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When we awaken a Divine attribute in ourselves, we are drawing on the energy from its source in the world of the sephirot, which then flows down into us and out into the world.
Category: Universal Vision
Weekly Teachings - Every Friday a teaching is posted on the site as a subject for study and contemplation during the coming week. The teaching guide the reader in using the teachings and practices of Judaism as a spiritual path that leads to God knowledge. They combine the wisdom of the Kabbalah, Hasidic Masters, and the Rabbis with the knowledge of the mystical and esoteric traditions of other faiths. The teachings provide a path that is both solidly anchored in the Jewish tradition and fully universal in its vision and understanding of the spiritual life. Here you will find all the past teachings under the category of Universal Vision.
For the Glory of God
24 Feb 2012 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
“Lift your eyes on high, and behold who has created these things.” - Isaiah 40:26 The Hasidic Master, Avraham Dov of Avritch, teaches that one of the key principles in serving God is to ask ourselves about everything that we see, be it a creature or an object, “Who is it that has given it life [...]
Expand Your Vision
27 Dec 2011 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
Swami Ashokananda, the head of the Vedanta Society of San Francisco for over 40 years, once recounted to one of his devotees the following personal reminisce about an experience that he had on the beach in Madras/Chennai: “Once, as I stood on the beach, suddenly my mind opened up and ideas began to come like [...]
Developing a Universal Consciousness in Judaism
29 Sep 2011 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
There are seven principles that guide us in developing a universal consciousness in Judaism. These principles represent seven steps that form a pathway to the universal state of mind. The principles are all interdependent. Therefore, as we approach each new principle, it is important to be aware of the connection between it and the others. [...]
Eit Matzo – The Time When God is Found
7 Aug 2011 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
“For this shall everyone that is Godly pray to You in a time when You may be found – eit matzo.” - Psalm 32: 6 When is the time in our life when God is truly found? When do we sincerely turn to Him/Her? What is it that we pray for?
The God that We Hoped For
4 Jun 2010 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
There is a passage in the Talmud (Taanit 31) which states that at the End of Days there will be a great circle dance in the Garden of Eden. All of the tzaddikim throughout the ages will stand around the circumference of the circle and God will stand in the middle. All of the tzaddikim [...]
Spiritual Optimism I
28 Aug 2009 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
How do we find our place in the world? How do we discover our part in the Plan of God? How do we instill purpose and meaning into our lives? These questions lie at the heart of our existence. They provide the impetus which propels us onto the spiritual path. Finding answers to these issues [...]
Full of God
29 Feb 2008 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
Let nothing disturb you, Nothing frighten you. All things are passing, God never changes. Patience gains all things. Who has God wants nothing. Alone God suffices. Saint Teresa of Avila We all have worries that disturb our peace of mind. We all carry fears that unsettle us. We are worried about our careers, our health, [...]
Empty
27 Oct 2007 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
Empty yourself of all fears. Empty yourself of all worries. Empty yourself of all your burdens. Empty yourself of all anger. Empty yourself of all hate. Empty yourself of all bitterness. Empty yourself of all the negativity that you are holding inside you and be at peace. Empty yourself of all pride. Empty yourself of [...]
Echad – One: The Whole World is Filled with His Glory
9 Feb 2007 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
Shma Yisrael Adonai Elohenu Adonai Echad Hear O Israel the Lord is our God the Lord is One When you say the first line of the Shma, “you should extend the heyt (the middle letter) of (the word) Echad – One, in order to proclaim God King in Heaven and on Earth…and extend the dalit [...]
God is Near
5 May 2006 | No Comments | posted by Rabbi Yoel Glick | in Universal Vision
We all tend to think of God as off in some distant Heaven: that we must traverse a great abyss in order to reach Him – overcome great barriers and obstacles that lie in our way. But it is all a matter of our state of consciousness: If we understand the true nature of reality, [...]
