Until each being realises to the full who they are, wich is unique to them alone, the messiah will not come - my memory of a zadiq's adivce to a young rabbi not to try imitate famous rebbes as role-models. in Buber's version. Hillel's famous advice: If I am not for myself, who will be? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now when? Victor Frankl if I remeber correctly, translates this as: If I do not do the tasks uniquely set for me to do, who will? These tasks are ever present, so they must be attended to every moment. These tasks are connected to the whole of creation and beyond, and creation depends on each of us doing these tasks, just as we depend on creation. Similar to the requirement as I understand it, of Hasidic kabbalah that each of us must help the shechinah to liberate the divine spark in every being, and thus infuse/transmogrify that being with divinity.
Until each being realises to the full who they are, wich is unique to them alone, the messiah will not come - my memory of a zadiq's adivce to a young rabbi not to try imitate famous rebbes as role-models. in Buber's version. Hillel's famous advice: If I am not for myself, who will be? If I am only for myself, what am I? If not now when? Victor Frankl if I remeber correctly, translates this as: If I do not do the tasks uniquely set for me to do, who will? These tasks are ever present, so they must be attended to every moment. These tasks are connected to the whole of creation and beyond, and creation depends on each of us doing these tasks, just as we depend on creation. Similar to the requirement as I understand it, of Hasidic kabbalah that each of us must help the shechinah to liberate the divine spark in every being, and thus infuse/transmogrify that being with divinity.
Yes. Similar to the words of the ninth-century Chinese monk, Linji Yixuan: "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him."
Yes hadn't thought of that, thanks
Thanks for your contribution, too. I like the idea of tikkun olam.
Very wise words. Thanks.