By: Rabbi Yitzchak Schwartz
We now enter into the Omer week of Hod….The Sefira Hod represents the idea of enabling and empowering….the culmination of the Hod week is in it’s 5th day—the day of the Hod of Hod---the 33rd day of the Omer—Lag BaOmer….This day is the ‘Hilulah of Rshbi’ –the day when we celebrate R. Shimon Bar Yochai—the author of the Holy Zohar—the most important and most all-encompassing work on Jewish Mysticism ….
R. Shimon and his teachings are the essence of empowering----awakening us to the power that every individual has to transform all of reality with every thought, feeling, word and act……He revealed to us whole new possible levels of consciousness, awareness, love and ‘Dvaikut’ [clinging to Hashem ] that a person can reach…..He empowered us with the vision and quest and challenge of true Mysticism----a mysticism that has the power to elevate the World’s present state of normal consciousness to a level of Messianic consciousness…..
This is what R Avraham Kooke about this type of consciousness;
‘’…The mystical quest....penetrates to the depth of all thought, all feelings, all tendencies, all aspirations and all worlds from beginning to end….everything is important….there is no lost gesture….all is interdependent, organically related….the mystical vision is the soul of religion …of torah….it’s far reaching unity embraces all creatures…all expressions of life…all objectives and ideals….’’
[R. Avraham Kook ‘’the Lights of Holiness’’]
In the spirit of true Mysticism , the empowerment of Hod and the awesome Sage , R. Shimon Bar Yochai and his classic—the Holy Zohar, let’s explore four dimensions that a true Kabbalist [ the real one and the one inside of yourself]sees and experiences constantly;
The Infinite Dimension
The Unseen Dimension
The Unified Dimension
The Receptive Dimension
The Infinite Dimension
The Creator is Infinite.......
The Creator's whole design of the Creation was to hide His infinity from us , until we could discover how to reveal once again that all is infinity.....
One of the essential points of all Kabbalistic teachings, is to re-infinitize the finite---thus;
a. the goal of the Tzimtzum [ the creation process of contracting Hashem's infinite Presence to allow for a creation to exist] creation process is to ultimately re-infinitize it all
b. the goal of the light/vessil evolution process seeking the maximal synchronization between the lights and the vessels that contain them, is to produce a setup of vessels that can contain infinity
c. the goal of the Mitzvot [according to the Kabbalistic consciousness perspective] is to infinitize [and thus liberate] the ACTIONS of reality that we take/do
d. the goal of Mystical Consciousness is to infinitize [and thus, liberate ] THOUGHT
e. the goal of Ratzon [a Kabbalistic state of fusing our WilL with Hashem's Will ] is to infinitize [and thus liberate] our WILL and our calling in life and our capacities to be the right arm extensions of G-d's Tikun Olam process
f. the goal of the Divine bridge traits referred to as the Sefirot, are to infinitize all processes and all structures , [including those of our own persona]
g. the goal of the Tikun [rectification] of cosmic brokenness, is to transform reality into a conduit and conductor and environment for infinity
h. the goal of all upper and lower world interpersonal relationships is to tap into each other's infinite wellsprings and thereby unify with each other, and thereby reproduce infinite Shefa[ abundance for all of the world to be nurtured from
i. ''the [goal and] innate desire of the soul, is to reunify with the infinite...this is the root of every wanting; no other object, idea or love can satisfy it's desire. It's not only what the soul wants, but what all of existence wants.'' [Alan Afterman in his work, '[Kabbalah and Consciousness]
j. Humanity's goal of returning to the Garden of Eden's Paradise state, as well as the Messianic state, is to arrive at a consciousness and a reality , where all that which was lacking, will be complete---and all that which was finite will be infinite
The Unseen Dimension
Kabbalah is referred to as Chochmat HaNistar [The wisdom of the Hidden or Unseen]
See the vastness of what there is to see[that are normally not seen]
See the vastness of the normally overlooked gifts that people give you
See the vastness of wisdom accessible to you that you normally overlook
See the vastness of coping tools that you constantly create
See the vastness of salvations that Hashem sends you all the time
See the vastness of guidance that G-d constantly sends to you
See the vastness of love that you have in your heart [usually unexpressed]
See the vastness of experiences and life lessons that you have experienced
See the vastness of esoteric energies, angels, soul stirrings calling to you
See the vastness of as yet untapped influences that you can send out
The Unified Dimension
Kabbalah is referred to as the Wisdom of Correspondences---all corresponds to all else so profoundly, that everything comes together in a profound state of unity
1.SEE HOW ALL IS INTER-INCLUDED See how everything is inter-included in everything else---what's outside of you is also inside of you---what is needed to realize this, is to plug in and feel and resonate and recall---try to feel and resonate inside of yourself, with things that are outside of yourself ---whether they be outside of yourself in space or in time---Experiment, keep on pushing the buttons of resonation, until you can truly identify that which is outside of yourself , inside of yourself---until you can feel what a person, a place, a historical happening ....etc...feels like...
2. SEE HOW ALL IS INTERDEPENDENT See how everything is dependent on everything else---- how actions are dependent on words, and how words are dependent on feelings, and how feelings are dependent on thoughts, and how thoughts are dependent on will, and how will is dependent on HIS Will... See how one person's will, thoughts, feelings, actions and words are dependent on other people's same faculties, and other's on them and many people's on one central person's, and this one central person's faculties is dependent on their teachers and their parents and their teacher's teachers and parent's parents faculties going back and back to the beginning... See how the animal and plant and mineral kingdoms are dependent upon each other....See how large parts of the world's people are dependent upon a small part....See how large parts of history are dependent on one specific part....See how all these independent entities are all significant---are all necessary parts of the whole...
3. SEE HOW ALL IS SIGNIFICANT See how the inter-inclusion and the interdependency of all things, makes everything significant---because everything, in it's own way and time and place, is absolutely necessary for the needs of everything else----the body is significant for the soul, the physical is significant for the spiritual, the small is significant for the big, the dark for the light...etc...etc...All is important, all is valuable, all is complimentary to all else...
4. SEE THE RAMIFICATION[S] OF THIS UNITY See what is learned from this mystical unity --this inter-included, interdependent unity -----See how this unity penetrates to the depths of all dimensions--all thought , all aspirations, all perfection---for when everything fits in, when everything harmonizes, when there is a special place reserved for all things---then there is peace, and there is oneness, and there is goodness, and there is clarity, and there is meaning and the soul of reality is revealed and in control --and then everyone will know and see with the supernal hidden light that all is One and that all is connected together and connected to the Divine source of all life ...
The Receptive Dimension
Kabbalah is referred to as the Wisdom of Receiving – a received tradition dating back to Sinai, as well as a way of engaging reality—through the power and openness of receptivity
1.Be open to receive the totality of LIFE EXPERIENCES that come your way now and in the past
2.Be open to receive the ability to choose the positive, goodly and G-dly CHOICES in life
3.Be open to receive the wisdom to know how to select and redeem your lost soul SPARKS
4.Be open to receive the discernment to focus on the ESSENCE of everything
5.Be open to receive the sensitivity to feel deeply what others are FEELING and respond properly and lovingly
6.Be open to receive the knowledge needed to hear and act upon your SOUL’S VOICE
7.Be open to receive the understanding that’s required to see how the SMOOTHNESS or lack of it in your life is directing you what to rectify and how
8.Be open to receive the foresight to guide others [and yourself] towards their LIFE CALLING
9.Be open to receive the compassion needed to reach out and help HEAL others
10.Be open to receive all the consciousness that is BEYOND your present level
Blessings,
Yitzchak
We now enter into the Omer week of Hod….The Sefira Hod represents the idea of enabling and empowering….the culmination of the Hod week is in it’s 5th day—the day of the Hod of Hod---the 33rd day of the Omer—Lag BaOmer….This day is the ‘Hilulah of Rshbi’ –the day when we celebrate R. Shimon Bar Yochai—the author of the Holy Zohar—the most important and most all-encompassing work on Jewish Mysticism ….
R. Shimon and his teachings are the essence of empowering----awakening us to the power that every individual has to transform all of reality with every thought, feeling, word and act……He revealed to us whole new possible levels of consciousness, awareness, love and ‘Dvaikut’ [clinging to Hashem ] that a person can reach…..He empowered us with the vision and quest and challenge of true Mysticism----a mysticism that has the power to elevate the World’s present state of normal consciousness to a level of Messianic consciousness…..
This is what R Avraham Kooke about this type of consciousness;
‘’…The mystical quest....penetrates to the depth of all thought, all feelings, all tendencies, all aspirations and all worlds from beginning to end….everything is important….there is no lost gesture….all is interdependent, organically related….the mystical vision is the soul of religion …of torah….it’s far reaching unity embraces all creatures…all expressions of life…all objectives and ideals….’’
[R. Avraham Kook ‘’the Lights of Holiness’’]
In the spirit of true Mysticism , the empowerment of Hod and the awesome Sage , R. Shimon Bar Yochai and his classic—the Holy Zohar, let’s explore four dimensions that a true Kabbalist [ the real one and the one inside of yourself]sees and experiences constantly;
The Infinite Dimension
The Unseen Dimension
The Unified Dimension
The Receptive Dimension
The Infinite Dimension
The Creator is Infinite.......
The Creator's whole design of the Creation was to hide His infinity from us , until we could discover how to reveal once again that all is infinity.....
One of the essential points of all Kabbalistic teachings, is to re-infinitize the finite---thus;
a. the goal of the Tzimtzum [ the creation process of contracting Hashem's infinite Presence to allow for a creation to exist] creation process is to ultimately re-infinitize it all
b. the goal of the light/vessil evolution process seeking the maximal synchronization between the lights and the vessels that contain them, is to produce a setup of vessels that can contain infinity
c. the goal of the Mitzvot [according to the Kabbalistic consciousness perspective] is to infinitize [and thus liberate] the ACTIONS of reality that we take/do
d. the goal of Mystical Consciousness is to infinitize [and thus, liberate ] THOUGHT
e. the goal of Ratzon [a Kabbalistic state of fusing our WilL with Hashem's Will ] is to infinitize [and thus liberate] our WILL and our calling in life and our capacities to be the right arm extensions of G-d's Tikun Olam process
f. the goal of the Divine bridge traits referred to as the Sefirot, are to infinitize all processes and all structures , [including those of our own persona]
g. the goal of the Tikun [rectification] of cosmic brokenness, is to transform reality into a conduit and conductor and environment for infinity
h. the goal of all upper and lower world interpersonal relationships is to tap into each other's infinite wellsprings and thereby unify with each other, and thereby reproduce infinite Shefa[ abundance for all of the world to be nurtured from
i. ''the [goal and] innate desire of the soul, is to reunify with the infinite...this is the root of every wanting; no other object, idea or love can satisfy it's desire. It's not only what the soul wants, but what all of existence wants.'' [Alan Afterman in his work, '[Kabbalah and Consciousness]
j. Humanity's goal of returning to the Garden of Eden's Paradise state, as well as the Messianic state, is to arrive at a consciousness and a reality , where all that which was lacking, will be complete---and all that which was finite will be infinite
The Unseen Dimension
Kabbalah is referred to as Chochmat HaNistar [The wisdom of the Hidden or Unseen]
See the vastness of what there is to see[that are normally not seen]
See the vastness of the normally overlooked gifts that people give you
See the vastness of wisdom accessible to you that you normally overlook
See the vastness of coping tools that you constantly create
See the vastness of salvations that Hashem sends you all the time
See the vastness of guidance that G-d constantly sends to you
See the vastness of love that you have in your heart [usually unexpressed]
See the vastness of experiences and life lessons that you have experienced
See the vastness of esoteric energies, angels, soul stirrings calling to you
See the vastness of as yet untapped influences that you can send out
The Unified Dimension
Kabbalah is referred to as the Wisdom of Correspondences---all corresponds to all else so profoundly, that everything comes together in a profound state of unity
1.SEE HOW ALL IS INTER-INCLUDED See how everything is inter-included in everything else---what's outside of you is also inside of you---what is needed to realize this, is to plug in and feel and resonate and recall---try to feel and resonate inside of yourself, with things that are outside of yourself ---whether they be outside of yourself in space or in time---Experiment, keep on pushing the buttons of resonation, until you can truly identify that which is outside of yourself , inside of yourself---until you can feel what a person, a place, a historical happening ....etc...feels like...
2. SEE HOW ALL IS INTERDEPENDENT See how everything is dependent on everything else---- how actions are dependent on words, and how words are dependent on feelings, and how feelings are dependent on thoughts, and how thoughts are dependent on will, and how will is dependent on HIS Will... See how one person's will, thoughts, feelings, actions and words are dependent on other people's same faculties, and other's on them and many people's on one central person's, and this one central person's faculties is dependent on their teachers and their parents and their teacher's teachers and parent's parents faculties going back and back to the beginning... See how the animal and plant and mineral kingdoms are dependent upon each other....See how large parts of the world's people are dependent upon a small part....See how large parts of history are dependent on one specific part....See how all these independent entities are all significant---are all necessary parts of the whole...
3. SEE HOW ALL IS SIGNIFICANT See how the inter-inclusion and the interdependency of all things, makes everything significant---because everything, in it's own way and time and place, is absolutely necessary for the needs of everything else----the body is significant for the soul, the physical is significant for the spiritual, the small is significant for the big, the dark for the light...etc...etc...All is important, all is valuable, all is complimentary to all else...
4. SEE THE RAMIFICATION[S] OF THIS UNITY See what is learned from this mystical unity --this inter-included, interdependent unity -----See how this unity penetrates to the depths of all dimensions--all thought , all aspirations, all perfection---for when everything fits in, when everything harmonizes, when there is a special place reserved for all things---then there is peace, and there is oneness, and there is goodness, and there is clarity, and there is meaning and the soul of reality is revealed and in control --and then everyone will know and see with the supernal hidden light that all is One and that all is connected together and connected to the Divine source of all life ...
The Receptive Dimension
Kabbalah is referred to as the Wisdom of Receiving – a received tradition dating back to Sinai, as well as a way of engaging reality—through the power and openness of receptivity
1.Be open to receive the totality of LIFE EXPERIENCES that come your way now and in the past
2.Be open to receive the ability to choose the positive, goodly and G-dly CHOICES in life
3.Be open to receive the wisdom to know how to select and redeem your lost soul SPARKS
4.Be open to receive the discernment to focus on the ESSENCE of everything
5.Be open to receive the sensitivity to feel deeply what others are FEELING and respond properly and lovingly
6.Be open to receive the knowledge needed to hear and act upon your SOUL’S VOICE
7.Be open to receive the understanding that’s required to see how the SMOOTHNESS or lack of it in your life is directing you what to rectify and how
8.Be open to receive the foresight to guide others [and yourself] towards their LIFE CALLING
9.Be open to receive the compassion needed to reach out and help HEAL others
10.Be open to receive all the consciousness that is BEYOND your present level
Blessings,
Yitzchak
Website: http://www.paradiseprinciple.com/
Email: yitzchakschwartz@msn.com
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