The Tree of Life
A friend from Montana, Rex Spear, who read the recent posting on the blog concerning the Image of the Tree, sent me this insightful comment linking various images of the Tree across traditions, in particular the Tree of Life from the tradition of the Jewish Kabbalah.
In the Tree of Life, the last or bottom sefirot is Malchut, which is often interpreted as both the completion and ultimate receptacle of the other sefirot. The name of God linked to this sefirot is Shechina, which means God's presence in this human world. As the ultimate receptacle of all the other sefirot energies, Malchut is the bridge between God and the world.
Yeshua is, in one sense, a completed, perfectly ripened, and the "term" (as in term pregnancy - see below) of the Malchut that "bridges" the gap between immanence and transcendence, with the latter predicated on the former. As a dervish standing in the doorway of Heaven and Earth, Yeshua boldly states that the way up is the way down. Or perhaps even better said, Malchut gives birth (resonant both with Kabbalistic and Eckhartian thought) to the yoga (linkage) of Brahman and the world, nirvana and samsara, heaven and earth. The Good News is that we can become impregnated with and into the "Tree of Life" as well, constantly birthing much needed healing (Tikkun) to the Kosmos and Aeon.
In the Tree of Life, the last or bottom sefirot is Malchut, which is often interpreted as both the completion and ultimate receptacle of the other sefirot. The name of God linked to this sefirot is Shechina, which means God's presence in this human world. As the ultimate receptacle of all the other sefirot energies, Malchut is the bridge between God and the world.
Yeshua is, in one sense, a completed, perfectly ripened, and the "term" (as in term pregnancy - see below) of the Malchut that "bridges" the gap between immanence and transcendence, with the latter predicated on the former. As a dervish standing in the doorway of Heaven and Earth, Yeshua boldly states that the way up is the way down. Or perhaps even better said, Malchut gives birth (resonant both with Kabbalistic and Eckhartian thought) to the yoga (linkage) of Brahman and the world, nirvana and samsara, heaven and earth. The Good News is that we can become impregnated with and into the "Tree of Life" as well, constantly birthing much needed healing (Tikkun) to the Kosmos and Aeon.
posted by Lynn Bauman at 5:29 AM
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