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While we are learning about and working on Connection, i don’t remember signing up for the below reminder app, and it’s been going to spam for 6 weeks without my knowing, but wonder if it’s the Upper Force that brought me to look in spam and find it today… (of all days ! )
A Spiritual Guide to the Counting of the Omer
Forty-Nine Steps to Personal Refinement
Day Six of Week 6: Yesod of YesodExamine the bonding aspect of bonding. The forms it takes and its level of expression. Every person needs and has the capacity to bond with other people, with significant undertakings and with meaningful experiences.
Do I have difficulty bonding? Is the difficulty in all areas or only in certain ones? Do I bond easily with my job, but have trouble bonding with people? Or vice versa? Do I have problems bonding with special events in my life? Examine the reasons for not bonding. Is it because I am too critical and find fault in everything as an excuse for not bonding? Am I too locked in my own ways? Is my not bonding a result of discomfort with vulnerability? Have I been hurt in my past bonding experiences? Has my trust been abused? Is my fear of bonding a result of the deficient bonding I experienced as a child? To cultivate your capacity to bond, even if you have valid reasons to distrust, you must remember that G-d gave you a Divine soul that is nurturing and loving and you must learn to recognize the voice within, which will allow you to experience other people’s souls and hearts. Then you can slowly drop your defenses when you recognize someone or something you can truly trust.
For bonding to be possible it must embody the other six aspects of bonding. Successful bonding must also include actualizing the bond in constructive deeds.
One additional point: Bonding breeds bonding. When you bond in one area of your life, it helps you bond in other areas.
Exercise for the day: Begin bonding with a new person or experience you love by committing designated time each day or week to spend together constructively.
I have gained the correct perspective of the Workshop and how it helps to develop us spiritually:
“Transforming Consciousness (Refining the Vessel): Workshops help individuals understand that their personal “vessel”—thoughts, emotions, and reactions—determines how much spiritual Light or fulfillment they can receive. They offer practical tools to move from a state of “receiving for oneself” to “receiving for the sake of sharing,” which is believed to unlock lasting happiness.”
The footprints left behind by Kabbalists is remarkable. I’m shocked, realizing the dedication, effort, and beauty revealed before me in preserving kabalistic texts in order to advance humanity. I can’t express enough my gratitude for being brought to this wisdom and the privilege to share amongst such a connected group.
Julian, I have been on board since the beginning of these semesters. I took notes, I drew symbols to stay on top from Bestowal to Receiving. In other words, I have kept myself in touch with my little notebook. However, this week’s lesson and especially the way you summarized all of the previous weeks’ lessons, I realized that I no longer needed to reread my notes. You brought it all together. As I was listening to you, so many memories came to mind in which I questioned myself “did I do that be kind or be rude?” in terms of, “have I been on a good path?” There are soooo many ways in which I questioned my actions from my past and drawing a line forward as my life changed drastically at different points, good, bad, suffering. You allowed me to backtrack and be in the present. However, mostly, to realize where I am moving towards and that will be towards Bestowal and Alignment with the Creator. Thank you!
Education ~ The Foundational Necessity for All-of humanity {especially the children “of the future”} to be reared so as to know how to use the Ego like the Eco~System & for us to be arranged by {with the Help of} Nature~ to Be Able to sit down with one another & intentionally Have the Opportunity & Want to Connect. Where tilling of the earth will happen “Parallel” ~ a Living Metaphor for Growing ~ simultaneously. That we will see the need to be trained on how to control the Egoism & use it similar to how the Eco-system does. Like the internet that has manifested…in relation to the mind-like structure of mycelium connecting under the surface of the neural network of the earth & at the same time being like us ~ inter-connective & Corrective~supportive of others on every layer in Nature ~ quietly working under the surface of the earth & Yet working with intent. What a Wonderful Beautiful Magnificent World it can Be inside & Out : )
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