Mystical Ruminations...

Recently I have had some profound experiences and realizations that I would like to share. 

On Shabbat:

As we enter Shabbat, the first thing we do is light candles.  Shabbat is about going into the darkness, the void, pure consciousness, and dwelling there (like Moses communing with the Presence in the tent).  This void of pure consciousness is where creation begins.  It begins in the invisible as a thought long before we see the physical manifestation of it.  In the void we are able to glimpse a vision for our lives and then bring it back into the body.  On Shabbat we catch the vision and then take action in the physical world for the next 6 days.

 I think we should use Yahrzeit candles for Shabbat candles to assist us in letting go of the old-self on a weekly basis.  Each week we die to our littleness, small self, just a bit.  Our constant expansion is summoning us and requires us to examine our thoughts and beliefs so we can let go of them and go with our natural expansion.  Shabbat was created for this purpose.  It is a weekly practice of communing with the Presence and experiencing God Consciousness.


On Tzim-Tzum, lit., contraction:


During this morning’s meditation I realized the concept of Tzim-Tzum.  Everything in the universe is made up of energy and it is pure, whole, and perfect.  This energy (in the Jewish tradition it is referred to as God), is actually a vibration, a resonance.  It feels ecstatic, orgasmic, and glorious!  This is the place, the vibration, from whence we all come forth into this physical experience.  We choose to experience Tzim-Tzum, this contraction from our natural state of God Consciousness, in order to be our creative selves and create on a blank canvas.  We choose this just for the fun and feeling of the expansion!  This means that when we talk about God withdrawing it’s consciousness creating Tzim-Tzum, we are really talking about our eternal non-physical beingness choosing Tzim-Tzum.  We are not separate from this process, WE ARE the God beings choosing Tzim-Tzum.  And the best part is that this choice is temporary, for when we die (there is no real death, just the leaving of our physical bodies) we instantly return to that blissful state of ONEness.

How ****ing good is that!