PINCHAS

 Shalom Shalom. This week’s DEVAR TORAH is PINCHAS meaning black, negro, mouth of a serpent.
•    The Midianites used sex against Israel. Sex is a base desire that is used against us. Use sex for the purpose it was given - procreation. Israel was told to assault Midian. The assault is against their education. The current educational system perpetuates the ego, it enslaves the mind. We are an army of educators that employ the words of G-d to pull people completely out of the present world system to unfold the Goal of Creation.
•    Things happen in cycles. In the days of Noah, the sons of G-d got involved with sexual desire for pleasure. After the flood, Noah and his sons became the priests. In this portion, Israel is tempted by sexual pleasure which resulted in a plague. The plague was stopped by the actions of Pinchas. Because of his actions, G-d raised him up as an eternal priesthood. The priesthood did not become dominate until after the plague. In our time, we have experienced a plague. G-d is now raising up a priesthood that has not been seen before. Like Pinchas, it is dark skinned and has a mouth that is venomous to religion.
•     There is only One Life expressing itself in infinite ways. It is like a tree. The roots are in spirituality and the branches are in body consciousness. Like the leaves on the tree, as long as they are connected to the root, they have life. Separating from the root is separating from Life. The leaf falls to the ground; a new season and a new leaf comes (reincarnation). Remain connected to the Root through concentration on the highest level (Yechidah) and maintain it. Leaves represent the visible manifestation of what is in the Root.
•    A righteous man lives in more than one world. Physically he is in Malchut, spiritually he is above the barrier. There is a gate keeper at each level that keeps it open for those who are going ready to go in and keeps others from entering in illegally. There are certain requirements/standards that must be met before entering into a new level. The standards have to do with how you respond to challenges/blows. You dominate by responding not reacting. You must have a teacher who will aid you in ascension.
•    There are two worlds: real and unreal. The present world is unreal in space and time. It is hollow, ignorance, temporary. The real world is eternal, timeless, no space or time. Moshe exists in 2 worlds. He is taken to the mountain top to see into the Land and be gathered into his people. This shows the illusion of death. There is consciousness there. When a person transitions, there are things that are carried over: attainments, gifting, karma, vision. Moshe is given a vision that he carries with him now.  
•    Pinchas whose name means dark skin is given the eternal priesthood. Dark skin is associated with the priesthood. Purpose is not in name only but also predetermined Middot (qualities of the Creator). In each generation, there is a generational head that builds on the foundation that is already there. Abraham, Moshe and Yehoshua are generational heads. Each one introduces something that hasn’t been there. In order to be the next generational head, Yehoshua had some of Moshe’s majesty placed on him.