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| Mystical Musical Meditations |
Sometimes the most obvious thing is right in front of our
noses, but we don’t see it. When we are searching for answers, the obvious place
we all need to go is to G-d.
So, that’s the theme of this week’s MMM – G-d. Just keeping it simple like that encompasses
so much in one word. Here are some of the ways I see it:
1. The definitive part
of G-d:
G-d is transcendent and G-d is immanent. He is the most
far-out thing and He’s the closest, most intimate thing, both at the same time.
Radical Monotheism means G-d is, to the exclusion of anybody
who is not G-d. This applies not only to other beings, but to other things
humans worship, such as money, rock stars, trends, cell phones, etc. Whatever
it may be, we have to be careful that nothing else takes the place of G-d at
the center of our lives.
The word Yehudi, which means Jew, when spelled in Hebrew
letters, equals the word G-d. This fact tells us what it’s all about – 613 mitzvot,
and after an entire moral, legal and life-guidance system, what it all boils
down to is that we are G-d people. That’s what we are here for.
2. The practical part of G-d:
We need to be connected to G-d. One name for that is “devekut,”
which means staying connected to G-d. One of the ways we can do that is to fuse
with G-d, which means asking G-d to speak my words and think my thoughts and
see my scenes. Whatever processes and senses I exercise, I can bring G-d in and
mesh G-d into the process as well.
Another way is to connect with G-d’s name. We can visualize
G-d’s name as a meditative visualization, and we can get a lot of information
about ourselves and our lives, and which way to go with that.
Another way is to simply ask G-d for what we need, and for
help understanding and navigating the complexities of our lives. We can bring
G-d into the conversation, at least start talking to G-d and using your
associative mind to open up a dialogue and build a relationship.
Another thing is G-d consciousness. Meaning, we can bring
G-d into the consciousness of whatever we are thinking and doing. Then we’re in
bringing purity, holiness, perfection and transcendence.
Another thing is to trust G-d. We trust that G-d will come
through for us, as He has a million times before, in any and every situation.
Another thing is when you can’t do enough, we can give up
the rest of it to G-d. “G-d, I can only do this much. Can you do the rest of it
for me?” We have to allow ourselves to be dependent and helpless in that way.
Another thing is to read G-d’s messages in the sacred text
of life, the highlights of our lives. G-d talks to us all the time in that way,
and we have to open up to that means of communication as well.
Another thing is to reframe the way we look at life, meaning
there is no other cause or effect except for G-d. So, if I take it out of the
hands of clocks, schedules, lawyers, bankers and others, and I take things out
of nature’s hand into G-d’s hand, it changes my relationship with G-d and with
life.
Another thing is to recognize that G-d is there to be loved
and to give love. We can use this theme and connection and relationship to wipe
away all kinds of fears, and to heal our lives.
Each of those topics could comprise an entire booklet of its
own.
Finally, just for this partial list, is to emulate and to
study and to research “G-d people.” These are people who are all about putting G-d
at the center of their lives. We have a long, illustrious tradition of doing
that, going back through our forefathers, our Patriarchs and Matriarchs, our
prophets, and of course Moses.
All the amazing people in our Jewish history, up
to this time and up to Moshiach, who will be the ultimate G-d person – we have
to take all these people and learn from them. We have to learn how to know G-d
and how to grow in G-d and with G-d, and to have G-d grow within each of us.
It starts by being willing to let G-d in. And then by
learning from G-d, from G-d’s Torah and G-d’s word. Then we start to have a real
relationship with G-d.
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