Friday, October 27, 2023

Vayeira - 5784



SET LIST VAYEIRA

THE POETRY OF SEEING THROUGH THE PATRIARCH'S EYES OF INCREDIBLE TRANSCENDENCE

Dear splendid few---you -who dare to wonder---what life looks life through The eyes of the patriarch-----the sights of such stark beauty await you ---when you venture into the rarified atmosphere that pervades the inner sanctum of the only one who walked and Hashem followed ---to the one who had such a clarity of vision---within him ---that till today and till the end of time---all of humanity seeks to rewind the sublime thoughts that danced inside of his mind…..perhaps it is a worthwhile endeavor to try and engage our imagination in an exploration of the other worldly sensations that were seen and felt and experienced by such a rare being---perhaps this –by chance ---will grant us a fleeting glance into the goings on of such a unique child of the holy One blessed be He



THE VOICE OF ETERNITY BECKONS US

** we have seen what was

and what will be

the light of Raava D'Raav

the light of desire

the light of holy fire

the light that our eyes yearn to see again

the light of Raava D'Raavin



**and the voice of eternity

beckons us

tantalizes us

we revisit the endless future

the limitless past

we open our eyes

and submit ourselves

to G-d's guiding light



SYMPHONIC HARMONY

*and when we see

in a righteous way of seeing

that reality is not just some collection

some

coincidental

incidental

unintentional

collection of happenings

each one impeding

and competing

with the other

for our attention but rather

a spectacular symphonic harmony

a multidimensional divine unity,

'..then the blind will see

and the deaf will hear

and the Earth will be full



WHAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US



If we want to walk

into an expanded state of mind

If we want to step

into a place of expansion;



***We have to begin to utilize

what is right in front of us ,

what is right inside us



***We have to open up what we see

to be able to see more



***We have to open up what we feel

to be able to feel more



***We have to open up what we know

to be able to know more



***We have to open up to what we sense

to be able to sense more



**If we could be able to see

what there is to see

right before us

right in front of us

right around us

all the time;



**/ We would be flabbergasted

We would be blown away



**If we were to walk through life

in even a simulated state

of such consciousness

We would be awakening pure love

We would be awakening constant healing

We would be awakening

and drawing into our world

the righteous Mashiach

from his exile in the Kan Tsipor



BELIEVE



**** the more we believe ,

the more that we

and the world

become redeemed



**** the more we believe,

the more that miracles

become a part of our daily reality



**** the more we believe,

the more that wholeness

becomes the dominant feature

in our lives



**** the more we believe ,

the more that spiritual

and monetary wealth

become commonplace for us



**** the more we believe,

the more that we sense

higher consciousness



**** the more we believe ,

the more that Divine providence surrounds us



**** the more we believe,

the more that we are safeguarded

from the lies and deception of this world



**** the more we believe,

the more that oneness

slowly but surely

replaces scatteredness



**** the more we believe,

the more that life takes on

an aura of holiness







A LAND OF PARADOX



*after feeling utter revulsion

he looks on with fascination

pondering what is the secret of

this Land of Paradox



*and the depressed ones

are the first ones

to step forward

to do the dance of ecstasy

reaching out a helping hand

to all those who are trying

to make their way through

the maze of

this Land of Paradox



*and the spies can't seem to rise

to this historic opportunity

opening up locked doors

for their posterity to enter into

this Land of Paradox



*and her people

have walked for thousands of miles

to kiss the dust at their feet

and walk barefoot

on the sand of

this Land of Paradox



*timelessness inhabits our minds

the prophetic past providing the signs

which reveal how to step up to

and live now in the present

and pave the way

for Heaven sent Messianic consciousness here in

this Land of Paradox



*and the deepest intensity

and the deepest insecurity

you can see it in the eyes

of everyone you see

just before the display of unheard of miracles

beyond people's ability to understand here in

this Land of Paradox



*and the right wingers

rub shoulders with' the left wingers

2 Jews 3 opinions

the masses in their minions

every race and persuasion

vying for leverage here in this Nation

and even the secular

agree with the orthodox

that life is quite unique here in

this land of Paradox



*Over here life is a self reflected mirror

there are no excuses there are no disguises

the Land must be earned

but don't be overly concerned

if we're going to make it here or not

because all good things can be gotten

when you know that we are constantly

knocking on G-d's front door no less

nothing less and nothing more here in

this land of paradox

ANCIENT NEWNESS



**we are a people

born into families of ancient roots

seeking constantly to be born



**Atik Yomin

the oldest thing

gives rise to brand new life



**We live in a land

that's old and new

paradoxical sunrise

breath-taking view



**every family has a martyred legacy

giving us the courage

to become a whole new entity



**primordial stirrings

stream through our blood

and the end

is planted in the beginning





**a people so weather-worn

so been there-done that

yet relentlessly willing

to start again and again



**archetypal memories

prophetic history

leading us to somehow rise up

and be the light to the world

that we are destined to be



**and the holy tongue

the DNA of reality

planted in the texture

of all that is

reframes itself into re-creating

all that comes into being



**and the ancient and the new

presents itself to me and you

if we allow it to



of the knowing of the Lord as the waters cover the sea'





UNLEASHING LIGHT

*underneath the happenings

in between the words

inside of the interactions

there are found sparks of hidden light

and only with 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



THE POETRY OF FREELY SHARING LOVE



[**Avraham was \ is the pillar of Hessed in the World—[loving, blessing, gratitude, giving, sharing, saying yes , caring and much more]---and he was most often tested in life with the opposite trait of Gevura [saying no –especially to the nay sayers and discipline and boundaries and din\ justice…etc..]---and he is our patriarch—and we have to study his Hesed {which comes to life in every detail of his life} with the enthusiasm of a gold miner counting his precious new-found nuggets…so here's some poetry to try to capture a part of that BH**]



Dear lovers of loving….sharers of sharing….givers of giving…livers of living…..love is all around---listen to the sound of love---- being shared uptown and downtown …a sound like no other sound around---- a sound that warms your day---that sweetens everything that you say----a sound that rebounds and comes right back atchya ----and catches ya chasing after more and more love---the kind that you have been dreaming of ---so try to find that love deep inside-----and dare to share ---with someone you never thought would care----but you realize you are dead wrong-----and that love begets love from those you share it with—here there and everywhere--- and from The One Above---and this is truly the story of and the glory of love ----can you hear what I speak of ---this fine day---I know that it's nothing new—but who knows—maybe today it will open the gates that you are meant to walk through to lift you up into the inner sanctum of sacred love













WE ARE BLESSED



We are blessed human beings

We are blessed with gifts that come to us all the time

We are blessed with life's gifts that seep their way into our lives

We are blessed with gifts that present themselves to us just on the edge of our awareness and on the edge of our consciousness

We are blessed with gifts that are just waiting us to embrace them , to unwrap them, to bring them into our souls and into our lives





THESE DAYS OF CHESED



These awesome days of Chessed

that are shining down from the highest heights right now

days of chessed

days of free gifts

That Fill us up so many words

so many people

so many things going on

We need to prepare ourselves now

We need to solidify ourselves

We need to ground ourselves

We need to open up inside of ourselves

Grounding mechanisms of receiving G-d’s Benevolence at all times

to ask G-d to fill me up with His gifts

We need to be givers of chessed ourselves

in order to simulate \ emulate G-d’s chessed Ways

We have no inkling and fathoming of what those gifts truly are Probably the best way to open up ourselves to the gifts

Is to be like Dovid hamelech

To be like King David who had nothing of this own …

And as a result of having nothing of his own

He had everything



A LESSON FROM THE HOLY 'LESHEM



[**' A lesson taught to us

by the rav shlomo elyahshiv,

the holy Leshem,

the last of the great kabbalistic systemizers

When he put his pen to paper

The ideas

The associations Were free flowing and Endless

Because he built the vessels

that were able to contain the light of consciousness

Light Of dreams

Light of lights to Fill those vessels

He was able to build the system**]

**He taught us there is connection

And there is disconnection

That is the basis of what

harmony and activation of life

Is all about

There is a proper balance

of connecting yourself

And disconnecting yourself

And that is the balance of ying and yang

And that is the balance of male and female

And that is the balance Of everything

that activates our lives

SHARE LOVE

**share love

share love with the sky

share love with the first person who walks by

share love with The One Above

share love with the Souls

inhabiting all those bodies

those invisible souls

that reveal those tired old bodies

that we see to be the most exquisite creatures

in all of reality

**share love

dare to share love with the trees

and the even the mosquitoes

and the fleas

because even they are living testimony

of the love that pervades all that we see

**share love

and when you do

I can guarantee you

that the ones

whom you share love with will share love with you

THE STORY OF AND THE GLORY OF LOVE



**the love that is available to us right now

is endless and free

it's there for one and all

just open your eyes to see

just open your hands to receive

just open your hearts to feel





**it shows up in the middle of a conversation

when we least expect it

in the way that someone's voice

gets softer unintentionally

in the way that their exterior falls away

just a little bit

and their true self peeks through

just a little bit



**it sneaks up on us

in the middle of the night

when we wake up from some hazy dream

and realize for the first time

how much we really love being around someone





**and when love shows up in our hearts

it challenges us to be shared

[if we dare to go there]

with someone we love

even though we only feel this love

just a little bit

for now

but somehow it will grow

and show us every time

the story of

and the glory of love















MAY YOU BE A LOVE GIVER



~May You share love

May you give of yourself completely

May that giving manifest

as an ever growing

ever deepening love

for every human being

and for the One

who is the source of all love



~May you create at all times, incredible love...

a love that reflects back to you

the true love inside of you

that lies at the core of who you are



~May you be a love giver

a love creator

a love maker

at all times



~May your love make the world

a better place

always in all ways

LOVE BEGETS LOVE



**love begets love

giving begets giving

giving is a state of purity

giving is a state of serenity

Give

and the world gives back

Give

and G-d gives back

Give

and your light never goes out

Give

and you create love



***When you're smiling

the whole world smiles with you

When you're giving

The whole world gives with you





FIND THE LOVE INSIDE OF YOURSELF

*Find the love

Inside of yourself

Inside of everyone else

Inside of love itself



*Awaken the love

inside of yourself

Love of life

Love of everyone

Love of The One Above



*Sing the song of love

inside of yourself

then if you dare

you can share this love song

with everybody else



THE POETRY OF SAYING THANK YOU



[**one of the fundamentals of Avraham's trait of Hesed—is simply saying Thank you ----gratitude----sharing with another ---especially G-d ---that they are truly appreciated in my own journey in life*]



dear fellow devotees of the simple , yet life changing power of saying thank you.........it's the simplest thing you can say---but I can promise you it will take you all the way to the highest heights and pave the way for all of you who are looking to take the darkness out of the night –and will give you the right of way even when you cannot get past life's red lights…and the more that you say thank you ---the more that you will feel like you're truly blessed—even more than all the rest……and the thank you sayer—as sure as the night turns into day –will find themselves with nothing more profound to say than thank you to everyone and every thing that comes their way …and even if you don't speak the native language where you happen to be-----trust me ---all you need to know –is to say thank you ---and every one will treat you just like one of their native sons-----and smile at you and tell you ---job well done----and out of all the words –I've ever heard these two words the absolute best---so---here is some poetic nourishment for you on your holy quest…. And gratitude can be our closest friend…she will stay with us till the end of time …



I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU



[**an expression of sefirotic gratitude**]



KETER~~~~I would just like to say thank you for motivating me to want the essential thing I am meant to strive for



CHOCHMA~~~~I would just like to say thank you for opening up for me the wisdom to see the vision of my striving



BINA~~~~I would just like to say thank you for understanding how to integrate this wisdom vision in my life



DAAT~~~~I would just like to say thank you for integrating deeply in me this vison until it becomes my knowing---who I am



HESED~~~I would just like to say thank you for empowering me to say yes to all the opportunities that you present to me to carry out this vision



GEVURA~~~~I would just like to say thank you for having the courage to say no to all the no-s that the world throws my way in carrying out the vision



TIFFERET~~~~~I would just like to say thank you for showing me how to bridge myself and others to a place of harmony in carrying out the vision



NETZACH ~~~~I would just like to say thank you for encourage-ing me to transcend all the obstacles that get in the way in making my vision come into being



YESOD~~~~I would just like to say thank you for guiding me on how to enable others to partake of my vision as well



HOD~~~~I would just like to say thank you for inspiring me on how to completely represent my vision to the world



MALCHUT~~~~I would just like to say thank you for enlightening on how to humbly receive from anyone and everyone anything and everything that can help make my vision come true and be true to it's essence



THE THANK YOU SAYER



**The thank you sayer

starts the day the right way

and always finds a way

to say the right words

and has only good words to say

and says things that make you smile

and smiles at the nay sayers

and the way layers

and never finds reasons to complain

and plainly seems to see

the end of the tunnel's light

and lights up the faces of the people they see

and sees no real need to worry

and hurries to let you know

that yours is a great idea

and idealizes the small stuff that you feel is worthy

and doesn't feel deserving of praise

and raises the bar of all gatherings

they find themselves in

and gathers the lost sparks

needed for healing the World

and heals the broken hearted people

of their life

and enlivens those

who are sunk in depression and strife

and makes a positive impression

on all they encounter

and encounters all their challenges

with a thank you to The One

and then turns a world of lies

into a place of Divine truth

and puts a smile on the One

to whom all praise is due

















THE MORE I SAY THANK YOU



***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I feel the newness ***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I see G-'ds Divine Providence all round me

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I find my inner voice ***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I become self actualized

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of abundance

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I restore the Holy Sparks -missing parts of my soul

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of Shalom

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am guided by The One Above

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am surrounded by miracles

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I in a state of mindfulness

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of Menucha [peace of mind]

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of effortlessness

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of simchah / joy

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of all is for the best

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of acceptance

***The more I say THANK YOU the more that I am in a state of love























HER NAME IS GRATITUDE



***Her name is gratitude

where she goes
there in that place
she is joined
by myriads of souls
her every move
elicits life
near and far
and the doors open up
effortlessly
here -in this place



***Her name is gratitude

where she goes
there is no planning needed
there is no effort needed
they all know
that where she goes
there- they will go
they all know
that when she speaks
they will listen

***Her name is gratitude

Because she is a place
of higher vibration
Because she is a place
of illumination
Because she is a chariot
of inspiration
Because her being
intertwines with their beings













WHEN THERE IS LOVE

****When there is love
There is no space too small
To keep us from being together
And there is no space too large
That can keep us apart

****When there is love,
Then all of the unquenchable thirst
That exists in the Universe
Will drive us to seek to
Return to the oneness

****And where there is love
That is created
From sharing together
Thousands of experiences
And millions of love songs
And heart songs
And prayers
And blessings
And feelings
And fears
And pangs of guilt
And saying I’m sorry
And knowing
that you’ll
Come through for me
Like you have
Endless times before
Then the love
Will guide us
To return together
To The Oneness

















I WANT TO THANK YOU

And I want to thank you
for the inspiration
I want to thank you
for the seeds
that you are sowing
You speak
from a place of sublimation
Your words come
from a place of knowing
And I ask you
to share with me
What it is inside
that makes you Feel inspired
And I will try to share
with you too
The words that my heart speaks
The words that are forged in fire
But first I must clean
That which gets in the way
The old weary voices
That block up
what I really want to say
And then the inspiration will fly
Like a dove
Returning home
To the one he loves





THE POETRY OF LOVE CONQUERS ALL

Dear lovers of love----- in a World where love is in short supply---the Patriarchs and Matriarchs ---were the trail blazers---with a vision of love---with a vision of Giving and connecting to the One Above --- a love of such intensity---that life thereon shifted forever---and never again would selfish taking be the voice of the day—and the eyes of the righteous will see through all negativity—and the epitome of beauty will see us all through to the love that will be felt by all—to the love that conquers all –and it sneaks up on us in the middle of the night ---and there is nothing that can stand in it's way---it refuses to be silenced for even one more day----- and The Merciful One wants the heart ----He knows that the mind needs to be temporarily on call –and it will soon return to join in splendid union ---heart and mind ---but in the meantime--the bottom line--- is that we all must heed the call ----that love conquers all





THE EYES OF THE RIGHTEOUS



**the righteous ones see through the negativity

that others see as being only a part of reality



**so they weave together the highs with the lows

the yesses with the nos

the hidden with the revealed

the openings with the concealed

the music with the words

the sanity with the absurd

the life with the death

the healing with the breath

the sacred with the profane

the selfless with the vain



**that's how they soften up the hardness

here that's how they lighten up

the darkest fear

that's how

they sweeten up

the atmosphere

EXTRAPOLATION

**extrapolation;

reinterpreting a seemingly unseeming part of a human being

into being a refection of the Divine

it comes out just right every single time

**extrapolation;

the fine art of the masters of the heart

who know how to re-start

a lost situation

by finding a brand new interpretation

until the lost becomes found

and the simple becomes profound

**extrapolation;

a re-interpretation ---of the lust into love

of the One Above ---

of the violent into the valiant warrior

who would give up his life

for me and you

THIS LOVE THEY FEEL NOW



**this love they feel now

from another lifetime

penetrates

illuminates

saturates

intoxicates

their lives now



**this love they feel now

takes on all kinds of forms and combinations

and reunifications and manifestations

in their lives now





**this love they feel now

is not merely a discovery

it is a recovery

of the time-less lessons

from the ancient womb

of the puzzle pieces coming together

with great allure now

for him and her



**this love they feel now

draws them in to places

they've never been

but they must go

that much they know

if they can let themselves go

to places they have not yet known

and enter into an infinite zone



**this love they feel now

reverberates forever

connected together

a sound

a sight

a thought

a light

extending in ever deepening profundity

eternity of eternities







WHEN THEY DECLARED THEIR ETERNAL LOVE



[**the Patriarchs and Matriarchs taught us that we live in a micorcosmic world—and the love we share with another reverberates with the stars and the Oceans and all Universes in a spectacular way---the most amazing display**]



***when they came together

the Sun and the Moon

came together too



***when they became one

the Holy One and the Shechina

became one



***When they kissed

the dwellers of the higher realms

and the dwellers of the lower realms

kissed in Heavenly bliss



***When they saw eye to eye

the wisdom and the understanding of life

saw eye to eye too



***When they declared their eternal love

the Universe's somethingness and the nothingness

unified in eternal love and all was One





THEY CAME TO KNOW EACH OTHER



****and with the years

and the tears

and the fears

that they shared endlessly



****they came to know each other

and show each other

sides of themselves

that only life-long lovers can see



****and love is a child

it starts out untamed and wild

obsessed and possessed

and with care and nurture

the child becomes mature

and is able to endure

all the vicissitudes of time

like age old wine



****and hand in hand

they step into eternity

and come to see

that true love

lasts beyond

life and death

they will never part

and they cling to each other

and begin a whole new start

in a world called

forever together









LOVE CANNOT BE SILENCED



***and the love

and the heart

and the words

may be stilled and silenced for a while. ...



***but their silence is only a coverup

for deep down

their truth will forever proclaim

with drums and timbrels

and harps and shouts

the words and voice and language

that only the heart can speak

that only the heart can understand





MANY WATERS CANNOT QUENCH THE LOVE

[*Song of Songs*]



****and he says to her,

"how can I possibly tame the wild beast?

how can I contain the tempest storm?

How can I stifle the insatiable longing

I have for you?"



****and she says to him

"many waters cannot quench the love

that I feel for you night and day

There's nothing else I can do

this love will last forever

it will never go away "

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

[*a poem*]



**"you go your way and I'll go mine"

is the ruse that the heart hears

from the mind

most of the time

until it gets it's chance to speak

it's own primordial rhyme,



**"we go together or we don't go at all"

another clear proof

that love conquers all



**the dualities seeks to separate

and the polarities pull apart

everything that tries to integrate

and the responsible ones

delegate clear boundaries

right from the start

but the enlightened ones

strip away everything

but the one law

that

love conquers all



**the higher we fly

and the deeper we dive

the more that we discover and uncover

the secret of being alive

and all who have been there

are reported to have seen

that

love conquers all



**The Merciful One wants the heart

He knows that the mind needs to be on call

all the time

but the bottom line is

that we all must heed the call

that

love conquers all





AND SHE DRINKS HIS WORDS DEEP INTO HER SOUL

***and they sat together

underneath a canopy of stars

sipping wine

***and with every sip

they slipped into a deeper and deeper trance

and sometimes chances will be taken

and words will be spoken

and doors will be opened

and when they are

one must jump in

or forever hold their peace

***and he knew this

and at first

in a whisper that could barely be heard

he told her

that she is the one

and she told him

that she couldn't hear

what he said

[though she could see in his eyes

that he'd been waiting his entire life

to tell her these words]

***and she pours him

another cup of wine

and he drinks

and finds the words he'd been waiting to tell her

since the beginning of time

and he tells her,

" I am yours and you are mine"

and she drinks his words

deep into her soul

until she too knows

that she is his

and he is hers

and never again

shall the twain part



THE POETRY OF CREATING AND PERPETUATING LOVE

Dear love seekers….dear true believers of the power of love to reproduce …to re-create and co-create and pro-create and elevate what you are into becoming what you will be….to give birth to a greater love that you ever thought possible---one so impossibly strong ----that all the love songs that have ever been composed would all find their appropriate role in this masterful love filled script ---in this grand production –this re-production—which would be our introduction--- to a whole new world view—where everyone you meet would want to sit at the dust of your feet and hear you expound upon this profound thing called love ----because I don't exaggerate when I elaborate to tell you that it has been decreed from Above that this is the story of and this is the glory of love…….so let us partake of some poetic inspiration to help us create and perpetuate a little bit of this rarified dimension called true love…..



CREATING LOVE

~May you create at all times, incredible love...

a love that reflects back to you

the true love inside of you

that lies at the core of

who you are



~May you create a connection Of love

That refuses to go away

No matter what anyone may say

It's just the way of love

To create more of itself

For yourself

And everybody else

~May you create an atmosphere of love

That reproduces itself

because love perpetuates love

that is it's Divine intention

no wonder therefore

that love has been chosen by the One Above

to be the sacred instrument of reproduction

and the one that becomes two

ends up becoming one











MAN AND WOMAN

**The Creator made man and woman

To emulate His primal Creation drive

**Man and Woman--- They dance the ancient dance

and the world keeps on spinning

and all of existence comes to it's resolution



**And the love they share inspires others to dare to share love with their loved ones and with everyone

**And the love they share without a care whether people will stare they just continue to share

**And the love they share emulates the love that HE shares with all His children everywhere



HE KNEW THAT THERE WOULD COME A TIME



***.."who am I to you?" asks the timid searcher in the mirror [pretending it's her listening]…..



***He knew that there would come a time

when she would be there listening to him

drinking in his words deeply

searching his eyes for the truth of their timeless connection

[despite the impossible circumstances that distanced them

in this sober reality] . ....



***because there comes a time a 'now or never time'

an 'it's worth the chance of rejection time'

a 'power of vulnerability time'

a 'loss of words time'

a ' certainty that this is destiny time'



























EUPHORIA

**and chances will be taken

when the euphoria takes hold

**and words will be spoken

perhaps that wouldn't be said

perhaps that shouldn't have been said

but only could have possibly be said

when the euphoria takes hold



**and the euphoria takes hold

when glances are exchanged

when the interplay of yes and no

won't let them stay

but won't let them go



**altered sensibilities

heightened sensitivities

hypnotic possibilities

mesmerizes them

invites them in

to have just one more taste

of euphoria's tonic

just one more



before they go

 

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