Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Sat 2/13- New Moon Pisces
Notes from Benjamin from Twitter @malul
Rav says:If u r happy for no reason, the creator will give u good reason. If u are unhappy 4 no reason, the creator will give a good reason.
decide to be happy this month, no matter what!
month of Adar is infused with happiness because of Purim, just as one decision can make a huge difference in our lives. Decide 2 b happy!
The Rav says we feel true happiness only when we transform.
Falling is not a mistake - staying down is the mistake.
Rav says:If u r happy for no reason, the creator will give u good reason. If u are unhappy 4 no reason, the creator will give a good reason.
decide to be happy this month, no matter what!
month of Adar is infused with happiness because of Purim, just as one decision can make a huge difference in our lives. Decide 2 b happy!
The Rav says we feel true happiness only when we transform.
Falling is not a mistake - staying down is the mistake.
Mon 2/15/10
This is the new month of Adar - an exciting and happy time.
Specifically for this month, for this week, for Purim which is next
weekend, there are three points to think of:
1. One of the stories for this time explains that when the tabernacle
was built - the place of prayer - the history is that it was built
with gold inside and out. If it was covered on the outside with gold,
why is there gold on the inside? The importance relates to every
person's life, to understand that however it looks on the outside, it
must look on the inside. We cannot be concerned only with the outside.
That is the point of Purim, to remove the masks from the outside.
2. The story talks about the Candelabra that was built, how it was
built - from one solid metal. In our lives, we see things as
fragmented, but everything is built on one action. Everything is
connected. If we grow enough, we see that every decision we make today
or tomorrow gives results even if it is three years later. BE HAPPY NO
MATTER WHAT and the effect from this decision will manifest in your life.
3. The Creator said if you build a temple, He will dwell in it. The
temple is within you. We all have a vessel which is inside - internal
not outside - it is the heart. People in life have difficulties like
coming to a place where we need to make a decision and the mind cannot
function. We need to open our hearts and ask for help. We need to
recognize this week that our hearts are not open to help.
To summarize these points:
- First, we cannot live a fake reality. Inside and outside must be
connected. Outside cannot be fake and inside real.
- Second, everything is connected. Make a decision to be happy today as
every decision is connected so this decision will affect my life.
- Third, the vessel is in our heart. We begin with a thought in the mind
and it moves down to our heart. That's where everything manifests.Make the
decision to be happy for no reason and the Light will provide you with the reasons.
Specifically for this month, for this week, for Purim which is next
weekend, there are three points to think of:
1. One of the stories for this time explains that when the tabernacle
was built - the place of prayer - the history is that it was built
with gold inside and out. If it was covered on the outside with gold,
why is there gold on the inside? The importance relates to every
person's life, to understand that however it looks on the outside, it
must look on the inside. We cannot be concerned only with the outside.
That is the point of Purim, to remove the masks from the outside.
2. The story talks about the Candelabra that was built, how it was
built - from one solid metal. In our lives, we see things as
fragmented, but everything is built on one action. Everything is
connected. If we grow enough, we see that every decision we make today
or tomorrow gives results even if it is three years later. BE HAPPY NO
MATTER WHAT and the effect from this decision will manifest in your life.
3. The Creator said if you build a temple, He will dwell in it. The
temple is within you. We all have a vessel which is inside - internal
not outside - it is the heart. People in life have difficulties like
coming to a place where we need to make a decision and the mind cannot
function. We need to open our hearts and ask for help. We need to
recognize this week that our hearts are not open to help.
To summarize these points:
- First, we cannot live a fake reality. Inside and outside must be
connected. Outside cannot be fake and inside real.
- Second, everything is connected. Make a decision to be happy today as
every decision is connected so this decision will affect my life.
- Third, the vessel is in our heart. We begin with a thought in the mind
and it moves down to our heart. That's where everything manifests.Make the
decision to be happy for no reason and the Light will provide you with the reasons.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Mon 2/8/10
The key point for this week: REINCARNATION - most of us do not
understand the magnitude of Reincarnation. That requires more in-depth
discussion.
How can we start seeing things in our lives?
Most of us are not ready to see cause / effect in our lives - what we
cause to others, to ourselves. There is an energy that protects us
from seeing it so we won't get scared of what our actions cause. We
are so powerful, we don't know.
We praise and appreciate everything we receive in life when we receive
it. We must try to always see the good and the bad. As soon as I see
the good, I need to see that so much good comes because the Light
wants to share with us. It is easy to say "thanks" when we see /
receive the good. We want to get to where we see how negatively we
behave. If we want to draw gifts into our lives, we can't just see the
good that already happened and say "thank you". We want to see that we
are the cause by seeing how judgmental we are - not to put ourselves
down - but to see ourselves the way the Light sees us. If I can't see
it, then the Light that comes into my life is limited.
So there are two points from all this:
1. I realize that the only time I appreciate the Light is when I see
or receive a blessing in my life
2. I want to work up to the level where I realize the depth of my
negativity / how low I am and how low I think of others. The level
where I see how judgmental I am and my own power in being the cause.
To the degree that I see how far I am from the Light is how much the
Light wants to share with me.
The Light can share with us only when we see our negativity. The more
we see our negativity, the Light can expose us to our life's purpose
and what we need to do.
understand the magnitude of Reincarnation. That requires more in-depth
discussion.
How can we start seeing things in our lives?
Most of us are not ready to see cause / effect in our lives - what we
cause to others, to ourselves. There is an energy that protects us
from seeing it so we won't get scared of what our actions cause. We
are so powerful, we don't know.
We praise and appreciate everything we receive in life when we receive
it. We must try to always see the good and the bad. As soon as I see
the good, I need to see that so much good comes because the Light
wants to share with us. It is easy to say "thanks" when we see /
receive the good. We want to get to where we see how negatively we
behave. If we want to draw gifts into our lives, we can't just see the
good that already happened and say "thank you". We want to see that we
are the cause by seeing how judgmental we are - not to put ourselves
down - but to see ourselves the way the Light sees us. If I can't see
it, then the Light that comes into my life is limited.
So there are two points from all this:
1. I realize that the only time I appreciate the Light is when I see
or receive a blessing in my life
2. I want to work up to the level where I realize the depth of my
negativity / how low I am and how low I think of others. The level
where I see how judgmental I am and my own power in being the cause.
To the degree that I see how far I am from the Light is how much the
Light wants to share with me.
The Light can share with us only when we see our negativity. The more
we see our negativity, the Light can expose us to our life's purpose
and what we need to do.
Mon 2/1/10
We are entering a time where we can listen relative to our own personal transformation.
The story of Pharoah's servant following the Israelites illustrates how one may have a connection to wealth and personal notoriety yet not connecting internally deems all of the external treasures temporary. He had all of the riches one can imagine yet realized that this was all fleeting without internal transformation.
This week's message is about:
1) Parting of the Red Sea (for us personally) and 2) Addressing Amalek- working against our evil inclinations and doubt.
Internal Amalek (Satan/ doubt) has one task- this is to make sure that we are not excited about spirituality. We are more intrigued with doing business deals (we feel more of a rush) than performing acts of sharing. We need to create excitement and awaken for the light to come in. We need to know that Satan/ Amalek's message is "It will not reveal light, so why don't you forget the sharing". Additionally Satan's message is "You deserve the recognition- strive for it". We need to establish a "point in the heart" and awaken light through recognizing the Amalek force.
Recap:
1) External life/ personal wealth is not lasting unless a person has addressed the internal war with Amalek. These fortunes have no continuity, will not remain unless we establish spirituality.
2) Awaken "Point in the Heart" and defeat Satan. When we see miracles around us it pushes us to do something- to become connected to awaken light.
The story of Pharoah's servant following the Israelites illustrates how one may have a connection to wealth and personal notoriety yet not connecting internally deems all of the external treasures temporary. He had all of the riches one can imagine yet realized that this was all fleeting without internal transformation.
This week's message is about:
1) Parting of the Red Sea (for us personally) and 2) Addressing Amalek- working against our evil inclinations and doubt.
Internal Amalek (Satan/ doubt) has one task- this is to make sure that we are not excited about spirituality. We are more intrigued with doing business deals (we feel more of a rush) than performing acts of sharing. We need to create excitement and awaken for the light to come in. We need to know that Satan/ Amalek's message is "It will not reveal light, so why don't you forget the sharing". Additionally Satan's message is "You deserve the recognition- strive for it". We need to establish a "point in the heart" and awaken light through recognizing the Amalek force.
Recap:
1) External life/ personal wealth is not lasting unless a person has addressed the internal war with Amalek. These fortunes have no continuity, will not remain unless we establish spirituality.
2) Awaken "Point in the Heart" and defeat Satan. When we see miracles around us it pushes us to do something- to become connected to awaken light.
Mon 1/25/10
This week we can connect to clarity based on the following events:
1) Tu Bishvat (festival of trees)
2) 72 Names of God
Miracles happen when we go outside of ourselves just as the tree grows against gravity.
Rav Ashlag shares this concept:
How does a person develop true faith? "Simple faith" is an easy belief in the Light. Even skeptics can be convinced of the existence of a higher power.
"Complete belief" is to achieve "Private supervision". This is where the angels are obeying us and helping us with our challenges. The hard part is staying with this when things do not work. We need to understand the payment and reward; the cause and effect; the fact that there are consequences to my actions.
It's our challenge to develop "Private Supervision" with the tools. With the 72 names knowing that I need to do work and create. Only then will I have miracles in my life and certainty about the Light.
1) Tu Bishvat (festival of trees)
2) 72 Names of God
Miracles happen when we go outside of ourselves just as the tree grows against gravity.
Rav Ashlag shares this concept:
How does a person develop true faith? "Simple faith" is an easy belief in the Light. Even skeptics can be convinced of the existence of a higher power.
"Complete belief" is to achieve "Private supervision". This is where the angels are obeying us and helping us with our challenges. The hard part is staying with this when things do not work. We need to understand the payment and reward; the cause and effect; the fact that there are consequences to my actions.
It's our challenge to develop "Private Supervision" with the tools. With the 72 names knowing that I need to do work and create. Only then will I have miracles in my life and certainty about the Light.
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