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Yechida יָחִיד Oneness

Much like the movement of the waves of the ocean, all living thins have a flowing infinite relationship with the divine and with the universe. Much of our relationship with the divine has to do with our capacity to experience consciousness as living vessels. How can we measure our capacity to experience consciousness in this human experience? First we must define what exactly consciousness is. In a scientific and biological term, our capacity for consciousness can be quantified through physical brain activity. In addition, consciousness can be defined as an individuals capacity to experience self-awareness. The body and the mind must be able to respond to exposure to the external world, in other words external stimulus. The body and the mind must be able to comprehend its biological and cognitive presence in relation to other physical objects, whether those objects are as minuscule as an atom of oxygen, or as large as a planetary body. As living vessels, we experience awareness of the body, how our bodies physically feel, how we process and express chemical hormones, emotional reactions, and how we express what transpires in our cognitive minds. These are the basic functionalities of our capacity to experience human conscientiousness, as Consciousness have much to do with brain activity, subsequently it can be experienced through the five sense; touch, taste, smell, hearing, and seeing. According to ... "Awareness and wakefulness represent the two main components of consciousness. Awareness is defined by the content of consciousness, and arousal is defined by the level of consciousness. Awareness contains self-awareness, which perceives the internal world of thoughts, reflection, imagination, emotions, and daydreaming, as well as external awareness, which perceives the outside world with the help of the five senses. From a neurological point of view, consciousness comprises a spectrum of states that range from physiological states to states of impaired consciousness that are monitored by specific criteria included in the Glasgow Coma Scale but also comprises modified states either by self-training (transcendental meditation) or by drug intake." (DF Muresanu, G Vithoulkas, 2014).

The goal of understating the concept of consciousness is to strive for experiencing. higher streams of consciousness during our waking and sleeping life. subsequently, when our conscious is shattered, our experience with the divine will be equally shattered. The concept of Yechida speaks to our potential to not only experience higher forms of consciousness within our souls, but also understanding the beauty of oneness consciousness with god the creator. According to torah life ministry... " A soul is formed in the womb of supernal spiritual realms, where it acquires its distinct identity and mission. To fulfill this mission, it is dispatched to the physical realm, and equipped with a body. Because of this, Divine reality is obscured by the dense selfhood of the body and physical world. In this arena of hidden truth and perpetual challenge, the soul can fully express and actualize it's divine power." ( the torah life ministry, 2020). According to the standford encyclopedia of philosophy, "Since the demise of vitalism, we do not think of life per se as something distinct from living things. There are living things including organisms, states, properties and parts of organisms, communities and evolutionary lineages of organisms, but life is not itself a further thing, an additional component of reality, some vital force that gets added into living things. We apply the adjectives “living” and “alive” correctly to many things, and in doing so we might be said to be attributing life to them but with no meaning or reality other than that involved in their being living things." (standford Encyclopedia of philosophy, 2004). 

chayah (חָיָה) Will Life

The Hebrew word chayah (חָיָה) means "to live, to revive, to keep, leave, or make alive, to give life, quicken, recover, repair, restore to life, save, be whole..."As humans our existence with the divine or with higher consciousness can change and fluctuate similar to the movement of waves of the ocean. Regardless of the religion that we may practice, we find ourselves asking the question, how much of my personal life do I have control over, are my experiences predestined, do I draft my own destiny, or does the creator collaborate and conspire with me? In these intimate questions and conversations with the divine we discover free will and the will God the creator. One must always consider the definition of self-autonomy. According to Taylor, S.J., (2024) when pertaining to most developing countries, autonomy may appear as self-sovereignty. According to the philosopher by the name of Kantian, self-autonomy is defined by the choices they make that are unaffected by forces external or inessential to themselves. In other words, “a person lacks autonomy or is heteronomous, to the extent that his choices or actions are influenced by factors such as convention, peer pressure, legal or religious authority, the perceived will of God, or even his own desires. That desires are inessential to the self is shown by the fact that, unlike the self, they are contingent on the situation in which one finds oneself (e.g., a person living in the 18th century would not have a desire to own a personal computer, and a person living in the 21st century would not—at least not ordinarily—have a desire to use a chamber pot). A person whose situation and desires change, however, does not thereby become a different person. Even if the desires in question are not the product of one’s social environment but instead arise from one’s physiology, they are still inessential to the person who has them.” (Chambre, H.,Von. K. F., Maurer, A., Mar 22, 2024). 

Atziluth אצילות Nobility

since the dawn of civilization, humanity has constructed various forms of social spheres of hierarchy. Some of the earliest civilizations known to mankind is the ancient Egyptian civilizations, the Mesopotamian (middle eastern), civilizations, and Chinese civilizations that forms along the silk trade routes. There is a major difference between nations, civilizations, and archaic villages. Civilizations require organized forms of justice and political structures, trade route and intercultural exchanges, pre-industrialized agriculture, religious structures, arts that represent a unified culture, and a unified linguistic system. within the hierarchy structures of society, there are social hierarchies. social hiera Similar to the structures of social hierarchies are defined by occupational titles, property ownership, social status, and the ability to accumulate or maintain with within a generational structure. in some religions and some belief systems, there are spiritual rankings upon which individuals can acquire spiritual nobility. Nobility is defined by one's ability to acquire prestige or renown. as human being undergoing a spiritual experience, we can acquire spiritual wealth (inheritance), preside, and renown based upon our actions, treatment of other, and our beliefs. In Genesis 12:1-3 "God promised Abraham that He would multiply his descendants as the stars in the sky. He would be their God and give them a specific piece of land forever. Yet even before that, God said He would bless Abraham and his descendants so that all the families of the earth would be blessed." (Genesis 12:1-3). This passage explains the process of God creating a convenient with Abraham and his lineage that God would bless him and his offspring with a spiritual inheritance if him and his people maintain a sacred convent. Genesis goes on to further explain what the covent would be and how it would manifest throughout Abraham's generations. The "seed" explained and that is repeated throughout Genesis can be precieve to be the seed that is planted to grow the tree of life. The tree of life is also a metaphor for the generational tree. Each individual that is apart of Abraham's lineage represents a "branch" that grows it's own twigs and leafs. As each compartment of Abraham's lineage maintains their individual covenant with god, each of their households are blessed with a spiritual inheritance in due time, or in divine time. these are some explores of spiritual nobility, as explained through the torah or the old testament, " The word Atziluth derives from the Hebrew word “Atsiloth” that means literally, "nobility, aristocracy, upper classes." It is also related to the Hebrew verb, "to emanate.” Atziluth is the first created world that comes from the Unknown which is the Ain Soph, the original seed of the universe. Atziluth, the Archetypal World, is pure deity, the Divine World related with the different elements of God in which we find Divinity related to the Tree of Life. It is the World of Divine, Splendorous, Archetypal Emanations. ( fellowship of Israel related teachings, 2022).

Chesed חֶסֶד Loving-Kindness

Hebrew word that means 'kindness or love between people', 

This philosophy is related to the intimacy that can be expressed when kindness is given and received from one individual to another. Kindness has to do with once’s capacity to display generosity to others without having the expectation for reciprocity or gratitude. Often, people find themselves giving to others with expectation. Whenever we give to others, we must carefully think about our own intentions behind giving. I find that In my life’s experiences, we often give to others with the expectation of receiving anything in return. In the most basic form of reciprocity, we expect gratitude or respect in return for the kindness that we show to others. Within my studies of Buddhism and Daoism, I have learned how to continue to give without having the expectation of receiving anything in return. This is when the giver truly learns the blissfulness of giving. It is in the act of giving that the giver should find pleasure, not in the expectation of how the receiver will react when they receive. that we wish to Gratefulness. Acknowledgement can serve as a basic form of gratitude. There are verbal forms of gratitude, and there are non-verbal forms of gratitude. Some non-verbal forms of gratitude are facial expressions such as a smile or eye contact. Some people display forms non-verbal forms of gratitude by conducting a gift exchange.  Verbal forms of gratitude may include an individual saying thank you, or redistributing other forms of conversation to acknowledge the reception of all that was given to the receiver.  

Mercy is defined by one's capability to show compassion or forgiveness. In addition, the ability to show compassion leans heavily on the one's power or authority over others. Power is derived from an individual’s ability to punish, criticize, or harm one who is under scrutiny. The capacity to enact and distribute mercy is a true test of spiritual character. Often times the easiest solution or resolve, when facing objects and individuals who inflict oppression would be to seek revenge or find forms of punishment. Applying mercy to those who oppress you, evolves the soul and its capacity to be apart of the infinite light that is unity consciousness. Practicing mercy and kindness are incredible factors that metamorphize the soul.  

Netzach נֶצַח eternity/ Victory 

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