| Kabbalah Meditations & Resources From the Kabbalah Centre's book 72 Names of God by Yehuda Berg |
| Weekly Meditations (from Kabbalah Centre's Conciousness Tune-Ups) October 10th - October 16th, 2004 Be Bold! |
| On Friday we will enter the new month of Scorpio, known in Kabbalah as Mar Cheshvan (bitter cheshvan.) Our greatest challenge this month is to transform the Mar into Ram (greatness.) If you know anyone born under the sign of Scorpio, perhaps you have noticed that they possess a powerful duality. They have enormous spiritual strength and will power - whatever they want, they can usually get - while at the same time they have the potential to be, well, not so nice. That duality is now ours for the next month. This month you are likely to experience extreme emotions of jealousy, hate, and wanting to walk away. Things will seem black and white, all or nothing. When you find your thoughts headed down this road, ask yourself 'why is it happening, what is the Light trying to show me?' Remember, it is never about the other person or situation, and always about you and your spiritual growth. Scorpio offers us tremendous sensitivity and intuition, so if you can resist reacting and manage to look within, you will have great insights and inner strength this month. And rest assured, there will be many opportunities to tap into your spiritual bank account that you have set up during the past months of Virgo and Libra, as Scorpio is a pressurized month. The positive part of this pressure is the Light showing you what you need to change. Be on the lookout for messages about what isn't working for you in your life. Maybe it's a relationship you're stuck in or a job that isn't fulfilling you. It's any situation where no matter what you do, it continues to be unfulfilling. This month is the time to take action, to switch out of these self-destructive tracks. Be merciful though, and don't beat yourself up too bad. Just see what needs changing, make the switch, and move on. The hardest part of this process is “seeing” the reality and not the illusion. Use the tools, scan The Zohar, meditate on the 72 Names of God, and recite the Ana B'Koach to gain that powerful Scorpio insight. And don't forget to extend mercy to others. How many times have you said, “I told you twice already!” You have all the patience in the world for yourself when you make mistakes, but do you have the same patience with others? Do you let other people have a chance to change or are you quick to judge? Finally, an important concept to be aware of this week is the comfort zone. As my brother Michael Berg says in his new book Becoming Like God, 'Comfort Kills!' This week, you need to think about why you always want to be safe in your comfort zone. Why do you let it take over almost every area of your life? And I am not talking about getting cozy on the couch. I am talking about your thought patterns. It's not wanting to hear things you need to change about yourself, and worse, not wanting to admit that they are true. It's also about constantly looking out only for yourself, and not looking beyond your own nose to see the world around you. To foster a flow of happiness in your own life you need to become more compassionate and less self-serving. The universe is aligned in such a way this week that if you look for ways to come out of your comfort zone, you will find them. If you do, amazing things will happen. As the great writer Goethe wrote: “Be bold and mighty unseen forces will come to your aid.” Be bold and have a powerful week! All the Best, Yehuda Berg 72 Name Meditation: CLICK HERE for the Name to meditate on. Use the meditation found below: My motivation of self-interest, ulterior motives, and hidden agendas give way to pure acts of friendship, unconditional love, and giving. When I take myself out of the way, I create a space for true and loving friends, joy and fulfillment. |