#Pray means many things. Lately I’ve been listening to podcasts by Jack Kornfield. He’s a wise dude, plain and simple. Among the many recurring themes in his teachings is the idea of shooting energy from one place to another. There comes a point in the process of “sitting” when a person finds him or her […]
Spirituality
#Trust– #BlogElul Day 10
Trust. Judaism has a lot to say on the topic. To summarize– individual and communal trust in God is the key to a happy life. But what does that actually mean? What does it mean to trust in God? Here are a few possibilities: 1) Believing that God has a plan. A plan for […]
#Count– #BlogElul10
Counting is a basic human activity. How we count says a lot about what we value and how we live. Do we count based on quality or based on quantity? Quantitative counters might ask– How many emails did I receive today? How many voice messages? How many hits did my website get? How much new […]
#Hear– #BlogElul8
My beloved teacher and friend, Rabbi Jim Ponet, once told me, “Everything is either an expression of love or a cry for love.” I agreed then. I agree now. Since then I’ve tried to retrain my ear to hear the cacophony of the world as that expression or that cry.
#Act– #BlogElul Day 2
#Act– to do something, to make effect some kind of change in the fabric of the universe, to set being in motion. #Act– to pretend, to disguise, to embody, to put on airs. #Act– a part of a play that has a beginning, middle, and end. A unit of existence that has narrative integrity.
#Prepare– Blog Elul 2015, Day 1
As I pointed out in a previous post, the Hebrew month of Elul is upon is. Elul is the temporal highway that leads into the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah. #BlogElul, curated by my colleague, Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, is an opportunity to celebrate the spiritual work that Elul invites. I won’t hit every one of […]