What if we extended as much kindness and generosity to every one
as we do to our own children and grandchildren?
--from Sy Safransky’s Notebook in the March 2011 issue of The Sun magazine
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Quote of the Week 170 - Prophecy, Enlightenment and Dreams
One interesting practice frequently encountered in this genre of literature [referring to texts primarily on magical/practical kabala] involves induced dreams. This is usually referred to as a “Dream Request” (Shaalat Chalom), where one poses a question and attempts to induce an answer to appear in a dream. The practice itself is very ancient, alluded to even in the Talmud, and examples are found from as early as the Tenth Century. While the methods for inducing dreams are often purely magical, there are some that have important meditative overtones. This is particularly significant because of the general relationship between prophecy, enlightenment and dreams.
--Aryeh Kaplan, Meditation and Kaballah, p 157
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Quote of the Week 169 - The Torah and the Heart
When you take the last letter of the Torah scroll, lamed, and fold it all the way back to the first letter of the scroll, bet, you will have the Hebrew word, lev, which means “heart”.
--Rabbi Gershon Winkler
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Quote of the Week 168 - Our Purpose on Earth
We all have a purpose on earth. When we are in tune with it, everything comes into focus and we can achieve deep success. The challenge is that nobody can tell us what our calling is and we have to figure it out for ourselves.
--Bibliyogi Marcus Fried
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Quote of the Week 167 - The Unknowable
“Anyone who has ever written a song understands the magical, mysterious process that is involved.”
--Paul McCartney
Art, music, anything of beauty are expressions from and portals to the unknown that will always remain unknown. Neither science nor religion can ever know this unknown. They can only acknowledge its existence. Some call it the realm of the Divine, the realm of Spirituality. “Inspiration” means to be filled with the life force, the breath of spirit and to be moved by it. Those cognizant of this realm don’t attempt to know it or explain it, they merely try to connect with it and remain inspired by it.
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