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Why do I take the spiritual route in this physical world? Because without the spiritual component in all that is done under Grandfather Sun, nothing makes sense, there is no purpose for the things that happen to us. Without the spiritual component , then why go through them, why have all the trauma, and heartache that passes our way if there is not more to it than what we experience? Why go through the love losses? Why go through the pain of sickness and disease? Why go through working day in and day out ? For what purpose do we go through these hardships if there is nothing in it? If we live this life for no other reason than just to experience it, we are missing the point. If we go through life just to have the pleasure and get all we can out of it, then die, what purpose is that? Surely there is more to these things than to just live , go through what we do and then die, and then nothing? I personally can not , and will not miss the opportunity to understand the underlying purpose in all that happens under Grandfather Sun's watchful eye, I will not miss the opportunity to be and do more than just live. In all my spiritual wonderings through the jungle that is out there on this subject, I have found that if I would go back to the basics, go back to what is truly TRUE, that I just might get a handle on this thing we call the SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. What I personally have discovered is that there truly is a CREATOR, who is composed of SPIRIT, and is truly here for us. That this CREATOR WHO IS SPIRIT is neither male or female, but some how I know that this Creator is also both!What a paradox! How did I come to this conclusion? The only way that I found out ,was to go back to the basics and that is NATURE. Nature tells the truth about our Creator,the Great Spirit, and gives us the teachings and the lessons we need to know in order for us to grow into who our CREATOR intends for us. I have tried so called Holy Books, and I do not dismiss them, there is much we can learn in them,but I also know that this world is full of evil and ill intention by those who would seem to want to take the place as our leaders and spokespeople for our Creator. Try as one might there is no end to the foolishness of man's theology, and so called truths. These Truths abound, and even more so on the Internet, my my there are many many suspposed truth sayer's out there, and how can they all be right?.....so back to NATURE she will never let you down. The Elders in the sky , Grand mother Moon and Grand father Sun were placed in the sky as our teachers and guides to tell us of their Creator, the Great Spirit, they are tireless in their teachings, never missing the deadline of the times of the day and the course of the weeks and months, they never fail in their God given duty to lead us in our journey to our Creator's intentions for us. The SEASONS are but one way our Creator guides us into the lessons we much each learn in our lives. May we be alert to Nature's lessons, and not miss the opportunity to make our lives more than just living, but may we make our lives full of purpose and intent, and by doing so our lives will become more meaningful. May Grandfather Sun shine in your lives with blessings, and may Grandmother Moon give you the reflection of our Creator , so that you will always know your are never alone even in the darkest night.
Here is a wonderful article about the seasons and what they can mean to us if we choose to see the underlying current that flows through all that we experience in this gift we call life.
BLESSED BE
 by Rabbi Boruch Leff | As the trees shed their leaves, I search for a kabbalistic understanding: Why did God create a world where I need to do all this raking? |
With Labor Day announcing the unofficial end to summer, I noticed something on my neighbor's lawn that filled me with dread: fallen leaves! (Thank God it was not my lawn. Yet.)
Autumn always makes me think about the laborious task of raking leaves off my lawn -- day after day, week after week. What kind of meaning and growth can I derive from raking thousands of leaves off my lawn? Why did God create a world where I need to do all this raking?
In Kabbalistic thought, the seasonal calendar is a reflection of the spiritual calendar. The environmental conditions of the world are landmarks for the spiritual growth we should be experiencing during that season. Specific times of the year are predisposed to hardship, and other times are predisposed to renewal and joy. We might call this "spiritual weather."
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| Environmental conditions are landmarks for the spiritual growth we should experience during that season. | |
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This is why the Hebrew word for time is zman, which means "prepared." Each moment in time is already prepared and predestined for a specific type of growth. In addition, the Hebrew word for year is shana, which means to repeat -- because every year contains the same basic elements of the previous year, but with new opportunities for growth.
The spiritual power of renewal that exists in springtime is physically manifest in the budding of new fruits and flowers. Summer's spiritual hardships are manifest through the oppressive summer heat.
ANTIDOTE TO DEPRESSION
What is the spiritual message of the fallen leaves in autumn? And why does God make leaves transform into beautiful, magnificent colors just before they loosen from the tree, float to the ground, and die?
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, always occurs in autumn. This is the time of year when Jews are to introspect and evaluate the state of their souls. You might call Rosh Hashana services the "Annual State of the Soul Address."
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| God does not want us to become spiritually dejected, so He sends beautiful autumn leaves. | |
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Too often, we may delve deeply into our souls and find much lacking. These thoughts can depress us and make it difficult to plan and achieve growth for the coming year. God does not want us to become spiritually downtrodden and dejected, so He sends us the beautiful autumn leaves.
Driving on American highways in the fall is often a remarkable sight. As Grace Aguilar writes in her poem, "Autumn Leaves":
Autumn Leaves!
How beautiful your fading glories are,
O'er hill and dell, o'er wood and fell,
ye shed rich light afar,
Of every gorgeous hue and shade-brown,
ruddy, green, and gold,
Each glance more brilliantly arrayed, new glowing rays unfold.
God truly makes a rainbow of colors in the leaves. Why?
Rav Tzaddok (in "Likutei Ma'amarim") describes leaves as a symbol for righteous actions. These include simple actions which are not always accentuated or perceived. Similarly, The Talmud (Sukkah 21b) explains the verse in Psalms 1:3, "[A righteous person] shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that brings forth fruit in its season, and whose leaves do not whither." The Talmud says that "leaves" refers to the simple, idle conversations of righteous individuals that are conducted without forethought and go unnoticed.
God shows us beautiful leaves during the introspective season of autumn because He is reminding us of positive and pure actions that we have overlooked. We have accomplished greatly during the past year, yet we do not usually give ourselves credit for meaningful and righteous deeds. We need to know that we have much to build on for the coming year, and we should take pride in who we are and what we have done. Yes, we need to improve and eliminate some misguided deeds and character traits -- but we can only do that by building on the positive accomplishments of the past year.
ONE BY ONE
We must also realize that even though we have many good deeds under our belts, we can never rest on our laurels. The beautiful leaves fall and the tree remains bare to show that we must start to build new and better deeds in the coming year.
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| The tree remains bare to show that we must start to build new and better deeds in the coming year. | |
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Yes, we rake in all of our leaves, all of our hundreds and hundreds of magnificent holy actions, but we must renew and start again to grow new leaves. We must make all our actions, all our leaves, "for healing" -- for helping others and ourselves achieve great heights -- as the prophet proclaims: "So its waters will grow from the Sanctuary, so its fruit will be for food and its leaves for healing." (Ezekiel 47:12)
In a week or two, I'll be heading outside with my rake in hand. But instead of feeling frustrated by the mounds of leaves, I will try to contemplate my actions, one by one, leaf by leaf. I will gather all of my deeds from the previous year, and look to create more of those healing leaves that cure, one by one, the spiritual darkness and disease in our lives.
thankuni,kanta note,betho sak,sushni,piring sak
sajne sak,karipata
More to be added
Well so far, my week is:
Monday slept late, had lunch (sushi) with my daughter, and with to the movies with my best friend.
Tuesday, picked up the leaves around my house, (a lot of them!) and watched Jerry Springer.
not something you really think about huh?
its a series i did, for a coffee shop gallery thingymabob. i thought it was pretty interesting.
I used to make these as a kid, every year.. loved it. I even make them from time to time as an adult :)
Click here to get the steps: How to make a autumn leaf placemat
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Here is a nice autumn beverage to make to set on top of the placemat:
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- 1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. cocoa
Step One
Step Two
Step Three
Can be served with cookies, cinnamon stick aside.
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