by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 11, 2022 | Essay
Perhaps the most shocking thing Mrs. Staveley ever said to me was that one should not be identified with the Higher. I thought that “being on the side of the angels” was desirable. But no, she said. We have to suffer being between two worlds. This is a harder road to...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 9, 2022 | Essay
I am. I have a body. I hear this said from time to time, and I believe it, but—-can I practice it? Almost from birth, I am treated as if I was my body, by people who are identified with their bodies. This is the unspoken basis of my early education. So when I...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 8, 2022 | Story
As told by Martin Buber in Tales of the Hasidim, The Early Masters. The Word This was told by Rabbi Israel of Rizhyn. “All the pupils of my ancestor, the Great Maggid, transmitted the teachings in his name—-all except Rabbi Zusya. And the reason for...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 7, 2022 | Essay
Think for yourself. Work for the world. If you think for yourself, you will have doubts and questions. You will suffer. You will be able to ask for help. And you will learn. If you work for the world, you will become part of something...
by Lou Gottlieb | Apr 2, 2022 | Essay
Namaste – – – I bow to God within you. I cannot see God manifesting in you – – – probably you cannot see God manifesting in you, either. And yet – – – I know it is there, potential in you, but at this moment I am...
