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Life's Roots
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We are trees, living two lives at once. One life breaking through the soil into this world. Where, with all our might, we struggle to rise above it, grapple for its sun and its dew, desperate not to be torn away by the fury of its storms or consumed by its fires.
Then there are our roots, deep under the ground, unmoving and serene. They are our ancient mothers and fathers, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rivkah, Yaacov, Leah and Rachel. They lie deep within us, at our very core. For them, there is no storm, no struggle. There is only the One, the Infinite, for Whom all the cosmos with all its challenges are nothing more than a fantasy renewed every moment from the void.
Our strength is from our bond with them, and with their nurture we will conquer the storm. We will bring beauty to the world we were planted within.
Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.
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I forgot to say how beautiful this metaphorical meditation is.
w
Acworth, GA
Wallingford, CT United States
Tzfat
With this posting, I can truly feel the abundance of beauty surrounding me, and give thanks to the Holy One.
Northridge, CA
Recently i was learning how the Malchut-Sod bond represents the Living and Eternal King which is Melech Chai V' Kayam. How the lowest is in the highest or conversely the highest in the lowest. Hopefully that gets extended to the end is wedged in the beginning.
For whatever reason, the Modeh Ani prayer caught my attention before any other. Then i followed the R Tzvi explanation. That was a couple years back. Melech Chai V'kayam is in the Modeh Ani. In another R.Tzvi essay on prayer levels, the Modeh Ani was missing. Lo and behold it was saved for the last because it is the highest level !
There is the Hodu, Praises, Shema and Shemoneh esrei, and to top those off,,the Modeh Ani. ( The Kaddish lesson was great too ).
So what about all this ? Well, it is like the Malchut-Sod is that strong root structure, and yet it's energy is found reaching to Heaven.
Even if it doesn't fit here, it still counts as Torah study.
Good Shabbos
w
Montreal, QC
Thank you
Falls Church, VA/USA
How do I put it... This piece is, with out a doubt the most invigorating, breath taking, and mind boggling. It is not that we and I do not know about our roots, but when it is put to us the way it is written, we understand more about us as a people.
We can appreciate.
Thank you...
Avon Park, Florida
Tucson, AZ