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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