PEKUDEI Part 2

Shalom, Shalom. We continue our focus on the PARASHAT PEKUDEI by focusing our attention upon the HOLY VESTMENTS that were made for AARON, the KOHEN GADOL (High Priest) as HASHEM had commanded the NAVI MOSHE.

No doubt the KOHEN GADOL is destined to occupy the HIGHER LEVELS of Consciousness in the HUMAN CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE. In the HIGHER LEVELS of Consciousness in the HUMAN CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE, the focus is upon the NESHAMAH. The NESHAMAH may be described as PURE SOUL CONSCIOUSNESS. The spiritual law that discloses as a man thinketh, so is he is effected in the focus upon the NESHAMAH giving rise to the INFOLDMENT in the Universe of Becoming, that is, the MANY becoming ONE. The MANY becoming ONE expresses itself as the INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTES of ECHAD being made MANIFEST in the PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL and MENTAL bodies. The contemplation of this CONCEPT will AID in uncovering the INTENT of ECHAD’S purpose for the VESTMENTS employed to serve in the SANCTUARY.

The perception of G-d effects the INTERPRETATION of TORAH. Viewing G-d from a PERSONAL ASPECT, which was the product of our descension below MAKSOM where we experience INDIVIDUALITY or the birthing of the EGO, gives rise to SUPERIMPOSING upon the DIVINE as well as CREATION a SENSE of SEPARATION. On the other hand, perceiving G-d from an IMPERSONAL aspect bridges the SEPARATION recognizing it as DEGREES. From an IMPERSONAL PERSPECTIVE of G-d, the VESTMENTS employed to serve in the SANCTUARY were an expression of the CONSCIOUSNESS that was to be obtained by the KOHANIM. This EMET (truth) is indicative that in the HIGHER LEVELS of CONSCIOUSNESS what was worn WITHOUT SYMBOLICALLY can be found WITHIN. In other words, the VESTMENTS that were WORN is an expression of the HIDDEN LIFE WITHIN.

To manifest this HIDDEN LIFE that is WITHIN, we were given the PRAYER of MEDITATION. To substantiate this EMET, the PSALMIST wrote, “Praiseworthy is the man who walked not in the counsel of the wicked and stood not in the path of the sinful, and sat not in the session of scorners. But his desire is in the Torah of HaShem, and in His Torah he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree deeply rooted along-side brooks of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and whose leaf never withers and everything that he does will succeed.” (Psalm 1:1-3) In this passage of KETHUVIM (writings), it is disclosed that the prayer of MEDITATION engenders an experience that is like unto a TREE that is planted by a river that brings forth fruit, yea, fruit is HIDDEN LIFE. In other words, MEDITATION UPON TORAH will MANIFEST the HIDDEN LIFE within that was represented by the VESTMENTS worn by the KOHANIM.

In the UNIVERSE of BECOMING, MEDITATION will serve as an AID to the INFOLDMENT of the HIDDEN LIFE that is within giving rise to the VISIBLE manifestation of ECHAD who is CONCEALED.