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PURIM ESSENCE POINT MEDITATIONS
These are the days of Purim. These are the days of revealing the hidden. These are the days whose spiritual power outshines the spiritual power of all other days and Holidays. These are the days whose miracles are there for the asking. These are the days that can influence the rest of our lives
These meditations seek to take the usual practices and intentions that are practiced on Purim and reframe them into their essential experience and thereby practice them in these Pre-purim days as well as anytime for that matter.
1A. KOL HAPOSHEIT YADO/ALL WHO EXTEND THEIR HAND
ASK FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT
Just like on Purim, anyone who extends their hand in prayer to Heaven receives whatever they ask for, so too now begin to ask for all the good things that you need and want in your life
1B. KOL HAPOSHEIT YADO../ALL WHO EXTEND THEIR HAND
GIVE UNCONDITIONALLY
Just like on Purim , anyone who extends their hand to receive charity from you receives it no matter who they are, so too now practice giving of yourself freely and unconditionally even in non-financial areas.
2A. MEGILLAT ESTHER/REVEALING THE HIDDEN
MASKS
Just like on Purim, the story of Esther teaches us that all the seeming non-G-dly characters and adventures are really all the revelation of G-d, and we commemorate this by wearing masks on Purim (reminding us that the Hand of G-d works through the masked characters and situations), so too now find all the hidden characters and desires inside of yourself, that for various reasons normally don’t get recognized, and allow them to come out and express themselves and demonstrate their important G-dly role in your total personality.
3. NICHNAS YAYIN, YOTZEI SOD/WINE GOES IN TRUTH COMES OUT
DEEPEST TRUTH
Just like on Purim, we get drunk on wine, and the Hebrew numerical values of yayin/wine and Sod/secret are equal to each other (70), showing that the wine brings out our deepest secret truths, so too now (even without the wine) practice reaching deep down inside of yourself to find and reveal your deepest truths.
4. AD DLO YADA/UNTIL YOU DON’T KNOW
NOT KNOWING
Just like on Purim, we are commanded to drink until we don’t the difference between good (‘Blessed is Mordechai) and evil (‘Cursed is Haman’), so too now, even without being drunkc ontemplate all of those areas of life that you just don’t know, and accept with happiness this ‘not knowing’ realm, both as a liberating place to be in and of itself (by knowing that what you know, you really don’t know), as well as a way to begin to know that what you don’t yet know.
5. V’NAHAFOCH HU/AND IT WILL BE A TURNAROUND
AMAZING IRONY HUMOUR
Just like on Purim, we see that the events of the story of Esther showed us that exactly the opposite of what was supposed to happen to us (a genocidem G-d forbid) really happened (an incredible miraculous redemption), so too now marvel at all of the amazing turnarounds of your past, present and projected future.
6. AMALEK= COINCIDENCE [MIKRE]
NOTHING IS COINCIDENTAL
Just like on Purim, we respond to the inner and outer spiritual attack of our arch-enemy-Amalek, transforming his trait of seeing that all is coincidental, by seeing that, to the contrary, nothing is coincidental, so too now reveal Hashem as being the engineer and Prime cause of all that happens to you in every detail of your life (inside of you and out).
7. AMALEK = DOUBT [SAFEIK]
EMUNA CLARITY (ATEM AIDAI\YOU ARE MY TESTIFIERS)
Just like on Purim , we respond to the inner and outer spiritual attack of our arch-enemy-Amalek, transforming his trait of seeing that all is doubtful (especially Hashem’s felt presence), by testifying to the contrary, that all is absolutely clear G-dliness, so too now make a list of your inner doubts, and for each one, reach down deep and find that ‘knowing’ place, and turn all those doubts into ‘knowings,’similarly find and reveal G-d where He’s hiding in all aspects of your life.
8. AMALEK=COOLING DOWN [KRIRUT]
ENTHUSIASM
Just like on Purim, we respond to the inner and outer spiritual attack of our arch-enemy-Amalek , transforming his trait of seeing that all is ‘ho-hum’ - lacking enthusiasm, by seeing that, to the contrary, all of life and the Service of Hashem is full of enthusiasm and excitement, so too now even if you have to ‘fake it till you make it," transform as much of your life and your Service of Hashem into an overflowing wellspring of excitement and enthusiasm.
9. AMALEK= DISCONNECTION [KERI]
ALL IS INTERCONNECTED
Just like on Purim, we respond to the inner and outer spiritual attack of our arch-enemy-Amalek, transforming his trait of seeing that all is haphazard, chaotic and disconnected, by seeing that, to the contrary, everything is interconnected, so too now search for the inter-connections between seeming haphazard, non connected events of your life (until you begin to see how everything is united and amazingly interconnected). Also see how when Hashem closes one door in your life, he opens another one (or sometimes many other ones in it’s place).
10. KOL ZE AINENU SHAVE LI/ALL OF THIS ISN’T WORTH IT [AS LONG AS MORDECHAI ISN’T BOWING TO ME]
REFUSING TO BOW
Just like on Purim, in the Story of Esther, the Evil Haman, who was temporarily lifted to fame and power, could not enjoy it at all so long as his nemesis-Mordechai the Jew-refused to bow to him and recognize him, so too now identify non G-dly, non-complete self-expressing compromising choices that you are pressured to make in life, and find the courage inside of yourself to not ‘bow’ to the pressure, and to not settle for anything less than the All-ing, G-ding choices that are yours to make.
May we all have a blessed Purim, a Purim when we can harness inside of ourselves, in our nation and in the world, these and any other awesome essence points that are there for the taking.
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