Vayishlach -5784

THE POETRY OF A FEW SELECTED VERSES FROM PARSHAT VAYISHLACH

Dear children of the Patriarchal and Matriarchal ways…..these are the days ---the very special days ---that the lights of the Holy Ones shine upon anyone who opens their heart to receive….and it goes so incredibly deep---we can receive the secret recipe of how to Bridge Heaven and Earth -----so lets dive into a few select verses with poetic eyes---it works every time ----and when we do----we can receive the secret recipe of how to transform the constricted mind into a state of expansion all the time----- and we can receive the secret recipe for seeing how patience will inevitably take us to the ultimate place----- and we can receive the secret recipe for seeing how the darkest hour is just before the dawn ---and this is the time we've all been waiting on since the very beginning------ and we can receive the secret recipe for seeing how all the goodness we engage in---creates Angels that surround us and lead us on the path we are meant to go on…..

EXPANDED AND CONSTRICTED CONSCIOUSNESS--THE YISRAEL AND YAAKOV FACTOR ---

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." And He named him Israel. וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים שִׁמְךָ֣ יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵא֩ שִׁמְךָ֨ ע֜וֹד יַֽעֲקֹ֗ב כִּ֤י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה שְׁמֶ֔ךָ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:

***we are a nation of rational reasonable beings...

we see things the way they are...we see our limitations ...

we keep quiet when quiet is called for...

we rise and we fall when we are pushed out of the door...

we long for the days of grace whenever we are disgraced---

and we know that time and space will eventually make some space for our higher beings ---to step inside the ancient days ----

when we will see that all the ebbs and flows and all the highs and lows ---were the neeccesary road that the Jacob smallness needed to get to the Yisrael expandedness--

***there is no other way than this ---

and the people of enlightenment know

that they must let go

of all they know

in order to travel into the higher realms

where all is one--

where the song that is sung

will be the song of the soul ---

the song that knows

that the holy expansion

of G-d's mansions

in the sky

we will inhabit

when the time is right

***and we will live in a nachala blo metzartim---

in a state of endless inheritance

in a time when everything will be accessible---

a measure for measure payback

to the yisrael who understands that G-d is everywhere and everything





INSTANT GRATIFICATION

Now, let my master go ahead before his servant, and I will move [at] my own slow pace, according to the pace of the work that is before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my master, to Seir." יַֽעֲבָר־נָ֥א אֲדֹנִ֖י לִפְנֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ וַֽאֲנִ֞י אֶתְנַֽהֲלָ֣ה לְאִטִּ֗י לְרֶ֨גֶל הַמְּלָאכָ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי֙ וּלְרֶ֣גֶל הַיְלָדִ֔ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹ֥א אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י שֵׂעִֽירָה:

***and Jacob told his nemesis brother Eisav---

you go ahead and take it all ----

take the blessings of this world and the next---

we have all we need ---

the seed of endlessness has been planted in our midst---

the bliss of the endlessness has been shown to us

***we'll meet you at the end

or when the time is right....

but for now --we're doing just fine...

we're learning the art of patience...

the art of trusting in the process...

the art of knowing

that there is always a light at the tunnel's end....

the knowing that it is the going there

that is what it's all about ---

not the having things right now --that counts---

***that's your thing---

that's your sensation---

take your instant gratfication...

take it all now my brother---

if that's what you need----

take your entitlement

if that's all your eyes can see----

take you red red pottage --

and fill your sellf up here and now-----

***because you see----

we have a destiny

that's a completely different ----

we are learning that what is coming to you--

will come freely---

if you just let it be---

if you let G-d be the giver---

and you be the receiver ---

and the believer---

eventually you will see....

***so we'll meet you in Seir---

and the voice of Jacob --

at that time will speak louder

and clearer than it ever has before













UNTIL THE BREAK OF DAWN

And Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. וַיִּוָּתֵ֥ר יַֽעֲקֹ֖ב לְבַדּ֑וֹ וַיֵּֽאָבֵ֥ק אִישׁ֙ עִמּ֔וֹ עַ֖ד עֲל֥וֹת הַשָּֽׁחַר

***we are the warriors of the long exiled night ....

cast out across the vissicitudes of time---

new lands ----new sparks...

the journey seems to be endless--

the struggle tires us out ,

but we have to carry on ...

we are cast out into a new nation,

a new personality,

a new reality....

***all we have

is our collective subconscious swords at our sides----

a resonation of wrongs and rights--

divine guidance in the darkest nights ....

a collection of soul filling sparks collected along the way------

the clarity of why we are here and there and everywhere ---

and how long we can stay ---

and when we must be cast away--

***and the road seems to goes on forever--

but our endeavor is signed and sealed by the Divine ....

and nowadays--we find

signs of the approaching dawn more and more --

the Alot Hashachar---the end of the 'night' --

and we catch glimpses of the reasons why ---

the why of what we have

and what we have been

and what we will ultimately be ---

***and the wrestling matches

are about to come to an end ---

and we are being constantly sent words of encouragement ---

so hang in there my perpetual friend ---

soon soon we will know why every exile was neccesary--

and when it all comes into focus---

that's when we will stand amazed --

dazed and speechless --

at how all was meaningful and divine

and sent--in a personalized way---

and soon they say---

the break of dawn ---will reveal to us

the most beautiful song

you've ever heard .....















ANGELS

Jacob sent angels ahead of him

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יַֽעֲקֹ֤ב מַלְאָכִים֙ לְפָנָ֔יו

**and he wanders down life's aimless boulevards

with his eyes almost closed

because he can't stand to feel

the pain and misery

and he'd rather see

the Ancient One

than the ebb and flow

of the street

**and in the distance

he hears the softness

calling out to him

so far yet so near

he can practically touch it

and he reaches down deeper

than he ever has before

and a door opens in his mind

and he stumbles inside

and the light is blinding

so he squints his eyes

and tries to see in futility

**but he does notice a voice

and of course he has no choice

But to listen

And this is what he hears,

"You have been brought here

Because we know you are An explorer

Of the subtleness

And the consciousness

And the mystery

So what you are about to see

May at first make no sense

But with time

And peace of mind

The message will be clear

As will be all the messages

You are privileged to hear

In the sacred text of providence

And so is anyone else

Who allows their lives to be guided by us "

**And as fast as these angelic beings Appeared

That's how fast they disappeared

And he regained consciousness

At the end of the sunset street

And his closed eyes journey

Once again taught him brand new things

About himself and life and love

With the grace of the One Above

BLESSINGS

May you be blessed from the Source of Blessings

May you be loved from the Source of Divine Love

May you be guided by the Source of Divine guidance

May your fate be drawn down from an above-nature place above the stars and the astrological realms

May your heart be so opened up , that it kindles the hearts of others

May your mind be expanded to see the allness always

May your love be an endless love of water and fire

May your thoughts be the thoughts of your Soul

May you transform all your descents to ascents

May you know the One who Knows All

May you be surrounded by those who love you

May you be occupied fully with what you are here for

May your joy be a joy that is so full that it gladdens all those around you

May you live to see the world elevate to a whole new level

May you truly actualize your higher calling

May you be receptive enough to see and hear and be blessed out by the myriads of spiritual abundance that is present every minute

May you create your life’s masterpiece and to become a work of art

May you tap into the eternal and endless wellsprings

of creative living

May you unleash yourself from all that is holding you back

May you join hands with the Master of the Universe in all that you do and say and feel and think….

May you be blessed to live in Paradise in your lifetime

מי יתן ותבורכו ממקור הברכות

מי יתן ותרגישו את אהבתו של מקור האהבה

מי יתן ותודרכו על ידי מקור ההדרכה האלוהי

מי יתן ואמונתכם תזרום ממקום שהוא מעבר לטבע, מעבר לכוכבים ומחוזות האסטרולוגיה.

מי יתן ולבבכם יהיה כל כך פתוח שהוא יצית לבבות של אחרים

מי יתן ומוחכם ירחב לראות תמיד את המכלול

מי יתן ואהבתכם תהיה אהבה אין סופית עשויה ממים ואש

מי יתן ומחשבותיכם יהיו תואמות למחשבות נשמתכם

מי יתן שכל ירידה בחייכם תתמירו לעליה

מי יתן ותדעו את האחד שיודע כל

מי יתן ותהיו מוקפים באלה האוהבים אתכם

מי יתן ותמיד תהיו עסוקים עם מה שלשמו הגעתם לכאן

מי יתן ושמחתכם תהיה כל כך מלאה שהיא תדביק את הסובבים אתכם

מי יתן ותזכו לראות את העולם מתרומם למדריגה לגמרי חדשה

מי יתן ותממשו לגמרי את צו ליבכם

מי יתן ותהיו פתוחים לראות ,לשמוע ולהתברך בשפע הרוחני הנוכח בכל רגע

מי יתן ותזכו ליצור את יצירת חייכם ותהפכו ליצירת אומנות בעצמיכם

מי יתן ותזכו לגעת בנצחי ובמעיינות האין סופיים של חיים יצירתיים

מי יתן ותשחררו עצמיכם מכל מה שמחזיק אתכם לאחור

מי יתן ותשלבו ידיים עם אדון העולם בכל מעשיכם, דיבורכם , רגשותיכם ומחשבותיכם




PNIM D'PNIM MMM NOV. 21 2018 PARSHAT VAYISHLACH

an mmm exploration into a mystical self actualizing consciousness caled Pnim D'Pnim




A FEW MORE POETIC RECIPES FOR CHANNELED LIVING

**In order to let anything
and anybody else
into our lives
We have to get ourselves
out of the way

**In order to let G-d in
we have to let ourselves go
we will not need
to be here anymore

**In order to be primally activated
body and soul
and thought and emotion
and word and melody
We have to be able
to disappear
just vanish from here
don't worry
you'll be in good hands

*in order to be the one
who can bridge
Heaven and Earth
to be the one
who can truly appreciate
what it's all worth
let your soul
show you what to do
and what to know
and why you're here
and where to go

*In order to be an instrument
played by the One Above
we have to let go
we have to give up control
and with awe and love
turn over the controls
to the One who loves us
with infinite love

HELP US LEAP INTO PARADISE

*Help us reach up to your eternity
Help us to embrace you with our whole heart
Help us to open our heart
Help us reach up to thee
in the only way to we know how

*Help us reach up to you
In the most incredible ways
We need Your smile
to guide us on our way

*Help us prepare for a whole new way
Help us make a completely new start
Help us see what we need to see
Help us step inside
of YOU
and then....
Help us step back inside of ourselves
in a completely new way

*Help us step inside
of a complete self-actualization
And manifestation
Of who we are
And who we are meant to be
here in paradise

*Help us step into
this world Of healing flow
Show us where to go
Show us how to open up the flow
Show us how to purge away
all the things that are in our way
Show us how to disappear
In order to get ourselves
completely out of YOUR way

*Help us leap into paradise
here and now
in this life

A WHOLE NEW WAY

I think that if we could Leap outside of ourselves

Leap outside of all of the Confinements

Leap into the land Of soul thoughts and soul words

Into the land That we have never Ever been before

Yet we know this place Like we know our own bodies A place that is totally new A place that has no rules Or pre-conceptions Just a Knowing

Then we could jump into A whole new way A whole new way of Feeling and thinking and speaking And what we’d think, we’d be And what we’d feel,

we’d be And what we’d think, we’d speak And what we’d feel, we’d speak

And Hashem would take us To the place of the heart

And the place of the Soul

And the place that we know

Bring me there Bring me back Bring me home

Ohh dear master of the Universe

Ohhhhh hear my deepest yearnings And take me there

I’ll follow your lead

And my mouth will speak your praises Forever

WHEN HE PUT HIS PEN TO PAPER

When he put his pen to paper;

*The ideas
The associations
Were free flowing
and endless

*He built the vessels
that were able to contain
The lights of consciousness
The Lights Of dreams
The Light of lights
to fill those vessels

*He spoke to us of connection
He spoke to us of disconnection
He spoke to us of harmony
where the disconnection
and the connection
interweave together
in a fine blend
sending the reader
into harmonious bliss
all of this
and so much more......

*He painted the pictures
of the deepest gloom
followed by the brightest hope
and a hush filled every room
as the readers learned the
life lessons of how to cope

*He told the stories
of the grimmest fears
followed by
the most
courageous transformations
and everyone drew inspiration

*He laid bare his soul
and the deeper he would go
the more
he would touch the soul
of everyone who saw
the wonder of it all
in their own lives

*and he had no choice
but to keep on writing



















I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

*listen to the voice the almost imperceptible voice and allow it to resonate loud and clear it's the whole reason why we've come here

*I know you''ve been here before I somehow recall your presence here in another role in another face but basically holding the same space running the same race

*I know that I've come to take care of unfinished business I sense the smoothness of my actions showing me that I've already done what was needed in another space and time

*And we roll around and around from here to there from then to now and the wheels keep on turning and the passion keeps on stirring



IF WE WERE SOMEHOW ABLE TO REMOVE THE VEIL

*if we were somehow able to remove the veil if we were somehow able to peak through the crack in the cosmic egg what would we see?

*if we were somehow able to recall all that we saw in the hidden light -filled womb if we were somehow able to stop the monkey-mind noise and let in the still small voice of the soul

*If we were somehow able to take a peek on to the other side If we were somehow able to tap into the other 96% of our brain even a tiny bit

*then our life would be the greatest journey known to mankind *then we would be in constant amazement in constant KNOWING



SHE ALLOWS HIM TO COLOR HER LIFE

***and she pours his words in a cup of wine and drinks it up until intoxication and inspiration color her life

***and she sees his silhouette in the door way and blinding flashes of insight and foresiight and hidden light begin to color her life

***and she knows that she has no idea what's going on inside of her but she loves the feel of it and she is willing to walk with it and allow it to color her life

***and she meets him unexpectedly in some back alley and her eyes watch his eyes seeing into the core of her soul and she lets it all go and end her internal strife and so she allows him to color her life















SPEAK TO HIM FROM YOUR DEEPEST DEPTHS

**He hears the music in the background Playing his soul Playing the heartstrings of his soul And the soul strings of his heart

**When he merges with you; he merges with his essence he merges with his highest calling he merges with allness he merges with the supernal love That burns with unquenchable yearning And thirst and joy and bliss And he somehow becomes one for you with you

**he wants to share with you everything he wants to share with you his allness he wants his allness to Awaken your allness And your allness in turn to Inspire him and you To reach beyond your allness



WHEN WE LIVE WITH THIS PASSION

*And when we walk this earth with a true grasp of what it' s worth with a vision of what will soon be known with a passion that won't leave us alone

*that's when we fearlessly become the initiators that's when we fearlessly become the motivators that's when fearlessly we become the instigators and all else in life only exists to carry out our passion

*and when we live with this passion it becomes our holy directive

*with it –we are invincible *without it –we are lost

*with it--all is effortless with it --all is bliss with it--the sea parts with it--all doors open with it--every second is vital

**And the male in us seeks to melt in self nullification into Hashem and the female inside us seeks to receive the endless seeds of possibility and turn them into the ultimate person that we can be

**and the void that constantly beckons seeks to overcome all lackings all needings until the private well that we protect so dearly becomes an overflowing constant emanating wellspring **and there are doors that have been closed that are beginning to open

**Dearest one Speak to him from your deepest Depths— a whole new language That only you and he can understand



VISION OF BLISS

**and the void that constantly beckons seeks to overcome all lackings all needings until the private well that we protect so dearly becomes an overflowing constant emanating wellspring **and there are doors that have been closed that are beginning to open and there are desires and visions and longings and birthings that are beginning to appear and to manifest

**and the lifelong vision of a life that's full and overflowing finds it's realization in the knowing that the ultimate way to be free is to love what is is to be in bliss with what is this ironically enough is the vision of bliss



YEARNING FOR COMPLETENESS

*there is a drive inside of us that yearns for completion to be whole to be in harmony to be connected to be free

*there is a drive inside of us that seeks the experience of being completed by one who has all that we lack

*there is a drive inside of us that knows that sharing the entirety of ourselves with another will elicit in return the other's sharing of their entirety with us

*there is a drive inside of us that will bring us ultimately to discover that special one that special completer that precious one who we will join with until we become one one in body one in spirit one in wholeness one in completeness



FOREVER

all that I do

all that I say

everyone I meet

all that I experience

all that I love

below and above

extends in sweet profundity

into the Forever

the love

I feel today relives and resonates and reverberates and reiterates itself

in deeper and deeper frequencies

forever I see your face there too with a knowing smile

and I smile back forever

I can hear them call out my name and help me gain a knowing

I never dreamed of before I arrived in the Forever























AND THE INDWELLING WAS FELT BY ONE AND ALL

there was a time when joy reigned exclusively

and blessing illustriously was present for all to feel and see

and the indwelling was felt by one and all

an unmistakable look of satisfaction and satiation

bubbled over in all aspects of life

or so it seemed

maybe just a romanticized dream

the grass is greener

the past is cleaner

feels more Heaven sent

than the messy present

that we're so hell-bent to run away from and cry

or so it seems to the untrained eye

but nevertheless we spend our lives chasing down the past

in our dreams

the memories stir up a deep yearning

for the good old days

calling out to be re-lived in any way possible

and that's what gives us the drive to stay alive

to survive and thrive ...

so the nostalgic fascination evokes the inspiration

calls up the re--creation of how things used to be

and the Creator of all reality

in His Infinite wisdom and majesty

decided that the best way that creation should come into being

was to first display His Allness and Omnipresence

and then to disappear until no one could see Him or hear

but everyone could feel that something is missing here

and we will find no peace until we reveal His Infinite Light

and that light will never cease







































STEP INTO YOUR PNIM D'PNIM

step into your pnim d'pnim

see things you've never before

see feel the gravitational pull

of the whole world to you

and you to all those whom you are meant to be with

in collaborative bliss

soul of soul essence of essence

each breath lets you know that there's no better place

than this

step inside of your innermost-ness

peel away the layers strip away

the façade you won't need that anymore

not in this place

not in this sacred space

not when you truly face the essence of who you are



step outside of these rooms

these rooms that have deluded you

these masquerades that have intruded on your truth

these charades that have polluted your youth

external choices foreign voices

be relentless

cut them out with the sharpest knife

it's what you've been wanting to do your entire life

step inside my friend the water's fine

immerse yourself into the healing water

let the angelic voices

permeate your spirit

venture closer to the precipice

look out into the vastness

jump off the edge

free-fall into the void

with full trust

that the hands of déjà vu

will catch you

just like they have a thousand times before

what are you scared for?

























WALKING WITH ANGELS

and he wanders down life's aimless boulevards

with his eyes almost closed

because he can't stand to feel the pain and misery

and he'd rather see the Ancient One

than the ebb and flow of the street

and in the distance he hears the softness calling

so far yet so near

he can practically touch it

and he reaches down deeper

than he has ever have before

and a door opens in his mind

and he stumbles inside

and the light is blinding

so he squints his eyes

and tries to see in futility

but he does notice a voice

and of course he has no choice

But to listen And this is what he hears,



"You have been brought here

Because we know you are An explorer Of the subtleness

And the consciousness

And the mystery

So what you are about to see

May at first make no sense

But with time

And peace of mind

The message will be clear

As will be all the messages

You are privileged to hear

In the sacred text of providence

And so is anyone else

Who allows their lives to be guided by us

" And as fast as these angelic beings

Appeared That's how fast they disappeared

And he regained consciousness

At the end of the sunset street

And his closed eyes journey

Once again taught him brand new things

About himself and life and love

With the grace of the One Above



THERE IS MUSIC EVERY WHERE

there is music everywhere;

in the low hum of the cars on the stree

t in the crunch crunch of the food that you eat

there is music everywhere;

in the morning birds' prayers at dawn

in the coyote's howls all night long

there is music everywhere;

in the way she slowly breaks into a smile

in the precision of soldier's marching single file

there is music everywhere

in the bitter sweet notes of a fiddler on the roof

in an opening of your spiritual ears

a sure way to hear which is fool-proof

there is music everywhere in the Shabbos candles song

that stay lit all night long

in the Shabbos nigunim song

when we all sing along

Vayeitzei - 5784

SET LIST ----PARSHAT VAYEITZEI

THE POETRY EXPLORING THE LESSONS AND ANALOGIES OF JACOB'S LADDER AND THE PLACE


Dear Biblical investigators….dear lovers of the timeless analogies…dear seekers of the ancient situations that fascinate our imaginations and test our resolve to transform our life's tribulations to realizations of the Divine Hand working it's way through us , into us and all around us---and in response to our seeming unique , individual challenges -----there's only one way to reframe-----that at the heart of it all---we are being called upon to learn the lessons—or to keep going through more school of hard knocks sessions until we start seeing beyond the seeming
happenstance---and realize that it's all customized intentions designed to grab our attention that there is no one or no thing else guiding our lives ---aside from the One who is turning day into night …what an awesome sight for the ones who open their eyes to truly see….



LESSONS

Yaakov -- dreamed a dream
He saw a ladder
stretching from Earth up to Heaven
with Angels going up and down
A Prophetic dream
An analogy interpreted many ways
Each way teaching life changing
life guiding lessons;

Lessons
about the lengths of our exiles

Lessons
about how our prayers are arousing the heavenly realms
to deliver to us abundance and salvation

Lessons
about our lost Sparks \ soul parts
redeemed to us by the One Above
in exchange for our love

Lessons
about how we have
an important essential drive
to bridge Heaven and Earth
[* Seek out all types of EARTH situations
and infuse them with HEAVEN situations
such as G-dliness and Infinity and Eternity
When you think thoughts
contemplate their Divine source
When you take action
contemplate the Divine response
When you speak to someone
Speak in a way
that would find favcr
in the Eyes of Gd



THE PLACE

*He woke up He asked,
Is Hashem “B’Makom Haze” (in this PLACE)?

*I didn’t know
G-d was found
in a place where a person’s
heart was hard as the stones
That I laid my head upon

*I didn’t know
that we can have the ladder
that was planted in the ground
and reaches the highest heights

*I didn't know
that the earthly mundane things
that the , nighttime times in my life,
can be elevated to the highest heights

*I didn't know
that from from the smallest baby steps
we can reach to the highest heights

*I didn’t know
that G-d was found
in the midstof confusion
in the thickness of delusion
in the blackness of despair

*but now I know
from this Place
that G-d is truly found
everywhere



A LADDER

***a ladder

planted on earth

reaches up

to the highest heights

***those in the know

know how to see Heaven

on Earth

***those in the know

know how to see

holiness in the mundane

***those in the know

know how to navigate

the endless light

***those in the know

know how to see Gd speaking

in all that happens

day and night

***those in the know know how to penetrate the mystery



COULD IT BE THAT I PASSED BY THAT HOLY PLACE



*Could it be
That he passed the holy place
That I passed the holy place
That you passed the holy place?!

*The bridge
between upper Jerusalem and lower Jerusalem
The bridge
Between the heaven and earth
The bridge
Where all the abundance comes down to our world
The bridge
Where All the people are climbing up to Gan Eden
The bridge
That opens us up to the parallel worlds
The Bridge
That we walk through in our lives to get to the other side

*Could it be ? How could it be?
how could we not see?!

*The whole world interincluded
All the souls interincluded
all of history interincluded
into the Rock
the foundation Rock
into the rock of THE PLACE
HAMAKOM

*and the entire human race
waits breathlessly
for us to be
in that Place
in that sacred Space
from now
till the end of time
and beyond



WHERE HEAVEN MEETS EARTH

*****at the center of it all

in the apex of connection

is found the sacred space

the holy place

the focus of the human race

*****thousands of years

millions of tears

have brought us here

never to fear again

we've come home to her

for good

*****where Heaven meets Earth

where our true selves emerge

where all souls

and all prayers

converge

****/and we cast our lot with You

what else can we do

If I forget thee

let my right arm wither

for you are my heart

you are my sister

my one and only

to you I give

all my love

in you

I am one

with The One Above



THE POETRY OF THE HEALING OF PARADOXICAL HARMONY



[**perhaps the deepest lesson we can learn from the challenges of Yaakov and Eisav and all of his experiences ---is that he was able to meet up with the paradoxes of life and come out whole**]



Dear highers and lowers and fasters and slowers and stoppers and goers and hiders and show-ers And knowers and not knowers….paradox is the password…it's the only way to get from here to there---in a world where attaching to one side alone will paralyze you…will stifle you ..will minimize you…but when you set in motion paradoxical notions—then the mountains and the oceans will go to bat for you…will show where it's at for you …will point you in a direction that's based on your inner predilection –though it may make no sense to your linear minded friends---but it's really the only way to find your way home…let's hope these poems help us to find our way home

VISIONS OF A PARADOXICAL PARADISE
**and the higher soul

intertwined

with the lower soul

in a harmonious flow

and the more they

simultaneously grow

the more they each

get to know

when to control

and when to let go
**and our body and soul

will only have only

one thing

that they'll want

to know,

"Please reveal to us

Your supernal glow"

not too high not too low

It'll be the greatest show

nothing else comes close

this--- we will all know''

**and just as the sea

comes to rest

at the shore

and just as

the lion and the lamb

cuddle up

on the garden floor

so too will

my brightest side

light up

my darkest side

forever more

and so too will the tree

of knowing

and the tree of life

unlock all the doors
**and when we slip

into Paradise

forever and a day

there will be

only one thing

left to say,

"All praise be

to the One

who set us free for all of eternity"

ANCIENT NEWNESS

**we are a people

born into families

of ancient roots

seeking constantly to be born
**Atik Yomin

the oldest thing

gives rise

to brand new

life
**We live in a land

that's old and new

paradoxical sunrise

breath-taking view
**every family

has a martyred legacy

giving us the courage

to become a whole new entity
**primordial stirrings

stream through our blood

and the end is

planted in the beginning
**a people so weather-worn

so been there-done that

yet

relentlessly

willing to start

again and again
**archetypal memories

prophetic history

leading us to

somehow

rise up and be

the light

to the world

that we are

destined to be

**and the holy tongue

the DNA of reality

planted in the

texture of all that is

reframes itself

into re-creating

all that comes into being


**and the ancient

and the new

presents itself to me and you if we allow it to





THEY INVOKE POLARITY

**they invoke polarity;
a oneness
with their differences
fully intact
a constant tension
that keeps them
coming back
for more

**they invoke polarity;
it brings out their essence
it brings out their desire
it lights them on fire
it digresses them
it obsesses them
it enmeshes them
in each other

**they invoke polarity;

She says A

He says B

She says "Hey, I get what you say'

He says ''Now I see the way you see''

And they've been doing this thing all the time

And even when they're speaking completely different things

They are making the most exquisite rhyme

All the time

And personally- I think It's a sure sign

Of some amazing times

We are all stepping into

When 1 and 1 isn't really two

But rather a whole new way

To view

the things we do



PARADOXICAL STRIVING

***life comes from nothingness

nothingness comes from everythingness

everythingness seeks oneness

and reverts to nothingness

from which comes a life

of paradoxical striving

an unlikely unifying

an impossible re-defining

of the many into one

***she closed her eyes

and saw static and light

and let it all play itself out

in all of it's chaotic glory

until with the passage of time

a whole new story

presented itself to her

a quiet calm

informed her

where she

and all else

comes from

a supreme journey

back to the one

***Creation waits on the Pre-creation

like a worker waits for his long awaited vacation

like a song waits for singer full of inspiration

and the enlightened one sees

that the Heavens and the Earth

and the mountains and the seas

all await of course

their primordial force

their pre-creation source

to complete them

to free them

to lead them

back to the one



A LAND OF PARADOX

*after feeling utter revulsion
he looks on with fascination
pondering what is the secret of
this Land of Paradox

*and the depressed ones
are the first ones to step forward
to do the dance of ecstasy
reaching out a helping hand to all those who
are trying to make their way through the maze of
this Land of Paradox

*and the spies
can't seem to rise to this historic opportunity
opening up locked doors
for their posterity to enter into
the Land of Paradox

*and her people

have walked for thousands of miles
to kiss the dust at their feet
and walk barefoot on the sand of
this Land of Paradox

*timelessness
inhabits our minds the prophetic past
providing the signs which reveal how to step up to
and live now in the present
and pave the way for Heaven sent Messianic consciousness here in
The Land of Paradox

*and the deepest intensity
and the deepest insecurity you can see it
in the eyes of everyone you see
just before unheard of miracles
beyond people's ability to understand here in
The Land of Paradox

*and the right wingers
rub shoulders with' the left wingers
2 Jews 3 opinions the masses in their minions
every race and persuasion vying for leverage
here in this Nation and even the secular agree with the orthodox
that life is quite unique here in
The land of Paradox

*Over here
life is a self reflected mirror
there are no excuses there are no disguises
the Land must be earned but don't be overly concerned
if we're going to make it here or not
because all good things can be gotten
when you know that we are constantly knocking
on G-d's front door no less and no more here in
The Land of Paradox

THE POETRY OF NAMES



Dear parental bearers of the holy spirit---the spirit that allows you to let the appropriate child's name roll off of your tongue—and the Holy One----takes the name and sets it into motion ----fashioning it into a procession of life events….a face among a myriad of faces----tracing it's providential comings and goings back to it's name-----and the minute that the name came into being----the soul became free to tread on to her path of destiny---and the World with all of it's potpourri of interconnections and preconceptions----shifts into a specific direction ----whose only intention was to paint a masterpiece that would be framed by this person's name ---and from that point on---nothing will ever remain the same ----and the masters of the Good Name can detect by the way the name rolls off of their tongues ---what is to be this one's fate---what is to be the song that will be sung



:

AND WHEN THE WORDS ROLLED ACROSS HIS TONGUE



**and when the words rolled across his tongue

and reverberated upon his lips

he knew whether it was going to be this

that he prayed for

or something else altogether



*inspiration at the corners of our eyes

interpretations based on our ability to see the signs

to hear the sighs

inundating our lives



**intuition a premonition

an inherent predilection

a succinct and clear prediction

of what is unfolding

right in front of our eyes



NAMES

Our Matriarchs
Leah and Rachel
gave names to their children
--the Tribes of Israel
based on their current relationship
with Yaakov upon conception

Names
whisper to someone their name
when they are deep asleep
their soul hears their name
and they awaken

Names
the vortex of the
complexity and and diversity of life
converges in our name

Names
the slightest change
of a name reframes
all of our fate
now and forever

Names
what's in a name?
a combination of letters
that hold all of the light
and all of the life
that we connect to
our entire lives

Names
so why name
the all important
Tribes of Israel
with names
depicting
a couple's connection
at the time of conception?

perhaps it's all about intention

perhaps
all conception
is about one's intention....

perhaps all intention bonds with
conception to transform
a potential vision
into a holy manifestation

perhaps we can now see how
the Holy tribes of Israel
were conceived
with the holiest intentions









THE WORDS REVEAL THE STORY OF OUR LIVES

**the words unravel
a deeper level
profound insights
hidden in the recesses
of the subconscious mind

***and we speak
our way into consciousness
our words
our flashes of brilliance
our conceptual conceptions
tap into the wave-lengths
of timeless soul-ing
of an unmistakable knowing

***and the greatest
of the seers and sages
across the spectrum
of time and the ages
see how the words spoken
reveal the story of our lives


**and he knew
that when he told her
all that he's going through
her words of prayer
would pull him through

**and she knew
that his holy words
created holy vessels
and angel's wings
and could turn anything
into G-dly beings



NAMES---revisited



Names;

what's in a name?

a combination of letters

that hold all of the light

and all of the life

that we connect to

our entire lives



Names;

so why name

the all important Tribes of Israel

with names depicting

a couple's connection

at the time of conception?

perhaps it's all about intention

perhaps all conception

is about one's intention....

perhaps all intention

bonds with conception

to transform a potential vision

into a holy manifestation

perhaps we can now see

how the Holy tribes of Israel

were conceived

with the holiest intentions


THE POETRY OF 'NIGHT'



[**Jacob woke up and realized –how awesome is this Place…and he didn't ever know – that from that moment--- it will be his legacy for himself and all of us for the duration of The Long Exile Night ----to show us how to survive and thrive in the Night –in the 'Arvit' prayer conscious **]



Dear children of the night…..lost and found explorers just trying to get it right this time….fallen heroes caught up in the slipstream-----no ---things are not as they seem to the naked eye---unless you can see beyond this setback, beyond this discouragement---and instead—take courage in the light at the edge of the dawn…yes I know it is cold and dark----but look at the eyes of those who see things otherwise….and besides all that ---it is our legacy---

the path has been paved for us back in the days of old ---when the light bearers braved the storms of deception and lies—for us their precious progeny-------all we have to do is walk on through and trust in the promising words of the chosen few---- in the life resurrection of the perpetual dew----that is showing us how weave our way through the misleading words that so many lost beings are saying----but we've been that way---and we know that it's not as they say--------we will find that the day follows the night ---it has always been that way---and it always will be….



IT'S THE DARKNESS THAT REVEALS THE LIGHT



It's the darkness that reveals the light...

It's the hiding that prompts the revelation.....

It's the chaotic scatteredness that manifests the unity...

It's the aimlessness that inspires the direction ....

It's the mortality that gives birth to the true living...

It's the G-dlessness that discovers the G-dliness.....

It's the depression that leads to the ecstacy.....

It's the hate that unleashes the love…….

It’s the limitation that enables the expression of Infinity…

It’s the no-saying that liberates the yes saying….

It’s the containment that forces out the birthing…

It’s the constriction that that emanates the creation….

It’s the confusion that enlightens the clarity….

It’s the loneliness that discovers the bonding….

It’s the natural that unleashes the supernatural…..

It’s the lacking that brings on the completion…..

It’s the conformity that causes to emerge the uniqueness…..

It’s the imperfection that arouses the perfection…..

It’s the multiplicity that elucidates the oneness….

It’s the opposite that reveals the sameness….


IF YOU KNOW



***If you know how to walk

in between the rain-drops

If you know how to see all the dark

--as really being light

If you know how to feel the fear

--as being the key to unlock it all

If you know how to touch

the untouchable place inside

If you know how to hear goodness

in between the lines of life's dark messages

If you know how to taste the bitterness

as actually being sweetness



**Then you will be able

to always dwell

in the inner sanctum

reserved for the chosen few

where all is light

where all is right



LISTEN TO THE DARKNESS



***listen to a whole new voice

opening inside of you

quiet and subtle at first

but growing in intensity

a birthing

the birth screams of Mashiach

happening deep inside you





***listen to the darkness

all the darknesses of your life

calling you

from a distance at first

but steadily coming closer

growing bolder

you've always kept them at a distance

but something has shifted

you can now see right through them

when you don't take your eyes off of them

even for a second





***that's when you become friends

that's when the angels

in charge of your pain and suffering

surrender to you

and they have no choice

but to yield to your penetrating stare

and the walls

of illusion

and delusion

and dissolution

and confusion

come tumbling down

just because you know

that underneath

that pain

that hurt

there lies a light from Above

a light that keeps everything in existence





THESE SECRETS



***and the Angel of death

revealed to Moses

the supernal ways

these secrets

the Ketoret

the holy spices

the sublime combinations

of goodness and badness

meshed together in sacred light

and dashed away the darkness

of the endless exile night







***and the messianic light

is being born inside of us

and the birth pangs distract us

but the promise of a better day

of a higher way

of an endless voice

guides us listen

to the lion inside of you

now in the time of messianic birthing

and let the roar encourage you

to say never more

will I take my eyes away

from the golden gate

that is open to one and all

just walk on through that door





***the price of admission

is submission

to His Mysterious ways

the secret code

is believing

believing is seeing

and seeing is believing





***and upon looking inside

I see a familiar sight

the story of my life

a sight to behold

solid gold

something I know

something that lights up my way

but like so many other days

I just look away

because it's easier that way





***but on this particular day

I stare it straight in the face

and I am transported

to a brand new place

to a brand new way

and all I hear all day long

is the sweetest song

–urging me to look inside

–always look inside

until I find my way

my one and only way







INSIDE OF THE DARKNESS IS LIGHT



*******inside of the darkness is light

********a light that has been patiently waiting to shine since the beginning of time

************and this light will guide us all to see that what seems to be wrong is ultimately right

***********is actually the very best thing we could ever hope to have

**********and He saw all that He Created was good

*******but when He saw this darkness light

He saw that it was very good

and that everything comes out

to be just like it should

POETRY OF THE HOLY NAIVETE

Dear fans of the underdog….singers of the pervasive song of humanity---you know the one I refer to….it's the one where the main character gets sucked up into the overwhelm----unable to cope with the darkness that temporarily blinds…..and then ---with sheer will power and Divine grace---the tide is turned ---and the lowly one becomes everyone's hero ---because they were able to speak up in the face of impossible odds---and with their true self---full of vulnerability and transparency and naivete----they shine through ---the voice of truth…..even in the face of impossible odds….Yaakov –our patriarch was a Tam---he was the embodiment of holy naivete…and when the violence of the hand of his nemesis brother threatened to strike ---he would dive deep inside and his inner voice would banish the enemy---and we all have to fight that fight…it's our legacy ….I hope that some of this poetry can put you on a path that you are meant to be on

HOLY NAIVETE

*Yaakov Avinu was born a Tam Yaakov Ish Tam

A holy and simple receiver of G-d's abundance

without needing to second guess

what others and life really means

*and he was thrust

into the World of lies and deception

and was tested by those

whose word was not what they meant

and not what they felt

*and to make a long story short

Yaakov came up shining pretty much....

despite being immersed

in this world of treachery

where things are not as they seem to be

*He did it for us his posterity

to be able to see through the lies

if we want to truly see

*if not ...well .... ..

.that's pretty much the story

that most of us suffer through

in this reality

*and I truly want to be a devotee

of holy naiveté

to be able to say

what I mean

and mean what I say

I don't want it to be any other way

*and I pray

that my holy naiveté

will draw into my life

people that feel

and act the same way

*even though I know

it's probably not going to be that way

*but I believe

that the more that I pray

the more I will see

how it will truly come to be

HOLY VOICE WARRIORS

*'The voice is the voice of Jacob

The hands are the hands of Esau'

*our legacy

if you open your heart to really see

is to speak from the essence of our totality

*and when you do

then the hand of any man

that threatens you will be subdued

will melt away in the morning dew

will let you go on doing what only you can do

*to speak your deepest truths

and pray your deepest prayers

until all the slayers of the righteous

and the holy ones

will burn up in the unsheathed sun

and their wicked deeds will be done

*and all the holy voices

of history will flourish eternally

just as it was always meant to be



ENDLESS INHERITANCE

***All of me I give to all of You

All of You --you give to all of me

endless inheritance conceived in allness

***Yaakov our choicest of Patriarchs

based on the events and intentions

of his life

paved for us a way into endlessness

endless G-d fusion into mundaneness

on our part

endless inheritance of benevolent G-d providence

on G-d's part

a reflection from I to Thou

and Thou to I

***Shabbos in it's essence

is a fusion of holiness

of G-dliness

into mundaneness

holy, G-dly sleeping

holy , G-dly eating

***and G-d sees us

making Him the focus

the desire the purpose

of all we do on Shabbos

and by extension in life

and in response

gives us

an endless inheritance

an inheritance of endlessness





IN THE LAND OF SUBMISSION

~~~~here in the land of submission

we are given permission to let it all go

~~~~all the voices are in harmony

all the choices are in synchronicity

all the love is shared freely

all the smiles are given effortlessly

~~~~ and you and me can finally see

at the dawn's rising

a realizing of all we have been dreaming

of constantly wanting, needing and yearning

for it be otherwise



AND ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO STEP UP TO THAT DOOR AND WALK ON THROUGH

**we walk around at all hours of night and day

driven by needs one need or another

one lacking or another

they never go away

they never stop coming

a parade of lackings

all shouting at us

to attend to them

before the other ones

a conglomeration of heart-breaks

a pervasion of heart aches

an invasion for Heavens sakes

**and suddenly in the midst of all the noise

a barely perceptible voice

and we all had no choice

but to listen

and this is what we heard

**'and it was evening and it was morning on the 6th day...'

and then the voice went on to say

that the Heavens and the Earth

and all that was lacking was complete

and that all the chaos

and all the lackings

and all the pain

would never come back again

**and all we had to do

is to step up to that door and walk on through

all that we need to do is to step up to that door and walk on through



A QUICK GUIDED TOUR OF SHABBAT'S ASCENT OF THE WORLDS

On Friday afternoon

the Worlds begin to ascend

and don't stop until the end of Shabbat

We can enter into that ascent

if we receive

if we believe

if we perceive

that the atmosphere

around here

is getting more and more

clarified

rarified

in this climb

from the many-ness

to the oneness

from the noise of confusion

to the joy of divine fusion

and when the sun

begins to sink

that's when we begin to think

that all that we've done

and everything we've seen

in the week that's now gone

was not really

anything that we've done

but rather what was done

to us

through us

by The Holy One

and so too will it be

for the week to come

and our extra dose of Soul

helps us to know

that everywhere we go

we can rest assuredly

that the One

the source of purity

will lead us everlastingly

into the place that's meant

for only

you and me

Shabbat Shalom



THE POETRY OF MIRACLES

[*for chodesh kisleiv—the month of miracles*]



Dear magic , mystical meditative, musical miracle makers---the miracles are now at hand -here in the Holy Land and across all of time and space ---every day they increase incrementally---with each new light that we see---with each new day that goes by—believe it and you will see it ----the extraordinary realms are knocking upon your door----open up and let them in---the incomprehensible and the impossible are reaching out their hands to become your best friends…….and when you allow your "I" to disappear---it will become absolutely clear to you that here on the edge of the ordinary---on the border of the extraordinary----you can see the distant lights on the horizon----there dwells in in that magic place the citizens of the miraculous---no passports are required to get in-----there is only one thing you have to know---that the heart and soul of miracle living –is when you are truly giving yourself over completely to the Ain Od Milvado---to know and to see that there is no one else but His Majesty



A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BRAND NEW MIRACLE MAKER

***she looks at him right between the eyes

***she knows that he has seen something in a way that he rarely sees otherwise

***she knows that he is inspired –and he goes on to tell her that he can't find the right words to describe it---but what he does know is that his life has changed somehow----even if it's ever so slightly

***and she notices that his gait is lighter…..his eyes are brighter….his words oscillate a bit faster

***a story is told of a man who's very touch of anything –turns it into gold….well---her man was a bit like that ---and in time—she could see that all that came his way –in life---came almost effortlessly

***and he began to swim in the Sea of a new way of seeing----and things came to him miraculously----and with the passing of time-----he realized that everything was miraculous….everything was Divine benevolence revealed

***and miraculous living was his new home ……..she knew it would happen to him one day soon

EXTRAORDINARY

****let’s learn how to live in an extraordinary way….

***let’s reach out beyond our present levels—beyond what the world considers standard or normal or in the stream of things—into a level of THE BEYOND…..

***let’s learn how to fuse ourselves with G-d 24/7….

***let’s learn how to see and live life like Abraham and Sarah did,and dare to live according to our values, even when we find ourselves alone in the world….

***let’s learn how to think with our Soul and not just with our mind…..

***let’s learn how to co-create and manifest miracles in our lives as much as possible….

***let’s learn how to receive Divine answers at will….

***let’s learn how to grow to the limits of our own potentials and beyond…

***let’s learn how to make the impossible become possible…

***let’s learn how to defy nature and live in a super-natural way…



BELIEVE

**** the more we believe, the more that we and the world become redeemed

**** the more we believe, the more that miracles become a part of our daily reality

**** the more we believe, the more that wholeness becomes the dominant feature in our lives

**** the more we believe, the more that spiritual and monetary wealth become commonplace for us

**** the more we believe, the more that we sense higher consciousness

**** the more we believe, the more that Divine providence surrounds us

**** the more we believe, the more that we are safeguarded from the lies and deception of this world

**** the more we believe, the more that oneness slowly but surely replaces scatteredness

**** the more we believe, the more that life takes on an aura of holiness



ON THE EDGE

***on the edge

you will find the way

to another place

to another day

***on the edge

of the ocean

a virgin land

beckons to be explored

***on the edge

of consciousness

a voice long forgotten

leaves an impression

of days gone by

*** on the edge

of sleep

you can fly

you can traverse

time and space

***on the edge

of love

you can still choose

to lose yourself

in love

or to walk

the tight-rope

of wait and see

***on the edge

of birth

the last vestiges

of the womb cocoon

whisper to you

to never forget

what you learned here




THE INCOMPREHENSIBILITY OF IMPOSSIBILLITY

***impossible--it can't be done

you should've know that from the start

***impossible--scolds every last vestige of sanity and practicality left inside of you

***but you see those irresistible eyes

and you hear that beckoning voice

somewhere deep inside

in the way you used to think

deep in the way you used to go

immersed in things you used to know

***so you cast all caution to the wind

and you decide to jump on in

like your brothers and sisters did

once upon a time

in another space and time

without reason or rhyme

just because they had to

there was no turning back

but really they're all with you

here and now

their courage melts your fear

as you wipe the sweat off of your brow

***you can feel all of them

in every breath you take

in the decision that you make

***and you awaken a bit confused

did you win or did you lose

you look around and find yourself

on the other side

still breathing

still alive

impossible --it can't be done

they told you with certainty

but you put your trust in THE ONE

and now you find yourself

in a brand new way of being

a brand new way of seeing



THERE IS NOTHING ELSE

cause and effect

keeps it all in check

as long as we choose to see

that this is the only way to be

but if you want

to set yourself free

and try out

a whole new way to be

then allow yourself to see

that at the core of reality

is that there is nothing else

but Gd

in His Divine Majesty

Ain Od Milvado

there is nothing else

you need to know

except that Gd

is running the entire show

not just the highs and lows

not just the fast and slows

not just the stops and goes

not just cuz I say so

but truth be told to thee

I exclaim rather boldly

There really is nothing else

but His Majesty

and to the extent

that you allow yourself

to see

to that extent

all of your reality

will be nothing

short of miraculous actuality

stupendous factuality

not speculative surreality

don't believe me

open up your own eyes to see

Toldot - 5784

SET LIST PARSHA TOLDOT [THE INNER VOICE]


POETRY OF THE IRRESISTIBLE DEEPEST SELF INNER VOICE REVELATIONS



[**'…the voice is the voice of Jacob….' Dear friends---I am seeing a pattern in this week's theme of tapping in to the voice of Jacob in all of us----and that is the fact that this inner voice is compelling---so much so that if we truly tap into it---it is irresistible----IRRESISTIBLE…..**]



Dear one and only ----you are the only one who can truly say what no one else can ever say…..your words are the only way that we can receive the message of life that has been granted to no one else –not now or ever------nobody else—can feel what you feel—…no artist can ever paint the portrait of life just like you do….and when you do…it comes through in crystal clear clarity---daring to reveal to all who want to hear ---an eternal revelation—a taste of the rarest emotional sensations…a love light that lights up the most loveless night ……and when you found your voice…..no one else had any choice but to sit up and lend an ear---they've heard nothing like that around here……find your voice, speak your peace…speak from the depths …speak from the sub consciousness of your being….give us all a peek into the all powerful life force that lights up your being and ours as well …..speak your peace ---because you have to---no one else can say it like you do….it's what you've come here for----so tap into it---and I'm certain that there will a lot more where that comes from…..



















SHE FOUND HER VOICE



**She found her voice

the words broke through

the barriers of her fears

the blockades of years

came tumbling down

like a dam

crashed by a battering ram

she declared this IS who I am



**She found her voice

and the words came forth like a waterfall

revealing all that she saw

the polished and the raw

she sat in awe

she never knew

where all these

inner wellsprings

came from



**She found her voice

she had no choice

but to speak it out to others

and this is how she discovered

new neural pathways

electric sound waves

neural swirl, lines of thought

she never dreamed how much she's got



** She found her voice

and the more she spoke

the more she wrote

the more the world

spoke to her

at first with great demure

timid and mild

not wreck-less or wild

until she opened her eyes

and she stood up

and enticed the messages

from far and near

to present themselves crystal clear





SHE WILL REVEAL



**deep inside

she hides

and no one knows

she dares not show anyone

even herself



**and she knows

that when she will find

the right one

she will reveal

a love so fragile

a love so real

a love so beautiful

a love so vulnerable

a love so perplexing

a love so liberating

a love so powerful

that anyone who will witness this love

will be stunned

will be healed

will begin to reveal

to themselves

their own hidden places

and these reservoirs

will spread like wild fire

and love will be found every where


AND SHE SPEAKS IN EMOTIONS



*and she speaks in emotions

and her emotions

can make a emotionless man feel again





*and she speaks in compassion

and her compassion

can melt away the hardest hearts



*and she speaks in silence

and her silence

can wake up the deepest sleeper



* and she speaks in love

and her love

can convince the hater to see things differently



*and she speaks in Gdliness

and her Gdliness

can open up the door for the denier to believe



*and she speaks in aliveness

and her aliveness

can cause the dead to rise to life



*and she speaks in hope

and her hope

can show the despairing the light at the end of the endless night


CAN YOU HEAR G-D TALKING TO YOU

He is speaking to you all the time.

Can you hear His subtle messages He sends to you through the people in your life?

Are you listening to Him speaking to you through the beatings of your heart, informing you when to stop and when to start?

Are you listening to Him taking care of all that you need, despite what the world would lead you to believe?

Can you hear Him whispering to you that you don’t have to pay attention to the worries that occupy people’s minds, such as whether you are liked or not or whether life will treat you right?

Can you hear Him listening to your prayer when you’re saying it from the bottom of your heart?

Can you hear Him joining you in singing a holy word when you sing it as deeply and long as you can?

Are you listening to Him offering His hand to help lift you up into the Garden of Eden when you show Him that nothing will stand in your way, not even the revolving sword?

Are you listening to Him echoing your own cries of pain in all that troubles you?

Can you hear Him whisper to you that all that you resonate with in life is a part of your soul to be reclaimed and reintegrated?

Can you hear Him speaking to you through the stars in the sky and the sand on the shore and everything else that exists because He is all that exists?

Can you hear Him speaking to you through the Divine wisdom that He shares with you when you try to fathom the depth of His holy word?



TORRENT OF LIQUID FLOW INSIDE OF ME



***And my senses implode inside me like a million stars

Bursting in a super-nova spectacle

When I finally hear the voice

That allows me to be

Who I’m meant to be

That sets me free

That shows me how to see

***I can now see the inspiration

That lies beneath the surface

That’s been waiting for a thousand years

For that golden gate to finally open

And unleash the charging thundering herd Inside of me

That has been waiting

And anticipating For so long……



***And someone special told me

“Say what your soul sings to you”

And I take a chance

And I see what my soul has to say

And I can wait no longer

And the words never stop coming

All night and all day,

In a torrent of liquid flow

I know not from where they come

I know not where they will go




WHEN THE WORDS POUR OUT OF YOU ….

****and those rare moments

when the words pour out of you

faster than you can imagine

and you have to say your peace

and you are on the verge of tears

and you cannot stop absolutely not

because it is for these rare moments

that you have been waiting all your life

you were created for this

and all the connections are made

and all of the mind's referential processes

and associative intensiveness

have been waiting for these rare moments

****and the love comes pouring out of you too

like the ancient desert dried up river bed

that fills up in all of it's ancient glory

with the winter flood

it is the most glorious sight

and when we are gifted with a visit

of one of these rare moments

we must not lose a drop

because--who knows? perhaps it is this

that we and the Universe and everyone we know have been waiting for

DARING TO SHOW YOUR INNER TRANSPARENCY

***showing yourself to the one you love

daring to show your inner transparency

just because you know

that this is the only way

to reveal your destiny and your legacy



***Don't worry

let the words flow freely

they really take on a life of their own

you do not own them

nor do they own you

they are just passing through

***and when you do reveal the darker side

of you of who you are,

though it may seem unseemly,

it will set you free

and the one to whom you reveal

will ultimately feel

that they too can reveal who they really are to you

and truth will pervade

all that the two of you say and do



THE POETRY OF THE ABSOLUTE MYSTERY OF THIS THING THEY CALL 'POETRY'



[**Our Patriarchal , Matriarchal tradition—a tradition of 'the Voice is the voice of Yaakov'---expresses itself over the millennial in the deepest and most life encompassing , mystery embracing, G-d connecting poetry—the Psalms, the metaphors, the prayers—have never stopped coming and gracing our holy people---it has been said we are nation of philosophers [and of course so much more] ---but I believe that we are poets of life and the divine---reaching inside deeper all the time…….in that spirit—please try to be open to accept this poetry of this thing mysterious thing called poetry**]



Dear purvey-ors of the mystery ……dear artistic say-ers of what comes to you out of no-where……dear blind trusters that G-d is the Poet and you are simply the pen……..dear holy rollers -----giving up all control to the whims of fate---satiating yourselves with the divine given plate of spiritual nourishment that is set before you……...let go of the "Ani" and let you’re inner ''Ain'' roam free in the protected native lands of the tribes of Poetry…..surely here you will encounter like-minded beings seeking the same adventures that you always have been seeking…..come join us in the sacred circle of poetry---and warm yourself by the campfire embers reincarnating into sublime flames that warm the endless stories that you are driven to tell-- again and again----synthesizing themselves deep within your soul----stripping away that layer of clothing that you usually cover yourselves up with ----but not now-----because massive magnificent myriads of Angels who have been created by your poetic words---descend into our gathering -----and their very presence bespeaks color and light and everything nice ----and so the masters of poetry carry on deep into the night



JUST LET THE POETRY ENTICE YOU

*****light the midnight lantern
of your mesmerizing articulation……

*****let go of the me
and see whole new ways to be
who you are being guided to be
---In absolute freedom and your beauty
will shine
for anyone with eyes in their head to see…

*****and the beauty you will see
will open doors of Divine reality
---you don't have to believe me---
just let the poetry entice you
and sugar and spice you
and do everything nice for you
---and guide you
to channel down
that which is beyond you
to animate
that which is inside of you



WHAT ELSE CAN I DO EXCEPT TO PUT YOUR POETRY INTO MY PIPE AND SMOKE IT

****And I want to thank you
for reaching out
I want to thank you
for igniting in me a spark
A holy spark Hidden in an ember
an ember waiting
to be fanned Into a flame
a flame burning with poetry,
Burning with creativity
Burning with sublime secrets

*****Lighting up all that lies
deep within
Deep within the recesses of my spirit
deep within the primordial memories
of lifetimes that have come
and lifetimes that had gone
a long long time ago

*****yet they beckon to me here
at the edge of consciousness
and still a still small voice calls out inside

*****and sometimes
I see You there smiling
sending me greetings
of mysterious majestic miracles
and massive magnificent myriads
of love light and bliss

****and I receive your poetry
and what else can I do
except to put it into
my pipe and smoke it
until the deepest message
comes through


SACRED POETRY FEST

****surely the thirst
that you have felt
for so long –
is what brings you here
to this sacred song fest…

****and the promise of expansiveness
enlists your heart
to join us here
with the full time meditators….

****surely the sweet fragrant smoke
of expanded consciousness
seeping out of these oriental dens
of the seekers of altered mindfulness states
is what sways you
to come into
this inner circle camp-fire
we all sit around

****and it is the sage advice
that we all seek
to know the depth of everything…
to touch the inner light of all we see…
to dwell in the sacred spaces
inhabited by traces of our endless souls …

****and everybody knows
that a piece of infinity
contains all of infinity
…and these poetic soliloquies
–regardless of who is listening
---will hopefully help you and me to see
a small glimpse of the deepness
with which we can see reality



IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I LET GO OF THE 'I'

~when me as being the do-er
of what I do disappears
there is no pain there is no fear

~and when the see-er no longer sees
that they are the ones seeing
cuz there is a deeper inner feeling
at the center of my being

~when the sense of being alive
has no return to sender address
nevertheless life is at it's best
when it's not compressed
into being about me
into center-ing it around my identity

~that's when we become
euphorically free
because right now,
there is no we ~and there is no I
Enjoy the sublime view
it's in endless supply and the life force inside
is keeping perfect time spectacular rhyme
it happens every time
I let go of the I

POETRY –YOU HAVE CAST YOUR MAGICAL SPELL ON ME

Poetry:
you have cast your magical spell on me…
I have learned how to hear your Intrinsic melody…
please speak to me…
speak to my sensitivity…speak to the child inside of me….
I have made myself ready
to receive the gifts that you send to me…

Poetry;
I am prepared to go on the journey
that you want to take me on …the dawn has come
and my eyes are closed
and I can now see the souls
who will be guiding me…
I am your most dedicated student …

Poetry;
teach me and I will follow thee
to the ends of consciousness ..
to the edge of the I and thou
----to discover somehow
the messages that need to come through me…
that can help some fortunate souls
to get themselves free

THE POETRY of the POET

**the poetry

demands to come pouring out

waterfall-ing free-fall-ing

personal all-ing

going with my call-ing

** the poetry

demands to be expressed

when you run across a piece of life

that would remain forever neglected

if you suppress it

if you don't address it

if you don't caress it

**the poetry

must be articulated

in order to sweeten up the dull and the drab

the harsh and the sad the good and the bad

**the poetry

--- you must let it show you

which way to go what it leads you to know

what you are meant to say

**the poetry

just take pen in hand

and let your fingers do the walking

let your fingers do the talking



WHEN HE PUT HIS PEN TO PAPER



When he put his pen to paper;

*The ideas

The associations Were free flowing and endless



*He built the vessels

that were able to contain

The lights of consciousness

The Lights Of dreams

The Light of lights

to fill those vessels



*He spoke to us of connection

He spoke to us of disconnection

He spoke to us of harmony

where the disconnection

and the connection

interweave together

in a fine blend

sending the reader

into harmonious bliss

all of this and so much more......



*He painted the pictures

of the deepest gloom

followed by the brightest hope

and a hush filled every room

as the readers learned the life lessons

of how to cope

*He told the stories of the grimmest fears

followed by the most courageous transformations

and everyone drew inspiration



*He laid bare his soul

and the deeper he would go

the more he would touch the soul

of everyone who saw

the wonder of it all

in their own lives



*and he had no choice but to keep on writing







YOU ARE THE PEN –G-D IS THE POET WRITING THROUGH YOU



***Hear me fellow channelers of your inner voice

coming to you as a reflective Divine gift

from the One Above



***You who are given the inner voice

You have no choice

But to lay out your articulation

in exchange for your appreciation

and recognition

that it's not you

who are doing the composition—

it is rather the recognition

that the you are the pen

–G-d is the writer…

you are the instrument

–G-d is the musician…..

you are the mouth

and G-d is the poet speaking through you….




POETRY OF THE HOLY NAIVETE

Dear fans of the underdog….singers of the pervasive song of humanity---you know the one I refer to….it's the one where the main character gets sucked up into the overwhelm----unable to cope with the darkness that temporarily blinds…..and then ---with sheer will power and Divine grace---the tide is turned ---and the lowly one becomes everyone's hero ---because they were able to speak up in the face of impossible odds---and with their true self---full of vulnerability and transparency and naivete----they shine through ---the voice of truth…..even in the face of impossible odds….Yaakov –our patriarch was a Tam---he was the embodiment of holy naivete…and when the violence of the hand of his nemesis brother threatened to strike ---he would dive deep inside and his inner voice would banish the enemy---and we all have to fight that fight…it's our legacy ….I hope that some of this poetry can put you on a path that you are meant to be on



HOLY NAIVETE

*Yaakov Avinu was born a Tam
Yaakov Ish Tam
A holy and simple
receiver of G-d's abundance
without needing to second guess
what others and life
really means

*and he was thrust
into the World of lies and deception
and was tested by those
whose word was not what they meant
and not what they felt

*and to make a long story short
Yaakov came up shining pretty much....
despite being immersed
in this world of treachery
where things are not as they seem to be

*He did it for us his posterity
to be able to see through the lies
if we want to truly see

*if not ...well .... ..
.that's pretty much the story
that most of us suffer through
in this reality

*and I truly want to be a devotee
of holy naiveté
to be able to say
what I mean
and mean what I say
I don't want it to be any other way

*and I pray
that my holy naiveté
will draw into my life
people that feel
and act the same way

*even though I know
it's probably not going to be that way

*but I believe
that the more that I pray
the more I will see
how it will truly
come to be





HOLY VOICE WARRIORS

*'The voice is the voice of Jacob
The hands are the hands of Esau'

*our legacy
if you open your heart
to really see
is to speak
from the essence of our totality

*and when you do
then the hand of any man
that threatens you
will be subdued
will melt away
in the morning dew
will let you go on doing
what only you can do

*to speak your deepest truths
and pray your deepest prayers
until all the slayers
of the righteous
and the holy ones
will burn up in the unsheathed sun
and their wicked deeds
will be done

*and all the holy voices
of history will flourish eternally
just as it was always meant to be



ENDLESS INHERITANCE

***All of me I give to all of You

All of You --you give to all of me

endless inheritance conceived in allness

***Yaakov our choicest of Patriarchs

based on the events and intentions

of his life

paved for us a way into endlessness

endless G-d fusion into mundaneness

on our part

endless inheritance of benevolent G-d providence

on G-d's part

a reflection from I to Thou

and Thou to I

***Shabbos in it's essence

is a fusion of holiness

of G-dliness

into mundaneness

holy, G-dly sleeping

holy , G-dly eating

***and G-d sees us

making Him the focus

the desire the purpose

of all we do on Shabbos

and by extension in life and in response

gives us

an endless inheritance an inheritance of endlessness

IN THE LAND OF SUBMISSION



~~~~here in the land of submission

we are given permission to let it all go



~~~~all the voices are in harmony

all the choices are in synchronicity

all the love is shared freely

all the smiles are given effortlessly



~~~~ and you and me can finally see

at the dawn's rising

a realizing of all we have been dreaming

of constantly wanting, needing and yearning

for it be otherwise



AND ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO STEP UP TO THAT DOOR AND WALK ON THROUGH



**we walk around at all hours of night and day

driven by needs one need or another

one lacking or another

they never go away

they never stop coming

a parade of lackings

all shouting at us

to attend to them

before the other ones

a conglomeration of heart-breaks

a pervasion of heart aches

an invasion for Heavens sakes



**and suddenly in the midst of all the noise

a barely perceptible voice

and we all had no choice

but to listen

and this is what we heard



**'and it was evening and it was morning on the 6th day...'

and then the voice went on to say

that the Heavens and the Earth

and all that was lacking was complete

and that all the chaos

and all the lackings

and all the pain

would never come back again



**and all we had to do

is to step up to that door and walk on through

all that we need to do is to step up to that door and walk on through



POETRY OF THE DIVINE MESSENGER



Dear volunteers….dear sincere hearts….your time has come to step up and show that you will be true----His grace will shine through you….all you've got to do –is to get out of the way-----and walk in His ways ---and He will do the rest-----let the words that you say-----come through you like a clearing-house ----let your voice and spirit be in a state of effortlessness---the less of you that comes through the more of a divine messenger will you be -----the world is depending upon you----let Him lead you every step of the way--- sight unseen ---let Him lead you down the avenue---and in this state of fusion—open your mouth and let the words come out ---the words that speak the essence of the I and Thou….you need not think of how to do it---you will know it somehow



I WANT TO WALK IN YOUR WAYS



***I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to be true

I want to show the holiness in all that I do



***I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to be compassionate

I want to discover inside of me that which is Infinite



***I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to be good to all

I want to feel the heart of all those who call



***I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to love the humble one

I want to embrace the distant one



***I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to see into the heart

I want to help those whose life is too hard



*** I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to be close to all who seek me

I want to see from the beginning to the end of reality



***I want to walk in Your Ways

I want to be faithful to one and all

I want to make peace even when it seems impossible





WHERE YOU GO --I WILL FOLLOW

***** I extend to You my hand

take me where you will

take me across the seven Seas

take me to the Heavens and back

show me the inner sanctum

lead me into the Promised land

where You go I will follow

what You say I will do

I know that my life is all about I and Thou

You will show me how

I will do and You will show me how

when You call I'll come running to you

*****even the Angels of Peace

have no permission to be here

in this holiest place

in this Divine embrace

in the embrace of life

in the embrace of trust

in the core desire of my Soul

there is no other place

I ever want to go

*****and we learned the recipe

a long time ago

when you placed the crowns

on our heads

and in our heads

you taught us how

to step inside of Paradise

here on Earth

never to know dying again

never to experience crying again

*****I extend to You my essence sight unseen

I know that never will there be such an opportunity

for such bliss again

and all You ask

is to take Your Hand sight unseen

***please give me the vision

to see where all this leads

please give me the courage

to close my eyes and leap

please give me the wisdom

to know that You will set me free for all of Eternity



SPEAK TO ME

***speak to me from your allness

speak to me from your silence

speak to me from your heart

speak to me of things you've seen

speak to me of hopes

that you've hidden away

***speak to me until the words unravel

speak to me from a deeper level

speak to me of your profound insights

speak to me of your hidden desires

speak to me from the recesses of your subconscious

***speak your way into consciousness

speak to me words and flashes of brilliance

speak to me of as of yet undiscovered dimensions

speak to me in wave-lengths of timeless soul-ing

speak to me of your unmistakable knowings



MESSENGERS

***A messenger is a devoted conveyor

is not the primary player

they're just a sayer

of what they're told to say

it's always been that way

***and upon deeper contemplation

I think that the essential situation

of all of us free willed beings

becomes apparent to all

who are truly seeing

that our senses

and our essences

and even all that we are feeling

are just expressions of a Higher Power

navigating His Way day by day

and hour by hour

through us

within us and without us

and all around us

***and we are the conscious

or unconscious messengers

of the unfolding of the greatest story

that ever was told or ever will be

the story of reality

the story of history our story and His story

A MESMERIZING ARTICULATION



*when she allows her deep feeling self

to come to the surface

no one can witness

this spectacular display

and stay complacent

and this master soul speaker

speaks to the heart and soul

of those who seek her





*when she reaches deep inside

she taps a resonation

smoothness becomes her indication

and this new language

fills her up with sweet intoxication

and guides her to share

an articulation

that only the rarest soul-speaker can share







*when she searches

deep in the recesses of her being

she starts seeing

all the many human beings

who are all part and parcel

of her own human being

and that's why the words she conveys

and the way she says them

is the absolute sweetest thing

that they have ever heard or seen

and this magic soul speaker

takes them to places

they've never been





*and her words become a song

and her song becomes a dance

and this enchanting dance

tantalizes hypnotizes mesmerizes

and anyone who truly sees her

realizes that they too have access

to this endlessness

to this endless bliss



THE SOUL SINGS ALWAYS



*** *The soul sings always

she knows not

of higher of lower

of ready of not ready

and when we listen closely

than we can sing along

a never ending song



*** *The soul sees primal light

at all hours of day and night

she allows in unfiltered infinite love

and when we see what she sees

at the very least

we'll always be able to see

a glimpse of ecstasy



*** *The soul is always engaged in holy discourse

and the messages she constantly shares

and when we speak from the soul

we can reveal the deepest secrets

of why we are where we are

and where we can go from here



*** *The soul is at one with the Holy One

at all times in all ways

and when we turn our attention completely

to the ratzo vshov

to the to and fro oscillation

of the soul's divine illumination

then we will see clearly

that every situation

that life sends our way

is the best possible place that we can be

















LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE

*** listen to your voice

whispering to you in between the lines

the lines of wasted words

not allowing to be heard

the ever-so-subtle messages

of the Divine fusing with your voice

in between the lines

***listen to your voice

begging you to speak out

what's really on your mind

not that actor in you reading the lines

while this true voice of mine

just gets drowned out

time after time

***listen to your voice

that overflowing resonation

that channeled inspiration

that heart and soul articulation

struggling to teach you the truth

of who you are

and what you must do

if you only could move aside

and let the One Above

speak through you



HOLY VOICE

*'The voice is the voice of Jacob

The hands are the hands of Esau'

*our legacy if you open your heart to really see

is to speak from the essence of your totality

*and when you do

then the hand of any man that threatens you

will be subdued

will melt away in the morning dew

will let you go on doing

what only you can do

*to speak your deepest truths

and pray your deepest prayers

until all the slayers

of the righteous and the holy ones

will burn up in the unsheathed sun

and their wicked deeds will be done

*and all the holy voices of history

will flourish eternally

just as it was always meant to be

CHANNELED DIVINE INSPIRED ARTICULATION

***channelers of that divine emanation…

enchanters of that sublime articulation….

planters of that seminal incantation……

light the midnight lantern

of your mesmerizing articulation……



***let go of the me

and see whole new ways to be

who you are being guided to be



***In absolute freedom

and your beauty will shine for anyone

with eyes in their head to see

and the beauty you will see

will open doors of Divine reality

you don't have to believe me





***just let the poetry entice you

and sugar and spice you

and do everything nice for you

and guide you

to channel down

that which is beyond you

to animate that which is inside of you





IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I LET GO OF THE 'I'



~when me as being the do-er of what I do disappears

there is no pain there is no fear



~and when the see-er no longer sees that they are the ones seeing

cuz there is a deeper inner feeling at the center of my being



~when the sense of being alive has no return to sender address

nevertheless life is at it's best when it's not compressed

into being about me into center-ing it around my identity



~that's when we become euphorically free because right now, there is no we



~and there is no I Enjoy the sublime view it's in endless supply

and the life force inside is keeping perfect time

spectacular rhyme

it happens every time

I let go of the I







THE POETRY OF TRUTH





[**The Patriarch was tested with the opposite of his trait of love---to insure that the love he was bestowing to humanity was real and truthful and resilient….we are all ---on a global level subjected to so much fear and pain and uncertainty---people seeing and presenting only their side and not the whole picture---and truth gets swallowed up in the process….truth lies in seeing both sides and accepting that the other side also speaks a side of truth too **]



Dear primal truth seekers-------refusers to fall asleepers------- inevitable breakthrough believers------cut to the chase helpless screamers…..the time has come for your light to shine -----wake up wake up….wake up the rest of us ----who don't realize the opportunity that is at hand--------the golden chance to leap into our own promised lands--------stand up and herald the truth in all of it's pristine glory ----it's the great escape out of here---out of the deceptions and lies that are so pervasive in our lives ----- …..Scream your truth ----you children of the dream-----because you ain't seen nothing yet---don't settle for anything less----the truth is the seal of the One Above------if you want to be in His Presence---you must speak and feel and think his Seal---the Seal of Truth ------- may the words of these poems soothe the transitions we all are going through ----smooth the transformations----soften the integrations--- from the World of lies to the world of Truth-----let truth be the only articulation that you speak---the only noise that you think ---we have no choice---so open up your lovely voice and speak only truth----start today---it will show you a whole new way



THE KNOWING PLACE

** *speak in silence
speak in sacred song
speak to me
from the collective subconscious
that lies hidden inside you
from time immemorial...

***speak of things that were
speak of things that will be
speak of all that is here and now
that which is immediately apparent
as well as that inner voice
which bespeaks the ineffable truth

***speak from the heart
speak from the soul speak
from the knowing place
that sacred space
of clarity
and lucidity

****speak from the depths
speak from the bottom
of the deep blue Sea
speak of things that were
Speak of things that will come to be

THE TRUTH , THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

***How does a person get back;

that which is disconnected

that which is uncontented

that which is unrelented

***How does a person re-embrace

How does a person re-compensate

How does a person re-integrate

that long lost part of their being?

*** How do we get it back?

How do we get back

the life force in our lives

How do we get back

the expression in our eyes

How do we get back

the synchronizing of our mind

***I'm not entirely sure

but this I do know

Our hearts and our minds will open

When we know the truth

about who we are:

***The truth

The whole truth

and nothing but the truth

so help me Gd

***Without any alternative agenda

Without any slip sliding pretending

Without one thing coming out of our mouths

and quite another inside our hearts

***and when we do get

to that knowing , glowing , flowing truth

when it saturates us

and infatuates us through and through

when it's what we think

and say and do

When we Feng shui

mind body and life

When we have a flow going

all the time

when what's coming out

is what's coming in

and what's coming in

is what's coming out



***Then and only then

we will begin to walk that path

back home again



THE PURITY DEEP INSIDE

deep inside
there resides
a sanctuary of purity

an indestructible power point
a transcendent alignment
a defiant invincibiilty

a knowing place
a reservoir of truth
a future world perspective
an all is perfect as is being

an interconnected interinclusivity
a face that we know we can be
a life that is completely free
an inability to do anything bad

and when we touch this sacred reality
we unleash a host of Angelic beings
that show us
whole new ways of seeing
that give us a taste of eternity
and usher us
in to a sanctuary of purity