| Kabbalah Meditations & Resources From the Kabbalah Centre's book 72 Names of God by Yehuda Berg |
| Weekly Meditations (from Kabbalah Centre's Conciousness Tune-Ups) May 16th� May 22nd, 2004 "It�s Darkest Before the Dawn" |
For most, the last month has not been easy. And this week will be no different. However, not being easy can be a good thing. The kabbalists teach that within everything that happens, there is always the seed of mercy. In other words, all chaos leads us to good. So if your life is engulfed in darkness and chaos, remember that the chaos is there for the sole purpose of helping you to reveal Light. Imagine if everything always looked good and you never experienced any problems. It might seem like a tempting concept, but the truth is, without challenges to overcome, you would get bored. Think back to the times in your life when you felt the greatest sense of accomplishment? Was it when things were handed to you on a silver platter, or when you had to struggle to break through something? It is the nature of this world that anything worthwhile is concealed at first. Like a fruit picked from a tree, the more bitter it seems at first, the sweeter it will be when it ripens. So, when you experience chaos, the kabbalists say there are two steps you must take to reveal the Light hidden within it: 1. Embrace the chaos. Know that it is a blessing designed to lead you to the good. Trust that the Light will take care of you�and... 2. Look within and take responsibility for being the cause of the chaos. Try to figure out and see what you did in this lifetime to bring it about. Doing only the first step will not keep you from repeating the mistake. And the second step doesn't take into consideration the importance of trusting the Light. You need to incorporate both steps in order to transform your chaos into Light. It's a universal truth that chaos will ultimately lead you to the good. It is always darkest right before the dawn. And the greater the darkness, the more Light there is to be revealed. The faster you recognize and accept hardships and all chaotic circumstances as opportunities for spiritual elevation, the quicker the pain and doubt will disappear. You alone determine the rate at which your turmoil and pain passes. Beware: The ego will constantly attempt to slow this whole process down to a sluggish crawl by concealing the order and the cause of the chaos that�s in front of your eyes. This week, when you find yourself overcome with feelings of doubt or panic or with thoughts of doom, the letters of this 72 Name will reveal the Light that your chaos is concealing. CLICK HERE for the Name to meditate on. Use the meditation found below: Meditation: When I am overcome with feelings of doubt or panic or with thoughts of doom, these letters reveal the order that underlies chaos. I become enlightened to the Creator�s master plan as it pertains to my purpose in this world and to the problems I face. |