On Fleeing His City

And this in his youth on leaving Cordoba:Spirit splits in its asking,and soul in its wanting is balked;and the body, fattened, is vitaland full –its precious being uneasy…But the modest manwalks on the earth with histhought drawn toward sky.What good is...

He Shall be King!

Yours, O Lord, is the sovereignty and You are exalted over all.A king who says to the sea: ‘Thus far shall you come’ –          He shall be king!A king of abomination, who comes from a stinking drop and goes no further than the grave...

Gazing Through the Night

Gazing through the          night and its stars,     or the grass and its bugs,I know in my heart these swarmsare the craft of surpassing wisdom.     Think: the skies          resemble a tent,     stretched taut by loopsand hooks;and...

Hymn for the Descent to the Merkava

The beginning of praise     and the start of song,the beginning of joy     and the start of jubilation –these are sung by the princes     who daily serve the Lord God of Israel.They exalt His throne of glory:’Rejoice, rejoice, throne of...

A Holy Tabernacle in the Heart (from Life of the Future World)

However,     the breathwhich is     from the second oneis a     holy     tabernaclein the heart.One ascends     with the Unique Name     to the sky     to depict with Unifications     the relationshipbetween everything...

Circles 1 (from Life of the Future World)

(circle 1 – inner rim)be very wary as your fathers warned you of the fire don’t be burnt by it & water     (spokes)     not to     drown     in it     & wind     that it not     harm you     you...