01.29.09
Posted in Hebrew, Judaica, Kabbalah, inspiration, judaism, torah at 12:21 pm by admin
The perfection of each moment is realized by the intention present therein. This intention may then be unified with the thing itself so fulfillment becomes a unity of purpose, design and the out workings of the plan. Take into consideration here that it works for everything and not just for some special cases. Pour everything into this moment like no other and reveal that which is hidden and that which has come to be just because you have opened the doors within your own consciousness. Do not look for results but rather continue to work in the area of causes as a drop of water continuously dripped into a lake causes ripples far reaching even to making the waves upon the shore of your fulfillment. The dynamic is simple cause produces effect which then in turn becomes cause raised to a higher level of awareness. In Kabbalah we speak about the four worlds of Aziluth, Briah, Assiah and Yetzirah. We could define these worlds and then simply move on however, it is important to have more than a theoretical knowledge of these four worlds and their interactions. First let’s define them and then see where that takes us.
Atziluth is the world of emanation. Creation in this sense proceeds from the Divine source mysterious and undefined and yet the place where everything is revealed initially. By world we are positioning this conceptual reality as everything that comes from what has yet to be and then must become. It contains a whole host of connections throughout the Hebrew alphabet and throughout the Tree of Life. This is definitely a topic for continuing discussion but for now just consider that Atziluth is the source of Divine emanation. Basically it is where we get our marching orders from.
Briah is the world(s) of Creation. It represents the process of coming into being. Directly it is related to our own connection with spirit, the divine self or the conscious awareness of what is to be. This is where we tether our thoughts and the intention behind those thoughts. The mystery is revealed through how we think about it and for Briah each moment then provides this vehicle for creation.
Yetzirah or the world(s) of Formation contains the plan that is to be placed into motion throughout your experiences. These experiences include both conscious and unconscious thoughts, dreams, visions and inspirations. Yetzirah is where the synchronicity of thoughts combines with experiences to tell us we are on the right path. Here is where we must pay attention to even the most subtle cues. In this way we become co-creators in consciousness.
Assiah encompasses the world(s) of Action or Deeds. The thing itself is revealed as the culmination and unification that has been taking place all along throughout all four worlds. We say a resounding yes of recognition here as the connections at first filled with mystery have gone through the emanation of creation seen with recognition is the actions of our experiences.
There can be no connection without unity. These four worlds illustrate a template of unity that is after all the purpose of Kabbalah and of all Torah study. We unify our understanding with what has come before. We unify our lives through the recognition that a higher sense of purpose works through us that by our intention and understanding becomes the life flow that is who and what we define ourselves to be.
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01.23.09
Posted in Poetry at 7:13 am by admin
In a corner of spirit began the new day
The skies were clear clouds out of the way
Wherever I walked the sun touched me warmly so
I slowed my pace pulled back a bit and then let go.
I prayed here within for a blessing from above
At first a few sprinkles fell filled with their love.
And so I paused to see what this wonder could be
Then I moved further within as the rain became like the sea.
For so long I’ve wanted to know what direction to take
And where should I run to and what should I make
But now by the by these meanings become known
That exactly where I am is everything to be shown.
The lesson is how and it is now just who you are.
No need to journey to forever to see your inner star.
It waits for you so lovingly expressed
To embrace your every moment joyfully caressed.
There is nothing more than to say I am this.
To share to give and to send in an ever eternal bliss.
Mark Siet
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01.21.09
Posted in George Costanza, Kramer, Newman, Seinfeld, humor at 1:36 pm by admin
In case you missed Act ONE click here
INT: NYC – SEINFELD’S CAR EVENING
Seinfeld is driving, George is in the shotgun seat, Elaine is sitting behind George, Kramer crunched and hunched in the middle and Newman with a vicious grin is behind Seinfeld.
SEINFELD
So we are finally going out to dinner the five of us. It’s quite an occasion don’t you think?
GEORGE
I don’t know why we couldn’t go to the Italian Restaurant. We need more Jewish food like a hole in the head. I’m already burping.
SEINFELD
Now George this is for Newman. It’s his favorite restaurant, The Knish and Knack. It’s only one night. I’ve brought plenty of antacid. We can pop the pills before we eat. Now I haven’t had a good cuggle since Rosh Hashanah. I can still taste.
KRAMER
It’s all good we’re going to eat like kings tonight.
Kramer leans forward bumps his head moves around and hits both Newman and Elaine with his elbows.
ELAINE
Hey watch it you’re going to knock us out.
NEWMAN
Kramer just try and relax. I would have sat in the middle to be next to…
SEINFELD
Kids stop fighting now we’re almost there.
NEWMAN (LOOKS OFF IN THE DISTANCE)
Yes we are aren’t we?
A dream sequence just like the opening scenes of Newman ordering everyone around taking guilty pleasure in his conquests.
GEORGE
Finally. We’re here
KRAMER
I have to get out of here.
Kramer moves and turns and Elaine and Newman get their door open just in time but Kramer swims out of the car almost getting the door shut on him by George as he leaves the car.
SEINFELD (TO ELAINE)
This should be good. Nice car swimming Kramer.
ELAINE
Yeah I’ve never seen a better breaststroke. Oops did I just say that?
GEORGE
Come on let’s go I can already taste the Pastrami. The things I do…
INT –NYC – RESTAURANT – KNISH AND KNACK – EVENING
WAITRESS
Oh my it’s Jerry Seinfeld. Oh you don’t remember me and now I am waiting on you. How about that coincidence?
SEINFELD
Hi Gloria. You know the gang. I’ll have my usual. This is George, Kramer, Elaine and Newman. It’s Newman’s birthday we called ahead for some bobka for dessert.
WAITRESS
Yes it is waiting for you. So what’s new?
The waitress Gloria sits down squeezing in the booth.
WAITRESS
Just like old times Jerry me and you almost like a date. I am glad you came tonight. Oh boy what’s a girl to do?
GEORGE
For starters could we have our menus?
Gloria gives him a dirty look and gets up and gets the menus and stomps away.
SEINFELD
You had to get her mad? She is bringing us food. There is nothing I hate more than mad food. No matter how it looks you’ll never know if it’s been tampered with.
NEWMAN
Stranger things have been known to happen, heh, heh.
ELAINE
So what’s the deal with your girlfriend here? She seems pretty chummy.
KRAMER
Oh I like chummy.
At that moment Kramer who is the only one in a chair at the end of the booth has his chair knocked by a passerby who gives him a dirty look as he struggles to stay upright.
No one pays any attention to him
SEINFELD
Well it was kind of personal and happened so long ago…
KRAMER
You can’t just leave us hanging. Come give it up.
SEINFELD
They told me Gloria was one of those girls who put out so I started paying attention to her. She isn’t half bad either that helps. I didn’t know about her idiosyncrasies.
GEORGE
Idiosyncrasies. You don’t hear that word very often.
ELAINE
Continue
NEWMAN (LOOKING FAR OFF AGAIN)
Yes do.
We see Newman in a fantasy scene picking up the fork and moving to strike a blow to Seinfeld’s hand as he is gesturing telling his story.
SEINFELD
This is going to be strange I warn you. I finally walked her home from school one day. She stopped by a tree and motioned for me to come over. I thought here it is. I moved over with my best swagger and then she starts kissing the tree and rubbing against it all the while eyeing me. Then abruptly she stops and we move on. I mean what do you say to someone after that? What’s up with the tree thing? I thought maybe this was a fluke.
GEORGE
A fluke. You are calling this a fluke. Oh this is classic. I love it.
ELAINE
You would. So what happened?
SEINFELD
There were a lot of trees on the way home. I couldn’t believe how many. It was dark before I arrived at her door. I thought okay this is weird but maybe she’ll invite me in and I’ll get lucky. I could endure the trees if it paid off.
NEWMAN
So what happened then?
SEINFELD
We’re at the door and she smiles and is about to go inside when I ask if she wanted company. Oh no she says this was so exciting today we’ll have to pick up where we left off tomorrow. You see when she said tomorrow I felt like I had been used. I felt cheap. Imagine me witnessing those unspeakable acts of erotic tree hugging. I felt so unclean.
KRAMER
As you should. The next day you walked home with her.
SEINFELD
No we took the bus and when we got off she asked if I wanted to walk in the woods with her. Now normally that would have been an invitation but how could I compete against all those trees?
GEORGE
I see your point. Still you know maybe the whole tree thing was just an act to turn you on. You may have missed out.
SEINFELD
Perhaps but in this case discretion was the better part of valor. As a footnote to this she married a park ranger a few years back. He disappeared last year while they were on vacation in the Smoky Mountains.
ELAINE
It makes sense. He was the only man for her until she found another tree.
KRAMER
Ah love it just sings.
Gloria comes back and takes their orders and Kramer puts his hands over his head and moves back and forth. Gloria looks strangely at him and then as she walks away she sidles against his chair.
ELAINE
You always were the sick one.
KRAMER
How lovely is a tree…
EXT – NYC – RESTAURANT STEPS – EVENING
They are standing around as waiting for George who forgot something and then he comes back out.
ELAINE
I have to admit this was lovely. Newman I didn’t know that about you that you were a Merit Scholar and decided to chuck it all for your love of the USPS. Your dedication is admirable.
NEWMAN
Well Elaine I had to choose something that would pay it forward and the mail was my calling. I dreamed of becoming a postman ever since the day …Um let’s not go there…ever since the day I found a letter that my carrier dropped. I hand delivered it to my neighbor and it was apparently such good news that she gave me five dollars. I’ll never forget that day.
GEORGE
That’s quite a story. It explains a lot about you. We had you all wrong it seems.
SEINFELD
I would have been the last to admit it but yes your story was very touching.
Kramer is out at the curb thumbing for a ride.
SEINFELD
Kramer what are you doing? I have my car.
KRAMER
I am just practicing you never know when you need a ride.
Someone stops and Kramer is bending low talking to the driver who pulls off giving Kramer the finger.
NEWMAN
You know I just feel so good about tonight maybe we could go back to my place I wanted to show you something I’ve been working on. It would really mean a lot to me. It won’t take long. I have some beer, chips, scotch whatever. Please let me reciprocate.
GEORGE
It’s okay by me. Reciprocate all you want. I’m in.
ELAINE
That’s very nice Newman sure we can come for a while.
SEINFELD
To Newman’s then.
Newman smiles and then turns away. The scene of his domination of the group comes back to him and he staggers as he is going down the steps Kramer catches him.
KRAMER
Are you okay man?
NEWMAN
Fine. It must be the Cuggle.
Newman and Kramer walk away. George, Elaine and Seinfeld follow.
ELAINE
Did you just see that? He’s been doing that all night? Is he sleep walking?
SEINFELD
Yes I did notice. He is just mugging for us trying to freak us out.
GEORGE
Well it’s working. Maybe we shouldn’t go.
ELAINE
It’s too late now. We’ll just stay a few moments and beg off.
SEINFELD
Okay it’s a plan.
They walk off together as sinister music plays in the background.
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Posted in Quantum Reality, inspiration, mysticism, new age at 11:22 am by admin
Anything can happen at every moment of time. We are never bound by what has come before nor by what we expect to come after. In a sense we roll the dice each moment in order to determine the outcomes we experience. This is but one gotcha here in this equation. Since we are both the roller of the dice and the receiver of the experience we cannot help but be affected by both our actions in setting forth our expectations along with the ensuing results of those expectations. Just like the experiment cannot be separated from the observer so too our consciousness cannot be separated from itself in bringing about the nature of the reality of our experiences.
In Quantum Physics the smallest of particles have been known to do very strange things such as appearing at time intervals that weren’t predicted or morphing into something else entirely new. It is this principle that we may also apply to consciousness in that what we are thinking and thinking about colors all of our actions and reactions to those experiences that occur. There is an overriding design that is in place that at first defies description but then as we grow accustomed to this everflow of information and experience we begin to see connections via what Carl Jung called Synchronicity. It is this Synchonicity that establishes a baseline for our thoughts. When we combine Synchonicity with memory then all at once we are suddenly noticing connections between our thoughts and the deeds that take place regardless of the timeline. This is the Quantum nature of consciousness to spring back upon itself in order to know itself and indeed express itself in the fullest way possible.
The key to all of these observations is to listen to your thoughts as they are flowing so that you will then be able to make the connections as they occur. Sometimes you’ll think of something while a thing is happening and the feeling will be so intense that you will begin to realize how connected those thoughts you were thinking are to the events taking place. At others times you’ll repeat a thought from a few days before just as the experience is happening and you’ll experience the same connection.
The Quantum nature of consciousness is an ongoing awakening from a state of random thinking to a program of unified thinking that seeks the answers within to the events taking place without. We are ongoing then in our efforts to make the connections more meaningful each time they occur.
There are so many adherents to this kind of thoughtful introspection. Take for example the feeling of deja-vu. The feeling of already having experienced this emotion or thought or situation. This deja-vu is one of the markers of Quantum consciousness that once you begin to notice the way that this works you will take it as second nature that you are connecting to the source of those feelings which turns out to be the initial thoughtform that produced the waves that you are now becoming aware of.
Conceive of consciousness as what you know according to what you are thinking about in the now and also what you will be thinking about in the then. In addition Consciousness also contains all thought so that we could say that at any given moment each of us embodies a particular degree of thoughtform that is in harmony with the intention of our thinking. If we have a problem we think about that or if we are lost in reverie that is where we go. All of our thinking depends upon our awareness of the same.
Quantum consciousness then is the awareness of thinking that takes place as we move along through the endless experiences that move within and without. Our thoughts may be compared to those ultra tiny particles that are considered by quantum physics that seem to move inside and out of one dimension after another. The same holds true of our thoughts according to the degree of our awareness and the facility with which we are able to let them go to seek their highest level.
Some would say that Quantum consciousness is an outgrow of this New Age of awareness yet it may also be said that this New Age of awareness is directly a result of our collective Quantum Consciousness. What this shows is that what is defined is affected by the entity that does the descriptive analysis. In other words we cannot separate the thinker from the thought. Therefore we may say that Quantum consciousness is continuously redefining itself according to the way we are thinking about it.
This brings up one more point of discussion. As our awareness grows so too does our ability to influence the flow not only of thoughts but also of their outcomes. Imagine traveling in a river where the current is swift but you have control over where in the river you are positioned. This control isn’t exact by any means and yet you are still the master of your destination using the oars of your intention to propel you forward. This is quantum consciousness in action. It isn’t quite what you think but think again and perhaps it actually is what you think.
Mark Siet
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01.20.09
Posted in Barack Obama, Music, inspiration at 2:54 pm by admin
Today we are free
The clouds have left you see
Something new yes more to come
America is born another rising sun.
So many times to reinvent this land
With all of us as witness to take a hand
This time to make it happen as it could
By believing that yes we can be what we would.
The spirit of America she has her own way
And she wakes us up from our troubles on this day
To point the way for light to fill the azure skies
Where eagles reign supreme there like our flag soaring flies.
If you want to have a sense just who we are
Look over at your neighbor whether near or far
And see the hope filled heart and encouraging word
Shared with one another in the voices of patriots heard.
So let freedom ring through all the land
Let harmony sing for everyman.
Let there be laughter starting today
And brotherhood for all mankind each in their own way.
Mark Siet
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01.19.09
Posted in inspiration, mysticism, new age at 2:56 pm by admin
It’s this moment where creation meets the will to become and there is a unity of expression both above and below. Somehow it is a universe away as if the light was too bright to take in all at once. I never understood that principle until yes just this moment. This is what may be called a simultaneous inspiration where both the information received and the information asked for turn out to be the very same thing. It is like watching a movie all the while seeing the end there in the distance coloring every scene like some computerized graphics program. I’ll stop for now the light is becoming piercing and everything that is to be there has to be an abstract understanding veiling the light and therefore giving it a form in which it may be beheld. (Don’t think I’ve ever used that word before – beheld – now there is another source of wonder)
Mark Siet
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01.16.09
Posted in Poetry, inspiration, mark siet, self help at 12:44 pm by admin
I took a journey to my place on high
Reaching far and wide my soul did fly
It found you there in a spiraling form
And in your embrace I stayed safe and warm.
All I ever had to do was to know your name
Your presence more precious tells me the same.
So now I learn to walk with you by my side
Seeing worlds unveiled before me that cannot hide.
I am there to be your guiding light
You tell me to listen both day and night
And then I can hear your whispering song
That speaks the truth both short and long.
What lights are these that you reveal?
Opening all secrets that you conceal
And then I awaken in the middle of the day
To find you here helping me all along the way.
Mark Siet
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01.15.09
Posted in Fantasy, Kabbalah, inspiration, mark siet, mysticism, new age, self help at 9:06 am by admin
That which is within me comes through me and tells me exactly what to say in order to express itself in the way in which I would want to be expressed. Can you see in these words the interweaving of subject and object and then postulate their synthesis in return? We are conduits for creation facilitating the flow of its expression by being open to that expression.
There is the place within where all is connected especially so the electric sensation of connection that unifies the awareness each time we seek out the mystery that is nothing and then everything. It flows through me and yes grows through me.
The thing is that you never know what or where it is going to manifest or in what proportion. The moment you call upon it you will find yourself awakening. This awakening is exactly like what happens during the transition from dreamtime to awaking normally except that this awakening is to a whole other dimension of you.
You always have the choice of going along with the status quo or of making the quantum leap into the next level of awareness. These subsequent levels all expand via the expansion of light directly upon the area of your connection with all that is.
It is difficult to speak about all that is simply because you will never be able to wrap your mind around the entirety of what this means. You will however, be able to touch it and become transformed by the essence of what you come into contact with.
A story to illustrate.
She was the Queen of space and of time. Tall angular in form flowing dark iridescent hair full bodied her face a picture of perfection with peace and fury mixed together she walks gracefully amongst the heavens sometimes known but more often than not her passing a mystery both above and below. Why do I know all of this? It is because I met her one-day traveling seeking a treasure to bring back to my beloved.
The journey was more intense than I could have imagined. Many times I was near death but pressed on guided perhaps by stubbornness but mostly by love. I would see my beloved’s face when I placed the precious object in her hands. It was at the crossroads of earth and heaven that I happened to meet her. I turned one way and then the other hesitating my steps for once unsure. It was there she appeared and there that I was transformed.
I cannot say what she said although she spoke of worlds upon worlds with end. It could have been that I spent lifetimes through her. Yes through her because what she is not something you could address directly but more like an experience that you won’t ever forget. Yes of course she is as I described her but what she is inside of herself I couldn’t begin to tell you. She held nothing back her words so awesome that my mind could not keep up and I must have fallen asleep at some point because when I woke up she was gone.
It was just after that I found my treasure and when I took it to my beloved she asked what I had for her. I held out my hands and told her she was the most beautiful of all women in the world and that I was in this moment holding my dearest treasure of all.
She told me that she understood and felt the same. She saw that I was transformed and that she by touching me that day was also transformed. I never told her about the Queen of space and time. I didn’t have to because she has never left me and one day my beloved will meet her and understand all there is to know. For now our love takes us through the remainder of our days where wishes become raindrops and miracles form in the pools of water in the gardens of our home.
Mark Siet
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01.14.09
Posted in inspiration, mysticism, new thought, self help at 7:20 am by admin
All of my pathways are peace. Return to me now. The No-Mind Zen answer is the secret of becoming. Relax. Fulfillment comes naturally then. Life through love manages the transformation of thought from below to above and then back again. It is this back again that we too soon forget. Nothing moves until you let it go. Let it go and then become what you will be. No questions now about time or method simply with everything you have release and let go. Errant thoughts, negative feelings send them packing on their way and as they go they are transformed. In stillness meditate. Experience no thought to become higher thought where thinking is being.
It’s okay. All of it is working as designed. Let yourself become as clear as the water in the brook that washes noisily over the rocks running free dancing along my pathways of peace. As it goes so are you.
Mark Siet
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01.13.09
Posted in Jazz, Music, guitar, inspiration, mark siet at 6:39 pm by admin
State of Our Love [4:05m]:
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The first thing that you will notice when you begin to pay attention is that all of a sudden you are connected to something else that is very much aware of you in more ways than you can imagine. This is a two fold process. The adage as above so below applies completely in this case. Your awareness is only as complete as you allow yourself to become noticed. The revelation is a totality of being. You seek connection and yet just as fervently connection seeks you. Imagine that you are attaching yourself above while simultaneously you are being beckoned from this same above.
When you reach up it reaches down. Keep this in mind in your prayers since it is all too easy to ignore the connecting link by going too far along while never noticing the downward flow of questing that touches you along the way. It cannot be explained further than this except for elucidation of these main points endlessly. That my friends is how it works.
Your understanding seeks the undefinable and the undefinable seeks expression as defined. You can keep asking the same questions but sooner or later you’ll need to have the answers revealed to you. This sooner or later is exactly the moment of connection and as it occurs all things are revealed above and below. That is why you make the attempt in the first place so that you will recognize the unity of your asking and the corresponding response of the answer at first a feeling and then the feeling sheds itself around arising all through you to bring about the pathways of enlightenment. These pathways are guides for your feelings to flow into all through your body and yes everywhere inside of your worldly experiences.
Your thoughts are a mirror of its expression and like a mirror they aren’t quite exactly the same but with concentration and letting go you are able to become the expression and cast the mirror aside living for the unity of purpose that bring you and that connection together. We speak about it as one and the other but in reality they are really a part of the very same thing.
Watch with interest then this up and down flow of who you are. See this with an open heart for it is here that every connection is verified and witnessed as the truth of your being. It is this truth that stays with you throughout each day and defines the kind of person you have chosen to be.
Enjoy the song State of Our Love
Mark Siet
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