Movement in thought will always take place around a fixed center that is put into place by repeated observation. Now this holds true for positive as well as negative associations of thoughts. In the case of the latter it is important and indeed imperative that this negative center be dissipated as quickly as possible.
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Repentance prayer and forgiveness the themes of the coming high holy days are what are needed to effect these changes in the Consciousness of the one who seeks Hashem as their center.
Repentance is the active letting go of these negative centers of awareness. It is both the recognition that these negative centers are doing us harm and the ability to clearly see the consequences of holding on to such downward trending thoughts. There is a feeling of remorse for holding on to them in the first place as well as the actions that resulted from them but on a higher level we are consciously letting these thoughts go using high holidays as a springboard for these introspections.
All these scenes that come and go
From a place we seek ever to now
Where the past only remembers what is good
And we return to the center of one as we should
Prayer is the simultaneous action of our thoughts in both letting go of the negative and grabbing a hold of the positive associations that we find through Torah study, mitzvos and Tzedekah. We pray to connect with Hashem it is as simple as that. Through this connection Hashem we then enter into the realm of holiness which means our thoughts have now risen to the level of unity above so that we may once again feel ourselves a part of that divine flow.
The burning bush told us the truth
To restore our focus and reawaken our youth.
It spoke simply saying I am that I am
so all that you can be is there in the end.
Forgiveness of both ourselves and others provides another way of dissolving those negative bonds of thinking.
When we forgive ourselves we are actively speaking to our Consciousness in such a way as to recognize our errors and then move on from there. When we forgive others we forgive the impulse that led us to condemn them in thought as well as any actual wrongs that may have been experienced. We want to have a clean slate for merging with holiness that is the purpose of our prayers and the end game for these high holy days.
A single star a reminder each day
of happiness waiting there to say
that love is a witness to come on through
By the miracle of accepting the irreplaceable you.
In effect what we are accomplishing here is to move the center of our thinking from the mundane into the holy. On Yom Kippur we pray unceasingly and our prayers have one common theme which is our connection with Hashem.
It is to remind us of this connection that these high holy days were made a part of the mitzvos that Moshe brought through for us via Hashem. We are reminded that life is about choice and the ones we enter into whole heartedly such as cleaving to Hashem are the most potent choices that we could ever make.
Yes let there be light inside of your eyes
and let there be the light of a child's surprise
or the miracle of healing with the sunrise
and especially laughter replacing our cries.
All of these choices we make are to teach us of the central role that Hashem or unity with above, or the oneness with our Creator plays in our lives. We hit the reset button at this time of year reflecting upon what has gone before with a mind to let go of the past and look forward to a future that is filled with unity and where we will soon be all living in the presence of Moshiach may it be this moment, B”H.
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