BS’’D
SEFIROTIC
CONSCIOUSNESS MEDITATIONS
[the
lower seven Sefirot]
R.
Yitzchak Schwartz
Erev
Pesach 5770
[Spring
2010]
Dear
friends,
This
booklet is comprised of the 7 lower Sefirot;
their
essential definitions…..
their
applications……..
their
meditative internalizing exercises….
These
consciousness teachings
may
be tapped into during the Omer period,
when
we focus on one Sefira a week,
from
Chesed to Malchut,
Or
they may be tapped into any time
The
Sefirot depict every process and structure…
They
are a bridge to G-d and to the Universe
and
to the total awakening of ourselves…
Table Of
Contents
CHESED/YES SAYING
OUR SAGES
[OLD AND NEW] TEACH THAT THE WORLD IS
ESSENTIALLY COMPOSED OF
CHESED...WHEN
WE CONNECT TO CHESED, WE CONNECT TO A
LIMITLESS FLOW OF
ABUNDANCE….AFTER A
LONG COMPARATIVE SEARCH , I’VE COME UP
WITH A VERY
CONCISE
DEFINITION OF THE CHESED EXPERIENCE;
SAYING YES
LET’S EXPLORE
HOW TO MAXIMIZE OUR SEFIROTIC TRAIT OF
CHESED---IE…OUR
ABILITY TO
SAY YES
AND
THEREBY ACCESS SOME OF THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS THAT
OUR SAGES SPOKE OF
_______:
1.
ACTUALIZE OUR CALLING
2. OPEN UP
OUR EMOTIONAL POWERS
3. SHARE
OUR LOVE WITH HASHEM AND THE WORLD AND
OURSELVES
4. BECOME
A MASTER GIVER
5. CONNECT
WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAN WE KNOW NOW
6. OPEN UP
MANY NEW DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY AND ABUNDANCE
7. IMPROVE
OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SPOUSE [PRESENT
ONE OR FUTURE ONE]
8. FULFILL
NUMEROUS INTERPERSONAL MITZVOT
9.
MAXIMIZE OUR ATTRACTIVENESS TO OTHERS AND THEIRS TO
US
10.HELP
BUILD A WORLD OF CHESED
11.EMULATE
G-D'S TRAIT OF GIVING AND BENEVOLENCE
12.SWEETEN
AND MINIMIZE HARSH DECREES AND HARSH
JUDGEMENTALISM
13.EXPAND
CONSTRICTED CONSCIOUSNESS
14.EMULATE
THE WAYS OF THE PATRIARCHS AND MATRIARCHS
15.PERPETUATE
'YES' SAYING IN THE WORLD [WITH ALL OF
THESE POWERFUL IMPACTS]
16.LEAD
ALIFE FULL OF INSPIRATION
17.LIVE
THE LIFE YOU LOVE AND LOVE THE LIFE YOU LIVE
18.EMPOWER
YOURSELF TO CARRY OUT ANYTHING THAT YOU
INTEND
19.EMPOWER
OTHERS TO ACTUALIZE THEIR INTENDED GOALS
20.BECOME
A BEACON OF LOVE, LIGHT, GOODNESS AND
POSITIVITY
So how do
we say yes in life?….how can
we say yes, when
an inner
voice keeps saying NO! The following meditation
hopefully
will provide a way;
SAYING YES
MEDITATION
1.SAFE YES
SAYING
Identify the
‘NO’ voice that fills your mind when you want
to say
YES….Ask
yourself why the NO is there---What is it’s
purpose?
How is it
coming to help you? Give thanks to Hashem for
your
inner
NO….Acknowledge it’s benefit and it’s role in
helping you
out…..Now
ask yourself how it would be possible to derive
this
same benefit
by saying yes and not saying no [ie…saying
Yes in a
safe
harmless way]…When you are convinced of a safe way of
saying YES,
say it and follow through, and carry on with
another
YES---processing
it in the same way[ and another and
another….etc…]
2. EMPOWERED
BY THE LIST
Go through
the above list of 20 benefits that you can
derive
from saying
yes….Just say them, and focus on the powerful
impact that
you can derive from being a yes sayer, or from
just
saying yes
one time……Now search for one opportunity to say
yes
in your life
that you would not normally say yes to [as opposed
to a yes
that is internally obstructed by an internal NO,
search
for a yes
that would be ok]…..Fire yourself up by the
impact of
yes
saying—and just say YES---Enjoy the power of yes
saying--
-and say yes
some more [where you wouldn’t normally do so]
3. FUSE WITH
HASHEM’S YES
Examine the
‘MAYBES’ in your life at this time---those
decisions
or processes
that you now are dealing with, that you are
presently
indecisive about….Consider the possibillity that
all
these maybes
are no longer your decisions to make, but
rather,
you toss
them up to Hashem to decide for you….With this
new
perspective,
what do you think Hashem would decide? Answer
this
question in 1 of 2 ways [or both];
A.What would
Hashem decide now?
B.What will
Hashem decide over the next period of
time….What
does Divine Providence dictate ….which Maybes
turn out to
be NOS and which ones turn out to be YESes
4.YES
-----JUST THE WAY IT IS NOW
Look again
at the NOS and MAYBES in your life….Say to
yourself [in
a sort of mantra way] that these are perfect
just
the way they
are….Allow your mind to reveal to you how
what
seemed to be
not ok , is actually ok…..keep this up until
you find
that many of
the MAYBES and NOS are actually YESes
GVURA— THE POWER OF SAYING NO
***NO CAN
BE EMPOWERING
Although
saying no, by definition, would seem to be dis
empowering , when
you look
closer at the impactcaused by saying a good,
well placed 'NO',
you'll
findit to be very empowering.....and that's the
way it should be---we
are after
all dealing with the expression of one of the
Holy Sefirot, and
when it is
expressed properly and harmoniously, it [like
all other Sefirotic
expressions]
possessesthe means to empower and elevate
and sanctify our
lives....
Let’s explore
what type of 'No Sayings'in our own past have
been
empowering--and
we will derive from these, the lessons
required to
empower
our lives now and in the future
***GVURA
IS SAYING NO
Let’s take a
step backwards….lets’ examine a
list of descriptive terms that
desribe
the Sefira GVURA [drawn from a variety of sources]….our goal
is
to see how
SAYING NO is [at least one] theme that is
central to all these
terms;
1.
restraint
2.
discipline
3.
judgement
4. justice
[DIN}
5.
boundaries
6. fear
[of losing something good]
7.
rejection
8. strength
9. rebuke
10.
constrict [conceal]
When we
examine these terms, we can see that the
functional feature at
work---the
inner voice common to all the terms is SAYING
NO…..whether
we
restrain, we fear, we are repulse or repulse others,
we exercise restraint
or we
display strength---we activate the inner directive
of SAYING NO
***EMPOWERED
NO SAYING FROM THE PAST
Let’s now take
a look at a possible list of empowered no
sayings that we
may have
experienced in the past [it’s actually
a list that I came up with
upon
examining my own most empowering no sayings]….let’s try to
discover
from the list the factors or tools that
empowered us, so that we can
derive
these tools or meditations for facillitating
future empowered no
sayings;
1.
refusing to say yes if there’s a strong
INNER NO
2.
refusing to say yes when it contradicts my inner
lower self
3. saying
no to worry
4. saying
no being in need of finding favor in the eyes
of others
5. saying
no to commitments that do not represent my
total self
expression
6. saying
no to in authenticity
7. saying
no to lack of total utilization of my
resources
8. saying
no to a situation where I find myself being
used, abused,
controlled,
intruded upon, taken advantage of or
enslaved by others
9. saying
no to wasting time
10. saying
no to surviving rather than thriving
11. saying
no to settling for less than the best for my
beloved ones
12. saying
no to senselessly just doing what everyone
else is doing
13. saying
no to being overwhelmed and overextended
14. saying
no to danger
15. saying
no to risky , doubtful commitments
16. saying
no to non-holistic partial conclusions
SAYING NO
EMPOWERMENTS
RE-EMPOWERMENTS
A. Recall
past empowerments [see the list above to
guide you to
discover your own most empowered no sayings]
and
experience the empowerment that you gained
B. Examine
which 2 or 3 factors empowered you the
most in your
past empowerments [like the feeling of
liberation
or transcending…etc…]
C. Now
identify the possible dis-empowerments that
you expect
or anticipate to cope with in the future
[similar
to your past
dis-empowerments that you needed to
overcome
most likely]
D. Now
re-empower yourself by drawing on your best
past 2 or 3
empowering feelings [B above] to say No to
your present
and anticipated future disempowerments
CAN’T STAND
IT ANYMORE TRANSFORMING
A. Identify
the challenge[s] of your life that are
intolerable
B.
Experience the full emotional impact of this
intolerable
experience….work yourself up to
the point
where you simply cannot stand it
anymore---where
anything would be preferable
C. SAY NO in
one of 2 ways;
1. Allow a
whole new way of coping or way of being
enter your
mind and go with it
2. Create or
Co-create or project a brand new
way
of coping or
a brand new set of circumstances….
TIFFERET/BRIDGE-ING
TIFFERET
IS THE BRIDGE-ING OR RESOLUTION
OF
CONTRASTING ELEMENTS
INTO A NEW
HARMONIOUS WHOLE
WHEN
WE EXERCISE TIFFERET, WE BRIDGE;
1.
OUR YESES AND OUR NOS
2.
CERTAIN TYPES OF PEOPLE WITH
DIFFERENT
TYPES
3.
CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR
PERSONALITIES
WITH OTHER PARTS
4.
OUR WEAKNESSES WITH OUR
STRENGTHS
5.
WHAT WE FEEL WITH WHAT WE
EXPRESS
6.
WHAT WE ARE MEANT TO DO IN LIFE
WITH
WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO
7.
THE PARTS WITH THE GREATER
WHOLE
Let’s
explore how to bridge each one of these;
BRIDGE-ING;
1.YOUR YESES
AND YOUR NOS
When you
feel like saying yes, but you know you should say
no….when you
feel like you’re attracted , but you know
that you
better
reject that feeling….when you feel like expanding,
but
you’re
scared to go beyond your normal limitations…..when
you
feel like
you’d like to give, but a voice inside says
you’d better
take…when
you feel like understand one side of the
picture, but
you also
know that the other side is correct
too--------------
----------------------------------------------------
become a
master of people bridging by first of all
recognizing
the
differences just as they are---no need to change them
---
just accept
them---next---put yourself in their
places---see
the world as
they see it [put on their life
spectacles]---do this
even if you
are bridging many people at once [a charismatic
teacher or
performer can do this simultaneously with many
people at
the same time]…finally to really be able to
bridge
properly--
communicate to both or all sides [or sometimes
just
to yourself]
what the other side needs and desires and
negotiate
a win win or
a bliss bliss deal that satisfies everyone
3. CERTAIN
PARTS OF YOUR PERSONALITIES
WITH OTHER
PARTS
Tifferet
corresponds to the trunk of the body/soul,
bridging the
right side
with the left and the upper part with the
lower------
----------------------------so
get yourself
together….bridge
your emotions with your actions by acting
in a
fully
emotionally expressed way…..bridge your conservative
side
with your
liberal side by lifting yourself above both of
them, tap
into your
Daat/Knowing and choose just how much to lean
more
towards one
side than the other…..bridge your perceptive
power
[Daat] to
your communicative power [Yesod] by being
charismatic
[Tifferet]
and relating to everyone exactly in the way
that opens
them up the
most…….bridge your theoretical and
hypothetical
assumptions
about life to the realm of practical
application by
constantly
trying out the best tools for expressing your
theories……bridge
your heart to your mouth by speaking your
heart to
Hashem and to those who would be most likely to
listen
4. YOUR
WEAKNESSES WITH YOUR
STRENGTHS
Tifferet/Bridge-ing
also represents the power of
healing….the
healing
takes place when that which is blocking our
natural flow
is somehow
neutralized or
re-integrated--------------------
------------identify
a weakness that you have, then
identify
it’s sister
trait---it’s corresponding strong
trait…….bridge them
by meshing
them together into one to neutralize the
weakness
and thereby
create a new entity—an entity of harmony and
healing and
alignment….for example;
Bridge a
weak part to a strong part
Bridge a
small part to a large part
Bridge a shy
part to an outgoing part
Bridge a low
self-esteem part to a self-confident part
Bridge a
sick part to a healthy part
Bridge a
failure part to a successful part….etc…etc…
5. WHAT YOU
FEEL WITH WHAT YOU EXPRESS
An authentic
person is a person with charm…a person who’s
attraction
is the fact that they are truly representing
themselves
to others, and others can feel comfortable to
do the
same with
them and comfortable to not have to worry about
properly
reacting to hidden
agendas------------------------
-------identify
the discrepancy between what you normally
say
and what the
truth is….reveal to yourself why you are
afraid or
hesitant to
tell it like it is….perhaps it’s because the
other
person would
think less of you…perhaps it’s because you
would
insult
them.....now reveal to yourself the feeling that
you get
inside when
you don’t tell it like it is…..reveal to
yourself how
you would
feel if you could tell it like it is…..now, in a
quiet
state of
mindfulness, run through a scenario of you
telling it like
it is---what
would it be like and feel like and what would
be the
repercussions
[if any] and what would be the
benefits…..now,
resolve to
speak authentically, and to the extent that you
need
to tone it
down and be cautious—do that as well….practice
authenticity
in other communications in this way….
6. WHAT YOU
ARE MEANT TO DO IN LIFE
WITH WHAT
YOU ACTUALLY DO
Ratzon
living is living the life that you truly want to
live because
it’s truly
the life you are meant to be living….this is a
very
worthwhile
way to live, but it is very illusive to
actually do
it…..the
missing ingredient is Tifferet---the ability to
bridge---
to bridge
your normal day to day way of living to an ideal
way of
living—to a
way of living that you truly want and are
meant to
live--------------------------------------------------
-project an
ideal you, a you that is truly an expression
of who
you want to
be , of what you were meant to be, of what you
were meant
to do to become that ideal person……step into
this
ideal
future, and see it in all of it’s details….focus on
how you
got from
your present state of being to this ideal
state…what
did you do
to get there?.....now toss up to Hashem your
projected
ideal vision of yourself, and let it go…..let
Hashem
make it
happen for you in His own way and in His own
time…rest
assured that
slowly but surely, your vision will
manifest….rest
assured that
whatever you need to do to assist Hashem in
the
process,
Hashem will prompt you in the many ways that
Hashem
prompts
people…
7. THE PARTS
WITH THE GREATER WHOLE
Not only
does Tifferet/Bridge-ing connect different parts
that
exist now,
but it also relates to what bridging what
exists now
to what can
potentially exist in the future---with
Tifferet, we
can bridge
the good sides of ourselves to be even
better---we
can bridge
the partial way that we see things to a greater
and
more whole
way….we can bridge a simple way of engaging
life to
a Divinely
infused way….we can bridge the me-centered way
we
engage life
to a microcosmic way, where what is inside of
us is
actually
parallel to what is in the entire Universe, and
we have
the power to
activate these parallel
parts-------------------
-----------------------identify
a problem that you may
have, a
dilemma, a challenge…..in your normal way of
thinking,
what would
you do to solve the problem…..now look at the
problem in
the context of a much greater , much more whole
,
much more
expansive orientation……notice how the problem,
when
viewed in a
much wider context [of space and time] seems
smaller….notice
how the problem , when placed in a wider
context
sometimes doesn’t seem like a problem at all, but
rather
like a
necessary step in the unfolding of a growth or
perfection
process that
you need to go through presently….
NETZACH/ OVERCOMING
NETZACH-------it’s place in
the Sefirotic template
The Sefira
Netzach corresponds to the right leg---the
stronger
leg….The legs
take us to where we want to
go….Another
function of the legs is to stand us up strong
and steady
so that we don’t fall…..Nezach
is the first of the
lowest
group of Sefirot [Netzach, Hod, Yesod and
Malchut]…This group
corresponds to the lowest of the 4
Kabbalistic
Worlds –the World
of Asiyah/Doing---the
World that’s farthest
away from pure G-dliness, and as a
result, is
the place of the most darkness, uncertainty
and
obstacles….This is
the world that demands our greatest
independence
and efforts---the only way to get things
done
in The
World of Doing…..Here is
where we need the
power of
Netzach/Overcoming the most..... Regarding the
universal
Sefirotic process, we are presently at a phase
where we
have already conceived and internalized of a
Gdly
inspired
vision and have already begun to actualize
this
vision and express it to others in a balanced,
harmonious
way---now we must take it to a new
level—from the
theoretical to the actual, and that’s where
the
Netzach power of overcoming steps in…….
A SHORT
MEDITATIVE EXERCISE;
Picture one
of the visions that you have that you
would like
to actualize…..Picture what it would
take to make
this vision a reality….Think back to
other
visions that you have actualized in the
past…..What
did it take to make it happen? Based
on your past
experience, project what type of
Netzach/Overcoming
know how it would take to
actualize
your present vision
NETZACH-------tapping
it’s essence
Until the
messianic era will shift the consciousness of
the
world to
be one of perfection, we live in a world of
‘Tikun’… ’….This
means that everything is lacking and needs
fixing ,
healing, completing and perfecting…. The more
that we
are present with this reality and step up to the
full
time
challenge of overcoming, the more we live in
Netzach
The more
that we live in Netzach, the more that we are
inspired
to take on the challenge of overcoming
everything
at all
times…..More
than this, if you really look closely at
your life,
you’ll find
that you are ALREADY a master
Netzach\Overcomer
person….you
probably just haven’t
yet
brought this to your conscious attention [until now]…..
ANOTHER
MEDITATIVE EXERCISE;
Picture [in
your mind’s eye] a day in your
life…notice
how many different challenges that
there are
that you need to overcome….Notice how
many unique
and innovative solutions that you come
up
with…..Now extend this day to a week and then
to a month
and then to a year and then to a
lifetime
until now……Afterwards, extend your
Netzach
Overcoming tool coping power to the
present and
to the future….Project the expected
obstacles
and the tools and strategies [and state
of mind]
that you will need in order to overcome ,
and picture
how, with Hashem’s constant help,
you will
carry them out…….make a list of your
tools…make a
list of the top 10 tools….keep adding
to the list
until you ultimately have a tool
chest…..then
transform this tool’s chest to
become your
own personal diagnostic chart for
coping with
any and every situation
NETZACH-------a
few other applications
1.
Dominance-----------overcoming
another
person’s
will or
control and/or influence, by imposing my own
EXERCISE-----Bring
to mind a relationship
that you
have where either you are presently
dominating
the relationship, or, to the
contrary,someone
is dominating you…..identify
what aspects
of the relationship need to be
overcome in
order to effect a harmonious
balance---a
balance between dominance and
submission---a
balance that would allow both
you and the
other person [people] to be fully
self
expressed…..Create the ideal relationship
,with
Hashem’s help and the other person’s as
well, as
best as you can
2.
Competitivity-----overcoming
the
obstacles and
challenges
of another person or of various
circumstances
that would prevent you from reaching
your goal
EXERCISE-----Identify
your goal….Identify
the
opposition forces---those people or
circumstances
that stand in your way….Generate
the
excitement and adrenalin and innovative
tools that
you need ….With a healthy sense of
competition,
make it happen
2. Seeing
Hashem’s
Providential Mastery----
-overcoming
the
illusive perspective that the
governing
of the world is haphazard---and seeing
instead,
that the world is governed in the most
magnificent
way….all is
run by Hashem , the
conductor
of this grand symphony [the
MENATZEACH/Conductor---the
root of which is
Netzach],
and we too are musicians in the symphony
[and
actors in the play]
EXERCISE-----Begin
to see life in the world as
being a
grand symphony---though it may not be
clear at the
present time, nevertheless, view
every detail
that you see as playing a significant
role
[including all of your own encounters as well]
3.
Eternity -----overcoming
the
standard perspective
of time as
being finite, and seeing instead, that all
that
you
encounter and engage in also has an element of
eternity
[the word Netzach means eternity]
EXERCISE-----Open
up your eyes to see and
experience
Eternity now…..Do this by projecting
in your
mind, that when any and every act,
word,
feeling or thought that you engage in, will
continue to
reverberate forever…..the more that
you get used
to doing this, the more that you
will elevate
and sanctify all that you do
Transcending
all limits -----overcoming
the
assumption
that you
are a person who has limited capabilities
and
capacities, and open yourself up to the
magnificent
possibility of overcoming as many
barriers
as possible and transcending as many limits
as
possible and living in an above-nature
extraordinary
way
EXERCISE-----Identify
an area of your life
that you
feel are limiting your capacities and
capabilities.....now
look closer....if you were to
project
extending and expanding your limits ---
if you were
to ask Hashem to help make it
happen for
you---if you were to enlist all of
your powers
and all of your friends powers and
all of your
innovative tools, wouldn't you feel
like you
could go beyond your present limits?!
Now , just
do it---do it in this one area of
your life
and another and another and see how
many of the
present walls of your life come
tumbling
down.....
HOD/EMPOWERING
WHEN YOU
EXAMINE CLOSELY
TO SEE HOW
EMPOWERED OR DISEMPOWERED
YOU AND
OTHERS ARE IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE,
AND HOW
MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES,
THEN YOU
REALIZE THAT EMPOWERING
YOURSELF
AND OTHERS
IS PERHAPS
ONE OF THE MOST PRIMAL
OF ALL
HUMAN DRIVES
A.
HOD\EMPOWERING----some general points of
orientation
1.VIS A
VIS NETZACH
Hod is on
the left side of the Sefirotic
setup----opposite the Sefira Netzach
…These 2
are like 2 sides of a coin….The
Netzach dynamic of dominant
competitive
conquering and overcoming of all obstacles
that stand in it’s
way….therefore
, Netzach is in need of support---a support
system …..This
need spurs
Hod into responding by becoming Netzach’s chief
enabler or
empowerer….In terms
of relationships, this means that the Hod
partner is
awakened
to be of service to their partner, since their
prime goal is to
enable
their partner to become empowered and succeed
2. VIS A
VIS SOME POPULAR HOD DESCRIPTIVE TERMS
A. ‘DEVOTION’------One
who is motivated to empower, can be
counted on
to be very devoted constantly
B. ‘ADORATION’-----A
true empower-er is driven to do so,
because
they adore
the one that they empower
C. ‘SUBMISSION’-----As
opposed to Netzach’s
conquering
domination,
the Hod empower-er constantly has their
sights on
submitting
themselves to Netzach’s
empowering needs
D. ‘GLORY’-------An
empowerer sees to it that the other person
Shines---that
the empowerment that has been lost becomes
found
----until
it manifests as true glory
E. ‘RECIPROCAL
RELATIONSHIP’-------When
an empowerer
steps into
a relationship, they naturally elicit the
other person’s
response---a
response that inspires them to elicit a
response in turn
F. ‘THE GID
HANASHE’ [sciatic
nerve]-----Eisav’s Angel,
though
He lost
the ‘wrestling
match’ with
Yaakov, nevertheless managed to
leave
Yaakov [the Jewish people ] partly damaged….the
damage was
to the
sciatic nerve in the left leg –the part
of the body that
corresponds
to Hod/empowerment….the
damage that resulted was a
lack of
spiritual empowerment—the
diability to stand up on one’s
own feet ,
literally and financially , when it comes to
matters of the
spirit,
such as Torah support
G. ‘AARON THE
HIGH PRIEST’-------Aaron
possessed the trait of
enabling
and empowering those who were lacking,
including those
who were
dis empowered by broken relationships
B. A
HOD\EMPOWERING MEDITATION
AWARENESS OF
DISEMPOWERMENT----bring to mind an experience
or situation in your
life….ask
yourself how empowered or powerless you are….on
a scale of 1 to 10, how would you
rate the
experience….extend this to another experience and
another until you begin to develop
a sense of
the level of empowerment that you are holding
by presently in most all situations that you
find
yourself RE-EMPOWERING OURSELVES----- begin to
re-empower yourself by re-focusing on all the
powerless
experiences of your life….find something in or
around the experience that you feel to be
positive and
that has redeeming value for you [including
the realization that ultimately this
experience
is G-d sent and ultimately for your best]
—focus on this to the exclusion of all the
other
negative aspects of the experience….if you still
feel disempowered, then give it over to
Hashem,
expressing your need for Hashem to take over
control [until ultimately you will be reempowered]….
do this [and
any other type of re-empowering tool that
comes to you] for another
challenge in
your life , and another and another, until
you feel that you are beginning to experience
a shift in
your life….
RE-EMPOWERING
OTHERS------ begin to shift the focus of
attention in your re-empowerings
from
yourself to others, repeating all that you’ve done in
the previous steps for yourself, and to do
it instead
for others…
RE-EMPOWERING
THE PAST AND FUTURE-----
begin to
extend your empowerings to your past, by
simply
saying thank you for all of the empowerings
that you
have been given and that you have been
allowed to
give to others by the ONE
ABOVE….keep
repeating the thank yous and let
the memories
come to mind, one by one…..see how
often that
your and others powerlessness was
replaced by
empowerment, and be thankful for
that, and
for how often you and others you have
helped, have
been bestowed with empowerment in
your
life…….with this awareness, project a future
of
empowerment ---a level of empowerment that
is beyond
any level that you have ever experienced
Yesod/ALL-ING
A. ALLNESS
FUNDAMENTALS
1.YESOD/THE
MALE ORGAN
The male reproductive organ functions as a
reproducer with great
pleasure and vitality when active and total abstinence when not…….It
enlists
and represents the entire DNA of the body in it’s primal communicatory
act…The
corresponding qualities are found in the consciousness of a Yesod
person…..
When they [often referred to as a Tzadik/Tzadeket] discerningly choose
to
engage in a propitious, healthy and holy relationship or activity [as
opposed
to a spiritually harmful one , which they choose to abstain from], they
do it
with an expression of total vitality and pleasure and self
expression---so much so, that they inspire the same in the recipient of
their
full-communications [and the fruits of their communication are
reproductive and
blessed---that is to say, that the goodness that they create is
perpetuated by
any one coming into contact with them—even indirectly]
2.YESOD/THE SEFIROTIC PROCESS
The Yesod is the harmonious and fully
expressed communicator of all the
Sefirot [thus it is the only Sefira that corresponds to
reproduction]….The way
that this is expressed in the consciousness of the Yesod person, is
Allness….Whatever they think, feel, speak or do is an expression of
allness….They constantly seek to engage more of life, more fully lived
and
expressed, more unified, more impactful, more abundant, more
experienced……..They therefore make all decisions in life, based on
allness---to
the extent that what they choose will empower their allness, to that
extent
they are prepared to jump in [and so too, the opposite]
B. ALLNESS
LIVING
Review
your day
….what were the activities/experiences that you had?....Measure the
ALLNESS
level of your daily activities…How fully expressed and alive and
pleasureful
were they? Try to experience how the more that they were
activities
expressing your ALLNESS, the more inspired you were—in all
ways…..Project your
upcoming day……How can you change your day completely, by injecting
ALLNESS? See the anticipated activities /experiences of
your day
without ALLNESS, then see them with it……Here are some illustrations of
how to
inspire your day with ALLNESS;
1.
Reframe an upcoming interaction with someone as being an opportunity
to bond
with that person in a totally unique and creative and meaningful way
[that will
elicits from them their bonding ALLNESS in return]
2.
Reframe
an
upcoming errand that you need to run as being an opportunity to
accomplish your
goal with as much expression of your inner powers as you can
enlist---your
power of creativity and feeling and love and innovation and
sensitivity…etc…etc…etc…
3. Reframe
an upcoming spiritual experience [prayer, study , meditation…etc…] as
being an
opportunity to express yourself in a way that you never have before,
nor will
you ever be able to again….see that your experience will resonate for
Eternity….see that your experience will have the power to effect, not
only
yourself and those around you, but the entire world….see you’re your
experience
will be one that will perpetuate similar experiences in your life in
what will
be an upward spiral of spiritual power and bliss
MALCHUT/RECEIVING
When we receive selflessly with our entire
being,
with the intent of channeling it all onwards,
then we will constantly be filled to the brim with Allness,
and more important than this,
we will constantly give birth to brave new worlds
and brave new ways of being in the world
A.
MALCHUT/RECEIVING FUNDAMENTALS
The Holy
Zohar
defines the Sefira Malchut as follows; “ …Malchut has nothing of her
own,
except what she receives from that which is above her…’’……Malchut is
all about
selfless receiving…..making oneself into a empty vessel anxious to be
filled
and anxious to pass it on to others…….Malchut is the female
paradigm---she
attracts the seed of life that will impregnate her with the giver’s
essence----she
will then nurture that life essence to the point of birth and
beyond---to the
point of maturity…..
The
corresponding
qualities found in the consciousness of the Malchut person;
----------they view their life and their world as a profoundly abundant
reality---an endless collection of opportunities---each one to be
passionately savored and embraced and acquired ………..Though they see
that life
is full of possibilities and opportunities, they resonate with that one
special
opportunity, to the exclusion of all of the others….they focus on one
opportunity, one man, one seed…..they embrace this seed of life and
nurture it
with tender loving care and compassion----they nurture it until this
seed
blossoms and is born----until it becomes a fully independent being in
it’s own
right…….All of this is accomplished by their selflessly and lovingly
and
endlessly valuing what they receive----whether it be a mate, a child, a
seminal
idea, a project or anything else that is given over to their tender
loving
care……
B. MALCHUT/RECEIVING
–----IT’S KABBALISTIC MULTI-DIMENSIONAL EXPRESSION
Malchut is
the last
Sefira……It therefore integrates the features and powers of all of the
Sefirahs
that precede it…..As a result of it’s receiving of the entirety of the
Sefirotic
Unit, it gives birth to an entire new unit of Sefirahs, and it becomes
the
incipient initiator or the KETER of that new body of Sefirahs ….the
word
‘Malchut’ means Kingdom….a true King, Queen or leader is one who
selflessly
receives all of their power and wisdom from ABOVE, and then
benevolently
channel what they receive into the governing of their Kingdom….The
paradigm-Biblical-‘Malchut’ figure is King David----everything about
him, from
his complete fathoming of G-dliness [‘…yours, Hashem, is the Greatness
and the
Gvurah and the Tifferet {and all the rest of the Sefirotic graspings of
G-dliness}…..’{a verse recited by David from Chronicles and from the
daily
morning service}]---to his role as the eternal paradigm King of
Israel---in his
life and in Messianic times {King Mashiach the son of David---the King
David
who is alive forever}----all these are very beautiful descriptions and
illustrations of the essential definition of the Sefirah Malchut----The
Sefirah
of selfless and complete receiving in order to channel it
onwards…….this same
definition serves as the essential description of the numerous
‘Kinuyim’/’Descriptive terms’ that are used to describe Malchut and the
role
that it plays in our lives……Here are a few examples [see if you
can
identify this definition in these terms…];
a. The feminine
paradigm
b. Regality
c.
Prayer
d.
The Holy Temple
e.
The Shechina [Divine Presence]
f.
The Matriarchs
g.
The Oral Torah
h.
Shabbat
i.
Community
j.
Emuna\Faith
k.
The Land
l.
Ruach HaKodesh /The Holy Prophetic Spirit
m.
The
Moon
n.
Closure
o.
Review /Inventory
p.
Name [of someone or something]
C. MALCHUT/RECEIVING MEDITATIONS
1.
TOTAL RECEIVING
Be totally
open to
receive….receive the voices from inside yourself…..receive the
information from
outside of yourself….receive the messages that come to you with every
interpersonal encounter……receive the people that you encounter, not
only as you
perceive them, rather put yourself in their place and see things the
way that
they see things…….be receptive to the birth process that you are going
through---your active role in the birth process, as well as your
passive role
in birthing---by watching Hashem make it all happen….
2.
RECEIVING YOUR INNER VOICE
Receive
the voice
inside…..the Divine voice that is constantly speaking to you….learn to
distinguish this voice from all the other voices---the ones that are
counterfeit and misleading and shallow and confusing –--the inner noise
and static
that is always vying for your attention…..notice how this voice speaks
softly,
sometimes imperceptibly soft, but with a crystal clear message---the
message
that you know deep down in your heart and Soul---the message that is
constantly
directing you to choose that which is healthy and whole and Holy and
empowering
and good and loving……begin to practice receiving your inner voice by
attempting
to answer a few questions and doubts and challenges that you are faced
with,
and try to determine which inner voice inside of you gives the true
answer….continue in this manner until you begin to recognize your inner
voice
with more and more clarity
3.
RECEIVING FROM PEOPLE [and the rest of the world outside of yourself]
Receive
from people and the world in a complete and selfless manner…..see how
all
things that you encounter are actually messages from
Hashem---through
these people to you---[even when they’re not directly talking to
you]…..notice
how the questions and problems that you are coping with, are answered
up by the
people that are people-ing your life………receive people not in the way
that YOU
see them, rather in the way that they see themselves……put yourself in
their
place and see the world through their eyes….this way you can truly
understand
them……this way you can truly see what they need and thereby help and
heal
them….this way , you can see that they have what you lack and need ,
and they
can heal you
4.
GIVING BIRTH TO WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Receive
and be open
to the Birth Process that you are going through, or that you are
helping to
facilitate……bridge your active role in the birth process with your
passive
role….see how, despite all of YOUR efforts to bring the birth to it’s
fruition
and actualization, actually it’s really all being orchestrated by THE
ONE ABOVE
in His own way and in His own time………see how that which you are giving
birth to
in life, directly corresponds to what you receive and how you receive
it…..notice that the more that you see the birth process coming to it’s
actualization,
the more you see it’s beauty and it’s wonder and how this birth process
is
perpetuating other related birth processes---some insignificant and
others,
very profound…..