Rav Berg was born August 20, 1927, in New York City. After many years of traditional religious study, he was ordained as a rabbi at Torah VaDaat. A businessman who wanted to make a difference in this world, he was always searching for his true path. Upon a chance meeting with Rav Yehuda Brandwein, Rav Berg knew he had found his teacher, and moved to Israel to study with Rav Brandwein at The Kabbalah Centre. After he returned to New York, Rav Berg maintained a written correspondence with Rav Brandwein who passed on his legacy as director of The Kabbalah Centre to Rav Berg.

Rav Berg made it his mission to continue editing, writing, printing, and distributing all that he learned from his teacher and began sharing the secrets of Kabbalah texts, which historically had been reserved for scholars. His book, Kabbalah for the Layman, was the revolutionary step that made Kabbalah accessible to every person. Rav Berg s other books include The Kabbalah Connection, Wheels of a Soul: Kabbalah and Reincarnation, To the Power of One, Energy of the Hebrew Letters, Immortality, Nano, The Kabbalah Method, Taming Chaos, and Education of a Kabbalist.

Together with his wife, Karen, Rav Berg opened the doors of The Kabbalah Centre to all who desire to learn this universal wisdom. Following Rav Berg's passing in September 2013, Karen Berg, the spiritual leader of The Kabbalah Centre, continues their work and vision with their son and co-director, Michael Berg.