“Now, son of man look and see that you have access to all the great rectifications through the study of Torah and the true wisdom. But now this wisdom sits in a corner, and there are none searching and asking for it. The verse says “and they shall search for Y-H-V-H their G-D.” Meaning, it should not be like a lost object that no one searches for. Rather we have to try to rectify all the flaws, because through this will come our Mashiach. This rectification is in our hands. What are we going to answer in the day of judgement.

Amongst the people who do not learn Kabbalah there are three groups.

- One group quotes the verse “The Honor of G-D is a hidden thing.” Saying we have no business entering the mysteries.

- The second group says, I am afraid to approach the holy place, for there is a big fire. The shell that surrounds the fruit. This fire surrounds the holiness, trapping many poor souls. Just as we see that many wicked men followed Shabti Tzvi , they followed Niuf and Curse, they ended up worshiping other gods, denying the G-D of Yisroel and his Torah. Many of them were scholars wise in the Torah. Yet when thy entered the PARDES they were stricken. For the Sitra Achera fell upon them turning their heart by showing them falsehood the opposite of the words of our living G-D (Elokim Chaim). However any lie that has no truth in the beginning does not stick. They therefore hang themselves on the words of the holly Rabbi Shimon bar Yochi, blessed be his memory. They turned the bowl on its lid, they hang their empty words on the words of Rebbe Shimon. The second group then concludes, that for this reason we do not want to approach this wisdom, since it is likely to cause up spiritual and physical harm. They say their intent is for the sake of heaven.

- The third group says we desire very much to study this wisdom, but it is very deep and our minds are shallow. We therefore are unable to learn Kabbalah.

In Judgement however, each group will be answered that their excuse was not valid.

- The first group is already disproved at length in the book Kinat Hashem Tzvukes (Ramchal)
- The second group should not worry for the words of the sect of mistaken people (followers of STZ) consist of nothing of nothingness. While the words of Rebbe Shimon ben Yochi are truthful and “Straight are the ways of Hashem”
- Regarding the third group. If you understand you understand, if not you will still get rewarded. As we find that one who simply reads the Zohar helps his soul.”

Rabbi Moshe Chaim Latzoto - Derech Etaz Chaim.