Kabbalah - The Power of our Thoughts

Although I have never done this before (and, for copyright reasons, may not ever again), I thought it appropriate and important to post this on my blog as I am in total agreement with its premise.

Emmanuel Olaechea sent a message to the members of Kabbalah for Everyone.
   

Emmanuel OlaecheaJuly 4, 2010 at 1:37pm

Subject: A small hole in the body is the result of a big hole in the soul. -- Kotzker Rebbe
This esteemed 18th century kabbalist known for his penetrating wisdom is giving us an important lesson. Anger, depression, regret, revenge - and all forms of negative emotions - are holes in the soul that create holes [illness] in the body.

As the kabbalists have been teaching for 5,000 years, whatever shows up in our physical bodies is a branch - not the root. If we wish to treat and prevent illness, we must work on the cause level, which according to Kabbalah, resides between our two ears.

What goes on in your mind is what goes in your body.

Remember the spiritual rules of the game of life I spelled out in The Power of Kabbalah: the source of all chaos in our life is caused by our reactive thoughts and behavior. If we have illness, we can't think that something is broke in our body. We have to know it started with our negative thoughts and actions.

If we don't realize we are the cause, there is no way to heal our life.

Love and Light

Born To Run...Ahead To The Past!

Shalom!

I am in my hometown of Princeton, New Jersey visiting parents, friends, and cousins.  Being with family is always a great test to see where I AM and what old patterns of thought I need to let go of.  To paraphrase Ram Dass, "If you think you're enlightened try being with your family".  Family members have perfected the art of "helping" us to see the places in our lives where we still have some resistance and are not allowing Well Being.  It's called "pushing our buttons".
I am so grateful that I am having that opportunity right now and I love and bless my family and friends for the wonderful lessons!

One Revelation I have had on this "trip back home" (which I refer to as "Ahead To The Past", more about the future expansion aspect rather than the past limiting aspect) concerned running.  When I was in my 20's a big part of my life was devoted to training, participating and competing in marathons, ultras, triathlons and cycling races (7 marathons, a 60K ultramarathon, numerous triathlons including the Ironman distance, and a few cycling double centuries and 1 RAAM qualifier).  I gradually evolved to cycling as my primary form of physical activity.  I missed not being able to run anymore (my knees had started to hurt...I tried different running shoes and orthotics...but it only helped temporarily at best).  Running, in my opinion, is the most efficient form of total body conditioning, period!  As a species we have evolved to inhabiting a body temple that was Born To Run.  I have been wanting to run again for years.

Before leaving Oregon on this trip back east, my friend Drew Mebane gave me the book "Born To Run".  He had said it changed his life and we talked about some aspects of the book that intrigued me.  After finishing "Born To Run" I can also say, "this book has changed my life!".  It gave me the courage and inspiration to toss aside my running shoes and go barefoot.  Brilliant!  I am loving being in the world in a way that feels indigenous.  The thought about running barefoot feels so natural.

My first foray to barefootedness (my feet, in the past, were unusually tender and sensitive so going barefoot anywhere, I believed, could be harmful), was on a 3 mile mountain hike in Eagle, Colorado with my wife and father-in-law.  I decided to shuck my shoes and socks and give it a try on the hard packed dirt path and it felt great!  Feeling my feet on and into the earth is a very grounding spiritual experience.  I tried a slow jog a couple of times during the hike which was encouraging.  I started to think,  "I can do this!", and remembered that running was certainly in my Vortex ever since I stopped about 20 years ago.

I grew up in Princeton, New Jersey on Franklin Avenue which is near the Princeton Shopping Center and less than a mile away from Princeton High School (PHS class of '78).  The High School has excellent facilities and I decided to try out barefooting on the track.  The inside of the track, the infield, turned out to be the best with its artificial turf that was softer than the harder springy high tech track.  I tuned into the same place that I do when I am on my bike and just relaxed into the feel of running again.  I talked myself through the form checks, "toes relaxed and flexed...back straight...arms pumping...stride short".  I felt liberated and elated and ended up running for over an hour, probably about 7 miles, barefoot!  Afterward, my feet felt great without the slightest hint of blisters or sores. Many things fell into place at that moment and I got a glimpse of Law of Attraction in action.  Here is only some of the cooperative components:

1.  Aligning With My Entire Being - Past, Present, and Future
When I was making plane reservations for this trip, the best flight that we booked (best meaning the most value with the lease inconveniences) from Denver to Newark had a connection through Charlotte, North Carolina.  I am an '82 graduate from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and began running there after retiring, at age 19, from tournament tennis.  Soon I was training for my first marathon, Boston, which I ran in unofficially.  My fastest marathon time, 2:58:47, occurred at The Charlotte Observer Marathon when I was 21.  I was curious about the Charlotte connection when I made the plane reservations and now understand the connection in terms of what has evolved between me and running.  I began my marathon and ultramarathon running in Charlotte.  It is only fitting that I connect with that part of My Self, love it, and embrace it as I begin a new chapter, Barefooting.

2.  Efficiency and Convenience
I have been desiring to participate in a form of exercise that I can do anywhere at anytime.  Though I have enjoyed my bike rides immensely and will continue to have them (especially in the middle of the night when it's just Me, The Stars, and The Moon), it is much simpler and easier to run because it does not require all the equipment and gear and it can be done at just about any time of the year.  I foresee MySelf traveling more to foreign countries and running is the most convenient and effective form of exercise anywhere at anytime!

3.  My Spiritual Evolution
It feels to me like running is a more grounded activity than cycling.  I say this because when I am running my body is connecting with the earth in a grounding and intimate way...embracing the Law of Gravity. When I am cycling I am rolling along and I feel like I am floating above the earth plane, defying gravity.  At this time in my life experience I am wanting to manifest, in earthly, physical form, my desires, and running feels like a catalyst in assisting that to happen.


4.  Lovingly Caring For My Body Temple
Running feels like the best thing I can do for my holy and sacred body temple.  I feel in alignment and in sync when I am running consistently.  All my organs function efficiently and effectively and I love how I feel and look when I have a lean and hard physical body.

To all former runners...I highly recommend the book, "Born To Run" by Christopher McDougall, and I am grateful for its revolutionary outcome on my life.  I feel liberated and have just left another part of my own mitzrayim (we all create our own mitzrayim's, aka, limitations).  I look forward to years of running In-JOY-ment and the further expansion of my Being.  Halleluyah!!!
                      

The Meaning of Torah

This morning I had an insight that I think explains, from my own perspective, what Torah is about and how it is written as a teaching tool.

The entire Torah is a dramatic description of life on planet earth and how we evolve. 
In the beginning, there is only God (I prefer the term Source Energy because there is less emotional attachment to that term).  Out of God, a separation occurs, Tohu Va Vohu.  This separation is the splitting of energy into a dualistic system.  Above and below, light and dark, day and night, physical and non-physical.  We choose to descend into the physical world because of the fun and joy to be had in creating and manifesting into physical form (physical knock-on-wood stuff, earth furniture) from formlessness, non-physical (these are our thoughts, and our entire life experience is created from the thoughts that we think).

In the Garden of Eden we find ourselves as Source Energy (God) in a physical body.  All of our needs are met and we are surrounded by only beauty and abundance.  But Adam (the earth being) and Eve have a desire to descend lower into a world of greater contrasting experience, an even lower vibrational plane.  Through the experiences of this first Earth Family and their descendants, a variety of desires are created for living a better life.  A life filled with Joy, Celebration, and Love.

Through these different stories a description of God (Source Energy) emanates from the character or characters who are having the experience of Source Energy.  Source Energy speaks to Noah in a way that only he can understand (it is a personal message).  Abraham connects to Source Energy through meditation and receives instructions this way.  Moses speaks directly with this Source Energy "face-to-face".  What Source Energy is in all of these encounters is the individuals God Self.  The part of the human that is connected, eternally, to Source Energy.  Every human has this capacity and we all express it our own unique way.  This is the differentiation of The One. 

So the entire Torah is the story of the returning to The One from the state of duality (this is best expressed by the ending of the Torah where Moses dies from a kiss from God.  Moses is re-emerged into Source Energy which is the inevitable fate of all humankind).  There is no death.  Just an ecstatic and blissful return into the furtherest point of expansion that we have created.  We are both the Creator (God, Source Energy) and the Created (human being, husband, father, tennis player, trumpeter, etc.).

What I have discovered is that my life is at its best when I am fully aware, in the moment, of both aspects of my being.  My eternal God self, and my physical human form.  When this happens, I am in alignment  between my Egoic personality self (that I have adopted in this lifetime) and my Higher Soul self (that is eternal and forever expanding).  In this state (also known as "The Zone") I am able to consciously and deliberately create my own experience.  From No-Thing I can create whatever I want.  From The Void and Formlessness comes Form.  In other words, I am simply an instrument of focused attention. 

Life in the Vortex #22, The Series Conclusion

 A transformative ride today.

I received the next phase of my expansion as it refers to my blog.  I got that I am supposed to expand into another form of communication on this blog and I will begin a new series that is based on short youtube videos.

The theme of this new series is about manifesting the non-physical into physical form.  I call it Erich Weiss 101.  I will be consciously demonstrating focusing my attention on something (at the start of my day), and launching a "rocket of desire" (to quote Abraham).  At the end of the day I will report on the miracles that occurred through the power of the Law of Attraction to bring me (in a very amusing and personal way) what I was wanting.  At first I will warm-up with small seemingly insignificant things and then I will graduate to bigger seemingly more important things (it's much easier to start small because I don't have any resistance to receiving the small things).

I have enjoyed creating the "Life in the Vortex" series.  It feels complete to me.  22 Chapters...equivalent to the 22 letters of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet, "from Aleph to Tav", as they say.  I am very satisfied in how it turned out and now I am ready for my next expansion!

1. My Vibrational INstruments: http://www.box.net/shared/1rcadtqb5m
2. Connecting with the Upper and Lower Vibrations: http://www.box.net/shared/73kbf837lb
3. Creative Magic: http://www.box.net/shared/zojhiliobc
4. A God Sniffing Dog: http://www.box.net/shared/72cbe8jzxm

Life in the Vortex #21

1.  I AM: http://www.box.net/shared/s839p8mp90

2.  Love Yourself: http://www.box.net/shared/gobhq90zyi

Torah's Interpretation of God

 In thinking about the various depictions of God (The Divine, Source Energy, The Invisible Ta'anug, etc.) in the Torah, I had a realization that the human qualities ascribed to God is the reflection of the individual perspective at the time of the insight.  In other words, whatever story or life experience that is happening at any point (along the Time/Space continuum...wow...cool...did I really say that?) is the narrator's perspective of God at that particular moment.

1. Torah's Interpretation of God: http://www.box.net/shared/g4xp14jjjv

Life in the Vortex #20

1.  Sofia's Meltdown and Expansion: http://www.box.net/shared/sjb34xmg9f
2.  Letting Go Quickly: http://www.box.net/shared/t6bxlef82l

Life in the Vortex #19

1.  Letting Go and Forwardly Anticipating: http://www.box.net/shared/7jte1har93
2.  Focusing on My Vibrational Reality: http://www.box.net/shared/fqbyou84u2
3.  Feeling Into It and Diving In and Out: http://www.box.net/shared/pgtl7e1sg1

Life in the Vortex #18

Last night I had a wonderful, real, and liberating dream that I want to share.

My Dream of Letting Go: http://www.box.net/shared/2k8b74xmif

Life in the Vortex #17

I wanted a change of pace this morning so I took out my mountain bike and went for a relaxed ride.  I stopped twice to feel the universal energy flowing through my body while listening to a guided meditation by Rev. Michael Beckwith.  It felt like an initiation of sorts, strengthening my physical to allow greater amounts of ecstatic energy flow through it.  Definitely a ride where I practiced feeling on a new plateau.

1. Being Present and Positively Anticipating: http://www.box.net/shared/9htpcgd61q
2. Multi-tasking; Defusing Our Energy: http://www.box.net/shared/dnp31h4my8

Life in the Vortex #16

1. Inspiration from my Brother Dan: http://www.box.net/shared/beicivbinq
2. Why Does a Caterpillar Cross the Road?: http://www.box.net/shared/146fg4pgre

Life in the Vortex #15

1. Mystics operating in the dark: http://www.box.net/shared/roz58jxdox
2. Present Alertness: http://www.box.net/shared/zmz78iruco
3. Lawrence Taylor: http://www.box.net/shared/lp0rv7cx7p
4. My Magical Manifestation in the Form of My Belief: http://www.box.net/shared/kvxpnljhye

Life in the Vortex #14

More riding...more insights...more manifesting...more Joy!

1. Money=Energy: http://www.box.net/shared/64yi2mvt08
2. Being Easy About It: http://www.box.net/shared/oshijin0vj
3. Our Sprouting Manifestation: http://www.box.net/shared/sfms4zb4iy

Life in the Vortex #13

1. Seeing the Invisible w/Eyes Wide Open: http://www.box.net/shared/otf5m5vy7x
2. Bill Emerson, Master Focuser: http://www.box.net/shared/ohkcsmqonk
3. A Hug and a Prayer: http://www.box.net/shared/t3h225yeop
4. Sidney Primost, Adventurer: http://www.box.net/shared/9aanqux6zy
5. Asking for Signs: http://www.box.net/shared/ja3zbgefyg

Life in the Vortex #12

On this ride I consciously practiced my focusing between the physical and non-physical worlds.  I was on my road bike and the ride was about 2 1/2 hours, lots of climbing. Energizing and Uplifting!


1.  The Past 7 Years and the The Next 7: http://www.box.net/shared/l55000xbug
2.  Wake-Up! Coffee, The Expansion of my Desire: http://www.box.net/shared/l4z8ft9ymm
3.  Appreciating the Little Things: http://www.box.net/shared/b1xy5bsff1

Life in the Vortex #11

I had an inspiration on this morning's ride about creating an HBO series called, "In The Vortex".  Part drama, and part comedy, this series would explore the duality of consciousness as the main character, based on me, shuttles between his Vortex and physical life on planet earth.

1.  In The Vortex, an HBO series: http://www.box.net/shared/zqmdseekrp
2.  In The Vortex, an HBO series, #2: http://www.box.net/shared/gh7ua49005

Life in the Vortex #10

On this ride I was focused on seeing and feeling those things in my life that I have put into my Vortex that are currently manifesting in my life.  I felt great Joy and Satisfaction in knowing that I have been the Creator of my own life experience!

1. I Have Created a container, a structure, for my Desire: http://www.box.net/shared/vx39jgou05
2. Realizing What's in my Vortex: http://www.box.net/shared/zgag0pznb3

Life in the Vortex #9

 This morning I was feeling deep gratitude and thanksgiving for my teachers, "Rabbi" Michael Bernard Beckwith, who is my teacher of practical Kabbalah.  And, Jerry and Esther Hicks who are my teachers of the inner workings of my thoughts, feelings, and desires.  I am so very grateful!  You have helped me to be Free, feel Joy, and Expand without limits.  Thank You!  Thank You!  Thank You!

1.  Thank You MBB: http://www.box.net/shared/2i2jyvt400
2.  Thank You Jerry & Esther Hicks: http://www.box.net/shared/g1vxlii5ol
3.  Staying Focused on the Expansion: http://www.box.net/shared/h0in7c68bm

Life in the Vortex #8

This ride was really remarkable in that I have been riding a bike for over 20 years now and just discovered a new climbing technique that was in my Vortex.  I was able to demonstrate this new technique which allowed me to climb with a lot more power than I have had in the past.  I am certain this technique is practiced by professional riders...I just did not have access to it until today.

1.  Bali Cycling Team: http://www.box.net/shared/u15rkqmhdp
2.  Living My Dreams: http://www.box.net/shared/aanx99esm2
3.  New Climbing Technique: http://www.box.net/shared/256g0821ix

Life in the Vortex #7

My first ride since returning from Bali.  Nice to be back on the bike and feeling detached from the seriousness of the physical world.  I am also feeling a very different perspective after making a family decision to move to Bali long-term.  It's feeling like all of us will benefit greatly from this move and this expansion of our beings.  The only way to describe it is that we are going from a glory to a greater glory.  Hallelujah!

1.  The Union Room: http://www.box.net/shared/poyh8ajz7m
2.  Running the Rope Between the Physical and Non-physical: http://www.box.net/shared/ra80obg8mr
3.  Embracing What's Best for Me: http://www.box.net/shared/k278m27kpt
4.  The Earth is Exposing My Gold: http://www.box.net/shared/deo0cv8414
5.  Sofia, Letting Go and Evolving: http://www.box.net/shared/4ul07ke2uv

Mountain Biking in Bali

Here I am showing off my newly acquired road rash

Had a great ride today led by Michelle Frasher, an awesome rider with great technical skills.  Michelle took me on a backroads tour amongst rivers, rice paddies, single track, foot paths, and plenty of mud.  In past trips to this island paradise I have suspended my riding and embraced swimming as my preferred exercise.  Now I am looking forward to exploring Bali on two wheels.  Thanks Michelle!

Tabanan - Coffee, Cacao, and More!

 Our good friend and business partner Wirata took us on an adventure today exploring the mountains where coffee, cacao, clove, and much more grows in abundance.  The coffee cherries are still not ready for harvesting but will be in a few months.  Everything grows naturally, organically, mostly under the shade of coconut palms.  The views from the mountain tops were spectacular!

Kintamani - Bali Coffee Country

Traveled up to Kintamani which is in the mountains of Bali.  They grow coffee up here, both Robusta and Arabica, as well as cacao and clove.

We stayed with our longtime friends and business partners, Wirata and Nyoman Ayu.  Avara prepared a Raw Food dinner and we enjoyed spectacular views and thunderstorms!

I placed my first order for dry processed Arabica beans for the upcoming harvest in the next few months.  My goal is to develop an organic gourmet quality coffee from Bali that will be processed and sold locally to hotels, resorts, and restaurants.  Wake-Up! just went international.  Stay tuned.....

Bali Spirit Festival 2010

Our friends, Meghan and Kadek, have created an incredible event they call The Bali Spirit Festival (www.balispiritfestival.com).  The festival's broad focus is on yoga, dance, music, and a coming together of a community of talented artists and creators.  Over 4 days and 5 nights there were classes, workshops, and concerts with world class teachers and musicians.  An international group coalesced into a conscious community giving and receiving each one's gift. 

One of the highlights was Shiva Rea leading a group of westerners in the Kecak (monkey chant) ceremony at the Monkey Forest in Ubud.  This was the first time something like this was done and it is indicative of the east meets west energy that is occurring here in Bali.

This was the 3rd year of the event and attracted hundreds of presenters and participants.  Yashar Koach! Meghan and Kadek.  I can't wait to attend next year's event!

Bali - A Paradise Attracting Leading Edge Creators

   The Best of Bali - A Raw Food Chefs Paradise

Within the first couple of days of landing in Ubud, Bali, Avara and I found ourselves in a beautiful villa surrounded by Raw Food Chefs and leaders in the Raw Food movement from a variety of backgrounds and cultures.  Americans, Asians, Australians, Balinese, and Europeans were all in the kitchen preparing a variety of dishes made from fresh local ingredients for this Raw Food potluck dinner.  We all felt the buzz and excitement as we shared information, techniques, contacts, etc.  I had the feeling that sometime in the not too distant future I would look back at this event and see how each of these individuals had become recognized as world leaders in this rapidly expanding field.  We were creating a vortex of energy that would continue to expand long after this dinner was over and it was an honor and a privilege to be right in the middle of it.  A very satisfying and fulfilling experience!

Raw Chocolate Squares - Dates, Cashews, Raisins, Goji's, Cacao

Life in the Vortex #6

My vision for a Peace Concert(s) returned strongly while I was hanging out in my Vortex.  Details emerged which made this desire feel so real and ready to begin taking shape.  I realized that I am in the perfect position to pull this off and saw how my connections (people and places) are in total support and alignment.  I have already begun sharing this idea with those close to me and have had only passionate positive support.

1.  Peace Concert 3.01: http://www.box.net/shared/jbaf13189i
2.  Peace Concert 3.02: http://www.box.net/shared/gp5vpzjm35
3.  Peace Concert 3.03: http://www.box.net/shared/ap02thlfkc
4.  Peace Concert 3.04: http://www.box.net/shared/7vmyfxxytn

Life in the Vortex #5

This morning's ride was an opportunity to see my life from a longer-term viewpoint which caused a deep and loving appreciation for everything that has happened up until this point in time.  I saw how everything was perfectly orchestrated to provide me with amended desires.  I also experienced the understanding that I have the ability to focus on a variety of subjects and need not be singularly focused in order to manifest on the physical plane.  As long as resistance is not present then I can flow into many wonderful experiences and am only limited by what I believe is possible.

1.  Seeing My Evolution From Inside the Vortex: http://www.box.net/shared/63lrqhh2ql
2.  The Illusion of Focusing Singularly: http://www.box.net/shared/1nodpdf1h6

Life in the Vortex #4

This post felt like a cleaning and clearing of old stuff accumulated in my Body Temple, hence the "colonic" theme.

1.  Brain Colonic: http://www.box.net/shared/e44rlsscmo
2.  Whole Body Colonic: http://www.box.net/shared/p3doph5qku

Life in the Vortex #3

In this post I felt the desire to limit my entries to a less personal nature, any comments?

1.  The Changing Seasons: http://www.box.net/shared/5s88jzyimv
2.  Jacob's Ladder, The Middle Ground: http://www.box.net/shared/lvy788a2yn