Author Antony Lowenstein says that the radicalization of Israeli society allows the army to kill Palestinians with impunity.
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Author Antony Lowenstein says that the radicalization of Israeli society allows the army to kill Palestinians with impunity.
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Contrast the avoda zara philosophy promoted by Maharishi from the sealed masoret of T’NaCH, Talmud, and Siddur
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1918–2008) is best known for developing Transcendental Meditation (TM) and for his broader philosophies surrounding consciousness, meditation, and personal development. His teachings blend Eastern spiritual traditions with modern scientific insights, emphasizing the potential for personal and collective transformation through meditation.
Transcendental Meditation (TM), a simple technique where individuals meditate for about 20 minutes twice a day, focusing on a specific mantra. The practice aims to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and enhance overall well-being. Maharishi’s philosophy posits that there are different levels of consciousness, ranging from the individual ego to universal consciousness. Achieving higher states of consciousness is seen as vital for personal growth and societal harmony.
A significant aspect of his philosophy is the idea that individual well-being contributes to global peace. Maharishi advocated for group meditation initiatives, suggesting that collective practices could foster a more peaceful world. The heart of Maharishi’s teachings lies in the practice of TM, helping individuals achieve depth of consciousness and inner silence. Maharishi integrated Ayurvedic principles into his teachings, emphasizing natural health and the balance between body, mind, and spirit. He developed programs focused on stress reduction, creativity enhancement, and improved quality of life through meditation.
Maharishi’s Concept: The text outlines two realities: the “Absolute,” which is unchanging, and the “relative,” which is ever-changing. This duality is central to understanding life and consciousness. T’NaCH: In Judaism, God is often described as unchanging (Malachi 3:6: “For I, the Lord, do not change”). However this minor prophet contrasts with the day and night change between God in Heaven as depicted in the Book of בראשית, to the God within our hearts – revelation of HaShem at Sinai.
The Talmud encompasses the “world view” model of Sanhedrin common law courtrooms. Case/Din halacha serves as בניני אבות judicial precedents wherein the Gemara sugyot interpret and re-interpret different perspectives how to both understand the language of a sugya of Gemara; but most essentially to make, so to speak, a legislative review/משנה תורה-multiple different perspective analysis of the witness language of a specific Mishna.
The Maharishi’s concept of “Being”, for example, fails to address the ever present crisis of Jewish assimilation and intermarriage with Goyim who reject the revelation of the Torah at Sinai – HaShem לא בשמים היא – a D’varim vision that Torah does not come from heaven. A Talmudic example found in ברכות which presents an Aggadic story of a man who sleeps in a grave yard and told that Man can only do mitzvot in this world and not in the world to come. Meaning doing time-oriented commandments with the k’vanna לשמה fundamentally and absolutely requires a Yatzir Ha-Tov spirit which breathes tohor Oral Torah middot within the beating heart of a bnai brit Man living in this world.
The Talmud emphasizes the distinction between tefillah and prayer – comparable to the Divine Names whereby the Avot perceived God in the Heavens above as opposed to the post Sinai root faith that HaShem’s Divine Presence Shekinah breaths tohor middot within the Yatzir Ha-Tov within our hearts on this physical Earth below. Hence its directly pronounce the Name of HaShem because this living spirit Name simply no more a word than its possible to compare anything in the Heavens, Seas, or Earth to HaShem.
Contrast the false Maharishi’s concept — his projected ability of individual beings to reflect the “Absolute”, this total narishkeit nonsense declares the notion of expanding mind and heart through awareness and harmony with universal being. This contrasts with HaShem understood in the Talmud as a local god which only the 12 tribes of Israel accepted at Sinai with the Universal Monotheistic theological rhetoric promoted by both Xtianity and Islam’s Universal Monotheistic God(s).
The Maharishi’s religious rhetoric narishkeit promotes mystical kabbalah excuses! His “Kabbalistic perspective” describes the process of personal and collective consciousness expanding as one engages more deeply with divine truth. Torah by contrast defines faith as צדק צדק תרדוף – pursue judicial common law justice in this world – specifically within the brit lands sworn as the eternal inheritance of the Avot chosen Cohen seed within only the borders of Judea. Sanhedrin Courts with their prophetic police mussar enforcers only have jurisdiction within the borders of Judea. Yonah being an exception due to the king of Assyria made a mass deportation of the people of the kingdom of Samaria deported to Assyrian lands by force.
T’shuva refers to b’nai brit remembering the sworn oath made unto the Avot that they would father the chosen Cohen people. After Yonah traveled to the kingdom of Assyria – the Babylonian empire conquered that kingdom shortly thereafter. Prophets never sent to Goyim who never accepted the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. Contrast the Koran where it declares that prophets sent to all nations and lands to warn of approaching societal collapse; where those “prophets” speak in the native language of the people being warned! Goyim in all times and generations never accepted the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. Prophets command mussar only to the chosen Cohen people who accept the revelation of the Torah at Sinai. Hence the Koran, like the New Testament – both Av tuma avoda zara.
Mesechta Avoda Zarah specifically instructs that only Israel accepts the Torah. Hence the דיוק – the god of Sinai only a local tribal god. Clearly the god who delivered Israel out of Egypt not the God of Egypt. בראשית ברא אלהים introduces Av tohor wisdom commandments taught through the משל of the world created in six days. The נמשל introduces time-oriented Av Torah commandments which creates the chosen Cohen people in all generations through the sanctification of time-oriented commandments. Hence Torah commands mussar. Torah does not teach history. T’NaCH & Talmud, Siddur & Midrashim establish the culture, customs, practices and identities of the chosen Cohen people. Just that simple, no fancy dancing.
The god of Israel judged the Egyptian Gods. The concept of as above so below. The god of Israel vs. the Gods of Egypt serve as the eternal model of a Court-room trial. The Goyim world view which reads their Bible or Koran as Egypt’s Gods either false or subordinate means nothing. Goyim never accepted the Blessing/Curse brit of Sinai. Just as Goyim aliens do not determine the k’vanna of the mitzva of Moshiach so too Goyim do not determine the god of Israel.
The curse of g’lut: Jews do not do mitzvot לשמה – based upon the first Sinai commandment. Egypt לאו דוקא. The temple of Shlomo – av tuma avoda zara made by a fool. The Book of Kings makes satire by referring to Shlomo as the “wisest of all men”. The god of Israel binds only Israel because only Israel accepts the revelation of the Torah at Sinai.
The Nicene Creed which equates Jesus as God, perhaps the strongest proof; international law a myth of propaganda morality, not a binding authority. Political conflicts throughout history falsely classified by some as a failure of diplomacy. But casting this political rhetoric upon the dust bin of history, political conflicts express a natural clash of sovereign “Gods.” Restated: A nation‑state — a functional “God.” Theological Universal Monotheism\tawhid, often called “international law” by UN member states who oppose Israel, attempt to override national sovereignty through religio/political rhetoric. But history provokes-proves that nations create their own sacred narratives. Universal monotheism directly resembles Great Power imperialism. The revelation of the Torah at Sinai establishes faith as judicial Sanhedrin court justice limited to the bnai brit people alone.
Other nations never bound to the 7 mitvot other than Ger Toshav. Why? These mitzvot make a required הבדלה which separates ger toshav from na’creeim. The Talmud always remains within the judicial boundaries which the Written Torah determines. Post sealing of the Shas Bavli all opinions made by scholars compare to US Supreme Court rulings which later Courts can overturn.
The Blessing/Curse Torah oath brit faith never presumes any conclusion that g’lut applies to HaShem as its applies to Israel. Any reading that attempts to teach this metaphor – it taken literally – merely a טיפש פשט. For example: among the Reshonim, only Rambam ruled halacha from aggadic sources. His Universal Monotheistic God permits Jews to daven in av tuma avoda zara Mosques.
That later Goyim, such as Hobbs, Schmitt, or modern nationalism “influenced” by the Torah does not invert this Torah “Nation-State as Functional God” as post Talmudic. Based upon the Torah premise: the chicken created and later laid eggs. Church rejection of the פרדס Oral Torah combined with their Jesus God invalidates its literalist reading of the Creation story. Just as Muhammad’s equal redefinition of prophets as persons sent to all nations invalidates the revelation of the Torah first commandment. Allah simply a Golden Calf word substitution.
Rambam’s universalist Noahide framework only a philosophical systematization, and it does not appear explicitly in the Talmud or Tanakh as a normative precedent. Hilchot Melachim 8–10, expresses a foreign philosophy — a Greek-influenced natural law perspective. The Talmud does not frame non-Jews as bound by a universal law in a systematic, Greek-like sense. Rambam abstracts from Talmudic rulings to a universal ethical schema — a philosophical move. There is no canonical Talmudic or Tanakh precedent for universalist moral obligations like Rambam imposes.
T’NaCH prophetic sources such as found Isaiah 13-14, 40-48 directed toward the failure of Israel to do t’shuva and remember the Sinai oath brit. Never to Goyim who never accepted this Sinai oath brit obligation. Same applies to Yonah sent to Nineveh. Repentance made by Goyim shares nothing with the Torah mitzva of t’shuva. Because t’shuva centers upon remembering the oaths sworn by our fore-fathers; repentance refers to regret made over personal sins.
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