GOD IS A VERB, KABBALAH AND THE PRACTICE OF MYSTICAL JUDAISM
Rabbi David A. Cooper
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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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"You may fall to the lowest depths, heaven forbid, but no matter how low you have fallen, it is still inappropriate to give up hope. The ability to return to God surpasses everything, and so there is no room for despair. Even sins can be transformed into virtue; even your failings and shortcomings can be brought back to God."
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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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"In Lurianic Kabbalah, there is only one primordial soul in the world….From this one soul, sparks were disseminated throughout the universe."
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"One's actions, particularly deeds of lovingkindness, profoundly impact upon the universe. Minor actions can have significant consequences;…everything happening to us is connected with a complex weave of variables. Moreover, angelic forces are associated with our thoughts, words and deeds."
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"Nothing is separate, except for the 'sense' of separateness, a feeling which is readily disproven."
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"Everything in the universe is a vessel that 'wills' to receive the light of the infinite bestower. Each molecule, plant, animal, rock and human is a vessel; each has the 'will' to be exactly what it is."
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"Herein lies the ultimate truth of existence, the God-ing and creation-ing as one process everlasting."
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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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"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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"If we see the ongoing relationship betweem God-ing and creation-ing, we fully connect with the understanding that resurrection is a continuous process, happening right 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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"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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"Eternal life is available to every one of us, here and now."
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"Love can be viewed as a unity, a ubiquitous oneness."
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"Whatever happens anywhere in the universe reverberates throughout the totality of creation. Thus our lives are affected by what is happening everywhere; moreover, whatever we do in our lives affects everything in the universe."
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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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"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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"Human consciousness is informed by a soul force that gives it the capacity to emulate the infinite Bestower."
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"The greater our awareness, the more our perception of multiplicity dissolves."
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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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"The Holy One is the Soul of souls, the Spirit of spirits." Zohar 1:103b
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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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"Understand this important teaching: When we accept each moment as a new opportunity for fulfilling our purpose, we are always present, always succeeding, always changing the world for the better."
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"Now we are no longer separated from our source, and behold we ARE the source and the source is us. We are so intimately united with It, we cannot by any means be separated from It, for we are It." Abraham Abulafia, 13th century Jewish sage
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