Tithing is a voluntary contribution. It is a giving back where you got your spiritual nourishment, your inspiration. It is keeping the blessing in movement. It is an expression of your abundance regardless of the circumstance, so it is also a state of mind creator. It has its roots in the Jewish mitzva (commandment) of … Continue reading “”
I have been reading Colin Wilson: The Outsider. Colin Wilson is one of my favorite writers. I started my course of study with him with The Mind Parasites, a science fiction novel, back in 1987. In the books I have read, Colin Wilson is only interested (really) in a few questions: What does it mean … Continue reading “”
As difficult as dirty dishes can be, they’re even worse when you let them sit for a while. And the longer they sit, the harder they are to clean. This is life. Something that is potentially easy to clean up right after it happens – an unkind word to your father, a lie to your … Continue reading “”
I have been observing myself as a spiritual practice. Trying to “remember myself” as Gurjieff would say it, call upon the “witness” or “observer”. Be awake. Either way, I have noticed something remarkable about myself: see if you can relate. When I am in front of my computer* (where I spend most of my day) … Continue reading “”
Imagine that you got yourself a car without a user’s manual. Or a computer. And there would be no person that you know that even knows what they are about… these items would rust, collect dust, be in the way… instead of giving you the power to quickly get from one place to the other, … Continue reading “”
This blog (on Kabbalah) is new, and I decided to look for a logo image for it. A picture of a left wrist with the famous red string around it felt like an excellent idea. So I went on Google and search for “Kabbalah String.” What a mistake. First off, there were 420 thousand pages … Continue reading “”