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"Kick that mainframe, I'll explain..."
Feb. 15th, 2009 07:01 pmRabbi: "All those who honestly and truly attempt the journey make it..."
Student: "Even Shlomo? He died trying."
Rabbi: "Everyone who dies, while actually alive, succeeds"
Rabbi: "The word of HaShem is written, but how it is read makes a big difference. The words themselves read simply, don't necessarily describe the meaning of what he said. If you can read the language of the universe, you can know where these subtleties exist. This is why Rabbis study so much. Each letter contains worlds of meaning."
Student: "So this is why we have the Rabbis?"
Rabbi: "There is a great danger in trying to interpret these words. There are many places where one's own desires can lead you to change the meaning to suit yourself. And if you do that you could lose your connection to the Way. The rabbinical interpretation is attempting to give as much freedom as possible while remaining 'safe' for people to follow."
Student: "So if I listen to the Rabbis, I will remain on the path? It's that simple?"
Rabbi: "It is simple, but difficult, like Lao Tzu said"
Student: "Who is Lao Tzu?"
Rabbi: "He was a great Rabbi of the Chinese People. He said 'My words are simple, and easy to understand, and yet no one can follow them'"
Student: "Even Shlomo? He died trying."
Rabbi: "Everyone who dies, while actually alive, succeeds"
Rabbi: "The word of HaShem is written, but how it is read makes a big difference. The words themselves read simply, don't necessarily describe the meaning of what he said. If you can read the language of the universe, you can know where these subtleties exist. This is why Rabbis study so much. Each letter contains worlds of meaning."
Student: "So this is why we have the Rabbis?"
Rabbi: "There is a great danger in trying to interpret these words. There are many places where one's own desires can lead you to change the meaning to suit yourself. And if you do that you could lose your connection to the Way. The rabbinical interpretation is attempting to give as much freedom as possible while remaining 'safe' for people to follow."
Student: "So if I listen to the Rabbis, I will remain on the path? It's that simple?"
Rabbi: "It is simple, but difficult, like Lao Tzu said"
Student: "Who is Lao Tzu?"
Rabbi: "He was a great Rabbi of the Chinese People. He said 'My words are simple, and easy to understand, and yet no one can follow them'"
