GOD IS A VERB, KABBALAH AND THE PRACTICE OF MYSTICAL JUDAISM
Rabbi David A. Cooper
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"Mystics throughout time, in all traditions, have said the same thing: We do not have to search for God, because the presence of the Divine permeates all things. If there is a search at all, it is God searching for Itself, so to speak."
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"The process of expanding awareness in ourselves and the world is the fundamental reason for our existence."
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"Every aspect of creation interrelates with every other….every thought, word, or action reverberates throughout the entire creation."
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"Just as we know that there was some kind of paradigm shift from animal consciousness to prehistoric human consciousness, and that human consciousness has gone through stages measured in various ways, such as social awareness, technological development, or basic intelligence…there is yet to come a major paradigm shift toward an entirely new level of awareness. In this advanced state, pain and suffering as we know it will vanish, war will end, our relationships with one another will dramatically be altered, the lion will lie with the lamb, so to speak, and life will be completely different from anything we might imagine."
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"The world is an integrated whole, not a collection of parts….Individuals and nations are not separate; everyone and everything is interconnected."
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"Each time we make use of our free will by giving, we are in copartnership with the infinite Bestower. When this is accomplished with clear awareness of what we are doing, we raise the consciousness of creation."
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"All of creation is interconnected and interdependent. There is no subject or object, for each arises simultaneously with the other and cannot exist on its own."
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"One aspect of the soul is always joined with the center of creation, and this is our eternal link with truth."
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"The Creator's continuous radiation of creative force never ceases from the world; in every instant these vital emanations radiate to Its creations, to all the worlds." Rebbe Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev, 18th century Hasidic master
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"Perhaps you feel that having an intimate relationship with the Divine is beyond you, reserved for others….This is not so. It is part of our heritage; it is yours and mind to have. All we need do is learn how to let go of our fear, for fear maintains the barriers of separation."
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"Our job is not to set up a battleground to eradicate evil, but to search out its spark of holiness. Our task is not to destroy but to build, not to hate but to find a place of yielding, not to polarize but to discover the points of commonality so that we can work together. Learn this lesson, dear friends, it will serve you well."
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"Our acts of lovingkindness not only matter, they are the medium through which we can bring the world together in a new era of human relationship."
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"Nothing is separate, except for the 'sense' of separateness, a feeling which is readily disproven."
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"Acts of lovingkindness, over the long run, will bring a higher level of consciousness to everyone in the world."
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"Eternal life is available to every one of us, here and now."
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"We are connected via our souls to the source of creation, and we can transform the flow of creation."
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"Human consciousness is informed by a soul force that gives it the capacity to emulate the infinite Bestower."
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"The linchpin of our relationship with God is founded on the belief that human beings have creative capability to intervene in the 'normal' course of events. One word, one gesture, or even one thought can change the direction of the creative process. This being so, we are led to conclude that human beings play a cocreative role."
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"Each part in the universe is in dynamic relationship with every other part."
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"There is only one reality, and all multiplicity is imaginary. The world seems pluralistic only because our awareness has limitations."
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"Divine providence includes every ripple that has been sent into the universe by every person who has ever lived and every event that has ever taken place."
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"The greater our awareness, the more our perception of multiplicity dissolves."
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"We are the accumulation of a set of archetypes that interact with the world drama that enfolds us."
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"The ancient kabbalistic idea is a holistic, energetic model of the universe. It cuts across layers of reality and includes every possible dimension of creation….According to this Jewish mystical viewpoint, everything and every 'non-thing' that ever was or will be in creation is interconnected."
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"We are copartners with God-ing in the cosmic process, and each person has the full freedom of choice to change the universe. Nothing we do, say, or think is inconsequential; every action affects not only this reality but also other realities, and all of creation is interconnected."
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