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| Mystical Musical Meditations in Jerusalem |
1st ALIYA - DON’T GET TOO COMFORTABLE HEALING
Yaakov and many other righteous people, despite their desire to the contrary oftentimes, do not have the luxury of settling into a comfortable trouble-free existence during their lives. And this is the case whether they seek the comfort of home or the comfort of their homeland. In the end they live their existences like temporary residents, constantly in preparation for their ultimate future, when they’ll come to the real bliss of the hereafter. So too by you. See this world’s comforts not as ends in themselves, but as preparations for a greater end. See the world as a preparation for a future world, and that which is painful will be pain well worth going through.
Q: WHAT IS THE DESIRED BALANCE BETWEEN LIVING FOR NOW OR
THEN?
A: PERHAPS ONE NEEDS TO RESONATE WITH WHAT FEELS MORE WHOLE,
AND THIS CAN BE CHANGE-ABLE.
2ND ALIYA - COSMIC FORESIGHT HEALING
Yaakov’s fateful sending of Yoseph to go see his brothers, when Yoseph was tossed by them into a hole and sold into slavery, was motivated by a cosmic plan to set into motion the ultimate fate of the Egyptian exile. It would begin by his brothers being forced to go down to Yoseph in Egypt to buy food to stave off the world famine. So too by you. See and experience, after making your more difficult decisions in life, that they were not only motivated by your immediate considerations, but in a deep superconscious way. Feel that you were being driven by cosmic considerations, that you were perhaps not even aware of, but that you nevertheless knew were right.
2ND ALIYA - COSMIC FORESIGHT HEALING
Yaakov’s fateful sending of Yoseph to go see his brothers, when Yoseph was tossed by them into a hole and sold into slavery, was motivated by a cosmic plan to set into motion the ultimate fate of the Egyptian exile. It would begin by his brothers being forced to go down to Yoseph in Egypt to buy food to stave off the world famine. So too by you. See and experience, after making your more difficult decisions in life, that they were not only motivated by your immediate considerations, but in a deep superconscious way. Feel that you were being driven by cosmic considerations, that you were perhaps not even aware of, but that you nevertheless knew were right.
Q: HOW CAN YOU TELL WHEN IT'S A FUTURE ORIENTED TIKUN?
A: PERHAPS WE
ALWAYS HAVE TO TEND TO WHAT'S GOING ON NOW, BUT ALWAYS TRUST THAT G-D HAS
BIGGER PLANS.
3RD ALIYA - THE HEART KNOWS HEALING
Yaakov refused to be comforted of the loss of his beloved
son, Yoseph, and as our Sages teach us, a person only receives comfort at the
loss of their beloved they have indeed passed away, and if not, then the heart knows
somehow that they are still alive. So too by you. Listen, truly listen to your
heart, not only regarding a tragic passing, G-d forbid, but in all of life’s
decisions and situations that you must cope with. Listen to that knowing place,
a place that you truly resonate with, a place that you truly feel whole and in
agreement with.
Q: HOW DO YOU DEVELOP SUCH A 6TH SENSE?
A: PERHPS ONE SHOULD ASK ONESELF AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE WHAT
DO I REALLY KNOW?
4TH ALIYA - BEYOND SKIN DEEP HEALING
Er, the first son-in-law of Yehuda and husband of Tamar, lost his life at the hands of Hashem as a result of deliberately spilling his seed. Rather than impregnating his beautiful wife, and thereby ruining her physical beauty (in his eyes), his story teaches us the lesson not to see a person’s beauty, especially those who are as close to us as our spouse, as being only physical or skin deep. But rather to see a much deeper beauty that comes when we see with our spiritual eyes. So too by you. See the inner beauty of everyone that you know, especially those you are the closest too, and see how this inner beauty sight will cause their physical beauty to shine much more so than a surface level, skin-deep manner.
4TH ALIYA - BEYOND SKIN DEEP HEALING
Er, the first son-in-law of Yehuda and husband of Tamar, lost his life at the hands of Hashem as a result of deliberately spilling his seed. Rather than impregnating his beautiful wife, and thereby ruining her physical beauty (in his eyes), his story teaches us the lesson not to see a person’s beauty, especially those who are as close to us as our spouse, as being only physical or skin deep. But rather to see a much deeper beauty that comes when we see with our spiritual eyes. So too by you. See the inner beauty of everyone that you know, especially those you are the closest too, and see how this inner beauty sight will cause their physical beauty to shine much more so than a surface level, skin-deep manner.
Q: NEVERTHELESS, WHY IS IT HARD TO BREAK WHAT WE ARE USED TO
AND THE STEREO-TYPES?
A: LIKE ANY OTHER HABITUAL SITUATION, THIS TOO WILL CHANGE
WITH A CONSTANT CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE.
5th ALIYA - OVERCOMING VANITY HEALING
Yoseph’s legendary and celebrated physical beauty began to get to his head in a vain type of way, which was wrong for someone of his incredible status. In the face of his father’s current mourning and in general, for him and for anyone, it was wrong, because any inherent gift that we receive from G-d is meant to be used in the most responsible way. So too by you. Identify a G-d given gift that you are blessed with, and rather than seeing this gift as a free ticket to be better or more powerful than others, or to be liked by others, see this gift as being an opportunity and responsibility to open doors that, without this gift, you couldn’t otherwise open. See to it that these doors that you open are doors of blessing for one and all.
5th ALIYA - OVERCOMING VANITY HEALING
Yoseph’s legendary and celebrated physical beauty began to get to his head in a vain type of way, which was wrong for someone of his incredible status. In the face of his father’s current mourning and in general, for him and for anyone, it was wrong, because any inherent gift that we receive from G-d is meant to be used in the most responsible way. So too by you. Identify a G-d given gift that you are blessed with, and rather than seeing this gift as a free ticket to be better or more powerful than others, or to be liked by others, see this gift as being an opportunity and responsibility to open doors that, without this gift, you couldn’t otherwise open. See to it that these doors that you open are doors of blessing for one and all.
Q: WHAT WOULD BE A PRACTICAL WAY OF DOING THIS?
A: IDENTIFY YOUR GIFT AND DIRECT IT TO THE SERVICE OF OTHERS
AND G-D.
6TH ALIYA - DON’T THINK, JUST ESCAPE HEALING
Yoseph, finding himself in a very compromising situation with the wife of his master, Potifar, unclothed and with the evidence of his clothes in her possession, had realized how wrong it was what he was about to do and stopped himself. He did not hesitate to think it over or to collect any incriminating evidence, but just flew out of there as fast as he could. For this, Yoseph was highly praised by our Sages. So too by you. If you have gotten yourself into in a very compromising situation, and you realize that the faster that you escape such a situation the less possible spiritual harm you will experience, don’t hesitate. Simply escape immediately, and B’H, you will have time afterwards to see the value of your fast getaway.
6TH ALIYA - DON’T THINK, JUST ESCAPE HEALING
Yoseph, finding himself in a very compromising situation with the wife of his master, Potifar, unclothed and with the evidence of his clothes in her possession, had realized how wrong it was what he was about to do and stopped himself. He did not hesitate to think it over or to collect any incriminating evidence, but just flew out of there as fast as he could. For this, Yoseph was highly praised by our Sages. So too by you. If you have gotten yourself into in a very compromising situation, and you realize that the faster that you escape such a situation the less possible spiritual harm you will experience, don’t hesitate. Simply escape immediately, and B’H, you will have time afterwards to see the value of your fast getaway.
Q: IS THERE A UNIVERSAL RECIPE WHEREBY WE CAN LIVE BY THIS
MAXIM?
A: I THINK, IF WE CAN LEARN TO RECOGNIZE OUR STATE OF
CONSTRICTED CONSCIOUSNESS, WE SHOULD GO WITH THAT.
7TH ALIYA - TRUSTING IN HASHEM HEALING
Yoseph learned the lesson that it is better to trust in Hashem than to place trust in people, specifically when he placed his trust in the Minister of Beverages to put in a good word to Pharaoh about Yoseph’s helping him with dream interpretation while the minister was still in prison with Yoseph. And as a result of his trust in this person, it was Divinely decreed that Yoseph stay in prison another two years. So too by you. When you have a choice of trusting in Hashem, rather than trusting in people, and you feel yourself to be ready and on a level that you can trust only in Hashem, then with a full heart, let go, and place all your trust in Hashem and surely you will see the Divine blessings that will follow.
Yoseph learned the lesson that it is better to trust in Hashem than to place trust in people, specifically when he placed his trust in the Minister of Beverages to put in a good word to Pharaoh about Yoseph’s helping him with dream interpretation while the minister was still in prison with Yoseph. And as a result of his trust in this person, it was Divinely decreed that Yoseph stay in prison another two years. So too by you. When you have a choice of trusting in Hashem, rather than trusting in people, and you feel yourself to be ready and on a level that you can trust only in Hashem, then with a full heart, let go, and place all your trust in Hashem and surely you will see the Divine blessings that will follow.
Q: CAN THIS G-D TRUST BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALWAYS FULLY
RELY ON?
A: AS LONG AS WE DON'T PUSH PEOPLE AWAY BY SUGGESTING THAT
WE DON'T TRUST THEM.
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