GOD IS A VERB, KABBALAH AND THE PRACTICE OF MYSTICAL JUDAISM
Rabbi David A. Cooper
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"One aspect of the soul is always joined with the center of creation, and this is our eternal link with truth."
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"God's presence is everywhere, including one's own consciousness
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"Divine providence includes every ripple that has been sent into the universe by every person who has ever lived and every event that has ever taken place."
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"Every aspect of creation interrelates with every other….every thought, word, or action reverberates throughout the entire creation."
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"The dimension of this moment is supported in its entirety by the nature of the Divine. Thus there is a vital relationship between God and every aspect of creation. Each breath I draw is initiated, sustained, and nourished by the power of creation. Each event is permeated by the magic of the Divine Presence."
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"Our entire life is a perpetual experience of resurrection, if only we were able to perceive it in this way."
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"The greater our awareness, the more our perception of multiplicity dissolves."
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"May we be blessed to grow together in increasing awareness, to bring a new consciousness to the world, and to experience true peace in our time."
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"Acts of lovingkindness, over the long run, will bring a higher level of consciousness to everyone in the world."
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"Mystics teach that there is a universal connection among all things; modern science offers the same message."
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"You may fall to the lowest depths, heaven forbid, but no matter how low you have fallen, it is still inappropriate to give up hope. The ability to return to God surpasses everything, and so there is no room for despair. Even sins can be transformed into virtue; even your failings and shortcomings can be brought back to God."
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"There is only one reality, and all multiplicity is imaginary. The world seems pluralistic only because our awareness has limitations."
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"Our job is not to set up a battleground to eradicate evil, but to search out its spark of holiness. Our task is not to destroy but to build, not to hate but to find a place of yielding, not to polarize but to discover the points of commonality so that we can work together. Learn this lesson, dear friends, it will serve you well."
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"The ancient kabbalistic idea is a holistic, energetic model of the universe. It cuts across layers of reality and includes every possible dimension of creation….According to this Jewish mystical viewpoint, everything and every 'non-thing' that ever was or will be in creation is interconnected."
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"Each part in the universe is in dynamic relationship with every other part."
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"The Holy One is the Soul of souls, the Spirit of spirits." Zohar 1:103b
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"Now we are no longer separated from our source, and behold we ARE the source and the source is us. We are so intimately united with It, we cannot by any means be separated from It, for we are It." Abraham Abulafia, 13th century Jewish sage
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"Nothing is inconsequential. Each grain of sand holds amazing secrets. Each event contains mysterious messages. Every encounter with another being is a point of contact upon which the universe pivots. When we enter into this frame of mind, reality as we see it becomes a vast opportunity to experience the interconnectedness of all creation. From this perspective, we come to the realization that every piece is integral in the unfolding of creation, including us."
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"Love can be viewed as a unity, a ubiquitous oneness."
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"Mystics throughout time, in all traditions, have said the same thing: We do not have to search for God, because the presence of the Divine permeates all things. If there is a search at all, it is God searching for Itself, so to speak."
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"May our lives be filled with the ongoing truth in which we are saturated with love, caring, and kindness. And may we serve the world from the level of awareness."
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"Free will at its core is…the ability to bestow light."
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"We are the accumulation of a set of archetypes that interact with the world drama that enfolds us."
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"Just as we know that there was some kind of paradigm shift from animal consciousness to prehistoric human consciousness, and that human consciousness has gone through stages measured in various ways, such as social awareness, technological development, or basic intelligence…there is yet to come a major paradigm shift toward an entirely new level of awareness. In this advanced state, pain and suffering as we know it will vanish, war will end, our relationships with one another will dramatically be altered, the lion will lie with the lamb, so to speak, and life will be completely different from anything we might imagine."
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"One's actions, particularly deeds of lovingkindness, profoundly impact upon the universe. Minor actions can have significant consequences;…everything happening to us is connected with a complex weave of variables. Moreover, angelic forces are associated with our thoughts, words and deeds."
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