Dreams

Dreams tell a hidden story.

Abraham and Isaac

On Mt. Moriah, the Source offered Abraham the chance for a mystical ascent to heaven. But Abraham understood the path as going upward to hell (Gen 22).

Boredom Leads to Creativity

Boredom is one of the key ingredients in creativity.

Dreams

Dreams allow us to explore alternate possibilities and realities.

Ideas Simmering

Allow your ideas to simmer. Their flavor and texture will improve.

Dreams are Stories

Dreams are stories that lead us deeper into ourselves.

Wisdom Takes Time

Wisdom takes time and energy. It does not happen according to schedule.

Dreams

Dreams both reveal and create our lives.

To be a Wanderer

To be a wanderer is to live authentically.

Progress and Trust

All progress depends on trust. Without trust there is no possibility of transformation. With trust everything is possible.

Dreams and Literature

Dreams are literary works each and every one of us creates.

Change

Change is inevitable. Our response to it is not.

Home is Inside Ourselves

Where should we feel most at home? Inside ourselves.

Time and Space

What is time? A device to create a story. What is space? A device to give the story a home.

Dreams

Dreams allow us not only to see and understand our lives, but to recreate them.

Fear and Love

When cultivated, both fear and love expand exponentially. We all have to decide which is preferable.

Eating in a Sukkah

Eating in a sukkah (hut), we realize we are all Adam, beloved creatures of the earth.

Feel Your Heart

Feel your heart, its beat, its warmth, your mind’s energy source.

Infinity and the I

Pure duration, eternity, infinity comes in those moments when time and the I melt away.

We Are All Wanderers

We are all wanderers searching for a home that ultimately exists inside ourselves (Num 33.1).

Moving beyond Time

Pure duration, eternity, infinity comes in those moments when time and the I melt away.

What is the Wilderness?

What is the wilderness? The best place to encounter ourselves and the Source. Where is the wilderness? Inside us. Why is there a wilderness? To transform us.

We All Wear Masks

We all wear masks, but that’s not who we are. What do masks do? They help us to explore alternative realities.

Who Are the Egyptians in the Exodus Story

Who are the Egyptians in the Exodus story? They are not only outside us, but inside us. Most of the time we enslave ouirselves. That’s why the Jewish people wanted to return to Egypt rather than deal with uncertainty and choices in the wildnerness (Ex 14.12).

The Present

When you are truly where you are, the past and the future no longer hold so much power.

Tumult and Turbulence Precede Transformation

Tumult and turbulence precede transformation.

Our Lives as Sacred Stories

Each of our lives is a new story to add to the book of Genesis.

Creation Never Ends

Gen 1.1: “The Source (God) began to create”: As long as the universe exists, creation is a process that rests periodically, but never ends.

Breath and the Life Force

To feel your breath is to feel the life force not only inside you, but inside all that is.

Creativity

Most of my good ideas come when I’m thinking about something else.

Rest from Creation on Shabbat

The Source rests from creation every shabbat. So should we. Then, on the next day, we join hands to continue creation (Gen 2.3).

We Are Everwhere

The more deeply we feel, the more we fill the universe with our energy. We evaporate and are everywhere.

The Woman Was Not Expelled in Eden

Did you ever notice that the Source explicitly expelled Adam, not the woman, from the garden of Eden?

Authentic Leadership and Imperfection

One key to authentic leadership is being open about your imperfections without belittling yourself.

The First Adam

Gen 1:27: The first Adam was both female and male, bi-gendered, whole, integrated, one.

Pain and Healing

Pain in passed on from generation generation. So is healing.

Freedom

Freedom in little matters leads to freedom in big matters.

Creation Rests on Shabbat

Creation rests on Shabbat, but recommences the next day.

Breathing

Breathing is a rehearsal for both living and dying.

Shabbat and Doing Nothing

Do nothing for a period of time. Then you will be able to do something worthwhile and begin to understand Shabbat.

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