Last week on my FB page I
posted a brief encapsulation of a meditation teaching for Parashat Tzav
(Leviticus 6:1) I thought I'd share it here as well.
Tzav/tzavta, this is how to connect. Lay our offerings on
the altar: fear, anger, sorrow, joy, love, evening through morning, keep the
fire burning. From the inside out, clothe yourself in white linen, for every
interaction we have, everything we do, no matter how routine, ordinary, messy,
has the potential to be elevated, olah, into a moment of holy awareness.
If we attend to each person, action, thought, emotion, sensation with honor,
kavod, with respect, just as they are, just as it is, just as we are, whether
the situation evokes comfort or discomfort, we are tending the embers from aish
tamid tukad al hamazbeach the fire in the altar that never goes out, the
fire that consumes ha’olah leaving behind ash, the earthiness of daily
human existence. By tending the ashes, the embers, with kavod, we raise up
Divine sparks hidden in everyone and everything. From morning through evening,
notice how often you connect with Divinity. Tend these embers, these precious
moments of full presence, wherever you are, whoever you are with, when you are
alone, v’aish hamizbeach tukad bo, keep the fire burning in the altar, b’toch
hamazbeach b’levach, in the altar of your heart.
And now to contemplate this week's
teaching; Shemini.
Another beautiful meditation. I wish I could hear how the unfamiliar words are pronounced, but I love the essence of this teaching. Deep respect and acknowledgement for each person and each "action, thought, emotion, sensation." Oh to live with such on-going deep respect. Thank you, again, Laura.
ReplyDeleteThank you! What a beautiful practice. I wonderful way to meditate all the day. Wishing you well!
ReplyDeleteThank you! What a beautiful practice. I wonderful way to meditate all the day. Wishing you well!
ReplyDeleteThank you! This is beautiful! We are ONE! Aloha!
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