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- The Rambam... followed philosophy, and therefore he wrote that witchcraft, names, incantations, demons, and amulets are all false. But they have struck him on his head, for we find many stories in the Talmud regarding names and witchcraft... And philosophy misled him, for in the majority, it took him to interpret the Talmud in a derisive way and to uproot them from their simple meaning. God forbid, I do not believe in them, nor in their sources, nor in their power. Rather, all these things are as their simple meaning, but there is a deeper meaning not of the philosophers, which is superficial, but of the people of truth. (en)
- And whenever I speak of the greatness and wonders of the holiness of the teachings of our great Rabbi, may his soul rest in peace, I remember and recall with great anguish that my soul is stirred and burned with a fire within me. For I heard many false reports from empty fools in distant provinces, who had never seen the light of his teachings or his holiness. Those without burden in speech and tongue speak of great things to defame the sanctities of Heaven. Like flies of death who seek to spoil and defile the holy oil of our great Rabbi, may his soul rest in peace. They say that the holy Rabbi did not consider the spirit of holiness in the teachings of the Arizal to be of any worth, God forbid. And even further, some speak maliciously, claiming that the holy Zohar was not worthy in his eyes, Heaven forbid, to be the subject of his study. May the lips of falsehood be stilled, and the liars be silenced. Such things shall not be among the people of Israel. (en)
- Thus he said, all wisdoms are necessary for our Torah... and are included in it, and all must be known to their purpose, and he mentioned them: the wisdom of algebra, triangles, and engineering and the wisdom of music... And he explained the nature of all the wisdoms and said that he had attained them for their purpose, except for the wisdom of medicine, he knew the science of surgery and its connection to it, but he was forbidden by his father to study the practice of medicines and their work, so as not to be distracted from his Torah study when he would be required to go and save lives, once he knew it fully. Likewise, the wisdom of witchcraft... and he knew it, but he was lacking in the practice of herbs and all their workings, because they were in the hands of the Gentiles who are heretics, and thus he could not learn their full practice due to his strong commitment. (en)
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