Saturday, April 21, 2012

Sefirat HaOmer WEEK 3 - TIFERET - HARMONY, COMPASSION

WEEK 3 - TIFERET - HARMONY, COMPASSION

During the third week of Counting the Omer, we examine the emotional attribute of Tiferet or compassion. Tiferet blends and harmonizes the free outpouring love of Chesed with the discipline of Gevurah.

Tiferet possesses this power by introducing a third dimension -- the dimension of truth, which is neither love nor discipline and therefore can integrate the two.

Truth is accessed through selflessness: rising above your ego and your predispositions, enabling you to realize truth. Truth gives you a clear and objective picture of yours and others' needs. This quality gives Tiferet its name, which means beauty: it blends the differing colors of love and discipline, and this harmony makes it beautiful.

Exercise:  Write using one of the key words for this week in a full page of writing or for at least 5 minutes.  Be sure to keep  your hand moving and write whatever comes out-don't edit yourself.  Just flow.

The highest level of truth is peace. 

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