Nugget #84 – First Triad: Judgment Pillar

We saw in Nugget #73 the right pillar is the mercy pillar.  Here we will cover the left pillar known as judgment pillar.

Firstly we need to establish what is meant by judgment.  This pillar can also be called stringent or restriction.   The idea is simply a narrowing down, creating a structure for the wisdom to be communicable and accomplishable.   

It is like muscles and bones.  Muscles are ineffective without bones and bones are ineffective without muscles.  Think about it for a moment.  Bones are like a crane (bones) without cables (muscles).  The crane structural part uses the cables to leverage so that it can pick up heavy objects.  So too the bones give a structure that the muscle can work to move the body and to reply to required work.  Imagine our bodies without bones.  It would be nothing but a pulsating blob that can’t accomplish anything.

Likewise the wisdom, conveyed by YHVH, is attached to a structure called Binah which has the name of Elohim attached to it.  This gives wisdom the ability to be understood.  Binah means understanding.  Binah is where wisdom becomes doable in the lower world.

Ask yourself: Compare Torah to Binah and the Wisdom of the Torah (that which is beyond words) as Chochmah.  Do they require each other or can one stand without the other?

Nugget #83 - First Triad: Balance of Mem

Mem is also the balancing point between the Aleph and the Tav.  It is the balance point between the thought of creation and the physical creation.

We were created to fill a purpose within the physical creation both individually and collectively.  That means we are to draw down the wisdom of the Creator to our level.  Israel’s purpose is to bring down that light of wisdom.  To show the world where and how to find answers for that spiritual need they are born with.

Today there are millions if not billions of people discovering they have a spiritual need.  The  average person is finding out they need answers to an awareness that is developing within them.  They see that the world, physical world, has to have a meaning and purpose.  This cannot be found or satisfied by money or any possession.  There is a need for true unity that is found within the Mem.  They want to learn how to reach up to that spiritual water called Mem.

Israel is to reach up and pull down that wisdom to those seekers.  Interestingly that middle/balance point is where Messiah is found.  That Messiah is the collective.  We are Messiah!!

Nugget #82 - First Triad: Just IS!!

Lets look at this from one other angle to make sure we understand the attribute of EMeT.  Remember the Creator at the highest level, above EHYH, has unlimited attributes and in a sense is without attributes.  An attribute by default means division.  An attribute is an identified characteristic thus it is distinguished from others so plurality begins.  In order to have one attribute we must have at least one other attribute to contrast it to in order to identify it, or distinguish it from others. Our creator at the highest level is not one but is nothing and everything at the same time.   Our Creator at the highest level just IS!

However, at this level there is no division so no attributes exist; only the possibility of unlimited attributes exist at the very beginning of EHYH.  Plurality does not exist above EHYH but is at the verge of existence.  Take time and try to understand this.  This will alter your understanding of Deuteronomy 6:4 dramatically.

“Hear O Israel, YHVH your Elohim, YHVH is one!”

Ask yourself; if our Creator is a singularity then EHYH, YHVH, and ELOHIM, which are attributes that are distinguishable, must be part of creation at the highest level (meaning they are created).  Is that possible?  How must my thinking change to accept such a thing?

Nugget #81 First Triad: Attributes

We covered EMeT (Truth) as an attribute we are to attain.  It is not up to the Creator to attain.  Let’s clarify what this means.

The Creator’s will is simply that.  It is there for us to apprehend and apply to our realm.  Once apprehended we are to bring that down to our level and permit it to transform the world.  What does this mean?  Reviewing Mem will give us the clues to further understand this.  Remember Mem represents water.  Water refreshes and nourishes, or it can destroy or cleanse.  The Will of the Creator is meant to cleanse our will by transforming it from a self-centered ego to an altruistic unifying soul.  After the cleansing, refreshment and nourishment of the lower soul takes place down to the lowest level (physical).  This is our area of endeavor.  There is no attainment within the upper realm. It just is.  EMeT is our work at our level.

We are to unify with our neighbor then with G-d through our altruistic soul.  Our Creator is already unified and thus does not need to attain EMeT.  We are to attain unity not only with our neighbor but also with our creator.  This does not mean we rise up to the Creator’s level.  We are to rise up a little to Mem for cleansing then draw down to the Tav level to unify (refresh and nourish).  Our heaven is on earth through unification not living in the clouds somewhere.

Ask yourself:  Compare and identify what is different between EMet unity and man’s unity as we are seeing expressed via “globalization”?

Nugget #80

Now let’s put the three characters together.  We have the first, middle, and last character of the Aleph Bet.  Aleph representing The Will, middle is water that cleanses and supports life, and the last representing the conclusion of creation meaning mankind.  One last note, water can represent the spiritual realm.

EMeT represents unity; the unity of mankind with the will of the Creator bound by the spiritual realm.  We find that Torah’s main teaching is unity with others (Leviticus 19:18) and with the Creator (Deuteronomy 6:5).  Truth is an attribute that WE are looking to attain.  Truth is unity with our neighbor and with our Creator’s will.  Truth is not a belief of a name or in a particular god.  It is the seeking to unify with the will of the creator, the thought of creation.

We get hung up in believing in names rather than attributes.  We believe in one political party or the other.  We are brand loyal even though we may find a better alternative.  Our culture sells names and brands.  This however prevents us from doing a proper analysis to see if the brand or name lives up to expectation.  Advertisers know this and take advantage of it.  EMeT is an attribute we are to attain.  It is not a name of our G-d/Elohim.  This should become clearer soon.

Nugget #79 – First Triad: EMeT

Most of us have seen the word emet before. This Hebrew word is typically translated as truth. However to get a real good understanding of the word it is essential to look at the Hebrew. There are three characters used; Aleph, Mem, and Tav. This spells EMT in English. We add an “e” to EMet for pronunciation. 

Aleph is the first character of the Aleph Bet. It represents silent strength. Think of an Ox, it will simply go where it wants to go. It does not make any sound, it simply does. This silent strength has been associated with our Creator’s will. Father in Hebrew is Av which is spelt Aleph Bet. Which means strength of the home (Bet means house or home). The father is meant to lead the family with strength but a kind strength such as HaShem exemplifies.

Mem is the middle character of the Aleph Bet. It represents water. Water is essential for our existence and also it cleanses as we see the washings taking place in the Torah. It can also overwhelm or subdue like a flood. Water was also used with other ingredients to create glue. In fact Eem or Emah (Hebrew) means strength of water or strong water. The mother of a home is the glue of the family. A husband and wife team with the strength of the father and the control of the mother creates the desired home.

Tav is the final character of the Aleph Bet. It means sign. Like putting an “X” on the map to show where the treasure is located. We can say this represents the physical realm, the ground that supports the conclusion of creation. 

Ask yourself: Is there a pattern emerging when these three characters become the word EMeT?