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Our new RaMBaM series has begun... our first
lesson in this series is entitled...
WHAT IS G-D?
G-d is not
simply a religious concept;
IT is also a scientific reality. How can
this be? It depends upon how we understand
what exactly G-d is. This lesson delves into
the meaning and nature of just what is
Primordial Existence and what it has to do
with us. This lesson also shows us how the
author Maimonides, lauded as leader of the
rationalist movement was also very well
versed and experienced in the mystical lore.
This lesson is available in CD format and
NOW also in MP3 format for immediate
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is less expensive than CD... more MP3s will
be coming shortly...
Links to both formats can be found near the
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This Sunday evening on VirtualYeshiva.com
at 9
p.m. PDT, I will discuss THE CONCEPT OF THE
SINGULARITY. What is the real meaning and
significance of the unity of G-d. Come
listen live or purchase the MP3 or CD the
following day in our online store.
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You're Being Watched
By HaRav Ariel Bar Tzadok. Copyright (c) 2008 by Ariel Bar Tzadok. All rights reserved.
You're being watched, you do know this, don't
you? Now, don't get paranoid and think that
Big Brother and the New World Order
conspiracy is behind all this. Even if they
are real and indeed monitoring and
influencing everything that we do,
nonetheless they too have to be taking their
orders from somewhere and someone.
Conspiracy theories abound on just who THEY
may be.
One of the fundamental concepts of Torah is
the reality of absolute Singularity. This is
what we call the unity of G-d, as embodied in
the Shema Yisrael prayer, quoting Deut 6:4,
"HaShem our G-d, HaShem is One." The concept
of the Singularity essentially states that
everything in existence came forth from a
single Primordial Existence and is still
essentially connected to that Primordial
Existence. This Primordial Existence has
intentionally brought into being everything
that is and controls each and every aspect of
it, both great and small, similar to how a
programmer writes each and every detail of a
computer program. Ultimately, however
complex and diverse existence may appear,
nonetheless the entirety of things is still
essentially and functionally under the
control and operation of the master program,
which is none other than the Singularity,
which is the Primordial Existence.
This being said, when we look out upon our
world and see all types of ominous happenings
and we read about so many strange things and
find our minds assaulted with so many types
of conspiracy theories and paranoid fears, we
still must in the end recognize the ultimate
Singularity and understand that everything
that is happening, however complex and
diverse as it may appear is still just part
of the great program written by the master
programmer. Every bit and detail is part of
the greater whole.
Therefore, if there are secret powers that
are controlling our human destiny and guiding
all humanity towards an ominous future, rest
assured that these secret powers are taking
their orders from yet even higher
authorities. Know for certain that even
those higher authorities take their marching
orders from yet even higher authorities and
up and up we go up the chain of command until
ultimately we arrive back to the ultimate
source, the Singularity, Primordial
Existence, the Great Programmer itself. So,
ultimately, however diverse and complex as
things may appear everything is still running
within the normal operational programming as
designed by the Primordial Programmer.
So, what then is there to worry about? What
then is one's great concern? We might think
that because everything is under control,
then nothing really matters and that we might
as well just live life as easily as possible
and just float along for the ride? This
flippant attitude is symptomatic of all the
troubles that we presently face. It needs
serious adjustment!
Think about this; what is existence all
about? Yes, I know, it's a really big
question, but its practicality and personal
relevance cannot be denied. Ask the great
question in this way; why am I here, what is
my life all about? Am I here on Earth to do
nothing more than I already am? Does my life
have any meaning or purpose? Am I lost; am I
found, am I in the right place or am I out of
place and out of touch? Ultimately, does any
of this matter? Shouldn't I just live my
life the best I can and be done with it.
After all, who knows what, if anything,
awaits us on the other side. Is that
interest really worth any concern here and now?
Let me be blunt. We are each here for a
purpose. We each have a destiny. We each
have a job to do while we are alive here in
this lifetime. More than this, we each have
assistance to accomplish our individual goals
and destinies. This assistance is nothing
nebulous or generic. It is very real and
specific. We might call it angelic, or we
might ascribe to it another, more modern
name. Names are irrelevant, so I choose not
to us them. Allow me to basically state that
we are not alone; not in our universe and not
on our own Earth.
We are being watched. Yes, right here and
right now THEY are watching us. They record
everything that we do, say and even think.
THEIR existence is not like ours. THEIR
agenda is not like ours. THEIR essence is
not like ours. IF we were ever able to see
one of THEM their appearance would "freak us
out big time;" this at least was the
experience of the Biblical prophets, Isaiah
and Ezekiel who did indeed see them. The
Biblical book of Daniel talks much about
THEM. Daniel called them the WATCHERS. THEY
are the ones watching us and it is THEY who
are giving the marching orders to those who
are giving the directives to the world
leaders who are behind the world-wide
conspiracy and the New World Order.
Many of you might be laughing now in
disbelief. But, so what? Your disbelief or
mocking attitude will change nothing; it will
not alter reality in the least bit. You can
deny the truth of a thing all you want; it
does not make that truth go away or become
any less relevant and real.
The WATCHERS are doing their job as they were
sent here to do. They are in control of
governments and world events. They do this
through the influence they exert over the
minds of human beings. Through our dreams
and unconscious THEY communicate with us and
essentially program us, just as if we were
individual programs in the great computer.
Although we still have free will and the
ability to choose whether or not we follow
the program, still THIER presence surrounds
us and THEY manipulate our individual
environments to curtail our possibilities
making it almost certain that we choose to do
one thing over another. This explains why
when we may desire or choose a course in life
we find that either there are many doors open
to assist us or many doors closed that
inhibit us. It is THEY that are creating the
open and closed doors. There is no
coincidence or anything random about life at all.
Life is full of distractions. Anything that
keeps our minds from recognizing the Great
Singularity is a distraction. The Watchers
are here to help keep us focused. If we seek
to discover Truth, then they prepare the way
for us so that we will ultimately succeed.
However, if we choose another path, one which
entails our embrace of distractions and
worthless pursuits, THEY stand there in the
inner recesses of our unconscious minds
gnawing at us, making us feel shame and loss.
Sometimes, when we are so distracted and
removed even from our own inner thoughts, the
presence of the Watchers produces within us
feelings of depression and lack of strength
or will. The Watchers are there to remind us
that we ourselves allow ourselves to get
lost. It is their job, as designed by Heaven
to watch over us; to guide us back home when
we are ready and to constantly nudge us all
the while that we are not.
We live in a universe that is much more
complex than anyone today can possibly
imagine. We human beings are subject to
forces and powers that we cannot even
presently imagine to exist. Our lack of
insight does not make these universal natural
forces any less real or influential. Today,
we understand scientific concepts that only a
century ago would have been laughed at and
mocked. Think about what we will know in
another one hundred years that we mock and
laugh at today?
There is an old saying; where there is smoke,
there is fire. What this means is that if we
suspect something and there tends to be some
evidence of validation, then we should
conduct a thorough investigation to explore
and discover what is really out there. Rest
assured that modern talk about
extraterrestrial life and related topics have
their foundations in fact. Rest assured that
the powers that be know more than what the
public is told. Rest assured that this is
nothing to fear. The Singularity that we
call G-d is well in change of all this and
what we know and do not know is still very
much under the control of a greater hand.
As we approach the special days of Rosh
HaShana and Yom Kippur we perform so many
different religious rituals. Many do these
by rote, without much depth of thought or
sincerity of heart. Such individuals are
usually distracted by so many other things
that they have no room inside themselves for
a sincere approach to Heaven. The Watchers
see this. They know! Their job is to do
something about this. They are thus directed
to use the coming year to influence and
direct the individual towards their ordained
destiny.
We will not escape their influence, we
cannot. The Watchers are with us. THEY are
all around us. There are no secrets from
them. THEY watch our behavior and they read
our thoughts. Everything they record and
pass on to their higher ups, who pass this up
all the way to a body which we call the
Heavenly Court. There our individual
destinies are discussed, decided and
ordained. Their edicts are then passed down
into the hands of the Watchers who then do
their job.
Do not consider this procedure to be simply a
myth and allegory to inspire our religious
repentance. While what I describe here might
sound like a child's fairy tale, in light of
modern revelations we might want to
reevaluate our disbelief and reconsider
matters in a more realistic, more
extraterrestrial way. The Watchers are not
cute little baby-faced angels with pretty
wings and harps. Like I said above, their
actual appearance is very frightening and
very "out of this world." They are real;
their presence is real and their function and
influence are equally real.
The Watchers definitely have a control and
influence over us. Yet, we too can exert our
own influence. This is what we call Teshuva.
When we divest ourselves of our wasteful
distractions and seek the will of Heaven with
sincerity, THEY take note. The New Year then
brings with it the opportunity to accomplish
our desire to return to G-d and bond with
Heaven. This is our return to walking the
natural path, the one ordained by Heaven for
each of us individually. This is our
individual human destiny. This is the
directive of the Singularity to each part of
its complex program that we call creation.
When we do what is right, Heaven matches us
and supports our endeavors. When, however,
we choose to walk a different path, then
Heaven responds accordingly and informs the
Watchers to influence and direct us towards
what our souls require. We might then find
their influence and direction most intrusive
and anything but pleasant. This is why so
many people are having such difficult times.
The Watchers have been instructed to direct
us and we often resist their subtle nudges.
They are then obligated to push however hard
they need to in order to get our attention.
What happens then depends upon how we respond.
Do not come on the High Holidays and expect
to impress Heaven with your petty shows of
piety and religiosity. Heaven looks towards
our hearts and judges us based upon the
truths concealed within them. Heaven seeks
our sincerity and our return; a return to the
natural path, a return to our individual
inner truths and our return to unity with
Heaven and with G-d. The path is clear;
we call it Torah and mitzvot. There is
nothing more natural and normal than this.
We each have a lot of work ahead of us. I
suggest that each of us, must indeed, take it
seriously. The Watchers are watching. What
will we show them; what will they see? What
we show them and what THEY will be instructed
to do is all in our hands. Each of us had
better get to work, right now, or THEY will
be instructed shortly to get to work on each
of us.
Personal Note...
Here at KosherTorah, I have devoted my
entire career and essentially my life to get
this very message across. The original
Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed for one
single reason; this being because we failed
to listen to the Prophets who warned us in
G-d's Name what to do and not to do.
Here we are centuries later and I wonder
how much has really changed. We as
individuals have such great potentials within
us, if only we live up to being what it means
to be truly human. G-d never commanded us to
be angels. He only commanded us to be human.
Torah was not given to angels; it was given
to us human beings.
We will never impress Heaven by trying to
act like angels. We will however impress
Heaven when we act like fully intelligent,
compassionate and caring human beings. This
is what Torah is all about. Try reading
through the words of the Biblical Prophets
and you'll see this message for yourselves.
The time of change is upon us. We have to
revert to the innocent and sincerity of the
desirous and passionate Virgin. This is the
time. Will you make the place?
Please
remember KosherTorah in your prayers and with
your financial support. We have a lot of
work to do, I pray, together!
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Shalom, Ariel Bar Tzadok