Kabbalah Thoughts

[aliantha]

I dunno about that. To me, intuition is more like a synthesis of thought and emotion. It just happens so fast that we aren"t able to differentiate which part is what.

[Menolly]

I see intuition more as an instinctive sort of action.
Neither thought nor emotion involved.
So, for me, the above description works.

[hierachy]

I dunno about that. To me, intuition is more like a synthesis of thought and emotion. It just happens so fast that we aren"t able to differentiate which part is what.

I think of it more as a serendipitous emergent ability from the multitude of interacting functions of the mind/body.

Basically saying I agree with you but perhaps with a couple of distinctions.

[Menolly]

Joy is the soul vibrating in sync with the moment of time at this point in space.

...shall we rename the TARDIS "Joy?"

[Menolly]

This is my current kabbalah thought on Facebook, so I'll start posting these once a week on Sundays so they stay even.

The absence of joy is sadness. The absence of faith is depression. The absence of love is loneliness. And the absence of awe is selfishness.

I mentioned in the comments on Facebook that I see myself relating to all except that I disagree with the one regarding faith. I know too many people who are un-/non-believers to accept that at face value. Duchess came back with a great reply, which I will quote here...

but perhaps the "faith" they have is in the world, is in nature,in beauty, is in fellow human beings, is in family and/or loved ones in their lives rather than religious faith? people can have lives filled with faith and be agnostics, atheists, or belong to pretty much any religion, IMHO.

Further thoughts, anyone?

[Menolly]

Fear and shame are related.
Fear is a personal judgment call.
Shame results from the other's judgment call.

In my opinion, should shame ever be dished out at all, it should be done only with extremely judicious restraint. Generally, who are we to ever judge another?
And I'll admit to having personal issues with fear, but I'm working on it as I can...

[aliantha]

Fear is shame internalized.

[Menolly]

A new online Kabbalah course begins tonight. Unified Field Theory - Theories of Everything Part 1

An understanding of G-d's Four-Letter Name offers a possible synthesis of two heretofore irreconcilable theories -- Quantum Theory and the Theory of Relativity.

I barely know the names of the theories, much less what they are about nor why they would be irreconcilable...

...should be interesting.

[Menolly]

The series continues...

Dimensions of the World: Space (Makom) - Theories of Everything - Part 2

An analysis of the spatial dimension and the secret significance of the number 176 in Torah as the basic model of "the optimal expansiveness of space."

For some reason, while the first lesson worked fine, I was unable to load the media for lesson two in Firefox and had to watch on IE.

[Menolly]

Wisdom is knowing when to swim against the tide.
Foolishness is not knowing when to follow the path.
Spirituality is the compass that guides you to the shores of destiny.

Next lesson in the "Science and Kabbalah" series goes active tonight. I'll post a link once it does.

[Menolly]

Lesson three in the "Kabbalah and Science" series has gone live...

Dimensions of the World: Year (Shanah) - Theories of Everything - Part 3

Various ways of defining the temporal dimension, its composition, and its effect upon space.

hmm...
Waaaay shorter than the previous two lessons; like half the length.
But jammed packed with information.

[Krazy Kat]

my vid froze out at the starlight/retina bit -

I really shouldn't have interupted him at that point with my theory of why light can't penetrate the night-time atmosphere. I'm such a knowitall dunderhead sometimes. Must try to remember not to argue with video film.

[Menolly]

If at first you don't succeed...

The site won't let me preload the video before playing, and my connection is slow enough that it freezes up multiple times throughout. But I wait it out and it picks up again.

[Menolly]

Wondering where to find the chief commentaries to which Crispe refers? Try this: www.kheper.net/topics/Kabbalah/SeferYetzirah.htm
And this: www2.kabbalah.com/k/index.php/p=zohar/zohar

Time and space are continua in this system, so even if the length is halved the density of points is the same.

[Menolly]

Lesson four in the "Kabbalah and Science" series has gone live...

Dimensions of the World: Soul (Nefesh) - The Theory of Everything - Part 4

A description of the spiritual dimension as the "conscious observer" which defines the temporal and spatial dimensions.

[Menolly]

Self esteem flows from a realization that you are uniquely reincarnated to contribute a gift of self that no other person who ever lived, who will ever live, possesses.

[aliantha]

Self esteem flows from a realization that you are uniquely reincarnated to contribute a gift of self that no other person who ever lived, who will ever live, possesses.

Hmm.

I like this in the sense of "we're all here for a reason and we all have something to contribute."

But it makes me nervous, too, as this is the sort of thinking that leads to hubris and, ultimately, doctrines like Manifest Destiny.

So...moderation in all things, I guess.

[Menolly]

Lesson Five in the "Kabbalah and Science" series has gone live...

Five Dimensions - Four Worlds - The Theory of Everything - Part 5

The four dimensions of "point, line, area and body" as they correspond to four levels within the conscious observer and Four Worlds.

[Menolly]

Lesson six in the "Kabbalah and Science" series went live yesterday.
My apologies for delaying posting...

The World of Action - The Theory of Everything - Part 6

The dimensions of space and time within the physical universe and their corresponding spiritual characteristics.

[Menolly]

The spiritual seeker seeks the meaningful.
The mystical seeker seeks the experiential.
The material seeker seeks a security blanket.

...and yet, so true.

Just Be.