know the book? maybe saw the movie (not worth it). anyhow the author gives the answer to the meaning of life to be 42! now see why its not just a stupid answer but has a lot of depth to it.
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/402982/jewish/How-Many-Roads-Must-A-Man-Stumble-Down.htm
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
all those who desire life
the torah mandates that we should have six cities of refuges built where all those who are in danger of their lives can run and have refuge. these days we do not have the physical cities, but we have their conceptual counterparts. the six cities where one can have peace are the six things that we are obligated to do all moments of our lives. for example believing in G-d, loving G-d, Fearing G-d, denouncing idolatry, .. when a person enters into a state of mind and body of being connected to G-d, Torah, and truth he enters into a place of refuge. He escapes the deathly dangers that his soul faces every day in the not yet perfected physical world.
these cities were labeled very clearly and there were sign posts along the way which pointed to the cities. This Way To be Saved!
from the teachings of the Rebbe.
yechi adonenu marenu v'rabenu melech hamoshiach leolam voed.
these cities were labeled very clearly and there were sign posts along the way which pointed to the cities. This Way To be Saved!
from the teachings of the Rebbe.
yechi adonenu marenu v'rabenu melech hamoshiach leolam voed.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Happiness
An amazing letter from Rabbi Vidal Bekerman:
Happiness doesn’t come naturally, and it certainly is no quick fix. It is something that requires constant vigilance and effort on the part of a human being. In fact, I would venture to go so far as to say that the “natural” state of man is to feel heavy, weighed down by all types of concerns. The key is not to dwell on the negative. We all have problems and we all carry our own load. It is no challenge to point out all that is difficult in life. What we were created for is to overcome our obstacles and transform them into opportunities to grow and learn from. As a wise friend told me once – its no kuntz to find the schmutz – the key is to find the gold and the sparkle in everything. Every experience and every event we encounter is an opportunity for us to see the positive and extract it from the experience. We thus reveal that everything is ultimately for the good. In other words, the key to being is happy is to put on a special pair of “happy” glasses which sees the half cup full, not empty.
Happiness doesn’t come naturally, and it certainly is no quick fix. It is something that requires constant vigilance and effort on the part of a human being. In fact, I would venture to go so far as to say that the “natural” state of man is to feel heavy, weighed down by all types of concerns. The key is not to dwell on the negative. We all have problems and we all carry our own load. It is no challenge to point out all that is difficult in life. What we were created for is to overcome our obstacles and transform them into opportunities to grow and learn from. As a wise friend told me once – its no kuntz to find the schmutz – the key is to find the gold and the sparkle in everything. Every experience and every event we encounter is an opportunity for us to see the positive and extract it from the experience. We thus reveal that everything is ultimately for the good. In other words, the key to being is happy is to put on a special pair of “happy” glasses which sees the half cup full, not empty.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
on the verge of a real utopia
what's a fairly young jew supposed to do in the world? we have tried everything and nothing really satisfies us.
communism failed. art failed. so-called 'freedom' makes us feel as slaves to public opinion. partying makes us feel like were are not humans for the time being. making money has to reason onto itself (as a means to an end), it certainly brings no inner peace, just the contrary. consumerism/wealth/rock-star fun can go for a few years, but then breaks your body or kills your soul. (either overdose and die, or get away from it all - with all the inner trauma and unrest remaining). war is bad, but to have peace we have to be willing to fight for it, if we really mean it of course.
so what's a young jew to do? or for that matter what's anyone to do? if there is nothing to live for, to stand for, to fight for then all the other options sound better than nothing.
well there still remains inside us a pure place which thirsts and believes that thing can and will be perfect. the nations will be at peace and not learn war. that all people will have what to eat and drink. that competition and envy among people will end.
and that's only the beginning, because truly we want a world where our soul can shine and feel at home and at peace. where every single day one can feel better and be a better human being. a world where we know and thirst for the very hidden truths of the whole creation.
the jewish people never gave up on believing in such a utopia. in fact, we as a jews believe in the same utopia that the first jew, Abraham, believed in four thousand years ago! we build it by believing in the Almighty G-d and by doing good deeds. many, many good deeds. and of course learning the Torah a few minutes here and there.
and that's only the beginning, because truly we want a world where our soul can shine and feel at home and at peace. where every single day one can feel better and be a better human being. a world where we know and thirst for the very hidden truths of the whole creation.
the jewish people never gave up on believing in such a utopia. in fact, we as a jews believe in the same utopia that the first jew, Abraham, believed in four thousand years ago! we build it by believing in the Almighty G-d and by doing good deeds. many, many good deeds. and of course learning the Torah a few minutes here and there.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
the meaning of life
i used to search online for entries with the keyword meaning of life and was always very frustrated that nobody knew what the answer is , so naturally i wanted to figure it out for myself and with the help of of heaven, I've pretty much figured it out.
drum roll ................. the meaning of life is.......
to make a dwelling place for the infinite God down here in our finite world. not only in the general world but as well as in our personal worlds our finite minds, and hearts. thereby reveling the Godliness within the mundane world. that's the meaning to all of life ! given to us by the creator of the world, God Almighty. He desired to create a world for reasons known only to him, and he gave the human being the job to show, reveal, uncover and to find God hiding so it were within creation. the more we reveal Him in the world and in our lives the closer we come to fulfilling our personal life purpose and goal. and that ladies and gentlemen is the meaning to Life! there is by the way a practical how to guide but perhaps more about that later in general we just have to do what God wants from us as enumerated in Gods lesson book to human kind the Holy Torah.
drum roll ................. the meaning of life is.......
to make a dwelling place for the infinite God down here in our finite world. not only in the general world but as well as in our personal worlds our finite minds, and hearts. thereby reveling the Godliness within the mundane world. that's the meaning to all of life ! given to us by the creator of the world, God Almighty. He desired to create a world for reasons known only to him, and he gave the human being the job to show, reveal, uncover and to find God hiding so it were within creation. the more we reveal Him in the world and in our lives the closer we come to fulfilling our personal life purpose and goal. and that ladies and gentlemen is the meaning to Life! there is by the way a practical how to guide but perhaps more about that later in general we just have to do what God wants from us as enumerated in Gods lesson book to human kind the Holy Torah.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
what a world
since moshiach is about to come this is the reason there is so much garbage in the world, the highest revelations moshiach times are being pinned against the lowest of the low. this is how the world works, and what we choose to sponsor is our personal choice.! the world has certain things which are neither high nor low intrinsically speaking i guess. these things like music for example have sparks of holiness in it, we just need to find them and bring them out. its hard to stay away from things which are totally prohibited because we perceive that there are really high sparks of holiness there. but it is a terrible trap. unholy things are totally destructive and we cannot, we dont have the strength to make anything out of them which is productive, for a example a rave where there are men and women dancing together, drugs etc. is completely impossible to make holy. but we have such a strong urge to go. maybe we perceive it as an opportunity to bring unity amongst diff. people and races. or what ever. we could just be attracted because of the good time. which of course turns out to be not such a good time if thought about soberly. its a hard time to live in like i said the highest of the high. like my blog is pinned against the lowest of the low like for example many of the headlines in the Internet news!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
hey whats up man
a hard thing about being religious is simply that i cannot do what i want. i cant look at anything i want i cant read anything i want i cant listen to anything i want. i have guidelines. things which are prohibited one hundred percent and things which are prohibited almost one hundred percent. so it makes one thing pretty clear the only thing to do really in this world is to learn about G-d from the Torah and to tell the world about it. and of course to do those mitzvot. its a hard life but someones gotta do it.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
hey whats there to write about
people who might live in japan for example find life extremely normal i am assuming , but when you or me might go all of a sudden its a big interesting ordeal wow japan so exotic and such. well take pictures and make blogs and discuss it and who knows what else. but there were people there all along who dont really think its so exciting the things youre so fascinated by now all of a sudden like the way they walk or take or congregate or drinking their vodka and oj diff than us. like for example take the guy living in japan and put him here in new york what do you think he'll find interesting they way people behave here and the way people dress and who knows what maybe the empire state building and to you its like pretty normal already.
anyway what am i trying to say, nothing really, i am just thinking fine, the world has its interesting things and diff events happen, and people do seemingly new fun and exciting things, but intrinsically, is there any value to it. what are we getting so excited about? i mean how exciting can it be if for someone else it is meaningless? i am proposing that all excitements of the physical world should be lumped together into a category labeled meaningless of worthless, or at least extremely unimportant and we have to look for a new answer something that we can all agree has meaning, something which is true and deep and everlasting and right and good and proper and right.
anyway what am i trying to say, nothing really, i am just thinking fine, the world has its interesting things and diff events happen, and people do seemingly new fun and exciting things, but intrinsically, is there any value to it. what are we getting so excited about? i mean how exciting can it be if for someone else it is meaningless? i am proposing that all excitements of the physical world should be lumped together into a category labeled meaningless of worthless, or at least extremely unimportant and we have to look for a new answer something that we can all agree has meaning, something which is true and deep and everlasting and right and good and proper and right.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
time zone
just checking
wanted to make sure we are in the eastern time zone and we are.
whole three hour difference from here to the other side of the country.
i wonder if alaska is four hours away, (or five)? anybody know?
wanted to make sure we are in the eastern time zone and we are.
whole three hour difference from here to the other side of the country.
i wonder if alaska is four hours away, (or five)? anybody know?
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
a certain fellow would
a certain fellow would wake up and it would take him tens and and tens of minutes to find his shoes, keys, wallet, phone, coat, hat, etc. so he went to a his mentor and he told him that before he goes to sleep he should write down on a note card, the phone is here, the keys are there and so one. for a couple of days it works fine he's up and right on time. one day again, he's late. what happened? they ask him. his shirt he could find his keys he could find but as he was standing at the door ready to leave the house one thing he could not find - himself. who am i he asked himself. where am i? why am i? this he never found.
to be consistent in a changing world is sometimes a challenge. and many times a blessing. some people wear the same type of clothing every day. i try to these days. it is grueling sometimes to do such. a person has different moods. he goes in different environments, he wants to fit in, be left alone, to stand out, make a statement, conform, not conform. and here you are rain or shine, happy or sad. like it or not same outer clothes. same uniform. so i guess i am always ready to do one thing and that is to serve G-d. no matter anything else that's happening either inside or outside me.
to be consistent in a changing world is sometimes a challenge. and many times a blessing. some people wear the same type of clothing every day. i try to these days. it is grueling sometimes to do such. a person has different moods. he goes in different environments, he wants to fit in, be left alone, to stand out, make a statement, conform, not conform. and here you are rain or shine, happy or sad. like it or not same outer clothes. same uniform. so i guess i am always ready to do one thing and that is to serve G-d. no matter anything else that's happening either inside or outside me.
Monday, May 19, 2008
going to sleep
the hardest thing about life sometimes is getting to bed on time. then you dont sleep properly, toss and turn and such, and the whole next morning and day is screwed up. before some people go to sleep they think about their day and how to improve tomorrow. i try that sometimes, but it gets to depressing to think about all the lost time and opportunity to have lived life better. oh well, i guess the point is to make the next day more full of life and meaning and goodness and truth and such.
i wish i had a picture to post.
i wish i had a picture to post.
Friday, May 16, 2008
a picture is worth a thousand words
just for the record: the real and final moshiach (messiah) according to me is above. the rebbe. Menachem Mendel Shneerson. picture taken from http://shluchim67rebbe.blogspot.com/.
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