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October 11, 2010
incorporated in nothingness
For a person who has a deep sense of his own nothingness, there is no place where he is not, since he occupies no place at all. Therefore, the more that a righteous man is incorporated in nothingness, the more he is able to pay attention and contemplate the world. For it cannot be said of him that he occupies an elevated place and is distant from the world. For he is in no place at all.
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Posted by amin at 7:58 AM
one sixtieth part of prophecy
At an earlier time prophecy rested on humans, and they knew and could contemplate the upper glory. When prophecy ceased from them, they utilized a heavenly voice. Nowadays prophecy and the heavenly voice have ceased, so people only use dreams. Dreams, however, are at a much lower external level as we have learnt, "dreams are one sixtieth part of prophecy."
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Posted by amin at 7:50 AM
children of god
The sages of truth are called children of God and they are the masters of Kabbalah. Those who engage in the plain meaning of Scripture are merely called servants of God.
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Posted by amin at 7:44 AM
October 9, 2010
there is no man who does not have his hour
Do not demean any man, and do not belittle any thing. For there is no man who does not have his hour, and no thing that does not have its place.
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Posted by amin at 11:50 AM
truth will spring forth from the earth
'Truth will spring forth from the earth.' [ Psalm 85:12 ]
One can understand this as follows: Truth has been cast down to the ground, which is the very lowest level...Therefore anyone who wishes to draw near to truth must humble himself to the dust, to raise it up from there. Once one attaches oneself to this quality of humility one can ascend to higher and higher levels of spirituality.
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Posted by amin at 11:40 AM
three hidden qualities
Rebbe Mendel Kalish of Warka used to say: There are three beautiful things: bending down while remaining upright, a cry while remaining silent, and a dance without moving.
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Posted by amin at 11:32 AM
October 7, 2010
the wonders of your torah
May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that You orientate our hearts to Your awe and Your love, and let Your ears hearken to these words. Open our uncircumcised hearts to the secrets of Your Torah, and let this study be pleasing before Your Throne of Glory like the sweet fragrance of incense.
Emanate upon us the light of the source of our souls in all our aspects. Let the sparks of light of Your holy servants, through whom You have revealed Your words in the world, radiate forth. May their merit, the merit of their fathers, the merit of their Torah, of their perfection and of their holiness support us, so that we should not stumble in these matters.
May their merit illuminate our eyes in what we are studying. In the words of the pleasant singer of Israel: 'Open my eyes and I will perceive the wonders of Your Torah.' May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be in accordance with Your will, Lord my Rock and my Redeemer. For the Lord will provide wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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Posted by amin at 4:48 AM
your torah
May it be Your will, Lord my God and God of my fathers, that You purify my soul, spirit and essence that I may be fit and worthy to awaken the lower waters through the study of the holy Zohar.
Remove the covers from my eyes, so that I behold the wonders of Your Torah. Make me worthy to be illuminated through the light of Your Torah, that I may understand the delight of its secret mysteries, to study, teach, keep and perform them. May the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us, and the work of our hands established for us. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be in accordance with Your will, my God, my Rock and my redeemer.
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Posted by amin at 4:33 AM