On the upcoming midpoint of the eclipses It does seem like a fold in time. We can only be acutely aware of what is happening inside ourselves, in the etheric realms we perceive, and in the world around un dues to give us the tools to journey to the other side of the curtain in peace, like Akiva. The Rabbis taught: Four entered the Pardes. They were Ben Azzai, Ben Zoma, Acher and Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Akiva said to them, When you come to the place of pure marble stones, do not say, Water! Water! for it is said, He who speaks untruths shall not stand before My eyes (Psalms 101:7). Ben Azzai gazed and died. Regarding him the verse states, Precious in the eyes of G-d is the death of His pious ones (Psalms 116:15). Ben Zoma gazed and was harmed. Regarding him the verse states, Did you find honey? Eat as only much as you need, lest you be overfilled and vomit it (Proverbs 25:16). Acher cut down the plantings. Rabbi Akiva entered in peace and left in peace. ~ Hagigah 14b The ancient Saba (an old man) stood up and said (to Shimon bar Yochai), Rabbi, Rabbi! What is the meaning of what Rabbi Akiva said to his students, When you come to the place of pure marble stones, do not say Water! Water! lest you place yourselves in danger, for it is said, He who speaks untruths shall not stand before My eyes. But it is written, There shall be a firmament between the waters and it shall separate between water (above the firmament) and water (below the firmament) (Genesis 1:6). Since the Torah describes the division of the waters in to upper and lower, why should it be problematic to mention this division? Furthermore, since there are upper and lower waters why did Rabbi Akiva warn them, do not say, Water! Water! The Holy Lamp (a title for Shimon bar Yochai) replied, Saba, it is proper that you reveal this secret that the chevraya (Rabbi Shimons circle of disciples) have not grasped clearly. The ancient Saba answered, Rabbi, Rabbi, Holy Lamp. Surely the pure marble stones are the letter yud - one the upper yud of the letter aleph, and one the lower yud of the letter aleph. Here there is no spiritual impurity, only pure marble stones, so there is no separation between one water and the other; they form a single unity from the aspect of the Tree of Life, which is the vav in the midst of the letter aleph. In this regard it states, and if he take of the Tree of Life (and eat and live forever) (Genesis 3:22)... ~ Zohar I 28b ascentofsafed/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=pardes
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:18:44 +0000
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