34. Divine Service [Advanced]

According to the ancient mystical teachings of the Torah, there are three levels of Divine Service, corresponding to three levels of the Divine soul within him, that man can perform in the service of his Creator. This advanced meditation guides the listener through these levels, leading to a deep understanding of the soul, and how engaging in this service can lead to a life lived to its fullest.

Transcript

Hello,

Welcome to Guided Jewish Meditations.

My name is Eliezer.

Thank you for joining me today.

This is your half hour of connection with the divine,

With the source of your soul.

A time to refocus your life and recharge your spirituality.

This is the time when your life's struggles and anxieties can be put on hold completely,

Leaving you free to experience the world of the divine.

A world where all that exists is you with your creator,

The infinite source of all.

Ancient divine wisdom tells us that the source of all created man to bestow good upon him by allowing him to earn a share in the perfection of all of existence,

By living a life of virtue,

Kindness and benevolence,

A life of servitude to the divine and dedicated to the study of divine wisdom.

The mystical teachings of this ancient wisdom speak of three levels of divine service,

Where man can utilize and channel the spiritual energies of the first three levels of his soul and thereby align and balance his will with the will of the creator of all.

During today's meditation,

We will endeavor to create this union of will and soul where the recognition is achieved that each action,

Each spoken word and every thought has within it the potential to create an eternal unification of all,

A rectification of what was previously incomplete and the potential to draw forth a new light from above.

Confusing all of life with this light.

Please note that during today's meditation,

We will meditate on the letters of a mantra,

A word of your choosing,

Which will aid us as we travel through the levels of your soul.

Although you can choose any word of any language that you like,

It is recommended that you pick a word using the letters of ancient Hebrew.

These letters are as ancient as the divine wisdom itself that is contained within them and meditating on these letters has the immense potential to unlock these spiritual forces and help us towards our goal.

Please find a quiet and comfortable place to begin this spiritual journey.

It is important that you feel safe and relaxed in a clean place where you can focus completely on your soul and on its connection to the divine.

There is a path unique to you in all of existence waiting to be explored by you.

Sit or lay down,

Close your eyes and settle your head,

Back and legs.

Begin breathing slowly and evenly,

Relaxing your body and mind and focus your mind on your breathing.

As you breathe in,

Focus on the air filling your lungs and experience the air revitalizing your body and mind,

Filling them with the spiritual energies of the life of your soul invigorating your entire existence.

And as you exhale,

Fuse any negative emotions you may be experiencing at this moment with the air leaving your lungs,

Expelling them from your life along with this air.

Continue breathing this way slowly and evenly and move the divine connection of your soul to the center point of your mind,

Visualizing it as a column of bright light before you as you bring yourself deeper and deeper into a meditative state.

Now you nights are getting closer and stronger than ever before and the During Time of Peace Center your mind.

Bring the focus of your consciousness to the point before you where all of your mental capacities seem to merge into one.

The single point representing the center of your mind.

Now slowly allow any extraneous thoughts to evaporate into thin air.

Take your time and continue focusing on this center point as you experience a deep cleansing of the mind where nothing exists but the center of all that you are.

Meditate on your body the entirety of the physical aspects of what you are.

Your physical body is made up of trillions of vessels for divine light.

Every cell in your body a receptacle of the light of your nefesh,

The first level of your soul.

It is on this level that you find the opportunity to serve your creator with your actions,

The life force within your physical existence.

It is here that you utilize your hands to love and care with,

Where you can use your legs to run to someone in need,

And where your lips move to create the perfect conditions for your voice to escape your mouth with every word you speak.

Meditate on these cells.

Every cell in your body serves a vital function where the life flowing from your nefesh gives these cells the energy to perform the functions that keep you alive at every moment.

Take a deep breath.

Now meditate on any act of kindness,

Whether it be the giving of charity,

Helping someone across the street,

Or spending an evening with someone in need of encouragement or love.

Picture your physical body performing this act of kindness.

Your will is aligning with that of the eternal creator who created and keeps this world in existence with kindness at every moment.

This is your nefesh,

Connecting itself to the last hay of the holy name,

The ultimate vessel,

The recipient of all and through it the fulfillment of the will of the infinite source in balance with yours.

As you meditate on this truth,

You experience the emergence of the Hebrew letter,

Hey,

Appearing before you in glowing light.

It grows before you,

And as your mind's eye focuses on this hey,

You behold a second letter,

An aleph,

Appearing behind it,

Balancing it,

And aligning it with the unity of all,

The one true balance behind every particle in existence.

Continue meditating on this act of kindness and on these two letters,

The aleph behind the hey,

Allowing the divine light emerging from these letters to flow into your nefesh,

Present in every cell throughout your body as it performs this action of divine service.

God bless you.

You As your meditation on your body continues You begin to experience a shift in the spiritual focus of your mind You have followed the connection of your nefesh to the next level of your soul your Ruach and with it the life of your breath the air that enters your body with every breath you take It is in your Ruach that you find the source of the spiritual energy of your voice the life force that allows you to speak sing whisper and cry with It is with your Ruach that you find the ability to comfort others and Where the voice of the deepest prayers of your soul Finds their roots and expression Take a deep breath Now Think of a word one that reflects the yearning of your soul a word of prayer That has the power to penetrate deep into your spiritual being Allow your soul to connect to this word This expression of the divine spark within you Now focus entirely on your Ruach by slowly and gently Speaking this word as a mantra over and over Quietly and slowly Until it becomes effortless Continue for a short while Experience your Ruach the breath and life of your voice As it emerges from the physical movements of your lips your Nefesh creating the vessels for your Ruach The breath of life flowing into you Only to emerge as a spoken word As this mystical unification of Ruach and Nefesh manifests itself in your consciousness You begin to see before you the outlines of the letter Vav The third letter of the divine name of the infinite source of all Form out of the nothingness of your mind It grows to fill the entire scope of your mental being and as you breathe in deeply You see it fill with radiating waves of light the Vav of your Ruach the breath of Life that keeps you alive at every moment You continue meditating on this Vav and on the mantra prayer escaping your lips the unification of Ruach and Nefesh Vav and He As you behold before you the emergence of a second Aleph appearing behind the Vav its center axis perfectly aligned with the Vav balancing it and balancing your Ruach along with it Continue meditating on these two letters the Aleph behind the Vav Perfectly aligned and united with your Nefesh The vessel that contains it and keeps you alive at every moment of your life You You You You you Your meditation on the unity of your Ruach and Nefesh deepens and You become aware of the third level of your soul your neshamah At the very upper edges of your body Where your mind in your brain?

Slowly flows into the world that lies beyond that which is physical Where nothing but your thoughts exist It is in your neshamah that you have the ability to think and to reason to focus and to remember And it is here where the ability exists for your mind to connect to the mind of the eternal Creator of all by studying the words of the Torah The divine wisdom that lies at the core of all It is here that you experience true divine meditation where the physical body is left behind and Where the true reality of existence is experienced That spirituality lies at the foundation and core of all Take a deep breath Allow complete stillness to enter your consciousness Now recall the word you used earlier in this meditation and Picture this word before you its letters Appearing in black fiery ink against the white parchment of your mind Allow them to slowly grow in your mind and Hold on to them gently and in a state of deep relaxation Without forcing them to remain in your mind Without forcing them to remain in your mind If extraneous thoughts appear don't force them away Instead allow them to gently dissipate into nothingness and then slowly refocus on this word Continue meditating this way for a few moments You You Now with this word before you take another deep breath and Begin speaking this mantra again over and over Slowly and gently Until your nefesh the movement of your lips and your ruach the breath entering and escaping your body Unite themselves with your nishama and with the letters in your mind now complete through you It is through the actions of your lips that you give your ruach the ability to manifest itself in the letters of the thoughts of your nishama a unification of divine light through you As you continue with this mantra meditation this deep form of prayer You see before you the first letter he of the ineffable name of the creator Begin to expand in your mind's eye At first appearing behind the letters of your mantra but then transcending them and finally uniting itself with them As you contemplate this hey Growing in bright light before you You experience the emergence of a third aleph again appearing behind the hey Balancing your mind and consciousness along with this hey Along with this hey It is now As the three levels of your soul are perfectly aligned with the will of the eternal creator of all that you experience true divine service As every aspect of your life fulfills its purpose for which it was created To align your will with that of the giver of life the one will that transcends all Continue meditating on this union this balance of divine will Your soul perfectly aligned with the creator of all So So As your meditation approaches its deepest point You experience a brilliant point of light At the root of all three levels of your soul It is as if your nefesh Surrounding your ruach Infused with the light of your neshama Finds a central point that is their root and core This is your chaya One with the source of all of existence Where the balance of the three alifs The balance of the three levels of your soul Meets its one true source As you meditate on this point of light You see it expand into the letter yud Starting at the lowest point of the letter and then moving up and forming the entire letter Culminating at its highest point The tip of the yud Where all you can behold and experience flows into nothingness This is the first letter of the divine name of the creator Where nothing exists but the unity of all Where all of creation emerges from And where the divine wisdom Emanating from the divine will Manifests itself in this yud The letter that combines all levels of divine service into one As you breathe in deeply As you breathe in deeply you behold before you all four letters of the name Appearing before you in this black radiating fire Filling the entire expanse of your mind And along with it All four levels of your soul United through you and with you So So So We are approaching the conclusion of this meditation Breathe deeply and evenly And relax your body and mind As you slowly and gently bring yourself back to your body and the present So Thank you for joining me today for this meditation of divine service To recognize that every cell in our bodies every word we speak and every thought we think of Presents an opportunity of divine service is to truly experience life lived to its fullest My name is Eliezer.

May peace be with you

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