Divine Harmony, Jewish Spiritual Living and the Present Moment

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When it comes to Judaism, I always knew there was a strong emphasis on the concept of ethics. To be a good person was very important. Since then he realized that there were some Jews who seemed to be very pious and followed the commandments, the mitzvot, very religious indeed. He also knew that those same people are not necessarily loyal in their daily relationships with others, but worked hard to keep the commandments.

There must be more Jewish rituals and prayer. I liked the idea to practice good ethical behavior. I’ve always preferred to be able to sleep at night and in most cases do my best to do right. I like the concept of improvement and with the right motivation, I can always be motivated to improve.

Based on extensive reading has been exposed to the notion of ethics associated with the concept of being “holy.” Well, for me, being a saint is not a great motivator. Moreover, there was the Jewish concept of Yirah, or the fear of God, now, the negative motivation has never been my forte. You know what I mean. “Do this, or get shot in the head” No, I prefer something a little “more positive and beneficial for reasons that resonate with me. Certainly Jewish spiritual life echo in me It took me to find the divine harmony in the center of my life.

The word “resonance” of the great figures in my thoughts. If there is anything I read or heard does not resonate with me, I think it is absolutely impossible to internalize. Ring is like a sympathetic vibration with a frequency that touches something inside me. Again, part of the concept that “When the student is ready the teacher appears.” The point I am trying to make is that what resonates with me today, can not resonate with you today. But do not be surprised if you happen to resonate with you tomorrow.

Almost a year ago, I read the book by Eckhart Tolle, New Earth, and to see every episode of Oprah webinar on the subject. However, it was not until listening to Dr. Wayne Dyer, one month after finish watching all the episodes that finally “understood.” “It was very strange. And” if the fog had lifted from my field of vision. Finally, he came to me. It was the moment. “The new law that now is the time where I wanted to be. Do not want to be in the past or want to be in the future. There was nothing more important than being at this time.

I started thinking about my thinking in relation to the idea of “what is my relationship to the present moment.” I knew I had to learn more. Tolle’s book, The New Earth, not the spark of this flash of understanding. Not Oprah’s webinar. It ‘s just gave me a necessary introduction to Wayne Dyer and softened me. I could simply say that what he said happened to resonate with me. That would be like standing outside next to an engine to idle in a Boeing 767 and saying that is very high. I was vibrant, not only the resonance!

I have a copy of Tolle’s previous book, The Power of Now, and began to read. The first 40 pages has come very slowly, but Tolle then began to give examples of how to carry themselves in the present moment. I finally get to a place where I was no longer a prisoner of the past and the perceived deficiencies past I was a prisoner of what could come in the future. I was staying in the present moment or present.

To me it feels very good for being in the moment with my knowledge of Jewish spiritual life. You can not be prepared to be in the moment, but if the time and the message is just what you need, I hope tu’ll open to it.

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Divine Harmony, Jewish Spiritual Living and the Present Moment