I believe we all worship the same God, but when I go to a Jewish synagogue or Hindu temple, I can't recognize the God I worship in church. Why might this be?
RABBI RAMI: Religions worship the god of their own creation. That's why the Christian god has a son while the Jewish and Muslim gods are childless, and why the Jewish god revealed the Torah and not the Holy Qur'an or the Bhagavad Gita. God (with a capital "G") has nothing to do with religion. God (with a capital "G") is the infinite Aliveness manifesting all reality. You don't worship God; you awaken in, with, and as God.
I am Jewish by birth but follow no religion, yet my spiritual advisor wants me to connect with my Jewish roots, which for me were not juicy at all. So, please share with me the Jewish spiritual techniques you use.
With all due respect to your spiritual advisor, why in the world would you spend time in a system that isn't "juicy at all"? The aim of spiritual practice is to undermine attachment to all systems and to prime the pump of awakening that is, in the end, a matter of grace rather than grit. If you are curious about Judaism or drawn to Jewish practice, seek out a local rabbi who can help you. My concern isn't with helping you connect with your Jewish roots, but in helping you realize the nondual Reality of which you and all life are a part.
I'm fat. I'm in my mid-70s. I diet constantly and weigh myself twice a day. When can we old fat people stop obsessing over our weight?
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THE HEART OF HAPPINESS
WAITING IN LINE
OUR WALK IN THE WORLD
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the trail of ATONEMENT
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STALKING YOUR Mind
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LEAVING MESA VERDE
After 21 years of service at Mesa Verde National Park, RANGER DAVID FRANKS recently guided his last tour of the pueblos and cliff dwellings. He says he was fortunate to assist the archeologists with a variety of work and never lost his amazement with their ability to figure out how and when things happened. The question he still wrestles with is much deeper: Why they left?
BECOMING YOUR OWN LEAD RESEARCHER IN HEALTHCARE
PEGGY LA CERRA, PHD, downloaded a health app to aggregate her medical records and was stunned to see the phrase \"aortic atherosclerosis.\" What she did next is a helpful model for all of us.
ARCHETYPAL ASTROLOGY
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WELLNESS IN THE WILD
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