In my Rabbi Blog for Winter, 2011, I offer insights about the harmonizing and balancing Sefirah of תפארת (Tiferet ~*~ Beauty)
that is at the heart of the mystical Tree of Life.
In a literal sense, Tiferet is about Divine Beauty within the celestial and terrestrial realms. What is Divine Beauty? Tiferet Beauty is a deep inner, spiritual balancing of powerful forces within our Soul and also within the Cosmos. Studying the Kabbalist Tree of Life, we learn that HaKadosh Baruchu (The Blessed Holy One) is an aspect of Divinity that shines forth through the sefirah of Tiferet to help us engage in centering and internal, spiritual balance. HaKadosh Baruchu is at the nexus of all things: under the auspices of HaKadosh Baruchu, we are enlightened with respect to the vital reconciliation and harmonizing of many forces such as Love and Power, Giving and Receiving, Spirituality and Materiality.
On an individual level, each of us will wrestle and struggle with the balancing of existential opposites, echoing the God~*~Wrestling of the Biblical Jacob/Israel. Although, we may be wounded and emerge from our struggles with a limp, we will hopefully achieve an enlightened harmony, sense of peace and equanimity with the Divine at the end of the Day.
Collectively, we have the responsibility to transform the broken, shattered, polluted and destructive aspects of our world through Tikkun Olam.
One of the essential objectives in the work of rectification (Tikkun Olam) is to practice heartfelt, Tiferet centered approaches toward conflict and disagreement by seeking the middle ground wherein opposites are equitably harmonized and helped to coexist peacefully. Reconciliation of opposing forces is a major goal and core principle of ascending the mystical Tree of Life on the way to Devekut (mystical Union with the Divine). When we are successful at achieving the goal of reconciliation in our earthly realm, we help reunite Shekhinah (Immanent Divinity) with HaKadosh Baruchu (Transcendent Divinity) and heal the rift between the material and spiritual Realms.
We all learn from each other, so by answering the following question we provide each other with a wellspring of life experience that we can draw support from during the process of making our own responsible choices and carrying out our own responsible actions. Help encourage and enlighten others by sharing a story, an anecdote or any bissel of Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge from your own life journey…..
Question for Delving: Can you name some tools, qualities, resources, techniques for achieving Harmony in the face of adversity, confrontation and conflicts that you face or have encountered in your life?
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In the Light of the Infinite,
Rabbi Alyjah Navy
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