Heresy

I do not understand the last line,
"G‑d is the reality in which we stand." Reply

yes, the one and true reality... love, light, life! Reply

The problem with the whole human race is that we equate knowledge and experience, education and money with safety. All this has become our life, and so, our egos. We can’t help ourselves; we are afraid of losing control, and want to increase it. We are not able to accept the equality or superiority of others, in religion, intelligence, wealth etc. What we don’t get is that all of this is equally false.
It’s time to be direct, before we all fantasize ourselves into oblivion. There are many very direct statements in our scriptures, e.g. “there is nothing besides me” (Is 45:6). Our lives are conceptual, but the like the word house is not an actual house, we have to learn to be aware of actuality ONLY. Then we walk with the ONE, without conflicts of any kind. Others have religions, we don’t. So don’t make one up. Reply

In response to a previous comment I would say perhaps our imaginations are not expansive enough. As human being we are limited. Not only by intelligence but by the very language we use to understand reality. English is particularly constraining as Rabbi Freeman discussed in "What is G-d." We are ill equipped with the everyday tools such as the words we use to appreciate that which is Absolute. Imagination may be a better vehicle for a glimpse at absolute truths for they lie between the words.
I have been fortunate on occasion to lose my sense of self through a meditative process while practicing my art and have experienced "oneness." I have also been fortunate (in a controlled hospital setting) to experience an altered consciousness state of being. I now know viscerally there are multiple realities. And they can coexist simultaneously. Our ordinary everyday one is attuned to the physical world. Equally "real" are nascent realities where we can realize the spiritual within us. Reply

Great🌻Morning!!!

🌟 Reply

Such clean clear understanding in the phrase. "God is the reality in which we stand".

Thank You ! Reply

G-d is not a construct of the human mind I agree to that! He is infinite, compassionate, all mighty, living, and crestor of the universe. There is no other like him. Abraham was right when he discovered the reality of his being. Today some people would call Abraham a heretic, insane, etc., etc., because they never have had an encounter with the real G-d. He, blessed is He, still speaks to those who seek him in love, and in truth, without using mind alterations or any substances of allusinations. G-d is real, creator of the universe. He, blessed is He, is very near when you believe and trust in him. Abraham was right, and so was Yaacob, and Moshe. Today, when one has an experience with him one is called mad, insane by those who say that they believe in a god, their own created god in the image of them, a demi god. Reply

RE: Are the Jews, heretics? nonconformist, dissident, separatist, sectarian, renegade, revisionist, dissenter, apostate, schismatic...These descriptions - with the exceptions of "revisionist" and "apostate" can be applied to Moshe Rabbeinu, Moses, the greatest of all the Jewish prophets. These descriptions can also apply to J.C. and Mohammed. Heresy, as I define it, is the rejection of what is held to be commonly held truths. Certainly, these three leaders of the Abrahamic religions rejected what were commonly held beliefs in their times. For better or for worse, their messages caught on and most of the world today adheres to one of these three Abrahamic religions. In the U.S., and throughout the so-called "civilized" world, it is not only morally and legally acceptable, but actually DESIRABLE to reject commonly held beliefs that our governments try to sway us towards. Just as Moses stood up to Pharaoh, we too must find the wherewithal to stand up to those who attempt to control our lives through unjust law Reply

Are the jews, heretics? A heretic can also be called: nonconformist, dissident, separatist, sectarian, renegade, revisionist, dissenter, apostate, schismatic. But according to The Free Dictionary is "a person who holds controversial opinions, especially one who publicly dissents from the officially accepted dogma of the Roman Catholic Church." Now, this pops up the question: are the jews, heretics? Reply

I'm lost in translation What is this about atheist and heretics?
I'm lost in translation with Heresy. "Is, is our Heresy a "Act of Kindness"?
Did G-d teach us to Speak like a G-d, knowing that G-d is a jealous G-d and there is no other G-d before him.
Who is "IS"?
G-d of the World, G-d of our World, G-d of the foundation of what "we" stand for. And what we stand. Reply

Heresy Amen!! Without G-d in my life, I would be lost. Reply

Correct! We did not create G-d in the image of man, or however we choose to think of Him.
G-d created man in His divine image, and we should have that viewpoint instead. Reply

I say now, I forgive and I mean it My sister once asked me to forgive her for something. It felt like I was being big when answering "I forgive you but I don't know if G-d does." It hit me now, that my god was a alter ego, and mythical, and I second-guessed every action I took. Surely now when I say I forgive-- to myself,or to another, I mean it. Thanks Rabbi, I don't need to second-guess at all, when I do something like forgive because I am closer to G-d, as much as I learn to let go and let G-d. Reply

Figment Idolatrous myths are the product of an overactive imagination. Nevertheless, when one is confronted by such vile notions, they merely act as an augmenter to strengthen one's faith and to know that, by and large, G-d is in control.

All the more so to those whom secrets have been revealed. Thank you for this meditation. Reply

Heresy The "Best" one yet!!! If I could only tell you how relevant this is today, especially where I live. Thank you. Reply

re: heresy Although I specialise in heresy, this is the best I've heard, made my day.
Thank you. Reply