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Passover (Pesach) – Creativity over Slavery
Nature is a system that regulates toward absolute balance. Its four distinct seasons and five elements are the governors and protectors of the earth. This symbiosis of opposing forces (hot and cold, sun and moon, etc.), miraculously work together to maintain a perfect balance in every moment via stabilization of opposites.
Purim – Meditation & Teaching
The instinct of man to survive is an instinct of love. This love is ingrained in all beings as the force that creates, shapes, and enlivens with the vitality to express and expand. This force from which we live is often shaded by ideas or shadows that have been impressed upon us by ourselves and others. These shadows as a myriad of forms ranging from ideas of who you are, who you think others should be, as well as neuroses, fears and compulsions -- ultimately they remove you from the constant realization of divine love.
Organized vs Disorganized
The earth, the human body and the emotions and feelings are the perfect template to gauge living in the divine truth. The body is perfectly designed to stand via gravity, tension and countertension of forces. Yet, if there is too much force or too little in one direction the body will collapse or be injured. Forces that unbalance can come from any type of energy: phsyical, emotional or spiritual. The earth is the same, it is one giant body whose forces must remain in balance. If we abuse the trees or suck out the oil from the ground, imbalance and calamity are bound to follow.
Chanukah – How Do You Dare To Use Your Light
We welcome Chanukah (the festival of lights). The story of Chanukah is an unfolding of miraculous events in dark and harsh times. These miracles were a byproduct of intense faith in the Divine Self coupled with the need to protect the right to illuminated thought and compassionate action. With the combination of indomitable internal faith and integrous action, battles of inconceivable odds were won and Divine balance restored.
Tisha B’av
Tisha B'av symbolizes both the exile and destruction from our Beit Mikdash (house of holiness), the second temple. Our beloved outer sanctum has been lost, so we fast, we reflect, we even sit on the floor like we are mourning while we pray as if we have lost a beloved friend or relative.
Shavuot
This evening marks the festival of Shavuot "Festival of the first fruits. Festival of giving of the Torah."
Pesach (Passover)
As Pesach (Passover) approaches once again... where is your heart?