“Meditation, Judaism, and Self-Mastery”
Let’s reclaim our spiritual heritage!
02-07-2021
We will explore the idea that God “remembers the love of the Patriarchs, and brings a redeemer to their children’s children,” as expressed in the Amidah.
We will also discuss how to deal with problems encountered when meditating, such as legs going to sleep, odd sensations, and drowsiness.
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Student questions:
“Which rabbi was saying that Hashem ‘re-purchases’ the world? I understand it’s the same as Hashem re-creating the world every second, right?”
“I am curious why ‘purchasing / re-purchasing.’ How to better understand it? ‘Re-purchases’ from whom?”
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The Amidah as meditation:“remembers the love of the Patriarchs, and brings a redeemer to their children’s children”
Rabbi Kaplan – “Jewish Meditation” pp 115 – 117
A shared paradigm
God consciousness
The Redeemer
God’s name
The whole world having God consciousness
God’s love
Perfection
God “sharing” our memory of the past
Rabbi Kaplan – “Encounters – Meet the Real You” pp 13 – 17
Hand
Body
Heart
Brain
Memory
God’s omniscience
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Student questions:
“Which rabbi was saying that Hashem ‘re-purchases’ the world? I understand it’s the same as Hashem re-creating the world every second, right?”
“I am curious why ‘purchasing / re-purchasing.’ How to better understand it? ‘Re-purchases’ from whom?”
Malbim on 14.19: God keeps “purchasing continually,” pp 39 – 42
Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michel Wisser (March 7, 1809 – September 18, 1879), better known as the Malbim (Hebrew: מלבי”ם), was a rabbi, master of Hebrew grammar, and Bible commentator. The name Malbim was derived from the Hebrew initials of his name. He used this acronym as his surname in all his published works, and became known by it in common usage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbim
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Best practices for meditation
Bhante Gunaratana, “Mindlfulness in Plain English,”
Problems, pp 97 – 107
Legs going to sleep
Odd sensations