Expanding my mind (?)

I looked up information on Kabbalah the other day. I read an article about Madonna who’s an avid follower and realized I didn’t know the first thing about the religion. So, if you’re interested, here’s what the official Kabbalah site (http://www.kabbalah.com/01.php) has to say about what Kabbalah is:

Kabbalah — the world’s oldest body of spiritual wisdom — contains the long-hidden keys to the secrets of the universe as well as the keys to the mysteries of the human heart and soul. Kabbalistic teachings explain the complexities of the material and the nonmaterial universe, as well as the physical and metaphysical nature of all humanity. Kabbalah shows in detail, how to navigate that vast terrain in order to remove every form of chaos, pain, and suffering.

For thousands of years, the great kabbalistic sages have taught that every human being is born with the potential for greatness. Kabbalah is the means for activating that potential.

Kabbalah has always been meant to be used, not just learned. Its purpose is to bring clarity, understanding, and freedom to our lives — and ultimately to erase even death itself.

Sounds a little hokey. Anything that claims to know the secrets of the universe makes me a bit skeptical.

Anyway, I kept reading through the site and in general didn’t learn much. Boo to their webmasters. One thing that I did make note of was the multitude of books written on the subject. I think that when I'm done with the trilogy I'm currently reading (I'm 1/2 way done with the first and the third's not yet written) I might go borrow one from the library.