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Apr. 20th, 2009 08:37 amI need to be able to focus myself, regardless of what is going on around me.
As a Jew, I have the Shema. But being a Jew is no longer sufficient for me. Can I still use the Shema?
One of my big discoveries is the interdependence of the individual and the society, but I am surrounded by a society that does not meet my standards and upon which I cannot rely. I must nonetheless maintain my openness to my surroundings and build my connections with them. And I must also and nonconflictingly maintain my focus upon myself, and make sure I function in a manner which is healthy for me.
If my goal is to *become* God, then the Shema comes to mean *I* am One. Am I? Do I *want* to be? Yes, I do. I am many, I contain multitudes. But what makes me a *me* is my ability to build integrity; to Become One. Not with the Universe – nice goal, but way too big to start with – but with myself. Get all of my agents *actively cooperating* with the committee.
As a Jew, I have the Shema. But being a Jew is no longer sufficient for me. Can I still use the Shema?
One of my big discoveries is the interdependence of the individual and the society, but I am surrounded by a society that does not meet my standards and upon which I cannot rely. I must nonetheless maintain my openness to my surroundings and build my connections with them. And I must also and nonconflictingly maintain my focus upon myself, and make sure I function in a manner which is healthy for me.
If my goal is to *become* God, then the Shema comes to mean *I* am One. Am I? Do I *want* to be? Yes, I do. I am many, I contain multitudes. But what makes me a *me* is my ability to build integrity; to Become One. Not with the Universe – nice goal, but way too big to start with – but with myself. Get all of my agents *actively cooperating* with the committee.
