CHAYEI SARAH

Shalom, Shalom. We commence this DEVAR TORAH by focusing our ATTENTION upon the title of the PARASHAT. The title of the PARASHAT is CHAYEI SARAH. The IVRI transliteration CHAYEI SARAH is indicative of the idea of SARAH’S LIFETIME. The portion begins its unfoldment with the SCENARIO of the age in which our MATRIARCH underwent her transition into what is termed OLAM HABA, that is, the world to come. From the perspective of MISHKAHN DAVID, OLAM HABA is what is termed the Holy of Holies. The Holy of Holies is the world above this present world. It lies outside of body consciousness, that is, the Holy Place, far above what can be experienced by the the 5 SENSES.

The EMET (truth) that OLAM HABA lies beyond what can be experienced by the 5 senses, is not to say that while present in the physical body, it is beyond COMPREHENSION. On the contrary, the COMPREHENSION of OLAM HABA is to be the GOAL to be met while occupying the PHYSICAL BODY. OLAM HABA which is beyond SPACE, TIME and MOTION is experienced as PURE SOUL CONSCIOUSNESS. In particular, when PURE SOUL CONSCIOUSNESS is ATTAINED, the NATURE is transformed giving rise to experiencing the QUALITIES of KNOWLEDGE, EXISTENCE and BLISS. This ATTAINMENT is the end of ALL SUFFERING.

OLAM HABA is the SPIRITUAL WORLD, when the SOUL is separated from the PHYSICAL BODY, it ascends into this place which is termed the Holy of Holies, yea, King Solomon declares that It returns to the CREATOR. READ ECCLESIASTES 12:6,7. This return is not a cessation of CONSCIOUSNESS, but rather a TRANSITION to a WIDER EXISTENCE. In other words, from the HOLY of HOLIES, it is seen that there is no death in LIFE, but rather CHANGE.