Monday, February 28, 2022

Weekly MMM - Set List Parsha Pikudei - Shabbos Poetry

 


SET LIST PARSHA PIKUDEI - 

SHABBOS POETRY


Dear seekers of the transcendent dimensions----devotees of the elevations we can all experience weekly-----the Holy Shabbat ---the Heilige Shabbos---calls us in her still small voice---and when we encounter this sublime bride---and gain an insight into all that she does and sees----we freely let ourselves go and experience her healing light ---and taste of her endless inheritance ----and become intoxicated with her other-worldly presence----and declare our undying love to her paradise ways-----and find repose in her life renewing day-----and ascend into her Gd connected fusion----and heal our souls and bodies---of all the confusions and illusions that this world of lies constantly tries to sell us----and then the Sabbath Queen leads us to see and experience the pristine waters of the way things will ultimately be------and we come out refreshed and empowered to face our brand new week



ENDLESS INHERITANCE

[***our Sages teach that all who keep Shabbat properly receive an endless inheritance like that of Yaakov Avinu]

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



THE FACE OF SHABBAT

intoxicated with her presence

enamored by her essence

altered by her quintessence

quieted by her stillness

Shabbos eyes

Shabbos skies

Shabbos lines

Shabbos rhymes

the bride reveals to you

a glimpse of your soul

even in the food you eat

even in the words you speak

she is the oneness

and the wisdom

and the newness

and the song

she enhances you

she en-trances you

she enchants you

she expands you

she plants in you

a seed called forever

she shares with you

a taste of the garden

come my beloved

to the bride

the face of Shabbat

we will receive



THE ASCENDING WORLDS OF SHABBOS

there are four worlds
four ways of creating
four ways of relating
four ways of integrating

we ascend
when the week ends from one world
to a higher one and to yet
an even higher one

and eventually
the old me
ascends to be
a new me
a me that can see
more and more
of thee
fused inside of me

and the more that we ascend
the more that we realize
that the essence of our lives
is deeply intertwined
with the source of all life
and there's nothing greater that we can find
to heal our body, soul and mind



A LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN SHABBOS AND THE WEEK

and the Shabbos bride

declares her undying love

for the One above

and for all the gifts

given to her from the

week that has

come and gone

and she offers her own

the seeds she has sewn

new insights that only she has known

and so it goes

and so it goes

and the Sabbath queen

garbed in royal serene--ness

a taste of bliss

shares a secret kiss

with her beloved one

the week to come

and lets him know that

though he must go

to conquer the land of the unknown

he is always welcome back home

into her loving embrace

into her sacred space

into her soul's release

into her kingdom of peace

and she knows that he lives

in a world of here and there

in a world of far and near

in a world of out and in

in a world of us and them

and so she welcomes in

to a place of here and now

to a space of I and thou

to a place of many becoming one

to a place above the sun

to a time of celebration

to a world of revelation

and he holds her tight

as the shadows of the night

begin to dim her other worldly light

and as she begins to fade from sight

the only thing that keeps him standing upright

is the knowing that after his cosmic struggles and fights

When he soon returns to his loved one

everything again will be all right

THERE IS MUSIC EVERY WHERE

[***Shabbos song]

there is music everywhere;

in the low hum

of the cars on the street

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



SHABBAT IS_____ ALL OF THIS AND MORE

Shabbat is ___ a taste of the world to come [reverberating forever]

Shabbat is ___ a nigun \ a song [ knowing that all is for the best]

Shabbat is ___ pleasure [for the body and the soul]

Shabbat is ___ oneness [all aspects of life converge]

Shabbat is ___ menucha \ rest [knowing that G-d's taking care]

Shabbat is ___ ascent [reaching up to insight--seeing inside]

Shabbat is ___ extra soul [revealing what we didn't yet know]

Shabbat is ___ fusion [allowing me to see G-d fusing through me]

Shabbat is ___ blessing [blessing the week that was and the one that will be]

Shabbat is ___ the bride [the queen, the shechina, our holy sister]

Shabbat is ___ all of this and more...




A PLACE CALLED MENUCHA

A SACRED SPACE CALLED SHABBAT

and it was evening

and it was morning

on the sixth day

and the work of

creating

The Heaven

and

The Earth

was complete

...and He rested

when the work is complete

when we can truly say

we've done

all we can do

that's when we

can allow ourselves to rest

to enter into a transcendent space

called Menucha

called Shabbat

when we realize that

all that we've done all week long

and all that we've accomplished

was really not us at all

but rather

G-d doing it through us

leading us to this pristine place

that's when we can truly rest

that's when we can enter into Menucha

that's when we step into

the holy chambers

of the Sabbath Queen

when we know that

all that comes from Above

is sent to us with Infinite love

then we have to sing our song

a song for the seventh day

I hope we can all sing along

and the myriads of voices

renew our souls' ability

to make the right choices

to share the taste of

the World to Come

with everyone and everything

we will encounter in the upcoming week



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

to be

SHABBAT --THE MYSTERY OF ONE

[***'.....The mystery of Shabbat ......She (Malkhut/Shekhinah) is called Shabbat when She is united in the secret of Oneness, that She may immerse in the mystery of One.....'.***----FROM THE FRIDAY NIGHT PRAYERS]

*on Shabbat-- the Holy One and the Schekhina become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one

*on Shabbat-- the material and the spiritual become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one

*on Shabbat-- the weekdays and the Shabbat become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one

*on Shabbat-- this world and the next world become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one

*on Shabbat-- the lower soul and the higher soul become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one

*on Shabbat-- the Divine and the human become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one

*on Shabbat-- the past, present and future become one

*Shabbat is the best time for husband and wife to become one



THE POETRY OF RADICAL RECEIVING



Receive what comes to you…it is all sent from the highest places….not even a trace of mistaken identity can possibly be interspersed in the mix…it's all meant to fix your very being---beyond what the normal eye is used to see---all you have to do is to radically receive this Divine offering ---and believe -----believe that this is your home---this is where you belong ---don't think for a minute that these happenings are meant for another-----this is your personalized bread and butter---all of these becomings sent to you --- because you and only you are the only true harvester of all these sacred gifts….accept all that comes your way……accept them with grace…when you face them and their intertwined challenges---the ones that anyone with eyes can see ---as well as the ones that are hidden from the likes of you and me ----because when all is said and done ---even if you fall and fall again---you've got no choice –but to follow their inner call---their under the surface call---their soft and sweetened call –when all is said and done….have fun in the process and may it be pleasing to you-- you radical receivers



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



MALCHUT



**she sees no one but the object of her longing

**she has no other care than to be there for him

**and she cries at midnight for the one she loves

and all those who cry with her will never leave her side

**she waits for him to show her who he is and why he is who he is

**she makes him come alive she is his will she will not let go until he shows his true colors

**she is willing to wait till the end of time for him to shine and when he does

**she hides herself in the shadows and no one can know that it is her who has made him

**she celebrates every new word that he says

**and at a time and place that is hidden away from the eyes of the human race she shows to those souls of purity and grace

her royal face

** and they crown her queen over one and all

over everything

and the day will come**

when her light will shine

and the light will light up all the darkness

of this dark exiled night
G-D IS MY SHEPHERD

***'' Mizmor ledavid Hashem Roi...'' Hashem is my shepherd

***Hashem is guiding me down life's midnight alleys and long and winding pathways

***Guiding me With inner voices

*** Guiding me with every word of Torah I experience

***Listen to life, my friend Listen to this persona that is called G-d-- that is called life --- that is called Torah

***Listen with humility, listen with humbleness Listen with integrity , listen with truth

***Listen to the voices coming inside Listen to your resonations to your motivations Listen to the illuminations They are lighting up your life



***Listen to the voices inside of you and coming from outside of you surrounding you with life precious life





SHE WILL LIFT YOU ABOVE THE STARS



***when you seek her out

like you seek out the greatest treasures you will find her



***then she will be a part of you she will be a part of who you are and how you see and she will show you how to be



***and she will be the sweetest experience that you have ever experienced

and when she will call you will come running



***and she will light you up and she will set you on fire and become your only desire and you will be with her all day and all night



***and she will lift you above the stars and you will be with her forever and she will reveal to you the deepest secrets of life of love of the One Above



***and she will protect you when you walk in dangerous paths and she will open your eyes to show you how to get through each and every challenge that comes to you



***and she will save you from death and she will heal you from sickness and she will help you help others and she will open up your essence



***she is all you'll ever need and all you'll ever want she will plant inside you the ancient seed of eternity and Infinity she is the one and only way to get yourself free



THOUGHTS

[based on the teachings of the holy Baal shem Tov]



***Where I think --I'm there ~When I think good --there's goodness everywhere



***When I think the holy letters --Gd dresses up inside ~ When I toss up to G-d my thoughts--He shows me the path to ride



***When I think my days first thoughts in purity--my day will speak in splendid poetry and rhyme ~When I speak all the thoughts in my mind --I transcend the barrier of space and time



***When I sublimely pray my thoughts silently--I can nullify all negativity

~When my thoughts come to me like dreams in the night--then the interpreter's words can guide them to be for me a source of light



***When I think with the clarity that all that will be with me comes from the thoughts that pass through me--I can create with my thoughts-all that will come to be ~When I think that all that comes to me --is the best thing for me--then I simply raise up all my fallen soul sparks and that of all reality



***When I think that this simpleton is a holy soul--I can show them exactly the way to go [to save their soul] ~When I think that this wicked man has a redeeming point --I can transform their world from darkness to light



***When I think that the word that I speak is a holy being--I can dive deep inside it and see infinity ~When I think that my thought is the seat of my soul--I can go explore a world I've never known



SHE IS PRAYER



**she is prayer



**she is prayer that is infused with faithfulness



**she is faithful prayer that reflects your life



**she is reflective faithful prayer that is found in the hidden resources of your being



**she is hidden reflective faithful prayer reminding you of your humbleness



**she is humble , hidden , reflective , faithful prayer that attracts the love of the Beloved one



**she is beloved ,humble , hidden , reflective , faithful prayer that reproduces the essence of her desired prayer



**she is reproductive , beloved ,humble , hidden , reflective , faithful prayer that inspires countless others to pray in this way and transform this World into a Heavenly Kingdom here on Earth



OPEN UP THE GATES OF PRAYER

[****This prayer is based on my pray-ing collection, mainly from the Baal Shem Tov and R. Tzadok HaCohen of some of their teachings about prayer****];

Master of the Universe,

Please open up for us the Gates of Prayer

Help us know that all is from You

Help us know that no prayer goes to waste

Help us see that one powerful prayer raises up hundreds of weak ones
Help us realize that the joy we feel after a good prayer is a sign that this prayer is received

Help us know that anything and everything that we pray for will manifest in some way

Help us understand that our prayer can and will unlock locked up and blocked up decrees

Help us know that no two prayers are alike---because our hearts and our realities are always changing Help us intend our prayers for the benefit of revealing the Divine Presence

Help us experience our hearts when we pray

Help us witness how our prayers can raise up the broken souls to the highest realms Help us focus our prayer efforts on minimal quantity with maximal quality with full hearts

Help us dive deeply in prayer into the thoughts that we resonate with and are meant to embrace at the time

Help us pray so deeply that we become oblivious to our physicality

Help us pray with all of our might Help us pray together with all of Creation

Help our prayer awaken and heal all those in need of that which we pray for

Help us pray with the deepest yearning

Help our prayers join with the righteous ones of all generations

Help open our lips to pray to you and our mouths to speak your praise

Help our prayer open up our love for you and your love for us

Help us become prayer Help open up for us the Gates of Prayer



A FEW POEMS SEEKING TO TAP INTO CREATIVE INSPIRATION AND GENIUS

***dear fellow pursuers of true creative inspiration and genius…we step into a time of creative being ….and in the depth of each and every one of us lies a unique creative voice that waits to be tapped…please speak to me from your creative essence...please speak to me from your emotional essence........please speak to the world from your allness.....please speak ----the masters of speech and feelings and creativity await your precious words----know that they will be heard on high and in the lives of all those passing by your articulations-----your essence soul heart creative speak will awaken those soul family relatives in a relatively profound way---so please let us all hear what you have to say------let's hope and pray--- that these poetic offerings can begin to tap into that voice inside

WHAT'S THE SECRET OF CREATIVITY?

**What's the secret of a creativity? when created so profoundly that it carries on infinitely **a creation so bold that it never grows old **a creative spark that lights up all hearts who are blessed to see how it defies entropy and how it remains for posterity

**a pro-creation that turns two into one and one into two a secret known to only the chosen few

**a re-creation that turns two into four and so many more

**a co-creation that fuses with the Holy One and elevates all that that's done

**What's the secret of creativity? Only the chosen few can feast on the holy dew and the Atik Yomin until it will all be seen and seen by all and creativity's secret will be revealed with the Messianic call

LIFE AS A WHOLE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS

*life as a whole is a creative process from birth to death and beyond from day to night an inner light lighting up our lives

*and there are new ways of being and new ways of seeing that always are vying for our attention suggestions of re-invention and new dimensions to be explored to be adored by the discerning few who step up to try something new when there's a chance that the view from this new angle will allow them to untangle lifetimes of confusion and intrusion and illusion



THE CREATIVE EXPERIENCE

****the creative experience channels it's way into our hearts forges a path in the dark

***the creative experience awakens the slumbering giant who resides deep inside ... a giant of innovation waiting to be bestowed with endless inspiration

*** *the creative experience humbles the fortunate riders who see that their experience happened outside of their volition beyond their conception

**** the creative experience; despite all preparation is really only a sensation an integration of a deeper voice leaving us no choice but to put pen to paper and let the process unfold because these stories must be told with music and colors and feelings that never grow old

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 yet undiscovered dimensions speak to me in wave-lengths of timeless soul-ing speak to me of your unmistakable knowing covered dimensions speak to me in wave-lengths of timeless soul-ing speak to me of your unmistakable knowings

STEP INSIDE

*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 the hands of déjà vu will catch you just like they have a thousand times before what are you waiting for?!

*step inside of this holy place you're the hope of the human race



A FEW TALES OF THOSE RARE ONES WHO HAVE TAPPED INTO THEIR ENDLESS CREATIVITY



Dear creative forces of nature…….dear explorers of ancient civilizations of creativity within ------discoverers of hidden creative manifestations with Him showing you what it's all about----enticers of the non-stop stream of new ways of being----new riders of the new age---an age that our elders teach us to keep turning the page ---until the resonation is unmistakable----until the clarity is unbreakable----and the fullness of life with the fullness of possibilities enchants you ---romances you ---constantly---and you are always re-creating your reality…and your voices speaks from the very essence of creativity and opens up our eyes to see that we too can live out such magical possibilities ------maybe this poetry can help us see this fantasy turned into brand ways to see……

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