Peace of Mind

I have been blessed and strengthened by the work and writings of four contemporary Jewish sages in particular. One I know personally, Rabbi Rami Shapiro. The second is Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, the third is Rabbi Arthur Green, and the fourth is Rabbi David Cooper. Each of these have greatly expanded (and sometimes exploded) my understanding of historical and contemporary Judaism--a great gift. Recently Rex Spear sent me another extraordinary text from David Cooper's work, Ecstatic Kabbalah. I would like you to hear just a small section from this wonderful text:

Peace of mind does not result from the attempt to control our lives. In fact, it is just the opposite. It comes from the wisdom that is illuminated when we learn how to relax in a way that allows us to "be with what is." In our practice, we learn how to engage in something when it is appropriate and how to disengage as well. Peace of mind comes from recognizing how one fits into the scheme of things, the degree to which all life is interconnected, and the realization that nobody is ever alone (15).