Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Weekly MMM - Parshat Pinchas - Opposites

 


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SET LIST Parshat Pinchas 2021 - OPPOSITES

THE POETRY OF OPPOSITES

[**navigation the sea of the narrow straits**]

Dear explorers of the lands of opposites---you all know that what you see isn't always what you get…….1st impressions may be true -----but if you really want to see right through to the truth of the truth ----you must stop and reflect----cuz sometimes the view from retrospect allows you to focus on the essence of what you are meant to see-----or maybe the thing to do---- is to see it all as if you have never seen it before ----because those lights that are waiting to be seen can reveal whole new meanings-------- and endless meanings and multi-dimensional feelings will lead you into rare places to see new faces that will dance around your mind ---sometimes for the very first time----- and the sun will shine in dark shadows ---which will allow you to liberate the incarcerated sparks that have been begging you to give them a chance at a brand new start---- since the beginning of time-------and opposite lines of thought---is sometimes exactly what it takes to see things in such a way ------ and that is when all the locked up doors will come flying open ---never to be locked up anymore


THE GREATER THE HIDDENNES

the greater the obstacle

the greater the desire to make it work

the greater the hurdle

the greater is the passion to get it done

the greater the obstruction

the greater is the vision to realize the goal

the greater the darkness

the greater is the light that hides on the other side that will shine away all the darkness

the greater the hiddenness

the greater the revelation that waits to shatter the illusion that there is anything else but His Divine Majesty

the greater the complication

the greater is the simplicity that will be discovered

when we learn to uncover the veil


VERY GOOD

**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 all broken and bad

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


YOU HIDE YOUR FACE

You hide your Face We can't find you anywhere

You show your Face When we believe you're there

You hide your Face We are stripped of any sensation

You show your Face Inside the Letters of Creation

You hide your Face There's noone who can soothe

You show your Face In each and every move

You hide your Face We go looking for you near and far

You show your Face the more you're hidden the closer you are

You hide your Face We are numb --there is no feeling

You show your Face Hidden inside our pain is your healing

You hide your Face We play a game of hide and seek

You show your Face to the believers --to the humble and the meek

You hide your Face We walk in fear-we can't find you anywhere

You show your Face We are fearless when we know you are there


THERE'S NOTHING WHOLER THAN A BROKEN HEART

**her words could be heard

in the farthest reaches of space

in the hearts of all who looked at her in the face

***her silence spoke louder

than myriads of Angels who finally have gotten their one chance

to sing the praises of the Holy One Blessed be He

**her broken heart evoked tears f

rom anyone and everyone who hear her story

who felt her hidden glory

who saw her fall into a trap not of her own making

***her words melted the Heart of The One Above

whose endless love was unleashed from ancient wellsprings

because this thing

He knew right from the start

that there is nothing wholer

than a broken heart

OPPOSITES

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….

POLAR OPPOSITES

Not in a million years

Were the words

That went through his mind

The first time

He saw her

Polar opposites

Never the twain shall meet

But there was something

That didn't leave him alone

And followed him around

Inside and out

Everywhere he would go

And now,

he's driven to seek out

The love that magnetizes

The soft light that hypnotizes

And the lesson internalizes

When he's consciously mesmerized

And that's when he realized

That she is his other half

And he's baffled to the core

And every day he sees more and more

That there is nothing greater to strive for

And the deepest story

That we can possibly know

Is when our other half

Walks through our door


OTHER SIDES OF BEAUTY

*and the beauty of youth

shines through in ways that old age can never do

all fresh and new all the world awaits you

*and the beauty of old age

shines through in ways that youth can never do

sage advice the true meaning of life

is always available to you

*and the beauty of brand new love

shines through in ways that lifelong love can never do

the possibilities are endless the enchantment is breathless

and the euphoria of love is always just a smile away

*and the beauty of life-long love

shines through in ways that brand new love can never do

finishing each other's sentences appreciating the depth

of all that you do and say

*and the beauty of the passionate one

shines through in ways that the serene one can never do

all your heart and all your soul

is what you show to everyone you know

*and the beauty of the serene one

shines through

in ways

that the passionate one

can never do

a knowing smile

revealing a seeing into

essence of your soul

a never ending internal flow

always showing you

the best way


POEMS AND PRAYERS FROM THE DARK DEPTHS

Dear precious brothers and sisters……please see the light at the end of the dark tunnel of life's dark passages …please feel the endless love of The One Above …..please know that today's fall is tomorrow's rise….…please feel the endless love of The One Above…..please know that all is eventually moving towards goodness and perfection and G-dliness…..…please feel the endless love of The One Above…..please realize that all is goodness right now as we speak [it's just that we live in a world of 'hester' –Divine hiddenness –but that too will be transformed –soon BH and most of all--please feel the endless love of The One Above



CROWN

***and when you fall into the abyss….
and all you do seems to be hit and miss….
and you thought you wanted that,
but it’s really this….
and the farthest thing from you is true bliss….
and you don’t know what’s up or what’s down….
and everyone’s talking, but you can’t hear a sound….
and you really don’t care,
and you are not too proud….
and you know what you need ,
so you scream right out loud…..:

***and you reach for the One place
that everyone goes …..
and you go where you must go,
with your eyes firmly closed……
and you spill out your heart
and you cast off all your woes……
and all you care about
is to be at one
with the One who truly knows……

***and you listen
to the voice
calling you deep down……
and for a change,
you allow it to hang around……
and you grant it --it's rightful place
no longer to be held down……
and you slowly find
that every trouble
becomes your crown


A PRAYER FROM THE DEPTHS

Ribbono Shel Olam---Master of the Universe

***You saw fit to plant
into the mechanics of Reality
a need for brokenness to proceed rectification
and a need for darkness to proceed light...

***In your Infinite wisdom,
You saw that this
would be the best way ultimately,
to give of your endless abundance
to deserving, transcending,
appreciative receivers of your light

***But nevertheless,
it's so hard for us when we are broken, Hashem
broken---with out any real idea of how to fix ourselves up....
And we feel confused and our thoughts are scattered
and we feel that we can't move
because we have no motivation or inspiration.....

***And we are scared with no one or nothing to calm our fears
and prove to us how all is for the best and all is for a reason....

***And so we clutch at straws
and fall in and out of love with every new person, idea or direction
that offers us a bit of hope... A hope of being rescued....

***But we really don't trust
anyone or anything and so we remain alone,
unconnected, bitter, weak and in despair

***And then suddenly
I hear a 'still small voice'
a Divine Fatherly Voice of comfort and caring
and guidance and endless love....
A voice that assures me that this too will pass
that this is all for my best
the best possible thing
that could happen to me...
And I cry out to You, my Father in Heaven
''FROM THE DEPTHS I CALL OUT TO YOU HASHEM...

AND YOUR EARS HEAR THE VOICE OF MY SUPPLICATION''[Psalms 130]....

***Take all my worries
and troubles and burdens.
.. I toss them up to you
knowing that You will take care of it all
And I thank you for feeling relief...
And I feel humbled... And I feel a deep empathy
with all those who are also broken....

***Help me truly internalize
these feelings ...
Help me to truly appreciate all that you do for me
at all times, and help me to see how all of my brokenness
is a stepping stone and a launching pad
towards Tikun
-- a wonderful, pure and amazing
rectification of my very being... Amen

KISTA D'CHAYUSA
[the last vestige of life—resurrected]

***a seed decomposes in the dark rich earth hidden from the eye
nothing left of it except for the kista d'chayusa
the last vestige of life and that last vestige
is what builds up a whole new life form
a whole new redwood tree a whole new forest a whole new universe

***a person loses it loses their hold on reality
on proper perspectives on proper proportions
on any desire to carry on
they bury themselves in the foggy netherworld
of compressed , depressed impressions
of what could've been what should've been
what would've been if only......

***ahhhh what's the use
and the self abuse dominates the day
they can't find any other way
there's really nothing left of them
except for the kista d'chayus
a last vestige a distant dim ray of hope
***they don't know why
but they close their eyes and take a baby step
a baby step that leads to another and another
and pretty soon they see things a bit differently
things don't necessarily have to be stuck in rigidity
and they slowly and surely emerge with a new power
a power that towers over anything they've ever known before need I say more?
I think we've all heard this story before.....
but the little wide eyed baby boy inside of me
urges me to tell some more and more and more.....

***and sometimes we fall where we fall
l to help lift up all of those souls
who have nowhere else to go and have been waiting
since who knows when for us to fall
into their small-minded place
to their imprisoned space and together with us
they rise high above the skies to reclaim their lives
and we trust in the process that continually leads us
with hearts open and closed eyes
and those who are truly wise
learn how to see life in hindsight

***and when you know this clearly
then you can be set free
to navigate an alternative reality
where you know with crystal clear clarity
that even when things don't turn out
the way you planned them to be
you can trust that this is way the Creator meant for it to be
and even the worst of mistakes
the most unfortunate breaks
the stupidest blunders will never tear us asunder
from just where we're supposed to be
it's been thusly decreed
from the beginning of time
beyond reason or rhyme

Butterfly

A grandfather was with his grandson He showed him a caterpillar larvae

That would soon turn into a butterfly He gave it to his grandson on one condition

That when it came time for the butterfly to appear, The grandson wouldn’t interfere….

The young boy –in the way of young boys, Was transfixed and mesmerized With his gift….

When it came time, He watched in amazement and awe….

And did nothing to interfere As the beautiful wing of the butterfly

Struggled to break free of the coarse shell An hour passed then two and many more…

The boy couldn’t take it anymore, And so he opened up this coarse shell

And the butterfly flew up in the air And it flitted and flatted for a while

And then it flopped in a nose dive To the ground –lifeless

And the boy was heart-broken With tears in his eyes he told his grandfather

And the grandfather with compassion

Comforted the boy

And then he gave him the true gift,

The gift of the lesson to be learned….

He told him that when we want to be

The best that we can possibly be

And release our own butterfly wings

To fly free—unfettered and free,

The only way we can truly be free

Is when we sharpen our own wings

Against all the trial and tribulations….

And when the time comes,

And Hashem,

in his ultimate compassion and wisdom

feels that we are ready,

feels that our wings are sharp enough

to fly to the highest places in the sky,

then we will know it

and we will fly

So know my dearest friend,

That all that you go through

Is all purposeful

Is all necessary

And soon, very soon…

You will simply

Spread out your beautiful wings

And fly

like you’ve never flown before


POETRY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE INNER VOICE



Dear explorer of the hidden voice ---you are infatuated so much with it ---that you have no choice but to venture in----into places that you have never been…..and underneath the happenings and in between the worlds ---you can see more than normally meets the eye---and unleash a light---a sanctified sight—in the still of the night---and this rare light begins to light up your life---and your entire being is drawn towards revealing and liberating your inner voice---especially in these days of the narrow straits---where a magnetic --yet distant gate beckons you to walk on through----if you dare--it's all about you desiring a break through that is waiting for you there –at the edge of consciousness---and primordial dimensions –are accessible to you if you have the right intentions---and the vision that you will be blessed with will light up the skies



EXPLORE INNER DIMENSIONS

explore inner dimensions
you have never before seen

pockets of life
you have never before been

first soak in the warm water
of your safe sanctuary

then dare to venture out
and uncover
and , rediscover
your vulnerabilities

unleash the wellsprings of love inside
enflamed love that will never die

share all that you find inside
with the loved ones
of your life


UNLEASHING

*underneath the happenings
in between the words
inside of the interactions
there are found
sparks of hidden light
and only the sight
of one who sees more
than that which meets the eye
can one see to the core
can one see
the essence
of reality
the heart beat
the soul speak
the way things
are meant to be seen
and this type of seeing
actually creates reality
actually reveals
the unfolding Divine story
in all of it's glory

*and there is nothing more real
then the feeling that you feel
when you see underneath the lies
and unleash a Light
when you sing and play your unique song
and thereby release the ultimate beauty
that's been waiting
for you to be unleashed
since the beginning of time



SWEET RECLUSION

**alone

through the ebb and flow

**just me

no one else that I can see

**always searching

for that silver lining

**reaching out

only when I have something real to say

**eyes closed

when I walk down the street

**I can see beyond

when I look deep inside

**Blessing

rests on that which is hidden from the eye

**sweet reclusion

listening in silence to hear my inner voice

**no one can see me

but the One Above [of course]

**I show myself to you

when my sweet reclusion

elicits a break-through


UNCONSCIOUSNESS

*deep inside her unconsciousness
she discovers remnants
of ancient eras
primordial visions
cosmic reverberations

*she feels the irresistible pull
and she resists
and when she does
her unconsciousness yields
it's hold of her
and all becomes clear

*and she plants the seeds
of knowing
because she's growing
a brand new crop
of will power
and nothing stands in her way
and there's nothing
anybody can say
as she steps out into the
brand new day

.*and the world reflects
back to her
the new realizations
and derivations
that she carries with her
in her purse
and with bursts of light
all of the fallen sparks
cry out to her
to save them
from the endless night
they have been trapped in
since
who knows when



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 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

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



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"

THE POETRY OF THE MIDNIGHT EFFECT

Dear midnight riders------fighters for the noble cause of turning the night into day and darkness into light…there is no other way at this late hour of the endless exile night …the time has arrived my surreal friends…that one day of the year---where all that could go wrong –goes wrong---- is the very same day that our anointed one is constantly reborn---is also the climactic day--when we divide up the year's calendar into a 24 hr. day—when Tisha B'av corresponds to midnight…..so we need to understand this thing called 'midnight' intimately ---because the time has arrived ---our salvation is at hand--- if we reach out with all of our hearts and souls …here is some poetry ---my hope is that it will help you to know with the deepest knowing…and help to set us all free….

MIDNIGHT ALLEYS

****and I'm walking down those midnight alleys
with a yearning in my heart
a yearning burning
for a higher living
that is tearing me all apart

****and I wake up
with all my troubles and frustrations
that are dragging me to the ground
and I jump into the waters of salvation
and my trouble becomes my crown


****and I can't play this waiting game
too much longer
I can't even wait for one more day
and like a Saint that falls from grace
before he regains his holy place
I've been shot up
and i can't seem to find my way

****I want to walk with you
I want to talk with you
I want to see you in my dreams
but you hide your face
and I fall on my face
and the pain is all too real

**** and midnight is the holiest time
and midnight is my favorite time
and midnight is the holiest time
and midnight is my favorite time of day

****and I'm walking down those midnight alleys
with a yearning in my heart
a yearning burning
for a higher living


MIDNIGHT

***Midnight

is the most hidden phenomenon…

it's the farthest point from yesterday's day-time and tomorrow's sunshine

and though being so invisible may seem to be a handicap,

I've found that is actually the best way back to the infinite source from which we come….

***when you see

that you are invisible and transparent

when you feel you have nothing of your own

except what you receive

when you allow yourself

to be completely filled up

by each and every person you meet

and by each and every experience you engage in

***When your empty cup

becomes filled constantly perpetually

just by virtue of your existence of who you are

then life for you

and for all those you touch

will be an overflowing wellspring

that's how you my faceless friend

the humblest of my companions

are crowned on High

with royalty

and with

sublime grace


THE HEART OF HUMANITY

King David would wake up
every night at midnight
the wind would play at that time
the strings of his harp
As if the wind blowing
the strings of the harp
was a human being
saying
Play music for me
David King of Israel
Play the music..
Sing the holy Psalms for us at all times

The divine inspiration,
ruach kodesh words he sang
In that holy midnight hour
came from
the heart of all humanity
Devarim she balev
yotzim min halev el halev
Things that come from the heart
go to the heart to the heart
of all of the millions of people
who recite His words
as if it were their own words
throughout the ages

Because that is how
ruach hakodesh-Holy Spirit
effects any aspect of
holy words, holy music, holy ideas
It gives it eternal staying power
It gives those same words
the ability to never get old
those words are going to have
endless wellsprings of meaning
because The soul
that You gave us Hashem,
The soul --and all that comes from the soul
is part of Hashem
And Hashem is Infinite


THE POETRY OF THE HOLY SPARKS THAT COMPLETE US



Dear Holy Sparks gatherers…..everything is at stake …for Heaven's sakes----life's choices are knocking at the door –---the unclear and the crystal clear voices show themselves to us again –only –a little bit different then before---and our hearts soar with desires ---holy fires that can never be put out—unless we check out of this thing called living----so we have to keep on giving ourselves and the loved ones who depend on us alot---a fair shot--- at redemption of the mind and soul----because our life choices know things that we don't yet know---we only find out as we go----because that's the nature of extracting the darkness from the light ---hindsight is twenty \ twenty ---and so we continue to fight our way through to the sunny days when we know that all that comes out way will complete us---and the choices that we make will redeem us ---and the Sparks that we can integrate will liberate us …..may this poetry open up our eyes to see –that all that comes our way—is exactly what is meant to be



THE SPARKS THAT COMPLETE US

**And I feel so alive
when my resonation revives
the sparks of hidden life
calling me from their hidden hive
of long lost activity
of a distant memory
of how things are supposed to be
drawing me close to thee

**and I'm driven to seek out
the love that magnetizes
the soft light that hypnotizes
and the lesson internalizes
when I'm consciously mesmerized
by the sparks of the food that I eat
the sparks of the partialness that I complete
the sparks that are thoroughly replete
the sparks that shine so powerful and discreet


**and sparks of primal desire
offer a hidden a way
to forsake all the mindlessness
we seek to escape
they offer a way to reshape
the path we so deeply
want to take to discover
another side of who we are


THE CHOICES WE MAKE

***the choices we make
the walks that we take
the books that we read
the lives that we lead
the things we seek
the friends we meet
the ups and the downs
the turn-arounds
the extent that we are awakened
the brokenness and depression
that we have forsaken
every sphere of existence
every struggle and resistance

***all these and more
come knocking at our door
and call out our name
thisis no game
these are our holy spark lights
the life-force of our lives
that which is lacking in our souls
a constant stream
leading us down the road



THE LIBERATION OF THE SPARKS

****So we go through this world
Trying to find the lost sparks of reality
But the lost sparks
are entrenched in brokenness
Those lost parts of our souls
They are entrenched
They are inhibited
They are in a web
They are in jail
Inside of some part of reality
of brokenness



***And they are so bright
They are so brilliant
And they are so hopeful
that they can be liberated
that they can come back home
and when we bond with each other
truly bond-in body and spirit
then we free up each other's sparks
because love and bonding
melt away the division
overlook the confusion
facilitate the fusion
accelerate the solution
and those happy sparks
get a free pass
to go back home
to you and me

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