The Divine Puzzle

THE DIVINE PUZZLE - "THE ENLIGHTENED EGO" (5:03)

dweiss — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:46:55 -0700

"The forces of evil are bent on destruction. The forces of good are longing to build. But we are not only good or evil. Within each of us there is a third, more neutral force, and that’s the part of us that gets to choose. That third force is our ego - our identity, our sense of self. Motivated primarily by “what’s in it for me?” the primitive ego can create great evil – but once that same ego has been refined, educated and inspired, it can become a powerful force for good."

– Shifra Hendrie

THE DIVINE PUZZLE - "WE'RE ALL IN EXILE" (4:44)

dweiss — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:29:25 -0700

"The fact is that we are all in exile. That’s why life is so confusing – and why so much of the time it’s such an overwhelming struggle.

G-d wants us to know Him. He wants us to see Him – but not as a result of Divine revelation, without any work on our part. We humans are destined to experience the deeper reality – the Divine reality - through our own efforts, from the inside out, so that what we discover will be truly and really ours. "

– Shifra Hendrie

THE DIVINE PUZZLE - "The Kabbalah of Prophecy" (3:14)

dweiss — Thu, 2 Apr 2009 19:52:56 -0700

"According to Kabbalah, every positive prophecy must be fulfilled in every detail. But under certain circumstances a negative prophecy can be fulfilled spiritually, and never has to materialize on the physical plane."

– SHIFRA HENDRIE

THE DIVINE PUZZLE - "METAMORPHOSIS" (3:51)

dweiss — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:48:03 -0800

"Before the caterpillar transforms, its previous form has to break down. And so, in a sense, does ours. In order to reach a new plane of being, we have to let go of the way we knew our lives and ourselves to be before."

– Shifra Hendrie

THE DIVINE PUZZLE - "THE ENEMY WITHIN" (4:22)

dweiss — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:32:57 -0800

Don’t look for leaders to do it for you, or even to show you the way, because in this final battle our leaders, good or bad, are only a reflection of ourselves. Each one of us must take the lead in winning the final battle against THE ENEMY WITHIN.

– SHIFRA HENDRIE