The ultimate prayer is the prayer of the small child.
You pray to some lofty concept of The Infinite Light or The Essence of Being or . . .
But the child doesn’t have any concept. Just G‑d.
When you open your eyes in the morning, you are a newborn child.
Then and there you meet G‑d face to face.
As you awaken and your brain becomes engaged, keep the child with you.
There is no way that we can humanly comprehend the essence of H' . We only see his creation, and we try to be grateful for what we receive. Certainly, the thought of children is less complicated than that of adults, and those concepts are accepted at face value. H' is H", and is there in all its glory! The advice in this fragment tells us to keep the child we have within because in that manner: we accept H' with no rationalizations, and with a special joy of excitement that we end up losing it because we thing that stance is naive. NO, it isn't it is pure love for H'. No whys, no buts, only wonder and gratitude! Reply
the child Yes yes yes. I think this is my very favorite, to cherish the child within and and be surprised every morning - then face the day, hopefully with possibility and trust in G-d! Reply
How sweet How sweet! Does the infant know to put that pious hyphen in that Indo-Aryan word? Reply
The Child As we are born again every morning, it is a good thing to keep the child mentality, for children take everything on face value. As innocent as they are, although with a sense of self, humbly they learn from every experience as they grow. May we all be like children in our hearts. And may our souls be elevated to the Highest with our actions. Reply
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i'm with michelle!!!!
with all the 'stuff' in life, for me, it is very healing to 'nurture the child within' -- and to take a little time to see the world as though for the first time. it's fantastic, awesome and healing!
thank you so much for such a positive subject!!
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Beautiful : )
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Chasing the Child away I spend most of my day and night pushing my "child" part away from me. I am the happiest when I am not pushing this child away which is in the morning hours when I do Modei Ani and Hand Washing that is when I am the happiest child. Reply
WOW now i know.... i'm NEVER growing up! Reply
Encounter How can the human mind grasp Infinite Goodness? He is here; encounter Him as does a child. Reply
So true, I record my son's first word as I know in the hospital where he was born as a cry for help to Allah. He said, "Allah!" And, I replied, "Oh! That is who God is." My mom says my first word was, "Light," if I remember correctly.