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.

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.

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.

Wisdom

Wisdom: Knowing whom, what, where, when, how.

Close Reading

Close reading does not mean just words, but images and experiences as well.

Our Legacy

Our legacy is not money, power, buildings, or books, but rather the core energy that we release from ourselves into the universe.

Conformity and Community

Conformity means a bunch of individuals forming a collective ego, an I. Community means a bunch of individuals building a whole that transcends the individual “I”s (egos) and creates a collective higher self.

Not Only Humans Are Persons

A “person” may be human, but a “person” may also be another life form, including other animals and plants. The world is filled with persons we don’t even realize are there.

Breath, Words, Creation

Breath + words = creation (Gen 1)

Dreams

Inspiration = Dreamtime

Life and Death in Every Breath

There is life and death in every breath.

Feelings as Pointers

Feelings are there to point us in the right direction.

Rest

We all need to rest, and so does the earth. That’s why we have shabbat and why the earth has a sabbatical year.

“God is in the Details”

Someone once said, “God is in the details.” That’s why observation, research and scholarship, and study are fundamental.

Experience and Wisdom

Learning from experience leads to wisdom.

Search Your Core

Search your core. There you will find genuine stories.

The Unique You

There are lots of I’s that are the same, but there is no You other than You.

Concealing Yourself

You are what the I conceals.

Each Person Under a Banner

Num 1.52, “Each person under his or her banner”: Each person is uniquely himself and herself.

Love Your Neighbor

Lev 19:18: “Love your neighbor as yourself” actually reads in Hebrew: “You shall show love to your neighbor as you would (show it to) yourself.” In other words, love is not simply a feeling state, but also an act of doing.

Jacob’s Ladder

Gen 28:12: Why do the angels first go up the ladder and then down it in Jacob’s dream? Because some of us are the angels.

Thought

Thinking is a part of feeling.

Time Does Not Sleep

We will never ultimately win a race against time, because time does not sleep.

Body and the Self

The more you are aware of your body, the more you feel the energy that shapes your greater self.

Shabbat

Spend some time doing nothing. That’s what allows you to do something worthwhile. Shabbat.

Anxiety

Anxiety and daily dramas cover and surpress the longings of our spirit for sustenance.

The I and the Source

Meditation, study, dreaming, praying: moments when time and the I depart and the Source enters.

Letting Go of Your I

Ironically, when we let go of our I, we feel a deep connection to others and understand Lev 19.18: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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